World/Local News

KINGSTON, Jamaica—Jamaica on Tuesday rejected accusations its coast guard used excessive force trying to stop a Honduran fishing boat in lobster- and conch-rich waters, fatally shooting the captain and wounding two crew members. Honduras’ navy […] […]

ELEVEN prisoners have died in a clash in a notorious north Mexican jail where wardens were last year accused of releasing inmates to commit contract killings. “There was a riot inside the prison and 11 […] […]

Extradition to Sweden may result in transfer to hostile US court, defence team says JULIAN Assange’s lawyers will argue he faces the threat of the death penalty in the US if he is handed over […] […]

A JUDGE today ordered Michael Jackson’s personal doctor to stand trial on involuntary manslaughter charges for allegedly killing the singer with an overdose of powerful sedatives. Conrad Murray denied the charges, saying he was only […] […]

A PREGNANT woman aspiring to be a midwife has been jailed after beating her stepdaughter with a metal dog chain and forcing her to drink soy sauce for not reading “properly”. Tara Jefferson, 20, pleaded […] […]

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 […] […]