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News: Dozens arrested at Montreal meeting Ted Nugent Agrees to Plead Guilty in Illegal Kill of Black Bear in Alaska Costa Rican firm pleading guilty in $670M scam Daughter of Bahrain hunger striker arrested over protest Mali's military frees arrested officials Eight Turkish officers arrested in 1997 coup probe Experts say Zimmerman attorney made smart move Last sentence handed down in Abramoff probe Ted Nugent agrees to plead guilty in illegal kill Three arrested after fatal shooting at Texas cockfighting ring San Diego area school shooter sentenced to life Attorney General Eric Holder Honors Commissioner Of New York City Department Of Correction For Service To Crime Victims US judge commutes death penalty in racial killing Attorney General Eric Holder Honors Arizona Financial Compliance Program With Award, Provides Restitutions To Victims Of Crime Attorney General Eric Holder Honors Two Individuals For Strength, Perseverance In Bringing Justice To A Horrific Crime 3 arrested as Colo school cracks down on pot rally Dallas Trucker Arrested in Mexico With Ammunition Made Wrong Turn, Boss Says Judge: Race played role in NC death penalty case Man extradited to NY to face computer charges Double-murderer who escaped from jail arrested China's top court spares woman death penalty in fraud case Mali's military frees arrested officials Increasingly nasty skirmishes see 150 arrested during Quebec student protest New Zealand journalist 'arrested in Zimbabwe' Mali's military frees arrested officials Dozens arrested at Montreal meeting Sat,21 Apr 2012 03:56 PM PDT AFP - Police arrested dozens of protesters in Montreal Saturday, a day after violent clashes between officers and demonstrators denouncing a plan to develop northern Quebec. Full Story Top Ted Nugent Agrees to Plead Guilty in Illegal Kill of Black Bear in Alaska Sat,21 Apr 2012 02:37 PM PDT The Blaze - (The Blaze/AP) — Rocker Ted Nugent has agreed to plead guilty to transporting a black bear he illegally killed in southeast Alaska back in May of 2009. Full Story Top Costa Rican firm pleading guilty in $670M scam Sat,21 Apr 2012 02:02 PM PDT Associated Press - A Costa Rican company has agreed to plead guilty to a $670 million global insurance fraud scheme. Full Story Top Daughter of Bahrain hunger striker arrested over protest Sat,21 Apr 2012 10:34 AM PDT Reuters - MANAMA (Reuters) - The daughter of a prominent Bahraini opposition activist who has been on hunger strike for over two months was arrested on Saturday evening for trying to stage a protest in the capital Manama, activists said. Sayed Yousif al-Muhafda said Zainab al-Khawaja, who has been arrested before only to be released several hours later, was taken by police after she tried to protest near the Financial Harbor in the capital. She was among protesters who riot police tried to prevent marching inside the city's market area, a Reuters witness said. ... Full Story Top Mali's military frees arrested officials Sat,21 Apr 2012 07:34 AM PDT Reuters - BAMAKO (Reuters) - Mali's military has released all the senior political and army officials it arrested earlier this week, the army leaders behind last month's coup said on Thursday. Separately, neighbouring Senegal said Mali's ousted former president, Amadou Toumani Toure, was on a plane heading for the capital Dakar. Senegal revealed this week that Toure been sheltering in its embassy in the Malian capital, Bamako. Toure fled his palace on March 22. ... Full Story Top Eight Turkish officers arrested in 1997 coup probe Sat,21 Apr 2012 04:13 AM PDT Reuters - ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Eight active and former Turkish army officers were jailed pending trial in connection with the forced resignation of an Islamist-led government in 1997, in the latest inquiry into army interference in politics, news channels reported on Saturday. Retired major-general Erol Ozkasnak, four active officers and three retired officers were formally arrested overnight pending trial for allegedly "obstructing a government from carrying out its duties," NTV said on its website. Four ex-generals and dozens of officers were arrested in the probe last weekend. ... Full Story Top Experts say Zimmerman attorney made smart move Sat,21 Apr 2012 02:22 AM PDT Associated Press - By questioning a state investigator on the witness stand during a routine bail hearing, George Zimmerman's defense attorney showed some of the weaknesses in prosecutors' claims that the neighborhood watch volunteer committed second-degree murder, legal experts say. Full Story Top Last sentence handed down in Abramoff probe Sat,21 Apr 2012 12:23 AM PDT Associated Press - Tony Rudy was among the first people to plead guilty in the long-running probe of influence peddling tied to Republican super-lobbyist Jack Abramoff. On Friday, the former aide to Rep. Tom DeLay was the last person sentenced in an investigation that focused on Congress, racked up 21 convictions, yet netted only one lawmaker. Full Story Top Ted Nugent agrees to plead guilty in illegal kill Fri,20 Apr 2012 09:21 PM PDT Associated Press - Rocker and wildlife hunter Ted Nugent has agreed to plead guilty to transporting a black bear he illegally killed in southeast Alaska. Full Story Top Three arrested after fatal shooting at Texas cockfighting ring Fri,20 Apr 2012 07:47 PM PDT Reuters - EDINBURG, Texas (Reuters) - Three people in Texas were arrested and charged with operating a cockfighting ring, a local sheriff said on Friday, a day after masked gunmen shot three people during a match. Investigators have not identified the gunmen who shot the spectators Thursday morning in a remote area about 20 miles from the U.S.