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Jury selection begins in R. Kelly sex abuse trial
AFP, Published on 09/08/2021
» NEW YORK - R. Kelly, the disgraced R&B superstar who faces a battery of sex abuse charges in several US states, appeared in court Monday as jury selection began in his federal New York trial.
Threat of indictments looms large for Trump Organization
AFP, Published on 29/06/2021
» NEW YORK - Lawyers for the Trump Organization were making a last-ditch effort on Monday to ward off what appeared to be an impeding criminal indictment of the ex-president's company, according to US media.
Turkey jails 22 ex-soldiers for life over 2016 coup bid
AFP, Published on 07/04/2021
» ANKARA: A Turkish court on Wednesday sentenced 22 former soldiers to life in jail for their roles in a failed 2016 bid to oust President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, one of his lawyers told AFP.
US charges N.Korean hackers in $1.3bn theft scheme
AFP, Published on 18/02/2021
» WASHINGTON: The US Justice Department charged three North Korean military intelligence officials Wednesday in a campaign of cyberattacks to steal $1.3 billion in crypto and traditional currencies from banks and other targets.
US Justice sets special counsel probe into Russia investigation
AFP, Published on 02/12/2020
» WASHINGTON - The US Justice Department said Tuesday it had named an independent special counsel to continue probing the 2016-2018 investigations of possible collusion between Russia and President Donald Trump's campaign.
Nissan's $95 million suit against Ghosn begins in Japan
AFP, Published on 13/11/2020
» TOKYO - Proceedings in a $95 million lawsuit brought by Japanese car giant Nissan against its former chairman Carlos Ghosn began Friday in a court near Tokyo.
Huawei exec to accuse US of misleading Canada in extradition case
AFP, Published on 28/09/2020
» VANCOUVER: Chinese Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou and her lawyers return to a Canadian court on Monday to press for her release, arguing the US misled Canada about her alleged crimes to secure her detention on foreign soil.
NFL player among fraudsters accused of stealing $70 mn in pandemic aid
AFP, Published on 11/09/2020
» WASHINGTON - Scammers have stolen $70 million from a program supporting US businesses hurt by the coronavirus downturn, leading to charges against dozens of people including an NFL player, the Justice Department said on Thursday.
Grand jury to probe death of black man hooded by NY police
AFP, Published on 06/09/2020
» NEW YORK - New York's attorney general announced Saturday she would form a grand jury to probe the death of a black man whom police had hooded and forced face-down on a road.
China orders closure of US consulate in Chengdu
AFP, Published on 24/07/2020
» BEIJING: China on Friday ordered the US consulate in the southwestern city of Chengdu to close in retaliation for one of its missions in the United States being shuttered, capping a furious week of Cold War-style diplomacy.