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Hong Kong Occupy leaders found guilty over mass rallies
Reuters, Published on 09/04/2019
» HONG KONG: A Hong Kong court found leaders of the 2014 "Occupy" civil disobedience movement guilty on Tuesday of public nuisance charges during the mass protests, in a landmark verdict that comes as the China-ruled city's freedoms come under strain.
Maryland shooting suspect battled newspaper in court and lost
Reuters, Published on 29/06/2018
» The 38-year-old man suspected of killing five people at the offices of a Maryland newspaper group on Thursday had a long-running feud with <i>Capital Gazette</i>, attacking the Annapolis-based family of publications in the courts and on social media.
EPL: Chelsea whipped, Stoke near relegation
Reuters, Published on 02/04/2018
» LONDON: Tottenham Hotspur claimed their first victory at Chelsea in 28 years with Dele Alli scoring twice in the second half as they came back to win 3-1 and cement fourth place in the Premier League on Sunday.
Vietnam oil executives apologise to Communist Party in trial
Reuters, Published on 17/01/2018
» HANOI: Vietnamese executives on trial for losses at a scandal-hit state oil firm used their final statement in court on Wednesday to apologise to the ruling Communist Party, media said, as Vietnam's biggest corruption trial for years draws to a close.
Analysis: N.Korea using Olympics to blunt sanctions, split allies
Reuters, Published on 03/01/2018
» SEOUL/WASHINGTON: After a year of making threats and weapons advances, North Korea's leader appears to be using the upcoming Winter Olympic Games in South Korea as a tool to blunt growing international pressure on Pyongyang while leaving his nuclear arsenal untouched.
'Butcher of Bosnia' found guilty of genocide
Reuters, Published on 22/11/2017
» THE HAGUE: Former Bosnian Serb military commander Ratko Mladic was found guilty of genocide by a UN war crimes tribunal on Wednesday and sentenced to life in prison for orchestrating massacres and ethnic cleansing during Bosnia's war.
India detains hundreds after deadly 'godman' riots
Reuters, Published on 26/08/2017
» PANCHKULA, INDIA: Indian authorities have arrested hundreds of people and cancelled more than 300 trains passing through two northern states after at least 29 people were killed in violent protests following the rape conviction of a self-styled "godman".
Britain's N.Ireland keeps ban on gay marriage
Reuters, Published on 18/08/2017
» BELFAST - Northern Ireland's refusal to recognise same-sex marriage does not violate the rights of couples affected, the Belfast High Court ruled on Thursday, in a blow to campaigners in the only part of the United Kingdom that bans gay marriage.
EU headscarf ban ruling sparks faith group backlash
Reuters, Published on 15/03/2017
» BRUSSELS - Companies may ban staff from wearing Islamic headscarves and other visible religious symbols under certain conditions, the European Union's top court ruled on Tuesday, setting off a storm of complaint from rights groups and religious leaders.