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Mladic ejected from court for challenging massacre witness

April 10, 2013 10:00
Wartime Bosnian Serb army chief Ratko Mladic was removed from a UN war crimes court Wednesday for challenging harrowing testimony from a survivor of the 1995 Srebrenica massacre. Mladic, who is on trial at the court in The Hague on various charges, including genocide, over the 1992-95 Bosnian war, began muttering as the witness started testifying about Srebrenica, the worst atrocity in Europe since World War II.

Mladic removed from UN court as witness recounts massacre

April 10, 2013 08:00
Wartime Bosnian Serb army chief Ratko Mladic was removed from a UN war crimes court Wednesday after challenging the testimony of a witness on the 1995 Srebrenica massacre. Mladic, who is on trial at the court in The Hague on various charges, including genocide, over the 1992-95 Bosnian war, began muttering as a witness started to testimony about Srebrenica, the worst atrocity in Europe since World War II.

Everything in accordance with the law in the Calovskis affair - U.S. ambassador

April 9, 2013 10:50
In an interview on Latvian Radio 4 today, United States Ambassador to Latvia Mark Pekala said that everything is in accordance with the law in the Deniss Calovskis affair, who has been charged with cyber crimes in the United States. Dissociating himself from the specific case, the diplomat said that cyber-crimes are highly serious, as viruses continue to de developed which effect millions of individuals and lead to tens of millions in losses.

Women killed in S. Africa five times global rate

April 9, 2013 10:03
The rate of women murdered in South Africa has edged down but is still five times higher than the global average, with killings by intimate partners a major problem, a researcher said yesterday. A study by the Medical Research Council in South Africa found a drop in overall female homicides over 10 years. But this was not matched by a decline in killings by the victims' partners -- a subject thrust into the spotlight by Oscar Pistorius shooting dead his girlfriend, who he says he believed to be a burglar. The study's lead researcher Naeemah Abrahams told AFP yesterday th

Accused murders granted bail in the High Court

April 9, 2013 09:52
Two Omaruru residents who are accused of murdering a couple at Farm Parry in the Erongo Region’s Omaruru district in March 2009 were today granted bail in the High Court.The two men - Rafael Kahinatjo, 45, and 33-year-old Gabriel Uazeua - were each granted bail of N.dollars 3 000 by High Court Judge Nate Ndauendapo.The bail was granted with conditions requiring that accused Kahinatjo reports at the charge office of the Omaru Police Station every Monday between 08h00 and 10h00.Uazeua, who decided to remain with relatives in Windhoek, was ordered to report himself at the

Fakhrul, Moudud among 10 BNP leaders denied bail; sent to jail

April 9, 2013 08:20
Three Dhaka courts on Sunday sent 10 senior BNP leaders, including its acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, to jail in seven cases filed over the March 1 violence in the city.Of the cases, four were filed with Paltan Police Station, two with Ramna and one with Shajahanpur police stations.

Man pleads not guilty in sexual bribes case

April 9, 2013 07:02
By Teo Jion Chun SINGAPORE (Reuters) - A Singapore businessman accused of bribing three Lebanese football match officials with prostitutes has been released on bail after he entered a not guilty plea in court on Tuesday. Businessman Eric Ding Si Yang, who once worked for the local New Paper tabloid as a football tipster, will contest the three corruption charges that had been filed against him, his lawyer Thong Chee Kun told reporters.

Prosecutor submits indictment in probe into Ozal's death

April 6, 2013 16:24
A prosecutor involved in the investigation into the 1993 death of former President Turgut Ozal has submitted an indictment to the Ankara 13th High Criminal Court. In the indictment, Prosecutor Kemal Cetin names retired Brig. Gen.

Lawyers appeal against Pistorius bail restrictions

April 6, 2013 13:21
Lawyers for Oscar Pistorius appealed against some of his bail restrictions Thursday, saying the Olympic athlete might eventually need to return to track competition to earn money. Pistorius’ lawyers say the double-amputee runner, who is charged with murder in the shooting death of his girlfriend on Feb.

Lawyer promises “bacchanal” after his client extradited to United States

April 6, 2013 11:01
A defence lawyer is promising “bacchanal” after law enforcement authorities confirmed that a 47-year-old woman wanted in the United states on kidnapping and conspiracy charges had been extradited. “If she has been extradited then there will be bacchanal when I get back,” attorney David West told the NEWSDAY newspaper after Acting Police Commissioner and Attorney General Anand Ramlogan had been quoted as saying that Doreen Alexander-Durity had been extradited to the United States on Sunday in connection with the 2005 death of former US soldier, Balram “Balo” Maharaj. The 62 year
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