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Monday, September 24, 2012 9:40 PM PDT

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News: 5th instructor sentenced in Air Force sex scandal Alaska militia member receives 5-years prison term Ex-Intel executive sentenced in NY for fraud Ex-Intel executive sentenced in NYC for fraud Alaska militia member sentenced to 5 years prison UK Home Office says radical Muslim cleric Abu Hamza loses appeal, to be extradited to US soon Nigeria: 150 arrested in sweep against sect Indonesian sentenced for smuggling migrants on overcrowded board boat that sank, killing 200 Dozens arrested after Saudi prison protest Bo Xilai case: Police chief Wang Lijun gets 15 years, avoids death penalty Dozens injured, 20 arrested when massive riot erupts at Foxconn plant [video] Iraq shrugs off calls to reconsider death penalty Four arrested over wave of kidnappings in Mozambique 60 hurt, 11 arrested as fans riot when turned back from attending MTV show in Spain 60 hurt, 11 arrested as fans riot at Spain MTV gig Army Deserter Arrested at Border; Opposed Iraq War Bahrain says it arrested 29 during protest on Friday Suspect in Guatemala killings extradited to US Guatemalan massacre suspect extradited to US 4 more sentenced in sexual assault of Texas girl Bond at risk for Ohio Amish hate-crime defendants 3 more sentenced in sexual assault of Texas girl Another sentenced in sexual assault of Texas girl Stepmother may make plea in Alabama girl's death Oregon Man Pleads Guilty to Threatening Obama 5th instructor sentenced in Air Force sex scandal Mon,24 Sep 2012 06:47 PM PDT Associated Press - An Air Force basic training instructor has been sentenced to 45 days' confinement for being sexually involved with a female trainee on a Texas base rocked by a sex scandal. Full Story Top Alaska militia member receives 5-years prison term Mon,24 Sep 2012 06:29 PM PDT Associated Press - An Alaska militia group member found guilty of weapons charges was sentenced Monday to five years in federal prison in a case involving others convicted of conspiring to kill government officials. Full Story Top Ex-Intel executive sentenced in NY for fraud Mon,24 Sep 2012 06:12 PM PDT Associated Press - A former Intel Corp. executive who fed confidential information to a billionaire hedge fund founder accused in a massive insider trading case earned leniency on Monday at his own sentencing. Full Story Top Ex-Intel executive sentenced in NYC for fraud Mon,24 Sep 2012 02:25 PM PDT Associated Press - A former Intel executive was credited for his extensive cooperation as he was sentenced in New York to probation for feeding confidential information about the computer-chip maker to a billionaire hedge fund manager. Full Story Top Alaska militia member sentenced to 5 years prison Mon,24 Sep 2012 02:16 PM PDT Associated Press - A member of an Alaska militia group has been sentenced to five years in federal prison for his conviction on weapons charges. Full Story Top UK Home Office says radical Muslim cleric Abu Hamza loses appeal, to be extradited to US soon Mon,24 Sep 2012 10:52 AM PDT Associated Press - LONDON - Britain's Home Office says radical Muslim cleric Abu Hamza al-Masri has lost an appeal regarding his extradition to the United States and that authorities will hand him over as soon as possible. Full Story Top Nigeria: 150 arrested in sweep against sect Mon,24 Sep 2012 10:15 AM PDT Associated Press - Nigeria's military says it arrested more than 150 people and killed 36 others in a campaign across the nation's northeast to disrupt a radical Islamist sect. Full Story Top Indonesian sentenced for smuggling migrants on overcrowded board boat that sank, killing 200 Mon,24 Sep 2012 09:43 AM PDT Associated Press - JAKARTA, Indonesia - Reports say an Indonesian military tribunal has sentenced a soldier to six years in jail for attempting to smuggle illegal migrants to Australia on board an overcrowded boat that sank last December, killing about 200 people. Full Story Top Dozens arrested after Saudi prison protest Mon,24 Sep 2012 07:35 AM PDT Reuters - JEDDAH (Reuters) - Security forces on Monday detained dozens of men who had staged a protest near a prison in central Saudi Arabia to press for the release of relatives, demonstrators and a rights activist said. The arrests were made after police had confined the protesters, who included women and small children, to a desert area outside the prison where they were kept without food or water for nearly a day, protesters and activists said. It was a rare demonstration in the world's biggest oil exporter, where protests are banned. ... Full Story Top Bo Xilai case: Police chief Wang Lijun gets 15 years, avoids death penalty Mon,24 Sep 2012 05:28 AM PDT Christian Science Monitor - The former police chief whose attempted defection to the United States uncorked China's biggest political scandal in decades was sentenced Monday to 15 years in jail. Full Story Top Dozens injured, 20 arrested when massive riot erupts at Foxconn plant [video] Mon,24 Sep 2012 05:00 AM PDT BGR News - Approximately 40 people were injured and 20 were arrested when a massive riot broke out Sunday at Foxconn's (2038) Taiyuan plant in Northern China. Details are still conflicting, however early reports from Engadget suggest the incident began after a security guard struck a worker during anti-Japan protests at around 10:00 p.m. local time on Sunday. The plant, which manufactures magnesium alloy components and LED lighting products, has been