Crime

27.05.2012 12:44 Egypt election outlook bleak: Fraud allegations mar polls Preliminary results of Egypt’s presidential race have left the Muslim Brotherhood’s candidate and an ex-military PM set to duke it out in an upcoming run-off vote. But the losing candidates are crying foul amid claims of mass election violations. Egypt unrest		26.05.2012 15:18 11 comments Not guilty: Socrates narrowly acquitted 2,400 years after death Crisis-enduring Greece received a bit of hope for belated justice. A re-trial of Ancient Greek philosopher Socrates in Athens, the very city that sentenced him to death in 399 BC, ended with his acquittal.
26.05.2012 02:00 4 comments Out of jail free: Dozens of inmates released due to guard shortage Approximately 70 inmates in a North Las Vegas jail were released simply because there were not enough officers to guard them. That’s because literally dozens of officers called in sick last weekend.		25.05.2012 16:26 19 comments Muslims outraged at xenophobic graffiti Moscow’s mufti Albir Krganov has appealed to the capital’s Bureau for Human Rights over nationalistic slogans and graffiti which he says insult the feelings of believers and non-Russian nationals.
25.05.2012 15:15 6 comments Manning backers oppose ‘outrageous secrecy’ of trial Supporters of WikiLeaks informer Bradley Manning say he is being tried amid far more secrecy than any terrorist in Guantanamo. They want prosecution motions, transcripts of proceeding and other material to be released to the public.		25.05.2012 15:11 11 comments Moscow wants London to lift fog on Litvinenko case It has been almost six years since the mysterious death of Alexander Litvinenko blew a cold wind through Russia-UK relations. Now, Moscow is requesting that Scotland Yard establish the real facts surrounding the Russian’s death as soon as possible.
25.05.2012 14:19 5 comments US massive Big Brother marijuana bust ruled ‘illegal’ A US federal judge says GPS surveillance in the seizure of 68 kilos of marijuana was illegal, as drug enforcers and troopers didn't have a warrant to place the tracking device on the suspect’s truck.		25.05.2012 12:47 16 comments Rebel face control: US ‘to screen Syrian opposition for arms supply’ Washington is an inch from starting shipping arms to the opposition in Syria, anonymous US officials say. The biggest hitch is that it wants to be sure American guns will be pointed in the right direction and won’t end up in the hands of Al Qaeda. Syria unrest
25.05.2012 12:12 39 comments Assange sports Anonymous mask in extradition ruling run-up Julian Assange has made what he says might be his “last public appearance”. The Wikileaks founder hid his face behind an Anonymous mask as he appeared at an event, less than a week before his extradition ruling.		25.05.2012 02:00 7 comments Guards regularly raped inmates in Alabama prison A new report published this week alleges that female inmates at an Alabama State correctional facility were repeatedly raped and abused by their male prison guards.
25.05.2012 01:31 12 comments Californian cops to be fired for beating homeless man to death More than a year after they beat a disabled homeless man to death, three California police officers are expected to be fired from the force soon over their role in the killing of Kelly Thomas.		25.05.2012 01:23 12 comments Spying and profiling Muslims in New Jersey is apparently fine The New Jersey State attorney general concluded a three month investigation on Thursday, ruling that law enforcement officers with the New York Police Department were not at fault by profiling and spying on Muslims outside of their jurisdiction.
24.05.2012 23:54 29 comments No money for you! US punishes Pakistan for sentencing doctor who helped catch bin Laden A day after Pakistan sentenced a doctor who helped catch Osama bin Laden to 33 years in prison, the US Senate retaliated – by docking $1 million for every year of the sentence from their Pakistan aid budget. Osama Bin Laden killed		24.05.2012 21:09 17 comments Death row guinea pigs: Missouri uses untested drug for executions Missouri has chosen propofol – the drug that killed Michael Jackson – as its instrument for future lethal injections. Opponents say the drug has not been properly tested, and may cause suffering or even unsuccessful executions.
24.05.2012 18:39 31 comments Mass arrests: Over 700 Canadian protesters detained in police crackdown (VIDEO, PHOTOS) Over 700 students have been arrested in Canada during the latest night of rallies against tuition fee hikes and the adoption of controversial bill that is widely seen as a tool to limit freedom of speech, association and assembly.		24.05.2012 15:11 11 comments Opposition set to continue fight The Russian opposition is preparing for new mass protests in June and early September, says popular blogger Aleksey Navalny.
24.05.2012 11:48 9 comments Drunk Chinese couple buries car-hit victim alive - police A young Chinese couple has been arrested for burying an elderly woman alive, having hit her while driving drunk after a boozy karaoke all-nighter. The case has sparked mass outrage forcing many to speak out about declining public morality.		23.05.2012 20:41 8 comments Under surveillance: Bugs found at Russian cultural center in Estonia A wiretapping device has been found in a cultural center for Russian-speaking Estonian citizens in Tallinn. The NGO is run by the mother of the city’s vice mayor, who is suspected of lobbying for Russian interests in the Baltic country.
23.05.2012 20:28 24 comments White supremacists violently clash with anti-racists near Chicago Groups with opposing ideologies about race in America clashed at a suburban Chicago restaurant over the weekend, and though the bloody aftermath has since been dealt with, two parties of extremists are now more at odds than ever.		23.05.2012 18:08 10 comments Extradition showdown: UK Supreme Court to rule on Assange Julian Assange’s legal battle in the UK may be close to its end. Next week the country’s Supreme Court will decide whether the scandal-stirring whistleblower is to be extradited to Sweden, where he faces several sex crime allegations.

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