Judges ban cell phones, cameras near criminal trials in courthouse (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)

Judges ban cell phones, cameras near criminal trials in courthouse (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
Criminal court judges yesterday banned the use of cameras, cell phones, personal digital assistants and audio recorders in the areas where criminal trials are held in the Allegheny County ...
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Tired jury adjourns in Green criminal trial - ABC Online

Tired jury adjourns in Green criminal trial - ABC Online

Tired jury adjourns in Green criminal trial ABC Online, Australia - Nov 28, 2007 In Tasmania, the jury in the Hobart Criminal Court trial of former Deputy Premier Bryan Green has adjourned until Monday morning. The jury began considering ... Former Deputy Premier waits for jury verdict ABC Online Green's evidence 'ludicrous': DPP ABC Online Green jury retires to consider verdict ABC Online The Age - NEWS.com.au all 26 news articles

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Trial begins in Sudan teddy bear case

Trial begins in Sudan teddy bear case
Houston Chronicle - There is an innocent misunderstanding at the heart of this, not a criminal offense," Miliband said. He met later with Sudan's ambassador and said the envoy promised to relay the British government's concerns over the case and Britain's respect for ...
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Prison chaplains say criminal justice system is failing - Belfast Telegraph

Prison chaplains say criminal justice system is failing Belfast Telegraph, United Kingdom - 5 hours ago Ireland's prison chaplains say there is an urgent need to find new ways of dealing with offenders as the current criminal justice system is failing. ...

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Immigration officials link man arrested in Quebec to Basque terror group

Immigration officials link man arrested in Quebec to Basque terror group
A suspected Basque terrorist will remain in custody after an immigration commissioner ruled Wednesday that he poses a flight risk.
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'Rapist' let-off under glare
New Delhi, Nov. 28: The Supreme Court has admitted an appeal against the acquittal of an alleged rapist on the basis of a police officer's suicide note that said the accused had been "framed". The petition has ...
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Illegal immigrant who helped boy is still a criminal - Arizona Republic

Illegal immigrant who helped boy is still a criminal - Arizona Republic

Illegal immigrant who helped boy is still a criminal Arizona Republic, AZ - Nov 26, 2007 While the actions of Cordova are commendable, the fact that he committed a crime (entering the United States illegally) makes the use of the term "criminal" ...

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Brooke Astor's son indicted on criminal charges; accused of mismanaging $198M estate

Brooke Astor's son indicted on criminal charges; accused of mismanaging $198M estate
NEW YORK ? Broadway producer Anthony D. Marshall the son of philanthropist Brooke Astor has been indicted on charges of plundering her $198 million estate.
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Charges Filed Against Hospital Chain for Alleged Patient Dumping

Charges Filed Against Hospital Chain for Alleged Patient Dumping
… criminal and civil charges against Kaiser Permanente. Delgadillo has accused the hospital chain of false imprisonment and endangering a dependent adult when it left a 63-year-old woman on the streets …
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Paedophiles named on website
WOMEN would be able to demand criminal record checks to discover if their partners were sex offenders under government proposals to provide greater protection for children …
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Identity theft targeted through Criminal Code - London Free Press

Identity theft targeted through Criminal Code - London Free Press

Identity theft targeted through Criminal Code London Free Press, Canada - Nov 22, 2007 Justice Minister Rob Nicholson announced that proposed changes to Canada's Criminal Code would make it an offence to possess someone else's ID with the ... Ottawa targets identity thieves Canada.com Government bill attacks identity theft Canada.com Identity-theft proposal hailed as a first step Toronto Star Government of Canada Newsroom (press release) - Toronto Star all 31 news articles

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County group looks at changing criminal behavior (Napa Valley Register)

County group looks at changing criminal behavior (Napa Valley Register)
A group of 17 officials from throughout the county’s criminal justice system are set to embark on a planning process that will likely radically transform the county corrections system.
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'Career criminal' has convictions quashed (The New Zealand Herald)
A man described as a career criminal has had his convictions quashed by the Court of Appeal for a second time and will not face another retrial.
Source: www.nzherald.co.nz

Cops caught on arrest video cleared of criminal charges (CBC via Yahoo! Canada News)

Cops caught on arrest video cleared of criminal charges (CBC via Yahoo! Canada News)
Two Calgary police officers captured on videotape dragging and punching a handcuffed man during an arrest could be back patrolling next week after the Crown decided not to lay criminal charges in the incident.
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Underwater squad helps in criminal investigations (The Southern Illinoisan)
KARNAK - Whether it's a lost wedding ring, sunken boat or evidence in a criminal investigation, Dean Hamilton's crew will brave icy and deep waters to recover it.
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Legal Opinion: Verdict of the jury on the workings of the jury system

