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Cricket-Briton arrested for stealing match tickets - police
Sun,30 Sep 2012 11:15 AM PDT
Reuters - COLOMBO, Sept 30 (Reuters) - A British national was arrested by Sri Lankan police on Sunday on suspicion of stealing 103 tickets for the World Cup Twenty20 Super Eight game between defending champions England and hosts Sri Lanka, an official said. "A British national has been arrested by the police for stealing 103 ICC Twenty20 World Cup tickets which were on sale for tomorrow's match between England and Sri Lanka," Police Spokesman Ajith Rohana said. "He had stolen four ticket books of 25 tickets each and another three tickets from a ticketing counter in Colombo. ... Full Story | Top |
Argentina president's image slides further as CPI, crime weigh
Sun,30 Sep 2012 10:48 AM PDT
Reuters -  BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Argentina President Cristina Fernandez's popularity continued its downward slide in September, sinking to 24.3 percent from 30 percent in August, according to a poll published on Sunday, as high inflation and worries over crime weighed. As recently as September 2011, a month before winning her second term, Fernandez had a 64.1 percent popularity rating while campaigning on promises of deepening the interventionist policy model of her late husband and predecessor as president, Nestor Kirchner. The 24. ...
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Several Montpellier players arrested
Sun,30 Sep 2012 10:26 AM PDT
Reuters -  PARIS (Reuters) - Several Montpellier handball players have been arrested after an investigation into an alleged match-fixing scandal, a police source told Reuters on Sunday. The source, who declined to be identified, said the players had been arrested after Montpellier's league game at Paris St Germain. They were expected to be transferred to the Paris suburb of Nanterre for questioning by police, the source added. A judicial source said on Tuesday that French champions Montpellier were involved in an investigation relating to a first division match they lost at Cesson-Sevinge on May 12. ...
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UPDATE 1-Handball-Several Montpellier players arrested
Sun,30 Sep 2012 10:17 AM PDT
Reuters - (Adds quote, background) PARIS, Sept 30 (Reuters) - Several Montpellier handball players have been arrested after an investigation into an alleged match-fixing scandal, a police source told Reuters on Sunday. The source, who declined to be identified, said the players had been arrested after Montpellier's league game at Paris St Germain. They were expected to be transferred to the Paris suburb of Nanterre for questioning by police, the source added. ... Full Story | Top |
Police: Egyptian TV station owner Okasha arrested
Sun,30 Sep 2012 09:04 AM PDT
Associated Press - Police say the owner of a TV station on trial for incitement after calling for the murder of Egypt's Islamist president has been detained in connection with a series of allegations, including theft of electrical power and issuing a bounced check. Full Story | Top |
Crime at the US-Mexico border goes corporate
Sat,29 Sep 2012 10:21 AM PDT
Associated Press -  When a regional manager for the Mexican Gulf cartel moved his operation to a more lucrative territory on the border, he took along not only his armored trucks and personal army, but also his department heads and a team of accountants.
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Senior ally of former Ivory Coast president re-arrested in Ghana
Sat,29 Sep 2012 01:40 AM PDT
Reuters -  (Reuters) - Interpol agents in Ghana have rearrested a senior ally of former Ivory Coast President Laurent Gbagbo amid a deepening dispute that has led to the closure of the border between the two West African neighbours, his lawyer said late on Friday. Ivorian authorities are seeking the extradition of Justin Kone Katinan, a former budget minister, who was first arrested in Ghana last month during a wave of deadly attacks in Ivory Coast that the government there blamed on pro-Gbagbo exiles. ...
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Chemist in Mass. lab scandal could see new charges
Sat,29 Sep 2012 12:06 AM PDT
Associated Press -  A chemist accused of lying about drug samples she tested at a state lab could face additional charges as prosecutors and defense attorneys sift through thousands of criminal cases that could be upended by her actions.
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Death penalty recommended for California man who set deadly wildfire
Fri,28 Sep 2012 04:38 PM PDT
Reuters - (Reuters) - A California jury on Friday recommended a death sentence for a man found guilty of starting a 2003 wildfire that burned nearly 100,000 acres, damaged more than 1,000 homes and led to the deaths of five people, prosecutors said. Rickie Lee Fowler, 31, had already been convicted of arson and five counts of first-degree murder for the deaths of people prosecutors said lived in the fire's path and died from heart attacks caused by the stress of evacuation and threats to their homes. "We take capital punishment seriously. ... Full Story | Top |
Senior ally of former Ivory Coast president re-arrested in Ghana
Fri,28 Sep 2012 04:17 PM PDT
Reuters - (Reuters) - Interpol agents in Ghana have rearrested a senior ally of former Ivory Coast President Laurent Gbagbo amid a deepening dispute that has led to the closure of the border between the two West African neighbors, his lawyer said late on Friday. Ivorian authorities are seeking the extradition of Justin Kone Katinan, a former budget minister, who was first arrested in Ghana last month during a wave of deadly attacks in Ivory Coast that the government there blamed on pro-Gbagbo exiles. ... Full Story | Top |
Mass. chemist in drug test flap is arrested
Fri,28 Sep 2012 03:30 PM PDT
Associated Press -  A Massachusetts chemist accused of faking drug test results now finds herself in the same position as the accused drug dealers she testified against: charged with a crime and facing years in prison.
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2 more teens arrested in taped Pa. beating
Fri,28 Sep 2012 01:38 PM PDT
Associated Press - Police say two more teen girls have been arrested in connection with the beating of a neighbor on her stoop in a struggling city outside Philadelphia, an assault captured on video and posted to Facebook. Full Story | Top |
Massachusetts chemist charged in crime lab scandal
Fri,28 Sep 2012 12:47 PM PDT
Reuters - CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts (Reuters) - A former chemist accused of falsifying evidence at a Massachusetts state crime lab where she handled more than 60,000 drug samples was arrested on Friday and charged with obstructing justice and lying about her training. Annie Dookhan, 34, was arrested by state police at her family's home in Franklin, Attorney General Martha Coakley's office said in a statement. ... Full Story | Top |
Death penalty challenged in Somali pirate case
Fri,28 Sep 2012 02:40 AM PDT
Associated Press - Attorneys for three Somalis charged with murder in the shooting deaths of four Americans aboard a hijacked yacht want a federal judge to stop prosecutors from seeking the death penalty if they're convicted. Full Story | Top |
California man behind anti-Islam film arrested
Thu,27 Sep 2012 03:59 PM PDT
Associated Press -  The California man behind a crudely produced anti-Islamic video posted to YouTube that has inflamed parts of the Middle East was arrested for violating terms of his probation, authorities said Thursday.
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