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8:59 AM EST
2/7/2012 Chicago cab driver admits supporting Al-QaedaPakistani-born Chicago taxi driver Raja Lahrasib Khan on Monday pleaded guilty to attempting to provide financial aid to terrorist group Al-Qaeda, an admission that could send him to jail for up to 15 years. Khan told the court that he gave between $200 to $250 to Kashmiri with the aim that the funds be used in attacks against on India.

Source:AHN Topics:Crime, Law And Justice, Trials, Crime, Terrorism

7:08 AM EST
2/2/2012 Four men admit attempt to blow up London Stock ExchangeA British court on Wednesday found four British Islamists guilty of attempting to blow up the London Stock Exchange two years ago.

Source:AHN Topics:Crime, Law And Justice, Trials, Crime, Terrorism

8:51 PM EST
1/26/2012 Ex-Marine reservist pleads guilty to shooting military buildingsA former Marine reservist on Thursday pleaded guilty to shooting at the Pentagon, the Marine Corps museum in Quantico and other military targets in 2010 and agreed to a 25-year sentence.

Source:AHN Topics:Crime, Law And Justice, Trials, Unrest, Conflicts And War, Act Of Terror, Politics, Defense, Armed Forces

5:15 PM EST
1/25/2012 WikiLeaks founder to host TV talk showWikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has announced that he will host a TV talk show series, where he will interview iconoclasts, visionaries and power insiders to know their visions and ideas on how to secure a brighter future for the world.

Source:AHN Topics:Arts, Culture And Entertainment, Television, Human Interest, Curiosity, Religion And Belief, Philosophy

2:26 PM EST
1/25/2012 Christian Louboutin, Yves Saint Laurent seeing red over the color redIconic French shoemaker Christian Louboutin was in Manhattan court Tuesday to state its case that is should exclusively own the rights to use the color it calls "China Red," to coat the bottoms of its coveted shoes.

Source:AHN Topics:Arts, Culture And Entertainment, Fashion, Crime, Law And Justice, Trials, Litigation

9:40 AM EST
1/23/2012 Fraud trial of former billionaire Allen Stanford begins MondayThe trial of former Houston billionaire Allen Stanford was set to begin on Monday with jury selection. Stanford is charged with defrauding investors of $7 billion in a Ponzi scheme second only to Bernie Madoff's $65 billion conspiracy.

Source:AHN Topics:Crime, Law And Justice, Trials, Corporate Crime, Fraud

2:44 PM EST
1/20/2012 Vodafone wins Indian court battle against $2.2 billion taxVodafone Group Plc won a court victory in its 4-year tax battle against the demand by India’s government to pay $2.2 billion in taxes for its $10.7 billion purchase of Hutchison Whampoa Ltd. in 2007.

Source:AHN Topics:Economy, Business And Finance, Business, Politics, Government, Crime, Law And Justice, Trials, Litigation

7:38 AM EST
1/17/2012 Google, Facebook face criminal charges in IndiaGoogle and Facebook on Monday rejected criminal charges against them, claiming that they cannot be held responsible for obscene content posted on their platforms by billions of users.

Source:AHN Topics:Crime, Law And Justice, Trials, Economy, Business And Finance, Media, Online, Company Information, Litigation And Regulation

7:41 AM EST
12/29/2011 Government must pay $17.8 million to family of Marine Corps jet crash victimsA federal judge Wednesday awarded $17.8 million to surviving family members of four people killed when a Marine Corps jet crashed into their southern California house in 2008.

Source:AHN Topics:Disaster And Accident, Transport Accident, Air And Space Accident, Crime, Law And Justice, Trials, Litigation, Politics, Government, National Government

3:08 PM EST
12/21/2011 Hispanic community's opinions strong on Supreme Court immigration caseThe Hispanic community is voicing strong opinions on a state immigration law case the Supreme Court has agreed to hear early next year. Spanish language commentators say the court's decision is likely to affect the 2012 U.S. presidential elections and the lives of millions of illegal immigrants in the United States.

Source:AHN Topics:Crime, Law And Justice, Justice And Rights, Trials, Litigation, Politics, Migration