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Egyptian prosecutors to probe Brotherhood members
Egypt's prosecutor general ordered Monday the investigation of two Muslim Brotherhood leaders on allegations that they instigated violence against ...
120 prisoners flee in Libyan prison break
Libya's Supreme Security Committee says 120 prisoners have escaped from jail in the capital city of Tripoli, where security guards are suspected of ...
ACLU says Morgan Stanley over subprime loans
The American Civil Liberties Union accused Morgan Stanley of violating civil rights laws by encouraging a lender to push more expensive and risky ...
Top Israeli rabbi faces house arrest, travel ban
Israeli authorities have placed a multimillionaire celebrity rabbi with a strong American following under house arrest and banned him from traveling ...
Egypt probes military rulers for protest deaths
Egypt launched Monday an investigation of the country's former military rulers for their alleged role in the killing of protesters during their nearly ...
From prison, former Israeli president seeks pardon
Israel's president says he has received a formal request to pardon his predecessor, Moshe Katsav, who is in prison after being convicted of sex crimes
Landowners on border say they were shortchanged
When the federal government began seizing private land along the U.S.-Mexico border to build a towering fence, Teofilo Flores was offered $1,650 for ...
Kafka scripts to be moved to Israel library
After a long, tangled journey that Franz Kafka could have written about himself, an unseen treasure of writings by the surrealist author will be put ...
Pussy Riot members face tough life in penal colony
It's a far cry from Stalin's gulag, but the guiding principle of the Russian penal colony -- the destination of two members of punk band Pussy Riot ...
Brewers' Rodriguez arrested last month at his home
A prosecutor says Milwaukee Brewers reliever Francisco Rodriguez was arrested last month on a domestic violence complaint involving his girlfriend.
A public law school faces trial over liberal bias
Praised by colleagues as smart, friendly and passionate about the law, Teresa Wagner was a leading candidate when two jobs came open to teach writing ...
For Mass. lab chemist, an unlikely road to scandal
As a girl and young woman, Annie Dookhan was quiet, unassuming, not one to wear makeup. She was charming but stood out more for her dedication to her ...
Libel trial to focus on Britney Spears' meltdown
Britney Spears' darkest days are about to be revisited in a Los Angeles courtroom, but not by the resurgent pop singer. Instead jurors will begin ...
Actress Taryn Manning charged with assault in NYC
Prosecutors say actress Taryn Manning attacked and choked her personal assistant in a New York City hotel room. The New York Post (http://bit.
Prostitute patrons can't hide their faces anymore
Gone are the days of the nameless, faceless "john." Men who buy sex are now likely to end up with their faces splashed across the Internet or the ...
Kyrgyz ex-president's son arrested in London
The fugitive son of Kyrgyzstan's deposed president has been arrested by police in London on a U.S. extradition warrant on suspicion of fraud, British ...
Anticipation builds in Maine prostitution case
The anticipation is building for residents of this seaside community waiting to find out the names of those accused of giving business to a Zumba ...
Reports: US regulators move closer to suing Google
Federal regulators are moving closer to suing Google over allegations that the company has abused its dominance of Internet search to stifle ...
Industry sues over NYC crackdown on sugary drinks
Soda makers, restaurateurs and other businesses sued Friday to try to block the city's unprecedented move to restrict sales of super-sized, sugary ...
Feds: Passenger had murder directions on computer
A teacher arrested at Los Angeles International Airport wearing a bulletproof vest and with checked bags containing knives, body bags, a smoke grenade ...
Maine town's agony prolonged in prostitution case
Residents of this seaside community will have to wait at least the weekend to learn which of their friends and neighbors stand accused of giving ...
Ind. doctor nabbed in Italy gets 7 years in prison
A former Indiana surgeon arrested on a snowy Italian mountainside after five years on the run was handed a stiff prison term Friday for billing ...
Williams free but must register as sex offender
Ex-Oklahoma State basketball player Darrell Williams was freed Friday after a judge gave him a suspended sentence in a sexual assault case in which ...
No charges against Octomom on neglect allegations
Prosecutors won't file charges against Octomom Nadya Suleman after a caregiver last month reported allegations of child neglect at her home, an ...
Cyrus trespasser sentenced to 18 months in jail
A man convicted of trespassing at Miley Cyrus' Los Angeles home has been sentenced to a year and a half in jail. Superior Court Judge Dennis Mulcahy ...