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A Metropolitan Police officer stands guard outside Bow Street Magistrates Court, after two women appeared before magistrates to face terrorism-related charges in the wake of the July 21 bombings in London, Friday, Aug. 5 2005. The women are charged with failing to disclose information that could have helped police investigating the attac
Law   Photos   Terrorism   UK   Wikipedia: Terrorism in the United Kingdom   		 The Star 
UK court opens way for terrorism suspects to sue
Thu 29 Jul 2010
| LONDON (Reuters) - The British government lost a court battle on Wednesday against two former terrorism suspects trying to win damages for being held without charge under security laws designed to c... (photo: AP / Sergio Dionisio)
Libyan Abdel Baset al-Megrahi, who was found guilty of the 1988 Lockerbie bombing but recently released from his Scottish prison on compassionate grounds, is seen below a portrait of Libyan Leader Moammar Gadhafi, as he is visited by a group of African parliamentarians, not pictured, at Tripoli Medical Center in Tripoli, Libya Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2009.
Libya   Lockerbie   Photos   Terrorism   Wikipedia: Abdelbaset Ali Mohmed Al Megrahi   		 The Guardian 
Alex Salmond defends Megrahi release
Thu 22 Jul 2010
| Scotland's first minister urges US senate investigation to focus on Labour government's dealings with Libya Alex Salmond said Abdelbaset al-Megrahi was released solely because of medical evidence. P... (photo: AP / Abdel Magid Al Fergany)
Alleged Congolese warlord Thomas Lubanga, right, enters the courtroom of the International Criminal Court in The Hague, Netherlands, in this photo made available by the International Criminal Court, Monday, Jan. 26, 2009. Lubanga pleaded not guilty to recruiting child soldiers and sending them to fight and die in ethnic battles as the International Criminal Court began its historic first trial. The trial of Thomas Lubanga has been hailed as a legal landmark by human rights activists because it is the first international criminal prosecution to focus solely on child soldiers.  The Star  Fri 16 Jul 2010
Court orders release of former Congo warlord Lubanga
| AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - The International Criminal Court ordered the release of accused Congo militia leader Thomas Lubanga on Thursday after his trial in the Hague was put on hold. | Lubanga had plea... (photo: AP / ICC-CPI/Michael Kooren, HO)
Congo   Photos   UN   War Crimes   Wikipedia: Thomas Lubanga  
Gambian President Yahya Jammeh speaks during a press conference following his reelection in Banjul, Gambia, Saturday, Sept. 23, 2006. Thousands of people turned out to celebrate his reelection to a third five-year term.  The Star  Fri 16 Jul 2010
Gambia court hands death penalty to coup plotters
| BANJUL (Reuters) - A Gambian court sentenced eight people to death after finding them guilty on Thursday of plotting to overthrow the West African country's government. | Six Gambian army officers, ... (photo: AP / Rebecca Blackwell)
Gambia   Justice   Photos   Politics   Wikipedia: Yahya Jammeh  
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Guantanamo detainee Ahmed Ghailani, left, listens as his civilian lawyer Scott Fenstermaker, right, speaks at his arraignment in U.S. Federal Court in New York, Tuesday June 9, 2009. The Star Wed 14 Jul 2010
U.S. judge clears trial for ex-Guantanamo detainee
| NEW YORK (Reuters) - A U.S. judge on Tuesday cleared the way for a trial against a former Guantanamo Bay prisoner by rejecting arguments that his five years of detentio... (photo: AP / Elizabeth Williams)
Guantanamo Bay   Photos   Terrorism   US   Wikipedia: Ahmed Ghailani  
File:Watching World Cup final in Johannesburg 2010-07-11 1.jpg ABC News Tue 13 Jul 2010
World Cup Ref Webb Defends Final Performance
The Associated Press | LONDON July 13, 2010 (AP) | English referee Howard Webb says he is satisfied with his handling of the World Cup final, despite criticism from Nethe... (photo: Creative Commons / BrokenSphere)
Netherlands   Photos   SAfrica   Wikipedia: Howard Webb   WorldCup  
Pack of Cigarettes Business Report Tue 13 Jul 2010
Three in court for smuggling R1.3 million cigarettes
  | Submit your comment | Two men and a woman were expected to appear in the Tzaneen Magistrate's Court on Tuesday for allegedly smuggling R1.3 million of illegal ci... (photo: WN / Yolanda Leyba)
Cigarettes   Photos   Police   Smuggling   Wikipedia: Smuggling  
Nicolas Sarkozy, French Minister for Economic Affairs, Finance and Industry met Mario Monti, Member of the EC in charge of Competition. Talks were on how to find a solution about ALSTOM. London Evening Standard Fri 9 Jul 2010
The new republic's a non-starter at Sarko's sleazy court
When the sometimes frighteningly energetic life force that is Nicolas Sarkozy moved into the Elysée Palace just three years ago, his stated mission was to revolutionise F... (photo: EC)
France   Lawmaker   Photos   Sarkozy   Scandal  
Cigarette Fresno Bee Wed 7 Jul 2010
NY judge extends hold on mail-order cigarette law
| The Associated Press Share | thefresnobee_994:/2010/07/07/1998588/ny-judge-extends-hold-on-mail.html E-Mail Print Text Size: tool name | tool goes here Comments (0) | S... (photo: WN / Aldrin Leyba)
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