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Singapore executes first woman convict in nearly 20 years
AFP, Published on 28/07/2023
» Singapore on Friday hanged a 45-year-old citizen for drug trafficking, the city-state's first execution of a woman in nearly 20 years, officials said.
UN urges Singapore to halt execution
Published on 25/04/2023
» The United Nations Human Rights Office pressed Singapore on Tuesday to “urgently reconsider” its scheduled execution of a man over one kilogramme of cannabis.
Branson urges Singapore to halt execution of cannabis convict
Published on 24/04/2023
» British tycoon Richard Branson Monday urged Singapore to halt the imminent execution of a man sentenced to death over one kilogram of cannabis, saying it "may be about to kill an innocent man".
Prominent US lawyer sentenced to life for murder of wife, son
AFP, Published on 03/03/2023
» WASHINGTON - Alex Murdaugh, a prominent South Carolina lawyer, was sentenced to life in prison on Friday for the murders of his wife and son on their hunting estate in a case whose twists and turns drew global attention.
Drugs, money and wild hogs: US jury weighs case of lawyer accused of killing family
AFP, Published on 03/03/2023
» WASHINGTON - Millions stolen, a $7,000 a day drug habit, but no witnesses and no weapons: a US jury was asked Thursday to decide whether a prominent lawyer killed his wife and son on their hunting estate in a trial that has drawn global attention.
Ex-cop convicted of George Floyd's murder files appeal
AFP, Published on 24/09/2021
» WASHINGTON - Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin has appealed his conviction for the murder of George Floyd, citing 14 complaints about his high-profile trial earlier this year in a case that roiled the United States and laid bare deep racial divisions.
US former police officer to be sentenced for George Floyd murder
AFP, Published on 24/06/2021
» MINNEAPOLIS - Former policeman Derek Chauvin faces up to 30 years in prison when he is sentenced Friday for the murder of African American George Floyd, a killing that sparked America's biggest demonstrations for racial justice in decades.
From 'Wolf' to 'Wringer': Italian mobsters face 'maxi-trial'
AFP, Published on 11/01/2021
» ROME - Hundreds of suspected members of the 'Ndrangheta, Italy's most powerful mafia group, will face a judge this week as the country's biggest "maxi-trial" of the past three decades gets underway.
Philippine journalist Ressa scared but strong ahead of verdict
AFP, Published on 10/06/2020
» MANILA: High-profile Philippine journalist Maria Ressa says the libel charge that could see her jailed next week is a government ploy to intimidate all critical voices, but she refuses to be silenced and still holds out hope of winning.
Inmates show off crochet creations in Brazil prison fashion show
AFP, Published on 23/05/2019
» SAO PAULO - The catwalk came to a Brazilian prison Wednesday when models from the Sao Paulo Fashion Week paraded a collection at a maximum security facility in front of the inmates who created them.