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Berlusconi to face trial over prostitution scandal

An Italian judge ordered Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi on Tuesday to stand trial on charges of paying for sex with an underage girl and abuse of office, according to a statement from the judge's office.

Zimbabwe police seize Tsvangirai's cars

Zimbabwe's prime minister, Morgan Tsvangirai
Zimbabwean police have seized cars belonging to Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai's official escort and arrested his drivers for possessing beacon lights usually found on police vehicles, their lawyer said on Tuesday.
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Lawsuit accuses Google of stealing trade secrets

NEW YORK, Feb 14 - Technology communications company VoIP Inc sued Google Inc. in New York Supreme Court on Monday, accusing the Internet giant of stealing its trade secrets related to online voice technology.
The trial of Mark A. Ciavarella Jr highlights the dangerous gap in the juvenile justice systems of many states - children appearing in court without lawyers

Kids for Cash trial: Former Pa. judge Ciavarella claims money was 'finder's fee'

The trial of Mark A. Ciavarella Jr., a former Pennsylvania judge who has been charged with honest services fraud, wire fraud and tax evasion in connection with receiving $2.6 million in kickbacks from a private juvenile jail facility, resumes today and is grabbing national attention as the case highlights the dangerous gap in the juvenile justice systems of many states - children appearing in court without lawyers.
Pakistani Christians

Pakistan charges killer in blasphemy case

A Pakistani court charged a police guard Monday with the murder of a politician who opposed the country's anti-blasphemy laws, a killing that exposed deep fissures in Pakistani society.
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Egypt faces tough job redeploying tarnished police

The army will need to stay on the streets until a disgraced police force recovers from the heavy damage inflicted by Egypt's turmoil -- an uncomfortable burden for a military designed to fight foreign enemies, not crime. A quick redeployment of the police, which largely dissolved in the first days of the unrest, is a priority for the military command that took control from former President Hosni Mubarak on Friday. It will not be easy.
Sanaa

Yemeni police block protesters' march on palace

Hundreds of anti-government protesters, inspired by the mass uprising in Egypt, clashed with police blocking them from marching to Yemen's presidential palace in Sanaa on Sunday, witnesses said.
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Former Qwest CEO Nacchio withdraws appeal

Former Qwest Communications chief Joseph Nacchio voluntarily withdrew an appeal of his criminal conviction on Friday, marking what may be the final chapter of his long running insider trading case.
Pakistan's former President Pervez Musharraf (L)

Pakistani court issues arrest warrant for Musharraf

A court in Pakistan that prosecutes acts of terrorism has issued an arrest warrant for former military chief Pervez Musharraf in connection with the assassination of opposition leader Benazir Bhutto in late 2007.
Manmohan Singh

Fresh headaches for PM as corruption scam rages

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh faces more political headaches after the Supreme Court pressed for deeper probes into a multi-billion dollar corruption case and a ruling coalition ally was implicated in the scandal.
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Reliance ADA says execs examined in telecoms case

Indian tycoon Anil Ambani's Reliance ADA Group, which controls No. 2 mobile carrier Reliance Communications, said on Friday authorities had examined some of its officials and that it was cooperating.
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Bill O’Reilly’s interview with President Obama (Transcript)

Bill O’Reilly’s interview with President Obama before the Super Bowl last Sunday has elicited a broad array of criticism, particularly from liberals like Bill Maher who claimed O’Reilly interrupted the President too much and didn’t show him enough deference. Meanwhile, conservatives and others called Maher a hypocrite because he savagely had attacked George W. Bush when he was President.
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End of Mubarak era as protests topple president

A furious wave of protest finally swept Egypt's President Hosni Mubarak from power on Friday after 30 years of one-man rule, sparking jubilation on the streets and sending a warning to autocrats across the Arab world and beyond.
In this combined image, Egypt's Defense Minister Mohammed Hussein tantawi is shown meeting soldiers within Tahrir Square in Cairo on January 30, 2011 (Left), and again on February 4, 2011. Video grab (left) credit: Egypt State Television. Still Photo cred

Who is in Egypt's High Military Council?

Egyptian vice President Omar Suleiman announced on Friday that President Hosni Mubarak had stepped down and was handing over power to the Egypt Supreme Council of Armed Forces.

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