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News: Italy rules 'no balls' insult for men is a crime Army sergeant sentenced in fellow soldier's abuse Colorado man arrested for bringing gun to theater Jurors to hear openings in Peterson trial Boy arrested over Olympic diver tweets Canadian sentenced to 5 years for role in cross-border smuggling ring Iran Has Its Own Way of Dealing with Bank Fraud: The Death Penalty Apple, Samsung patent trial starts with jury selection UK: Journalist arrested for possible data theft Army sergeant acquitted of negligent homicide in soldier's death US auto supplier pleads guilty to price fixing Singapore socialite sentenced in teen sex scandal Puerto Rico tries tougher sentences in crime fight Colorado shooting: Suspect is charged, no word on death penalty Man arrested after gun brought into theater 2 SKoreans arrested for mobile customer data theft NY woman sentenced for kidnapping, raising baby Prosecutors ask to meet Jung in Avon bribe probe: report 'Predictive policing' takes bite out of crime German accused of pyramid scheme fraud arrested in Las Vegas EYES ON LONDON: Awaiting the royals, angst over empty seats and some arrested activists 2 South Koreans arrested over cellphone hacking ACTIVISTS ARRESTED About 20 protesters arrested at West Virginia mine NYPD to launch all-seeing system to track crime Italy rules 'no balls' insult for men is a crime Tue,31 Jul 2012 06:16 PM PDT AFP - Italy's highest court ruled that telling a man he has "no balls" as an insult is a crime punishable with a fine because it hurts male pride in a ruling on a curious row between two cousins. Full Story Top Army sergeant sentenced in fellow soldier's abuse Tue,31 Jul 2012 05:10 PM PDT Associated Press - An Army sergeant was sentenced Tuesday to 30 days in prison, a demotion and docked a month's pay for his role in the alleged racial hazing of a fellow soldier who later committed suicide. Full Story Top Colorado man arrested for bringing gun to theater Tue,31 Jul 2012 01:32 PM PDT The Daily Caller - Police arrested a man Sunday night after he carried a firearm into a a Thorton, Colorado theater nine days after the Aurora shootings, Kieran Nicholson of the Denver Post reports. Full Story Top Jurors to hear openings in Peterson trial Tue,31 Jul 2012 06:11 AM PDT Associated Press - The saga of Drew Peterson and his ill-fated wives has drawn widespread attention outside the courtroom, and now the murder case against the ex-police officer finally goes to trial Tuesday with opening statements and testimony from the first witnesses. Full Story Top Boy arrested over Olympic diver tweets Tue,31 Jul 2012 02:50 AM PDT AFP - Police have arrested a teenager in connection with malicious Twitter messages directed at Tom Daley after the young Olympic diver missed out on a medal. Full Story Top Canadian sentenced to 5 years for role in cross-border smuggling ring Tue,31 Jul 2012 02:01 AM PDT Associated Press - GREAT FALLS, Mont. - U.S. and Canadian authorities said a smuggling ring used remote parts of the border to move more than 1,000 kilograms of cocaine into Canada and 1.3 million tablets of ecstasy into the United States over more than two years. Full Story Top Iran Has Its Own Way of Dealing with Bank Fraud: The Death Penalty Mon,30 Jul 2012 03:31 PM PDT The Atlantic Wire - If toothless federal regulations is your pet cause, look to Iran for inspiration: It just sentenced four bankers involved in a billion-dollar financial scandal to death. On Monday, an Iranian court dished out sentences in the country's biggest bank-fraud scandal to date: The embezzlement of $2.6 billion. Besides the four death sentences, 39 people were tried, two people were sent to life in prison and the others received jail sentences of up to 25 years. ... Full Story Top Apple, Samsung patent trial starts with jury selection Mon,30 Jul 2012 03:28 PM PDT Reuters - SAN JOSE, California (Reuters) - A Google employee, at least five patent owners and plenty of iPhone and iPad consumers were among the potential jurors summoned to court on Monday in a high-stakes U.S. patent battle between Apple Inc and Samsung Electronics Co Ltd. U.S. District Judge Lucy Koh spent several hours examining jurors about their backgrounds and biases, as the companies began the trial after more than a year of pretrial jousting, with billions of dollars in the balance. ... Full Story Top UK: Journalist arrested for possible data theft Mon,30 Jul 2012 02:59 PM PDT Associated Press - British police said Monday a 51-year-old journalist has been arrested as part of an investigation into the use of information taken from stolen mobile phones. Full Story Top Army sergeant acquitted of negligent homicide in soldier's death Mon,30 Jul 2012 02:36 PM PDT Reuters - WINSTON-SALEM, North Carolina (Reuters) - A military jury found a U.S. Army sergeant not guilty on Monday of negligent homicide in the death of a Chinese-American soldier who officials say killed himself in Afghanistan after enduring hazing and racial slurs. Sergeant Adam Holcomb, 30, was the first of eight