Month: January 2011

YARMOUTH, MAINE—Evidence of O.J. Simpson’s innocence was held back in the 1995 trial in which he was acquitted in the murder of his ex-wife and her friend in Los Angeles, one of his former lawyers […] […]

Scotland Yard has come under pressure to reveal the extent of its covert surveillance of protesters after the collapse of a case following the unmasking of an undercover policeman. At Nottingham Crown Court yesterday prosecutors […] […]

LONDON – British judges will have new powers to fast-track the eviction of tenants who harass their neighbours. At present it can take over a year to evict perpetrators of antisocial behaviour even with clear […] […]

SAN DIEGO—The attorney for a 22-year-old loner accused of trying to assassinate Rep. Gabrielle Giffords has a low-key style and a record of saving high-profile clients from the death penalty. Judy Clarke worked on plea […] […]

PARIS—Interpol said Monday it had placed 47 Saudis on its most-wanted list after Saudi Arabia accused them of involvement in the al-Qaida terror network. The publication by the international police body means all 188 member […] […]

WIKILEAKS founder Julian Assange will continue his fight against extradition to Sweden where he is under investigation for alleged sex crimes. The 39-year-old Australian is due to appear in a London court today as preparations […] […]

PRESIDENT Nicolas Sarkozy has warned against showing weakness to “barbaric” terrorists, after two Frenchmen died in a failed French bid to free them from al-Qa’ida-linked militants in Africa. The French president accepted condolences from US […] […]

A FORMER top US politician has been sentenced to three years in prison for a scheme to influence elections that has already cost him his job and millions in legal fees. The sentence overnight comes […] […]

JUBA, SUDAN—How do you get a long-suffering but little-known slice of Africa on the White House agenda and onto worldwide TV screens? George Clooney knows how. Humble, self-effacing and dressed for safari, the Hollywood star […] […]