Julian Assange trying to deflect attention: US
August 21st, 2012 - 1:41 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Aug 21 (IANS) The US government has accused WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange of trying to deflect attention from his sexual assault charges after he called on Washington to stop ... Read more...
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George Zimmerman accused of sexual abuse
July 17th, 2012 - 6:17 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Colorado, July 17 (THAINDIAN NEWS) A cousin of George Zimmerman has accused the 28-year-old of sexual assault over a decade. The accusations are contained on a tape that prosecutors released to ... Read more...
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Serial killer faces trial in Moscow
May 23rd, 2012 - 6:57 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, May 23 (IANS/RIA Novosti) A Russian man is set to go on trial accused of killing at least eight women in a series of murders and rapes in various ... Read more...
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Tamil Nadu cops face sexual assault probe
November 28th, 2011 - 12:13 am ICT by IANS
Chennai, Nov 27 (IANS) A judicial inquiry is being conducted into the sexual assault charges made by four tribal women against Tamil Nadu policemen in Villupuram district, an official said ... Read more...
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Charges dropped against Strauss-Kahn (Lead)
August 24th, 2011 - 12:57 am ICT by IANS
New York, Aug 23 (IANS) New York State Supreme Court Justice Michael Obus Tuesday dismissed the criminal sexual assault charges against former head of International Monitory Fund Dominique Strauss-Kahn, Xinhua ... Read more...
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Strauss-Kahn accuser files civil lawsuit
August 9th, 2011 - 7:18 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Aug 9 (IANS) The hotel maid, who accused former International Monetary Fund (IMF) chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn of sexually assaulting her, has filed a civil lawsuit against him, Xinhua reported ... Read more...
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India yet to decide on IMF chief nominee
June 17th, 2011 - 1:44 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 17 (IANS) India has not yet decided on who to support as the next chief of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee said ... Read more...
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Merkel wishes European to be next IMF chief
May 19th, 2011 - 8:00 pm ICT by IANS
Berlin, May 19 (IANS) German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Thursday she wants a European to be the next leader of the International Monetary Fund (IMF)."My opinion is that we should ... Read more...
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IMF chief resigns, denies sexual assault charges (Third Lead)
May 19th, 2011 - 7:21 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, May 19 (IANS) The embattled head of the International Monetary Fund, Dominique Strauss-Kahn, has quit amid growing pressure to resign five days after being jailed on charges of sexually ... Read more...
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Assange charges Gillard with ‘treason’
March 15th, 2011 - 2:32 pm ICT by ANI
London, Mar 15 (ANI): Wikileaks founder Julian Assange has challenged Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard with 'treason' raising doubts that her government was exchanging intelligence on Australian citizens with foreign governments.Gillard however ... Read more...
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Police investigate death of baby at Oprah Winfrey’s South African school
February 22nd, 2011 - 4:25 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Feb 22 (ANI): Police in Johannesburg are considering whether to file charges after authorities found a dead newborn baby on the grounds of Oprah Winfrey's elite South African high school.In ... Read more...
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Australia expects Sweden to treat Assange justly under Swedish, international law if extradited
February 19th, 2011 - 1:00 pm ICT by ANI
Stockholm, Feb 19 (ANI): The Australian ambassador to Sweden has written to the country's justice minister seeking assurances that the Wikileaks founder Julian Assange would be treated justly based on Swedish and ... Read more...
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Assange’s mother urges Rudd yet again to protect Wikileaks founder’s legal, human rights
February 14th, 2011 - 2:05 pm ICT by ANI
Canberra, Feb 14 (ANI): WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange's mother has urged Australian Foreign Minister Kevin Rudd yet again to provide full support to her son in safeguarding his legal and human ... Read more...
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Assange’s ex-colleague terms Wikileaks founder ‘power hungry, ‘irresponsible’
February 13th, 2011 - 4:13 pm ICT by ANI
London, Feb 13 (ANI): Julian Assange has said that he felt betrayed by his former colleague who has written a book describing the WikiLeaks' founder Julian Assange as 'power hungry' and 'irresponsible', ... Read more...
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Assange’s mother writes to Rudd demanding Wikileaks’ founder’s protection
February 11th, 2011 - 5:21 pm ICT by ANI
Canberra, Feb 11 (ANI): Wikileaks founder Julian Assange's mother has reportedly written a letter to Australian Foreign Minister Kevin Rudd demanding the government to take necessary steps to stop her son ... Read more...
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Gillard rejects Assange’s legal help plea over Wikileaks disclosure of US cables
February 2nd, 2011 - 3:02 pm ICT by ANI
Canberra, Feb 2 (ANI): A day after Wikileaks founder Julian Assange sought the Australian government's help over the ongoing secret US diplomatic cables leak fiasco, Prime Minister Julia Gillard has said she ... Read more...
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WikiLeaks founder Assange’s mum says Oz PM is a US sycophant
February 1st, 2011 - 3:07 pm ICT by ANI
Townsville (Queensland, Australia), Feb.1 (ANI): The mother of the founder of the whistle blowing website WikiLeaks, Julian Assange has launched a scathing attack on Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard, calling her a ... Read more...
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Judge quashes rape charge against Mexican singer
January 28th, 2011 - 11:54 am ICT by IANS
Cancun, Jan 28 (IANS/EFE) Mexican singer Kalimba was exonerated Thursday on charges he raped a 16-year-old girl in the Caribbean state of Quintana Roo.A judge in Chetumal, the state capital, said he ... Read more...