Legal Opinion: Verdict of the jury on the workings of the jury system
The Independent: One of the great mysteries of our criminal justice system is what happens when the jury is shut away in the deliberation room considering its verdict. Centuries of received wisdom holds that trial by jury is the fairest and safest means of deciding between guilt and innocence. But if we haven't done ...
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AP photographer suspected of aiding Iraq insurgency
International Herald Tribune: He will be sent into Iraq's criminal justice system and an investigative judge with determine what evidence to consider, U.S. authorities say.
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Criminal probe into Foley e-mails begins

Criminal probe into Foley e-mails begins
Florida authorities have opened a criminal investigation into the sexually explicit computer messages that former Rep. Mark Foley …
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Charges Filed Against Hospital Chain for Alleged Patient Dumping
… criminal and civil charges against Kaiser Permanente. Delgadillo has accused the hospital chain of false imprisonment and endangering a dependent adult when it left a 63-year-old woman on the streets …
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2 boys doused with gas, set on fire, police say

2 boys doused with gas, set on fire, police say
Chicago Tribune - Joseph Birkettt said that investigators were at the hospital and the scene of the fire, but that no arrests or criminal charges were expected Monday evening. Kaushik Patel's wife, Nishaben, who is the mother of the boys, was not with the family ...
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Anderson could face criminal contempt charge if he won't testify
ESPN.com - Greg Anderson, who spent months in federal prison for refusing to testify against his personal training client, Barry Bonds , was released on Thursday when Bonds was indicted on perjury and obstruction of justice charges. He could face a possible ...
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Los Angeles accuses hospital giant of dumping homeless patients in Skid Row

Los Angeles accuses hospital giant of dumping homeless patients in Skid Row
Prosecutors filed criminal charges against a major hospital company accusing it of dumping a homeless patient suffering from …
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Brampton Men Face Numerous Criminal Charges - Brampton News

Brampton Men Face Numerous Criminal Charges - Brampton News

Brampton Men Face Numerous Criminal Charges Brampton News, Canada - 6 hours ago Solve problems, prevent crime, maintain public order, and apprehend criminals. • Pursue the highest standards of professionalism in policing. ...

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Citizens' mother is cast as criminal - Boston Globe

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Citizens' mother is cast as criminal Boston Globe, United States - Nov 18, 2007 "I'ma mother, not a criminal," said the slight, soft-spoken woman during a recent interview at the church. To them, Liliana became a criminal the moment she ...

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Families Stay Close After Murder-Suicide

Families Stay Close After Murder-Suicide
FOX News - Michelle spent a semester at college in southern Ohio but didn't like being so far away and transferred to the University of Toledo, where Andy was studying criminal justice and accounting. She studied sports marketing and dreamed of handling public ...
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Prison service faces drastic cuts - Guardian Unlimited

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Prison service faces drastic cuts Guardian Unlimited, UK - 19 hours ago A leaked internal document from the Ministry of Justice, obtained by The Observer, warns that jobs across the criminal justice system will be lost as it ... Q&A: Crisis in prisons BBC News Prison overcrowding is at critical stage, says Lord Chief Justice Times Online Top judge attacks sentencing laws BBC News Independent - ITN all 23 news articles

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Has Bonds Hit His Last Homer?

Has Bonds Hit His Last Homer?
Time.com: With criminal charges hanging over him, he may still want to play. But teams will avoid signing the troubled slugger
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Criminal behind Nandigram violence held - Hindustan Times

Criminal behind Nandigram violence held - Hindustan Times

Criminal behind Nandigram violence held Hindustan Times, India - 3 hours ago A notorious criminal who was allegedly behind the recent violence in Nandigram was arrested from West Bengal's South 24-Parganas early on Saturday, ...

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People with vicious dogs may be vicious too -study
… criminal convictions -- including crimes against children -- than owners of licensed, gentler dogs such as beagles, researchers reported on Thursday …
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A young fighter of Uganda's Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) wearing

A young fighter of Uganda's Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) wearing
… Criminal Court it vehemently opposes, crediting the tribunal for peace talks to end northern Uganda's brutal, two-decade war.(AFP/File/Stuart Price) …
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CBI should continue probe: HC
"Appealable point" in ruling, says Advocate General Balai Roy High Court can initiate usch an inquiry under Article 226, says petitioners' counsel Kolkata: The Calcutta High Court on Friday directed the Central ...
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Fish: Positive tests via BALCO

