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Indonesian Comedian Jailed For 7 Months For Blasphemous Joke
A court in Muslim-majority Indonesia has handed a comedian a seven-month prison sentence for blasphemy after he made a joke about the name Muhammad, a local legal official said Tuesday.
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Nitish Kumar's New Rule: For Violating Prohibition, Jail For Family Too
In Bihar, drinking is a crime for which one's family members can also be jailed. Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's cabinet has just cleared a new bill that says that every adult in a household where liquor is found can go to jail for 10 years, without prospect of bail.
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Raj Thackeray Calls for Sharia-Like Laws To Check Crimes Against Women
Slamming the BJP-led state government over the gangrape and murder of a minor girl here, MNS chief Raj Thackeray today said there was a need for a law like Sharia (Islamic) to check serious crimes against women and children.
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Death Penalty for Heinous Crime Not Barbaric, Says Supreme Court
In the wake of the debate over the death penalty following the execution of Mumbai attack convict Yakub Memon, the Supreme Court has said the death penalty is not inhuman or barbaric and will not violate the right to life and liberty in heinous crimes.
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Indian-American Couple Shot Dead in North Carolina
An elderly Indian-American couple has been shot dead in the US state of North Carolina and police have arrested a 20-year-old suspect in connection with the slayings.
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Indian-American Woman Jailed for Killing Man
A 21-year old Indian-American woman was sentenced to an indeterminate two to six years in prison for killing a man while driving drunk in September last year.
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Policeman Held for Misbehaving With Woman, Daughter
A Sub-Inspector of police was today arrested here for allegedly misbehaving with a 32-year-old woman and her daughter, police said.
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US Officer Pleads Not Guilty in Black Man's Fatal Shooting
A white Ohio policeman who shot a black man during a routine traffic stop pleaded not guilty to murder charges on Thursday as two of his colleagues were suspended.
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'Don't Kill Him,' Woman Yells in Aurora Guman's Sentencing
A woman was jailed for three weeks for contempt of court on Thursday after shouting "Don't kill him!" at jurors deciding whether to pronounce a death sentence on "Batman" theater gunman James Holmes.
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Body Found in Luggage Near Seattle, Second Time Since May
A badly decomposed body was discovered on Monday in a duffle bag near a dumpster in the city of SeaTac, Washington, the second time since May that human remains have been found stuffed into luggage in the Seattle area.
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New York Reaches $ 5.9 Million Settlement in Chokehold Death
New York announced on Monday that it had reached a $5.9 million settlement with the family of a black man who died after being placed in a choke hold, sparking a bitter nationwide debate about police tactics and racism.
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Austrian Court Hands Prison Sentence to 10 for Trying to Join Radical Islamists in Syria
An Austrian court sentenced 10 people to up to three years in jail today for trying to link up with radical Islamists in Syria.
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Bangladesh Charges Rana Plaza Owner and 40 Others With Murder
Bangladeshi police on Monday charged 41 people including the owner of the Rana Plaza factory complex with murder over the building's collapse in 2013 that killed more than 1,100 people.
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Thai Supreme Court Accepts Criminal Case Against Former Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra
Thailand's Supreme Court accepted a criminal case against ousted former Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra today for allegedly mishandling a multibillion dollar rice subsidy scheme, and she could be jailed for up to 10 years if found guilty.
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'Vultures in Uniform,' Says Court of 8 Policemen Accused of Sexually Abusing Minors in Puducherry
Eight policemen of Tamil Nadu face arrest on charges of sexually assaulting two minor girls in Puducherry in April last year. The Madras High Court on Monday dismissed their plea for protection from arrest, observing that the policemen have acted as "vultures in uniform."
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Indonesian Comedian Jailed For 7 Months For Blasphemous Joke
A court in Muslim-majority Indonesia has handed a comedian a seven-month prison sentence for blasphemy after he made a joke about the name Muhammad, a local legal official said Tuesday.
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Nitish Kumar's New Rule: For Violating Prohibition, Jail For Family Too
In Bihar, drinking is a crime for which one's family members can also be jailed. Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's cabinet has just cleared a new bill that says that every adult in a household where liquor is found can go to jail for 10 years, without prospect of bail.
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Raj Thackeray Calls for Sharia-Like Laws To Check Crimes Against Women
Slamming the BJP-led state government over the gangrape and murder of a minor girl here, MNS chief Raj Thackeray today said there was a need for a law like Sharia (Islamic) to check serious crimes against women and children.
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Death Penalty for Heinous Crime Not Barbaric, Says Supreme Court
In the wake of the debate over the death penalty following the execution of Mumbai attack convict Yakub Memon, the Supreme Court has said the death penalty is not inhuman or barbaric and will not violate the right to life and liberty in heinous crimes.
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Indian-American Couple Shot Dead in North Carolina
An elderly Indian-American couple has been shot dead in the US state of North Carolina and police have arrested a 20-year-old suspect in connection with the slayings.
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Indian-American Woman Jailed for Killing Man
A 21-year old Indian-American woman was sentenced to an indeterminate two to six years in prison for killing a man while driving drunk in September last year.
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Policeman Held for Misbehaving With Woman, Daughter
A Sub-Inspector of police was today arrested here for allegedly misbehaving with a 32-year-old woman and her daughter, police said.
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US Officer Pleads Not Guilty in Black Man's Fatal Shooting
A white Ohio policeman who shot a black man during a routine traffic stop pleaded not guilty to murder charges on Thursday as two of his colleagues were suspended.
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'Don't Kill Him,' Woman Yells in Aurora Guman's Sentencing
A woman was jailed for three weeks for contempt of court on Thursday after shouting "Don't kill him!" at jurors deciding whether to pronounce a death sentence on "Batman" theater gunman James Holmes.
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Body Found in Luggage Near Seattle, Second Time Since May
A badly decomposed body was discovered on Monday in a duffle bag near a dumpster in the city of SeaTac, Washington, the second time since May that human remains have been found stuffed into luggage in the Seattle area.
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New York Reaches $ 5.9 Million Settlement in Chokehold Death
New York announced on Monday that it had reached a $5.9 million settlement with the family of a black man who died after being placed in a choke hold, sparking a bitter nationwide debate about police tactics and racism.
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Austrian Court Hands Prison Sentence to 10 for Trying to Join Radical Islamists in Syria
An Austrian court sentenced 10 people to up to three years in jail today for trying to link up with radical Islamists in Syria.
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Bangladesh Charges Rana Plaza Owner and 40 Others With Murder
Bangladeshi police on Monday charged 41 people including the owner of the Rana Plaza factory complex with murder over the building's collapse in 2013 that killed more than 1,100 people.
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Thai Supreme Court Accepts Criminal Case Against Former Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra
Thailand's Supreme Court accepted a criminal case against ousted former Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra today for allegedly mishandling a multibillion dollar rice subsidy scheme, and she could be jailed for up to 10 years if found guilty.
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'Vultures in Uniform,' Says Court of 8 Policemen Accused of Sexually Abusing Minors in Puducherry
Eight policemen of Tamil Nadu face arrest on charges of sexually assaulting two minor girls in Puducherry in April last year. The Madras High Court on Monday dismissed their plea for protection from arrest, observing that the policemen have acted as "vultures in uniform."
