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Today's Crime and Trials News Headlines - Yahoo! News: Man arrested on bomb suspicions in Australia Russian Organized Crime Strategic Threat to US - NSC Shooter in US soldier killing sentenced to life Shooter in Ark. soldier killing sentenced to life Jury selection begins in polygamist leader's Texas trial NJ man sentenced for Internet domain name theft Despite Recent Shootings Norway is a Low-Crime Nation Jurors Can Hear Evidence Bike Helmet Met Standards, Court Rules Administration launches new push on global crime US unveils sanctions against global organized crime Muhammad sentenced to life in Ark. soldier killing Galea aide sentenced to probation AP NewsAlert Dissident priest re-arrested in Vietnam: sources Jeffs delay denied; jury selection begins in Texas Last fugitive of Yugoslav wars declines to plead Norway Shooting Death Toll Drops Dramatically Last fugitive of Yugoslav wars appears in court Man gets suspended death penalty over tainted food Syrian protesters arrested in Damascus Last fugitive of Yugoslav wars to appear in court True Crime Writer Ponders Career Change in eBook World Norway police say UK crime technician aids probe Norway police say UK crime technician aids probe "Spider-Man" villain Ifans arrested at Comic-Con Man arrested on bomb suspicions in Australia Mon,25 Jul 2011 09:11 PM PDT AFP - Heavily-armed police on Tuesday arrested a man north of Melbourne on suspicion of possessing items used to make bombs. Full Story Top Russian Organized Crime Strategic Threat to US - NSC Mon,25 Jul 2011 08:29 PM PDT Forbes - A National Security Council report on transnational criminal organized released Monday, named Russian organized crime as a strategic threat to Americans and US interests abroad."Russian and Eurasian organized crime networks represent a significant threat to eco­nomic growth and democratic institutions," the report stated.Russian organized crime syndicates and criminally linked oligarchs may attempt to collude with state or state-allied actors to undermine competition in strategic markets like natural gas, oil, aluminum, and precious metals, the National Security Council attests. ... Full Story Top Shooter in US soldier killing sentenced to life Mon,25 Jul 2011 06:17 PM PDT AP - A man who killed one U.S. soldier and wounded another — an act he called retribution for the deaths of Muslims abroad — took an unexpected plea deal Monday that abruptly ended his murder trial and spared him the death penalty. Full Story Top Shooter in Ark. soldier killing sentenced to life Mon,25 Jul 2011 06:12 PM PDT AP - A man who killed one Arkansas soldier and wounded another — an act he called retribution for the deaths of Muslims abroad — took an unexpected plea deal Monday that abruptly ended his murder trial and spared him the death penalty. Full Story Top Jury selection begins in polygamist leader's Texas trial Mon,25 Jul 2011 05:47 PM PDT Reuters - SAN ANGELO, Texas (Reuters) - Jury selection got underway in a Texas ranching community on Monday for the child sexual abuse trial of Warren Steed Jeffs, leader of a breakaway polygamist Mormon sect. Full Story Top NJ man sentenced for Internet domain name theft Mon,25 Jul 2011 03:29 PM PDT AP - A New Jersey man who admitted stealing a valuable Internet address and selling it to a former NBA player has been sentenced to five years in prison. Full Story Top Despite Recent Shootings Norway is a Low-Crime Nation Mon,25 Jul 2011 03:00 PM PDT Forbes - Zaid Jilani makes a good point about Norway's criminal justice and penal system: Full Story Top Jurors Can Hear Evidence Bike Helmet Met Standards, Court Rules Mon,25 Jul 2011 02:11 PM PDT Forbes - A Pennsylvania schoolteacher was hit by a car while bicycling to work in 2007. Naturally, his parents sued to recover the costs of his care. The targets included Bell Sports, which made the lightweight helmet that was unable to protect him from a speeding car. Jurors ultimately let Bell off the hook, after hearing that the helmet complied with federal safety regulations.Now the Third Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled that a Pennsylvania judge was correct in allowing jurors to consider that evidence. (Thanks Abnormal Use for the tip. ... Full Story Top Administration launches new push on global crime Mon,25 Jul 2011 01:28 PM PDT AP - The Obama administration announced a broadside of harsh new sanctions against four far-flung criminal cartels on Monday, part of what it said is a coordinated strategy to fight international underworld factions that could harm U.S. interests or security. Full Story Top US unveils sanctions against global organized crime Mon,25 Jul 2011 12:28 PM PDT AFP - The United States Monday unveiled a series of tough sanctions aimed at cracking down on international organized crime, including gangs from Russia, Japan and Mexico, as well as the Italian Mafia. Full Story Top Muhammad sentenced to life in Ark. soldier killing Mon,25 Jul 2011 