-Mexico border, Hidalgo County Sheriff Lupe Trevino said. Police arrested a man and woman who owned the land where an elaborate cockfighting ring operated for years, and the proprietor who rented the location, Trevino said. ... Full Story Top San Diego area school shooter sentenced to life Fri,20 Apr 2012 03:36 PM PDT Associated Press - A gunman who injured two second-graders when he opened fire on a crowded elementary school playground near San Diego was sentenced Friday to life in prison. Full Story Top Attorney General Eric Holder Honors Commissioner Of New York City Department Of Correction For Service To Crime Victims Fri,20 Apr 2012 02:50 PM PDT PR Newswire - WASHINGTON, April 20, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Attorney General Eric Holder recognized Commissioner Dora Schriro, from the New York City Department of Correction, with the Allied Professional Award today at the 2012 annual victims' service awards ceremony, a prelude to the nation's observance of National Crime Victims' Rights Week, April 22-28, 2012. Full Story Top US judge commutes death penalty in racial killing Fri,20 Apr 2012 02:42 PM PDT AFP - A North Carolina judge Friday commuted the death penalty of a black man accused of murdering a white man, saying race played a role in the severity of the sentence, in the first case reviewed under a new state law. Full Story Top Attorney General Eric Holder Honors Arizona Financial Compliance Program With Award, Provides Restitutions To Victims Of Crime Fri,20 Apr 2012 02:26 PM PDT PR Newswire - WASHINGTON, April 20, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Attorney General Eric Holder recognized the Maricopa County Adult Probation Department's Financial Compliance Program with the Crime Victims Financial Restoration Award today at the 2012 annual victims' service awards ceremony, a prelude to the nation's observance of National Crime Victims' Rights Week, April 22-28, 2012. Full Story Top Attorney General Eric Holder Honors Two Individuals For Strength, Perseverance In Bringing Justice To A Horrific Crime Fri,20 Apr 2012 02:24 PM PDT PR Newswire - WASHINGTON, April 20, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Attorney General Eric Holder recognized two survivors with the Special Courage Award today at the 2012 annual victims' service awards ceremony, a prelude to the nation's observance of National Crime Victims' Rights Week, April 22-28, 2012. Full Story Top 3 arrested as Colo school cracks down on pot rally Fri,20 Apr 2012 01:52 PM PDT Associated Press - Three protesters have been arrested for trespassing on a grassy quadrangle at the University of Colorado where officials are trying to stamp out one of the nation's largest annual campus celebrations of marijuana. Full Story Top Dallas Trucker Arrested in Mexico With Ammunition Made Wrong Turn, Boss Says Fri,20 Apr 2012 09:32 AM PDT Good Morning America - Mexico Has Strict Firearms Laws, and Driver Could Face Long Prison Term Full Story Top Judge: Race played role in NC death penalty case Fri,20 Apr 2012 09:05 AM PDT Associated Press - A condemned killer's trial was so tainted by the racially influenced decisions of prosecutors that he should be removed from death row and serve a life sentence, a judge ruled Friday in a precedent-setting North Carolina decision. Full Story Top Man extradited to NY to face computer charges Fri,20 Apr 2012 07:09 AM PDT Associated Press - A man has been brought to New York from Estonia to face charges he steered millions of computers worldwide toward certain websites and advertisements. Full Story Top Double-murderer who escaped from jail arrested Fri,20 Apr 2012 05:18 AM PDT Associated Press - A double-murderer who escaped from a county jail in Kansas days ago has been captured. Full Story Top China's top court spares woman death penalty in fraud case Fri,20 Apr 2012 04:39 AM PDT Reuters - BEIJING (Reuters) - China's top court on Friday overturned a death sentence for a self-made Chinese businesswoman convicted in a multi-million dollar scheme to bilk investors, in a contentious fraud case that sparked sympathy for the self-made daughter of a peasant. Wu Ying, 31, was convicted by a lower court in 2009 for cheating investors out of 380 million yuan ($60.3 million) by offering annualized returns as high as 180 percent, having spent the money on clothing and lavish dinners as well as buying four BMW cars and a Ferrari with a price tag of 3.75 million yuan. ... Full Story Top Mali's military frees arrested officials Thu,19 Apr 2012 11:21 PM PDT Reuters - BAMAKO (Reuters) - Mali's military has released all the senior political and army officials it arrested earlier this week, the army leaders behind last month's coup said on Thursday. Separately, neighbouring Senegal said Mali's ousted former president, Amadou Toumani Toure, was on a plane heading for the capital Dakar. Senegal revealed this week that Toure been sheltering in its embassy in the Malian capital, Bamako. Toure fled his palace on March 22. ... Full Story Top Increasingly nasty skirmishes see 150 arrested during Quebec student protest Thu,19 Apr 2012 09:07 PM PDT Associated Press - GATINEAU, Que. - Increasingly nasty skirmishes in Quebec between police and student protesters resulted in 150 arrests in one spot Thursday, in a province filled with politically charged anti-tuition demonstrations. Full Story Top New Zealand journalist 'arrested in Zimbabwe' Thu,19 Apr 2012 05:29 PM PDT AFP - Zimbabwean police have arrested a journalist from New Zealand for reporting from the southern African country without accreditation, state media reported Friday. Full Story Top Mali's military frees arrested officials Thu,19 Apr 2012 04:27 PM PDT Reuters - BAMAKO (Reuters) - Mali's military has released all the senior political and army officials it arrested earlier this week, the army leaders behind last month's coup said on Thursday. Separately, neighboring Senegal said Mali's ousted former president, Amadou Toumani Toure, was on a plane heading for the capital Dakar. Senegal revealed this week that Toure been sheltering in its embassy in the Malian capital, Bamako. Toure fled his palace on March 22. ... Full Story Top

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