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Tuesday, May 29, 2012 12:01 AM PDT
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Suspect in Wash. teen's death arrested in Oklahoma
Mon,28 May 2012 09:03 PM PDT
Associated Press - A Washington state man wanted in connection with the death of his 17-year-old ex-girlfriend who was found in a burning home was arrested in Oklahoma City on Monday, authorities said. Full Story
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Suspect in Wash. death arrested in Oklahoma
Mon,28 May 2012 07:27 PM PDT
Associated Press - Authorities in Oklahoma City have arrested the ex-boyfriend of a 17-year-old girl found dead inside a burning home in Washington state. Full Story
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Police say man is arrested in deaths of 4 in W.Va.
Mon,28 May 2012 03:02 PM PDT
Associated Press - Authorities say they've arrested a man wanted in connection with the deaths of four people whose bodies were found in a wooded part of central West Virginia. Full Story
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Conte investigated, Mauri arrested in Italy fix
Mon,28 May 2012 10:36 AM PDT
Reuters - ROME (Reuters) - Juventus coach Antonio Conte is under investigation and Lazio captain Stefano Mauri was arrested as part of a police probe into a widening match-fixing scandal on Monday, leaving Italian soccer in chaos on the eve of another major tournament. Italy defender Domenico Criscito, who like Conte and Mauri denies the allegations, has also been formally targeted in the investigation and officials have decided to leave him out of the squad for June's Euro 2012 tournament in Ukraine and Poland. ... Full Story
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As Edwards jury deliberates, how long is too long?
Mon,28 May 2012 08:28 AM PDT
Associated Press - With the jury at the John Edwards trial set to begin deliberations for a seventh day on Tuesday, speculation grows that the 12 people charged with deciding the fate of the former presidential candidate may be deadlocked. Full Story
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Americans Arrested in Tokyo Death Investigation
Mon,28 May 2012 08:16 AM PDT
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Americans Arrested in Tokyo Death InvestigationIrish Exchange Student Nicola Furlong Was Found Dead in Tokyo Hotel Room


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Conte investigated, Mauri arrested in Italy fix
Mon,28 May 2012 05:19 AM PDT
Reuters -

Juventus coach Conte reacts during the match against Napoli in their Italian Cup final at the Olympic stadium in RomeROME (Reuters) - Juventus coach Antonio Conte is under investigation and Lazio captain Stefano Mauri has been arrested as part of an Italian police probe into a widening match-fixing scandal, officials said on Monday. Italy defender Domenico Criscito, left out of the squad for Euro 2012 in Ukraine and Poland which starts in less than two weeks, has also been targeted in the investigation. Police visited the Coverciano training base where Italy are preparing for a friendly with Luxembourg on Tuesday. ...


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Conte investigated, Mauri arrested in Italy fix probe
Mon,28 May 2012 04:47 AM PDT
Reuters -

Juventus' coach Conte looks on after their Italian Cup final soccer match against Napoli at the Olympic stadium in RomeROME (Reuters) - Juventus coach Antonio Conte is under investigation and Lazio captain Stefano Mauri has been arrested as part of an Italian police probe into a widening match-fixing scandal, officials said on Monday. Italy defender Domenico Criscito, left out of the squad for Euro 2012 in Ukraine and Poland which starts in less than two weeks, has also been targeted in the investigation. Police visited the Coverciano training base where Italy are preparing for a friendly with Luxembourg on Tuesday. ...


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Lazio captain arrested over match-fixing
Mon,28 May 2012 03:20 AM PDT
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Lazio soccer team captain Stefano Mauri, right, is taken in custody in Cremona, Italy Monday, May 28, 2012. Mauri is among more than twelve arrested as part of a wide-ranging investigation into match-fixing in football. Italian authorities also swept through the Italy national team training site near Florence, and are investigating Italy and Zenit St Petersburg defender Domenico Criscito a week before the national team leaves for the European Championship in Poland and Ukraine, and the coach of Italian champion Juventus, Antonio Conte for his alleged wrongdoing while coach of Siena.(AP Photo/Simone Spada, Lapresse)Italian authorities swept through the Italy national team training site near Florence Monday and made more than a dozen arrests, including Lazio captain Stefano Mauri, elsewhere as part of a wide-ranging investigation into match-fixing in soccer.


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Woman arrested for money-laundering in hacking probe
Sun,27 May 2012 05:57 PM PDT
AFP -

Rupert Murdoch shut down the News of the World in 2011British police investigating the phone-hacking scandal at Rupert Murdoch's News of the World tabloid arrested a woman on Monday on suspicion of money-laundering, Scotland Yard said.