soldiers to face a court-martial in connection with Private Danny Chen's death in October 2011. ... Full Story Top US auto supplier pleads guilty to price fixing Mon,30 Jul 2012 02:08 PM PDT AFP - A US auto parts supplier has become the latest company to plead guilty to fixing prices of parts sold to German automakers following an international probe, US prosecutors said Monday. Full Story Top Singapore socialite sentenced in teen sex scandal Mon,30 Jul 2012 01:52 PM PDT AFP - A prominent Singaporean businessman was sentenced to three months in jail Monday for having paid sex with a minor, as dozens of other accused men await their fate in a prostitution scandal. Full Story Top Puerto Rico tries tougher sentences in crime fight Mon,30 Jul 2012 12:06 PM PDT Associated Press - An updated penal code signed into law Monday by the Puerto Rican governor increases prison sentences for homicide, assault and other offenses as the U.S. island territory struggles to contain crime and the widespread perception that violence is out of control. Full Story Top Colorado shooting: Suspect is charged, no word on death penalty Mon,30 Jul 2012 11:48 AM PDT Christian Science Monitor - James Holmes had his second court appearance Monday, as prosecutors formally filed the charges against him. Full Story Top Man arrested after gun brought into theater Mon,30 Jul 2012 10:24 AM PDT Associated Press - A man was arrested and nine theaters were evacuated after someone carried a gun into a multiplex in Colorado, police said. Full Story Top 2 SKoreans arrested for mobile customer data theft Mon,30 Jul 2012 01:39 AM PDT Associated Press - South Korean police said they arrested two men who allegedly stole the personal details of about 8 million mobile phone subscribers and sold the data to marketing companies in one of the country's biggest hacking schemes. Full Story Top NY woman sentenced for kidnapping, raising baby Mon,30 Jul 2012 12:08 AM PDT Associated Press - A woman who snatched a newborn baby from a New York City hospital more than two decades ago and raised her as her own was being sentenced on Monday. Full Story Top Prosecutors ask to meet Jung in Avon bribe probe: report Sun,29 Jul 2012 06:24 PM PDT Reuters - NEW YORK (Reuters) - Federal prosecutors looking into possible bribery of foreign officials by Avon Products Inc have asked to speak to Andrea Jung, the former chief executive and current full-time chairman, the Wall Street Journal reported on Sunday. Prosecutors reached out to Jung through her lawyer, Theodore Wells Jr., a defense attorney at Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP whom she hired in recent weeks, the report said, citing people familiar with the matter. An Avon spokeswoman declined to comment. Wells Jr. ... Full Story Top 'Predictive policing' takes bite out of crime Sun,29 Jul 2012 04:59 PM PDT AFP - Crime fighters have long used brains and brawn, but now a new kind of technology known as "predictive policing" promises to make them more efficient. Full Story Top German accused of pyramid scheme fraud arrested in Las Vegas Sun,29 Jul 2012 11:11 AM PDT Reuters - (Reuters) - A German man accused of using an Internet pyramid scheme to bilk investors of over $100 million dollars and then going on the run for five years has been arrested in Las Vegas, a U.S. official said on Sunday. Ulrich Felix Anton Engler, 51, was arrested on Wednesday for violating U.S. immigration law, said Nicole Navas, a spokeswoman for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Engler is wanted by German authorities on multiple criminal charges after allegedly defrauding several thousand German, Swiss and Austrian investors. If convicted, he faces up to 20 years in prison. ... Full Story Top EYES ON LONDON: Awaiting the royals, angst over empty seats and some arrested activists Sun,29 Jul 2012 05:51 AM PDT Associated Press - LONDON - Around the 2012 Olympics and its host city with journalists from The Associated Press bringing the flavour and details of the games to you: Full Story Top 2 South Koreans arrested over cellphone hacking Sun,29 Jul 2012 03:30 AM PDT Associated Press - South Korean police say they have arrested two men who allegedly stole the personal information of about 8 million cellphone customers in one of the country's biggest hacking schemes. Full Story Top ACTIVISTS ARRESTED Sat,28 Jul 2012 11:26 PM PDT Associated Press - A scuffle between cycling activists and police outside the opening ceremony resulted in 182 arrests, officials said. Full Story Top About 20 protesters arrested at West Virginia mine Sat,28 Jul 2012 04:34 PM PDT Associated Press - Police say about 20 anti-coal protesters have been arrested at a strip mine in West Virginia. Full Story Top NYPD to launch all-seeing system to track crime Sat,28 Jul 2012 03:19 PM PDT Associated Press - The New York Police Department will soon launch an all-seeing "Domain Awareness System" that combines several streams of information to track both criminals and potential terrorists. Full Story Top

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