12:26 PM PDT AP - A man who confessed to shooting two soldiers outside a military recruiting station in Arkansas struck a plea deal with prosecutors Monday to avoid the death penalty. Full Story Top Galea aide sentenced to probation Mon,25 Jul 2011 12:17 PM PDT AFP - An assistant to Canadian sports doctor Anthony Galea was sentenced to probation on Monday after helping authorities in their successful prosecution against her boss. Full Story Top AP NewsAlert Mon,25 Jul 2011 11:12 AM PDT AP - Man who confessed to shooting 2 soldiers at Arkansas recruiting station pleads guilty Full Story Top Dissident priest re-arrested in Vietnam: sources Mon,25 Jul 2011 09:25 AM PDT AFP - A Catholic priest who is one of Vietnam's most prominent dissidents was re-arrested Monday, more than a year after he was granted medical leave from prison, sources familiar with the case said. Full Story Top Jeffs delay denied; jury selection begins in Texas Mon,25 Jul 2011 09:01 AM PDT AP - Jury selection has begun in the child sexual assault trial of a polygamist leader in West Texas after a judge denied his attorney's request for a delay. Full Story Top Last fugitive of Yugoslav wars declines to plead Mon,25 Jul 2011 08:22 AM PDT AP - The wartime leader of Croatia's rebel Serbs declined to enter a plea Monday in his first court appearance to face charges of murdering hundreds of Croats and expelling tens of thousands more in the final case to reach the U.N.'s Yugoslav war crimes tribunal. Full Story Top Norway Shooting Death Toll Drops Dramatically Mon,25 Jul 2011 08:18 AM PDT The Atlantic Wire - Norwegian police have lowered the death toll of last Friday's shootings from 93 to 68, reports the Associated Press. A reduction was expected as police collected more details about missing persons after Anders Behring Breivik's mass shooting on Utoeya island. Breivik was arraigned in a district court in Oslo Monday afternoon, where he claimed that two more terrorist cells existed. Breivak pleaded not guilty of terrorism charges and will be detained for eight weeks before the trial starts. If convicted, he faces a maximum of 21 years in prison--or 113 days per murder. Full Story Top Last fugitive of Yugoslav wars appears in court Mon,25 Jul 2011 07:39 AM PDT AP - The wartime leader of Croatia's rebel Serbs declined to enter a plea Monday in his first court appearance to face charges of murdering hundreds of Croats and expelling tens of thousands, in the final case to reach the U.N.'s Yugoslav war crimes tribunal. Full Story Top Man gets suspended death penalty over tainted food Mon,25 Jul 2011 07:11 AM PDT AP - A report says a man has received a suspended death sentence for making and selling a chemical that makes pork leaner but is harmful to humans. Tainted pork is among a string of recent food scandals in China. Full Story Top Syrian protesters arrested in Damascus Mon,25 Jul 2011 06:22 AM PDT AFP - Syrian armed forces have arrested several people after demonstrations against President Bashar al-Assad's regime were held across Damascus, rights activists said on Monday. Full Story Top Last fugitive of Yugoslav wars to appear in court Mon,25 Jul 2011 01:26 AM PDT AP - The wartime leader of Croatia's rebel Serbs was due to appear before a judge Monday to hear charges of murdering hundreds of Croats and expelling tens of thousands, in the final case to reach the U.N.'s Yugoslav war crimes tribunal. Full Story Top True Crime Writer Ponders Career Change in eBook World Sun,24 Jul 2011 05:32 PM PDT Forbes - Guest post by Kathryn CaseyIt isn't news that there's a sea change in publishing. Ebooks are taking over. The first causalities: hardcovers. And now paperbacks are falling into second place. The numbers: ebook sales doubled last year, and the Book Industry Study Group has a new report out that says one in four Americans now reads ebooks. As a result, publishers, agents and authors are all grappling with the shift, attempting to redefine their positions in this electronic era.For me, this is personal. I'm an author. ... Full Story Top Norway police say UK crime technician aids probe Sun,24 Jul 2011 10:10 AM PDT Reuters - OSLO (Reuters) - Norwegian police said Sunday that a British police expert was aiding a probe of attacks that killed at least 93 people as part of cooperation with foreign forces. Full Story Top Norway police say UK crime technician aids probe Sun,24 Jul 2011 09:05 AM PDT Reuters - OSLO (Reuters) - Norwegian police said Sunday that a British police expert was aiding a probe of attacks that killed at least 93 people as part of cooperation with foreign forces. Full Story Top "Spider-Man" villain Ifans arrested at Comic-Con Sat,23 Jul 2011 01:45 PM PDT Reuters - SAN DIEGO (Reuters) - British actor Rhys Ifans, who portrays the villain Lizard in the upcoming Hollywood movie "The Amazing Spider-Man," was arrested and cited for battery at the pop culture gathering Comic-Con on Friday evening. Full Story Top

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