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Vatican in chaos after butler arrested for leaks
Sun,27 May 2012 05:01 PM PDT
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Pope Benedict XVI celebrates a Pentecost Mass inside St. Peter's Basilica, at the Vatican, Sunday, May 27, 2012. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)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
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This May 2011 photo provided by the Oklahoma Department of Corrections via The Oklahoman shows convicted killer Roger Berget who was executed on June 8, 2000. His younger brother Rodney Berget is in prison in South Dakota awaiting execution for bludgeoning a prison guard to death with a pipe during an attempted escape. The Bergets are not the first pair of siblings to be condemned. (AP Photo/Oklahoma Department of Corrections via The Oklahoman)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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Bosnia couple arrested for allegedly abusing girl
Sun,27 May 2012 09:37 AM PDT
Associated Press - A couple who allegedly beat a young woman while keeping her locked up for years have been arrested in Bosnia, an official said Sunday. Full Story
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Bosnia couple arrested in German girl imprisonment
Sun,27 May 2012 08:53 AM PDT
Associated Press - Authorities in Bosnia say they have arrested a couple for physically mistreating and keeping a young German woman imprisoned for years. Full Story
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Ex-Mubarak aide sentenced to 7 years for graft
Sun,27 May 2012 08:19 AM PDT
AFP -

Azmi was jailed last year and put on trial in October, charged with illegal acquisition of fundsA Cairo criminal court on Sunday sentenced ousted Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak's former chief of staff to seven years in jail on corruption charges, a judicial source told AFP.


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China news agency breaks 'serial killer' silence
Sun,27 May 2012 07:43 AM PDT
AFP -

Family members display photos of their missing relatives in the village of Nanmen, southwest ChinaA man has been arrested on suspicion of killing 11 men in China, the official Xinhua news agency confirmed on Sunday, breaking its silence over the capture of a loner dubbed the "cannibal monster".


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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
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Vatican confirms Pope's butler arrested in leaks scandal
Sat,26 May 2012 10:53 AM PDT
AFP -

A statement from the Vatican said Paolo Gabriele (pictured, bottom) was still in custodyThe Vatican on Saturday confirmed the arrest of Pope Benedict XVI's butler on suspicion of leaking confidential documents and letters from the pontiff's private study to the media.


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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
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Gunman kills 2, wounds 7 in Finland, then arrested
Sat,26 May 2012 08:42 AM PDT
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A body covered with a sheet lies on the street in Hyvinkaa, Finland, Saturday May 26, 2012. A gunman in southern Finland has killed one person and wounded eight others in what appeared to be a random shooting, police said Saturday. (AP Photo/Lehtikuva/Sari Gustafsson) FINLAND OUTAn 18-year-old gunman killed two people and wounded seven early Saturday in a random shooting in a southern Finnish town, police said.


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Dutch-born war crimes convict dies in Germany
Sat,26 May 2012 07:56 AM PDT
Associated Press - Klaas Faber, a Dutch native who fled to Germany after being convicted in the Netherlands of Nazi war crimes, has died. He was 90. Full Story
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Vatican confirms pope's butler arrested in scandal
Sat,26 May 2012 07:53 AM PDT
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In this photo taken Wednesday, May, 23, 2012, Pope Benedict XVI, flanked by his private secretary Georg Gaenswein, top left, and his butler Paolo Gabiele arrives at St.Peter's square at the Vatican for a general audience. The Vatican has confirmed Saturday, May 26, 2012, Gabriele was arrested in an embarrassing leaks scandal. Spokesman the Rev. Federico Lombardi said Paolo Gabriele was arrested in his home inside Vatican City with secret documents in his possession. Gabriele, a layman, was being held. Vatican documents leaked to the press in recent months have pointed to power struggles and accusations of corruption touching senior Vatican cardinals. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)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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Finland gunman who killed 2, wounded 7 is arrested
Sat,26 May 2012 01:52 AM PDT
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A body covered with a sheet lies on the street in Hyvinkaa, Finland, Saturday May 26, 2012. A gunman in southern Finland has killed one person and wounded eight others in what appeared to be a random shooting, police said Saturday. (AP Photo/Lehtikuva/Sari Gustafsson) FINLAND OUTAn 18-year-old gunman killed two people and wounded seven others in what appeared to be a random shooting in a southern Finnish town, police said Saturday.


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Finland gunman who killed 1, wounded 8 is arrested
Sat,26 May 2012 01:09 AM PDT
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A body covered with a sheet lies on the street in Hyvinkaa, Finland, Saturday May 26, 2012. A gunman in southern Finland has killed one person and wounded eight others in what appeared to be a random shooting, police said Saturday. (AP Photo/Lehtikuva/Sari Gustafsson) FINLAND OUTAn 18-year-old gunman killed one person and wounded eight others in what appeared to be a random shooting in a southern Finnish town, police said Saturday.


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Judge to Edwards jurors: Don't discuss the case
Sat,26 May 2012 01:03 AM PDT
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Former U.S. presidential candidate and Sen. John Edwards leaves a federal court during a lunch break during the fifth day of jury deliberations in his trial in Greensboro, N.C., Thursday, May 24, 2012. Edwards is accused of using nearly $1 million from donors to help hide his pregnant mistress as he sought the White House in 2008. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)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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