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Nearly a year after they were convicted of murdering British exchange student Meredith Kercher, Amanda Knox and her former boyfriend Raffaele Sollecito returned to court in Perugia, Italy, to begin their appeals. The case, which has garnered international attention, has inspired numerous books and films, and the courtroom was filled
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Amanda Knox's parents, Edda Mellas and Curt Knox, remain hopeful that their daughter's appeal will result in her exoneration. As her trial resumes in Italy, they are confident that re-examining the evidence will prove Knox's innocence. The American, 23, was convicted of murdering British
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The acquittal of Ahmed Khalfan Ghailani, accused of orchestrating the 1998 bombings of US embassies in east Africa, has reignited a contentious debate surrounding President Barack Obama's decision to try the organizers of the 9/11 attacks in civilian courts. The New York jury's verdict, which
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The acquittal of Ahmed Ghailani on most charges related to the 1998 embassy bombings in Africa, after he was convicted on one count, has reignited a heated debate on the Obama administration's decision to use civilian courts to try Guantanamo detainees. The verdict has sparked criticism from lawmakers,
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A High Court in Nairobi has refused to grant bail to a police officer charged with killing seven taxi drivers in a city estate. The accused, Ahmed Mohammed Omar, will remain in custody until his case is completed, as the court stated that he is likely to interfere with witnesses
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Protests against the ruling party's alleged protection of a BSP MLA and his brother continued in Sultanpur, despite the police initially inaction in the kidnapping and murder case of a lekhpal, RK Yadav. The police eventually arrested the MLA's younger brother, Monu Singh, and six others
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Lawyers for the ''Norfolk Four'' argue that the recent conviction of Virginia police officer Robert Glenn Ford provides new evidence of the men's wrongful conviction in the 1997 murder case of Michelle Moore-Bosko. Ford, who investigated the case and obtained confessions from the sailors,
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A 28-year-old Dalit youth, Vajresh, was brutally hacked to death in front of Sharavathi Hotel in Yelahanka, Bengaluru, after marrying an upper-caste girl against her family's wishes. The incident is being investigated as a suspected honour killing case, with the police considering multiple motives, including Vajresh's
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The Sindh High Court has directed that the police officer's appeal against the acquittal of Pakistan People's Party-Shaheed Bhutto (PPP-SB) activists in the Mir Murtaza Bhutto murder case be placed before a division bench. The PPP-SB activists, including Ghulam Mustufa, Mehmood, Asif, Akhtar, Dr. Mazhar Memon,
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Members of the 18th Street Gang, a notorious transnational organized crime group, have been charged with conspiracy to participate in a racketeering enterprise, which engaged in murder, armed robbery, and obstruction of justice. The indictment, announced by United States Attorney for the District of Maryland Rod J. Rosenstein, targets 10
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As prosecutors presented a disturbing account of the crimes committed by former Colonel David Russell Williams, details emerged of the army commander's two-year rampage, which began with home break-ins to steal girls' and women's underwear and culminated in the murders of two women. Williams, who
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Mumbai Police have cracked a case that has been unsolved for over 15 years. Salim Ahmed, an informant working for central agencies, and his wife Ruksana were killed in a mysterious accident involving a dumper truck on September 17, 2007. The truck was owned by Ramakant Ramanjum Tiwari, a 48-year-old
