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Pakistan court overturns conviction in death of Daniel Pearl

A Pakistani court on Thursday overturned the murder conviction of a British Pakistani man found guilty of the 2002 kidnapping ...

10 Things to Know for Today

Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today: 1. THE RACE IS ON TO ...

Australia's highest court to rule on Pell's appeal next week

Australia's highest court will deliver its ruling next week on whether to overturn the convictions of Cardinal George Pell, ...

Georgia authorities: Man sought after 3 killed, child taken

Authorities in Georgia are searching for a man accused of fatally shooting three people in his child's mother's family, and ...

Defense lawyer in death of 7 motorcyclists: Biker at fault

One of the motorcyclists in a crash that killed him and six fellow bikers on a north woods highway was drunk and actually was ...

Assailant with ax, machete wounds man in southern Germany

An assailant armed with an ax and a machete threatened a woman and wounded a man who came to her help in southern Germany on ...

Trial delayed for Ohio doctor charged in deaths at hospital

The murder trial of an Ohio doctor accused of ordering excessive painkiller doses for dozens of patients will be delayed due ...

What's essential? In France: pastry, wine. In US: golf, guns

The coronavirus pandemic is defining for the globe what's “essential” and what things we really can't do without, even though ...

FBI: Soldiers set up deadly robbery to fund foreign fighting

The two former U.S. Army soldiers met in Ukraine, where they joined the same far-right paramilitary group. After getting ...

New Zealand mosque gunman pleads guilty to murder, terrorism

The man who committed the worst atrocity in New Zealand's modern history when he slaughtered 51 worshippers at two ...

Court: UK shouldn't give US evidence on pair of IS militants

A court on Wednesday barred the British government from providing U.S. prosecutors with evidence against two Islamic State ...

Turkish prosecutors file indictment over Khashoggi killing

Turkish prosecutors have formally charged two former aides of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and 18 other Saudi ...

Danes charge man in plot to kill Iranian opposition member

A 40-year-old Norwegian citizen of Iranian descent has been charged with helping an unnamed Iranian intelligence service ...

Arizona appeals court upholds Jodi Arias' murder conviction

The Arizona Court of Appeals on Tuesday upheld Jodi Arias’ first-degree murder conviction and life prison sentence in the ...

Harvey Weinstein tests positive for coronavirus in prison

Harvey Weinstein tested positive for the coronavirus at a state prison in New York while serving a 23-year sentence for rape ...

Virus pandemic an unprecedented test for a young generation

For Jalen Grimes, the virus pandemic is stirring up a slew of emotions. “Annoyed" is the first one the 13-year-old Chicagoan ...

Ex-Scottish leader acquitted on all sex crimes charges

Former Scottish leader Alex Salmond was acquitted Monday of a series of sexual offenses, including one of attempted rape.

Missouri man faces extradition to Bosnia on war crime charge

A federal judge has approved the extradition of a St. Louis County man to Bosnia, where he faces a war crime charge for ...

MH17 trial briefly resumes in near empty courtroom

The trial of three Russians and a Ukrainian charged with multiple murder for their alleged roles in shooting down Malaysia ...

Jurors retire in sex-crimes trial of former Scottish leader

Jurors at the High Court in Edinburgh were sent home for the weekend after briefly commencing their deliberations Friday in ...