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September 28, 2016

The Latest: Friend: Starbucks victim was naturalized citizen

The Latest on a weekend shooting at a Starbucks in Las Vegas that left one man dead (all times local): 1:45 p.m. The man ...

September 28, 2016

Appeals court can't guarantee Snowden safe travel to Norway

A Norwegian appeals court has dismissed a lawsuit seeking a legal guarantee to allow Edward Snowden to travel to Norway ...

September 27, 2016

Puerto Rico frees 3 men convicted of murder in 1995

Three men who spent more than 20 years in prison for murder were freed Tuesday in a historic ruling after new tests found ...

September 27, 2016

Norwegian man pleads guilty to threatening Maine police

A Norwegian man charged with making threats against Maine police has pleaded guilty in federal court. Twenty-eight-year-old ...

September 27, 2016

4 men acquitted of abetting terrorism in Denmark case

Four men acquainted with a gunman who killed two people in Copenhagen were acquitted of abetting terrorism Tuesday. Two of ...

September 27, 2016

Muslim radical convicted in destruction of mausoleums

An international court on Tuesday found a Muslim radical guilty of committing a war crime by overseeing the destruction of ...

September 27, 2016

Air France workers on trial over ripping off bosses' shirts

Fifteen current and former Air France workers went on trial Tuesday for alleged violence during a union protest last year at ...

September 27, 2016

Trial opens in Pakistan over murder of British woman

A Pakistani court on Tuesday opened the trial against the father and ex-husband of a British woman over her alleged rape and ...

September 26, 2016

PSG's Aurier sentenced to prison for police assault

Paris Saint-Germain defender Serge Aurier has been sentenced to two months in prison for assaulting a police officer.

September 26, 2016

German state broadcaster files lawsuit against Turkey

German broadcaster Deutsche Welle says it has filed a civil lawsuit in Turkey's capital demanding the return of a videotaped ...

September 25, 2016

Jordanian writer gunned down outside courthouse

A prominent and outspoken Jordanian writer on Sunday was shot dead in front of the courthouse where he had been on trial for ...

September 24, 2016

Romanian gets prison term for orchestrating hacking scheme

A Romanian citizen who orchestrated an international hacking scheme has been sentenced to three years in prison.

September 24, 2016

Gabon opposition candidate decries high court ruling

Opposition candidate Jean Ping vowed to not back down from his pursuit of the presidency hours after the constitutional court ...

September 23, 2016

Oral drug delivery company says opioid lawsuit has no merit

One of the companies alleged to have conspired to keep generic versions of a popular opioid treatment off the market said ...

September 23, 2016

Court reopens case and Neymar could face trial for fraud

A case into alleged irregularities regarding the transfer of striker Neymar to Spanish club Barcelona has been reopened and ...

September 23, 2016

Gabon high court upholds incumbent leader Bongo's victory

Gabon's constitutional court upheld incumbent President Ali Bongo Ondimba's victory in last month's disputed election early ...

September 23, 2016

Indian court acquits suspects in death of British teenager

An Indian court on Friday acquitted two suspects in the death of a British teenager whose body was found on a popular beach ...

September 23, 2016

Dutch lawmaker Wilders wants hate speech case dropped

Dutch anti-Islam lawmaker Geert Wilders appealed Friday for judges to throw out a hate-speech case against him, branding it ...

September 23, 2016

French rogue trader damages slashed to 1 million euros

Former French rogue trader Jerome Kerviel will not have to pay 4.9 billion euros ($5.5 billion) in damages to the bank that ...