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Vatican in chaos after butler arrested for leaks
Sun,27 May 2012 05:01 PM PDT
Associated Press -  The Vatican's investigation into the source of leaked documents has yielded its first target with the arrest of the pope's butler, but the investigation is continuing into a scandal that has embarrassed the Holy See by revealing evidence of internal power struggles, intrigue and corruption in the highest levels of the Catholic Church governance.
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2 brothers sentenced to death in separate states
Sun,27 May 2012 12:20 PM PDT
Associated Press -  Rodney Berget lives in a single cell on South Dakota's death row, rarely leaving the tiny room where he awaits execution for bludgeoning a prison guard to death with a pipe during an attempted escape.
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BBC presenter arrested in Zimbabwe, lawyer says
Sun,27 May 2012 06:07 AM PDT
Reuters - HARARE (Reuters) - A BBC radio presenter has been arrested in Zimbabwe and charged with working without a permit, his lawyer told Reuters on Sunday. Petroc Trelawny was detained in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe's second city, on Thursday while attending an arts festival, Munyaradzi Nzarayapenga said. The presenter, who denies the charges, was sent to hospital after falling and fracturing his arm while in custody and is likely to appear in court on Monday, the lawyer said. "He maintains it was purely an accident. He tripped and fell," Nzarayapenga said. ... Full Story | Top |
Dutch-born Nazi war crimes convict dies in Germany
Sat,26 May 2012 08:43 AM PDT
Associated Press - Klaas Carel Faber, a Dutch native who fled to Germany after being convicted in the Netherlands of Nazi war crimes and subsequently lived in freedom despite several attempts to try or extradite him, has died. He was 90. Full Story | Top |
Vatican confirms pope's butler arrested in scandal
Sat,26 May 2012 07:53 AM PDT
Associated Press -  The Vatican confirmed on Saturday that the pope's butler has been arrested in its embarrassing leaks scandal, adding a Hollywood twist to a sordid tale of power struggles, intrigue and corruption in the highest levels of Catholic Church governance.
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Judge to Edwards jurors: Don't discuss the case
Sat,26 May 2012 12:34 AM PDT
Associated Press -  Jurors in the John Edwards campaign fraud trial have the long holiday weekend to think over the case — but not talk about it — as the judge sternly warned before sending them home after six days of deliberations.
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Bus driver taking kids to Disneyland arrested
Fri,25 May 2012 08:32 PM PDT
Associated Press -  An alert police officer who boarded a bus full of recent Utah high school graduates headed to Disneyland averted what could have been a deadly road trip after arresting the driver for suspicion of being under the influence of drugs, authorities said Friday.
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Canadian arrested for incident at Miami airport
Fri,25 May 2012 01:34 PM PDT
Reuters - MIAMI (Reuters) - A Canadian man was arrested at Miami International Airport on Friday for rushing to the front of an American Airlines flight from Jamaica after it had landed, authorities said. The FBI said 24-year-old Ryan Snider caused no injuries or damage to the plane and his behavior did not appear to be terrorism related. But a statement from the agency said he was taken into federal custody and "expected to face federal charges which may include interference with a flight crew." An initial court appearance for Snider was expected to be scheduled for Tuesday, the statement said. ... Full Story | Top |
Socrates acquitted in ancient trial re-run
Fri,25 May 2012 12:38 PM PDT
AFP -  Judges narrowly acquitted Socrates, the philosopher whose teachings earned him a death sentence in ancient Athens, in a retrial Friday billed as a lesson for modern times of revolution and crisis.
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Flirting, Color-Coordinated Jurors Make Edwards Trial Seem Like High School
Fri,25 May 2012 11:50 AM PDT
The Atlantic Wire -  You know people are really getting stir crazy when the dressing and flirting habits of a friendly group of female jurors start attracting whispers among court watchers. Such is the case at the John Edwards trial where, The Washington Post's Manuel Roig-Franzia reports, four alternate jurors (none of whom will be called on to decide the verdict unless one of 12 original jurors is dismissed) have been dressing alike. And according to ABC News, one of them may even be flirting with the Edwards himself. It's getting weird in Greensboro!
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