'Salman knew his reckless driving could cause death'
MUMBAI: Upholding a magistrate court's decision to try actor Salman Khan on the serious culpable homicide charge in the 2002 hit-and-run case, a sessions court judge dismissed the defence argument...
View ArticleDad faces charges for sjambok attack
Durban - An uMhlanga man allegedly beat his nine-year-old son with a sjambok, causing such injuries that the child had to be admitted to hospital. The 40-year-old father, who was arrested and charged...
View ArticleVolunteers needed for ground-breaking new crime reduction project...
(Source: Darlington Borough Council) RESIDENTS across Darlington are being given the opportunity to take part in a new People's Court trial project which will see the community, police and Council...
View ArticleMcGurk shot fired by teen, court told
Shot dead: Michael McGurk. In a dramatic development in the murder case of slain businessman Michael McGurk, the police have nominated a 23-year-old man as the person who fired the fatal shot....
View ArticleProsecutors oppose Thomson push to avoid jury trial
Former Federal Labor MP Craig Thomson leaves court after being charged with fraud offences in January. His lawyers are pushing for his case to be heard by a magistrate. photo.JPG Photo: Mick Tsikas...
View ArticleAnni’s family attend Dewani hearing
London - Relatives of honeymoon murder victim Anni Dewani were at a London court on Monday for the start of Shrien Dewani’s extradition hearing, the British Press Association reported. Anni Dewani,...
View ArticleAutifony begins £2.75m collaboration to progress first-in-class...
(Source: Imperial Innovations Group plc) Posted on July 2, 2013 in Portfolio Progress Autifony in £2.75m collaboration with Universities of Manchester and Newcastle to progress a first-in-class drug...
View ArticleCricket world body to consider Aamer's ban
Published July 01, 2013AFP Mohammad Aamer (centre) arrives at Westminster Magistrates court in central London in March 2011. Cricket's governing body has formed a five-member committee to consider a...
View ArticleBenjy faces another drug-related charge
AMPANG: Actor Khaeryll Benjamin Ibrahim, or Benjy, was brought to court again to face another drug-related charge. Today, Benjy, 34, was jointly charged with five other persons with possessing 4.7g...
View ArticleSelf-defence claimed in assault trial
A man charged over an assault that left the victim fighting for his life is claiming self defence at a trial in the Christchurch District Court. Justin James Taia, 40, is charged with with grievous...
View ArticleIFS officer moves Delhi HC for anticipatory bail in rape case
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court has sought response from police on the anticipatory bail plea of an IFS officer, currently posted in China, in a case registered by a woman last year for allegedly...
View ArticleMagistrate released on bail, to join Coonoor court today
COIMBATORE: Judicial magistrate S Thangaraj, who was arrested on Saturday on charges of allegedly raping a woman sub-inspector, got bail from the Tirupur district and principal session's judge court...
View ArticlePaperback review: Lionel Asbo, By Martin Amis
Martin Amis's latest, set in the working-class purlieus of “Diston”, concerns Lionel Asbo, lotto-winning oik, and his nephew,...
View ArticleBrit-Indian honeymoon murder suspect Shrien Dewani 'fit to travel' to S....
Tweet London, July 2 (ANI): Indian-origin British businessman Shrien Dewani, who is accused of killing his wife Anni during their honeymoon in South Africa, is fit to be released from a mental...
View ArticlePub opening hours restricted to tackle licensing problems (Redbridge London...
(Source: Redbridge London Borough Council) 1 July 2013 Press release number: PR2074 An Ilford pub has been forced to cut its opening hours after the Council and Police asked for a review to tackle...
View ArticleRelatives in court for Dewani case
Relatives of a woman allegedly murdered by her husband during their honeymoon in South Africa were at court for the start of proceedings to decide whether he will be extradited to face trial over her...
View ArticleNew York Today: Statecraft, Past and Present
A bit of a civics bonanza awaits the city on Monday. The New York Public Library will put on display at noon a Declaration of Independence written out by Thomas Jefferson and a handwritten copy of the...
View ArticleThomson push to avoid jury trial
Former Federal Labor MP Craig Thomson leaves court after being charged with fraud offences in January. His lawyers are pushing for his case to be heard by a magistrate. photo.JPG Photo: Mick Tsikas...
View ArticleDewani's mental health 'improving'
Honeymoon murder suspect Shrien Dewani's mental health has improved and he has talked about returning to South Africa to fight the case against him, a court has heard. The 33-year-old is accused of...
View ArticleElfyn Hughes, 75, on curfew over Holywell assault
A 75-year-old man who grabbed a knife when he thought youngsters had thrown snowballs at his home has been given a tagged curfew order. Elfyn Hughes, from Holywell, Flintshire, went to a neighbour's...
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