closed following the incident. Reports suggest as many as 2,000 workers were involved. Foxconn issued a preliminary statement suggesting the incident was triggered by "a fight among workers from different production lines," but the company noted it is "still investigating the cause of the fight and the number of people involved." A video of the Full Story Top Iraq shrugs off calls to reconsider death penalty Sun,23 Sep 2012 09:35 AM PDT Associated Press - Iraq has executed nearly 100 people so far this year, a big increase over previous years that has intensified concern about whether defendants are receiving fair trials in a country where the United States has spent billions of dollars trying to reform the judicial system after decades of dictatorship. Full Story Top Four arrested over wave of kidnappings in Mozambique Sat,22 Sep 2012 08:27 AM PDT Reuters - MAPUTO (Reuters) - Mozambique police have arrested four men accused of running a kidnapping ring behind more than 20 abductions in the capital Maputo in the past year. The alleged ring-leader, Bakhir Ayoob, is the son-in-law of Mohamed Bachir Suleman, a wealthy businessman in the city. Washington has branded Suleman a drug kingpin and in 2010 banned U.S. companies from having any financial dealings with him. Wealthy Muslims have been the main targets of the kidnappings, which began in November. All those abducted were released after ransoms were paid. ... Full Story Top 60 hurt, 11 arrested as fans riot when turned back from attending MTV show in Spain Sat,22 Sep 2012 08:12 AM PDT Associated Press - MADRID - Officials say 60 people have been injured and 11 arrested when music fans rioted outside a Madrid theatre after it closed its doors to avoid exceeding its capacity limits. Full Story Top 60 hurt, 11 arrested as fans riot at Spain MTV gig Sat,22 Sep 2012 08:03 AM PDT Associated Press - Officials say 60 people have been injured and 11 arrested when music fans rioted outside a Madrid theater after it closed its doors to avoid exceeding its capacity limits. Full Story Top Army Deserter Arrested at Border; Opposed Iraq War Sat,22 Sep 2012 03:01 AM PDT ABC OTUS News - A female U.S. Army deserter who in 2007 moved to Canada to avoid being sent back to Iraq was arrested Thursday. Authorities took her into custody at a border crossing in New York after the Canadian government ordered her deported. Thirty-year-old Kimberly Rivera, an Army... Full Story Top Bahrain says it arrested 29 during protest on Friday Sat,22 Sep 2012 02:38 AM PDT Reuters - DUBAI (Reuters) - Bahrain arrested 29 people in the commercial district of the capital Manama on Friday as anti-government protesters marched in the city centre in defiance of a government ban, state media said late on Friday. Bahrain, where the U.S. Fifth Fleet is based, has been in political turmoil since a protest movement dominated by majority Shi'ite Muslims erupted in February 2011 demanding the Sunni-led monarchy enact democratic reforms. The demonstration was organized by an opposition group called February 14, said Jasim Husain, one of the leaders of the main opposition group, Wefaq. ... Full Story Top Suspect in Guatemala killings extradited to US Sat,22 Sep 2012 01:37 AM PDT Associated Press - A former Guatemalan soldier accused of taking part in a massacre during that country's civil war more than a quarter century ago has been extradited to California where he faces immigration fraud charges. Full Story Top Guatemalan massacre suspect extradited to US Fri,21 Sep 2012 10:01 PM PDT Associated Press - A former Guatemalan soldier accused of being involved in a 1982 massacre during that country's civil war was extradited Friday to California where he faces immigration fraud charges. Full Story Top 4 more sentenced in sexual assault of Texas girl Fri,21 Sep 2012 03:47 PM PDT Associated Press - Four men who pleaded guilty in the repeated sexual assault of an 11-year-old Texas girl were each sentenced Friday to 15 years in prison, terms they agreed to in deals with prosecutors. Full Story Top Bond at risk for Ohio Amish hate-crime defendants Fri,21 Sep 2012 01:23 PM PDT Associated Press - Nine of 16 Amish convicted in beard- and hair-cutting attacks on fellow Amish in Ohio have remained free, but the government asked Friday to have them locked up, which could leave up to 50 children with one or both parents behind bars. Full Story Top 3 more sentenced in sexual assault of Texas girl Fri,21 Sep 2012 01:21 PM PDT Associated Press - Three men who pleaded guilty to sexually assaulting a then-11-year-old Texas girl in 2010 have each been sentenced to 15 years in prison. Full Story Top Another sentenced in sexual assault of Texas girl Fri,21 Sep 2012 10:30 AM PDT Associated Press - One of six men who have pleaded guilty in the repeated sexual assault of a young southeast Texas girl over a three-month period in late 2010 was sentenced Friday to 15 years in prison, the term he agreed to in his deal with prosecutors. Full Story Top Stepmother may make plea in Alabama girl's death Fri,21 Sep 2012 10:08 AM PDT Associated Press - A defense attorney said Friday a plea deal may be in the works for the stepmother of a 9-year-old Alabama girl who prosecutors say was run to death as punishment for lying. Full Story Top Oregon Man Pleads Guilty to Threatening Obama Thu,20 Sep 2012 10:00 PM PDT ABC OTUS News - Portland, Ore., man pleads guilty to threatening Obama, says he was in 'terrible mental state' Full Story Top

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