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Top four cyber threats for 2011 revealed
January 8th, 2011 - 6:10 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Jan 8 (ANI): From Internet superweapons to Facebook crimes, security experts have predicted some new web attacks for 2011.Here are the top four security concerns that cyber experts see coming ... Read more...
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Biden says “high-tech terrorist” Assange to face prosecution in America
December 20th, 2010 - 1:10 pm ICT by ANI
London, Dec 20 (ANI): Terming Wikileaks founder Julian Assange a "high-tech terrorist", US Vice President Joe Biden has said that the journalist is facing prosecution in America for leaking secret cables.The ... Read more...
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Angry Assange determined to continue secret-spilling work after release
December 17th, 2010 - 1:31 pm ICT by ANI
London, Dec 17 (ANI): WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, who was released on bail yesterday after nine days in solitary confinement in London for sexually abusing two women in Sweden, has said that ... Read more...
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One-legged Brit driving instructor groped girls ‘as penalty for mistakes’
December 11th, 2010 - 6:28 pm ICT by ANI
London, Dec 11 (ANI): A British driving instructor groped four women learners 'as penalty for mistakes'.A court heard that he would turn up the heating in his car so that his students ... Read more...
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Russia jibes US by calling for Assange to be awarded Nobel peace prize
December 10th, 2010 - 12:41 pm ICT by ANI
Moscow, Dec 10 (ANI): In an apparent dig at the US, Russia has suggested that Julian Assange, founder of the whistleblower website 'Wikileaks', should be nominated for the Nobel peace prize.According ... Read more...
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WikiLeaks’ founder Julian Assange’s rape case gets murkier
December 9th, 2010 - 11:50 am ICT by ANI
Washington, Dec 9 (ANI): Are the sexual assault charges against Julian Assange really true or is he being framed? As more details surface, the case gets murkier by the minute.Assange is currently ... Read more...
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Indian-origin man charged for fondling sleeping woman mid-air
October 21st, 2010 - 5:23 pm ICT by ANI
London, Oct 21 (ANI): Atlanta authorities have charged a 61-year-old man from Georgia with sexual assault for allegedly fondling a fellow airplane passenger while she was asleep.The office of U.S. attorney in ... Read more...
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Michele Bundy Slams Sexual Assault Charges On Shannon Sharpe
September 16th, 2010 - 6:54 pm ICT by GD
By Meena Kar
Sep 16, (THAINDIAN NEWS) Former NFL tight end and TV personality Shannon Sharpe has found himself in the line of fire after the recent sexual assault charges by Michele Bundy. ... Read more...
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Lawrence Taylor Indicted For Having Sex With Underage Girl
June 24th, 2010 - 7:23 pm ICT by GD
By Ranjan Bhaduri
June 24, (THAINDIAN NEWS) On Wednesday former NFL Veteran Lawrence Taylor got indicted on more than one sexual assault charges. He was accused of having sex with an underage girl ... Read more...
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Anand Jon is my inspiration, says sis Sanjana
November 6th, 2009 - 5:26 pm ICT by ANI
New York, Nov 6 (ANI): Indian-born fashion designer Anand Jon may be behind bars but his sister Sanjana seems to be keeping his fashion dream alive.Sanjana, who just showed her own ... Read more...
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US church group offering travellers ‘polygamy tours’
September 21st, 2009 - 4:53 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Sep 21 (ANI): Members of a US church group are now offering travellers "polygamy tours", which will enable them to have a look at life in a polygamous community."The Polygamy experience: ... Read more...
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US House impeaches judge over sexual assault charges
June 20th, 2009 - 7:51 am ICT by IANS
Houston, June 20 (Xinhua) The US House of Representatives Friday voted unanimously to impeach a federal judge imprisoned for lying about sexual assault of two female court employees.
The vote on the impeachment ... Read more...
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Canadian with HIV gets life-term for causing death of two women
April 5th, 2009 - 11:27 am ICT by IANS
Toronto, April 5 (IANS) A Canadian with HIV, who had unprotected sex with dozens of women leading to the death of two of them, has been found guilty of first-degree murder by ... Read more...
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Delhi University students to join Anand Jon’’s kin to seek justice
March 19th, 2009 - 1:17 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Mar 19 (ANI): Students of Delhi University have joined family members of fashion designer Anand Jon, who has been convicted in the US for sexually assaulting budding models, in ... Read more...
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Convicted designer Anand Jon’s family seeks justice from Obama
March 16th, 2009 - 6:38 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 16 (IANS) In India to garner support for convicted Indian-American designer Anand Jon, his mother and sister Monday termed the sexual assault charges against him as "racist", and ... Read more...
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Former Israeli president to face rape, sexual assault charges
March 8th, 2009 - 11:36 pm ICT by IANS
Jerusalem, March 8 (Xinhua) Former Israeli president Moshe Katsav will be indicted over rape and other sexual assault charges, the country's attorney general Menachem Mazuz announced Sunday.
The move followed a spate of ... Read more...
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Scarlett Keelings mum under scanner for swindling benefits in UK
November 25th, 2008 - 3:08 pm ICT by ANI
London, Nov 25 (ANI): The mother of British teenager Scarlett Keeling, whose body was found on a beach in the resort state of Goa, is being investigated over claims that she ... Read more...
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