Fish: Positive tests via BALCO
As suspicions of steroid usage gained in volume and as federal investigators doggedly stayed on the case, the defense from his camp never wavered.
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A teen, a tutor, a tale of child sexual abuse
He is 16. She is 39. They were engaged to be married. Prosecutors say Brenda K. Baillageon, a former teacher's aide from Amery, Wis., had an illicit seven-month sexual relationship with a high school student ...
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Commission Files Charges Against Clinch Judge

Commission Files Charges Against Clinch Judge
A Clinch County judge faces charges that he appointed non-lawyers to hear criminal cases, pressed a magistrate judge to help one of his business associates and signed an illegal order to collect court fees that ...
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Parties seeking special probe on Samsung

Parties seeking special probe on Samsung
Miami Herald - ... we don't trust the prosecution's investigation." Samsung, which has strongly denied the allegations and offered detailed rebuttals to Kim's claims, said it would cooperate in the prosecution probe. The investigation followed the filing of a criminal ...
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Criminal probe of oil spill launched - San Jose Mercury News

Criminal probe of oil spill launched - San Jose Mercury News

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Criminal probe of oil spill launched San Jose Mercury News,  USA - 5 hours ago The US Attorney's Office has launched a criminal probe into the cause of an oil spill that occurred after a cargo ship crashed into the Bay Bridge, ... Video: Ship's Crew Questioned In Probe Of Oil Spill kcratv Criminal Probe Opens in Calif. Oil Spill The Associated Press US Prosecutors Open Criminal Investigation into California Oil Spill Voice of America Guardian Unlimited - CNN all 2,277 news articles

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Criminal probe opens in Calif. oil spill
Yahoo News: AP - Federal investigators began a criminal investigation into San Francisco Bay's worst oil spill in nearly two decades by questioning crew members of a container ship that struck the Bay Bridge, ripping a gash in its fuel tank.
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Criminal Probe Opened In Bay Oil Spill

Criminal Probe Opened In Bay Oil Spill
Guardian Unlimited - SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - The entire crew of the cargo ship that sideswiped a bridge, causing San Francisco Bay's worst oil spill in nearly two decades, has been detained as part of a criminal investigation, a Coast Guard official said Sunday. Capt ...
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Israeli police raid offices for evidence on Olmert
International Herald Tribune - JERUSALEM : About 100 police investigators from Israel's National Fraud Unit conducted unannounced searches in more than 20 locations around the country on Sunday, seeking materials connected with criminal investigations under way against Prime ...
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Israeli police raid government offices as part of Olmert investigation (USA Today)

Israeli police raid government offices as part of Olmert investigation (USA Today)
More than 100 Israeli police investigators raided government buildings and private offices Sunday in connection with criminal probes of Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, a police spokesman said.
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“Acquittal in criminal case has no bearing on disciplinary proceedings” (The Hindu)

“Acquittal in criminal case has no bearing on disciplinary proceedings” (The Hindu)
Mohamed Imranullah S. MADURAI: Government employees can be subjected to disciplinary proceedings even after being acquitted of same charges in a criminal case, the Madras High Court has ruled.
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Man Charged With Trade Theft of Nike
Chicago Tribune - Chapin is certainly not some brilliant criminal mastermind, but I think a victim of circumstances," Needham said. More articles Copyright 2007 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or ...
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Ex-NYC top cop to face criminal charges (AP via Yahoo! News)

Ex-NYC top cop to face criminal charges (AP via Yahoo! News)
Bernard Kerik, the police commissioner under former Mayor Rudy Giuliani who nearly became head of the Homeland Security Department, will surrender to authorities Friday to be arraigned on criminal charges, an official said Thursday.
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Criminal case opened against Georgian opposition protest organizers (Interfax)
TBILISI. Nov 9 (Interfax) - The Georgian Prosecutor General's Office has opened a criminal case against the organizers of the protest rallies that took place in down town Tbilisi on September 7.
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Texas Criminal Court Creates E-Mail Filing System for Urgent Pleadings (Law.com)

Texas Criminal Court Creates E-Mail Filing System for Urgent Pleadings (Law.com)
Responding to sharp criticism, the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals has created an e-mail filing system for urgent pleadings in death penalty and other cases. About 300 attorneys from across the state petitioned the CCA in response to news reports about Presiding Judge Sharon Keller's decision not to keep the court clerk's office open past 5 p.m. on Sept. 25 so that attorneys representing death ...
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TV on DVD Reviews: Da Ali G Show, Family Guy and CSI
… Criminal Investigative Service - The Complete Second Season - the sophomore season is an actual improvement over the first; Gunsmoke - The Directors Collection - one of the most popular …
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Criminal justice system in for major overhaul (SABC News)

Criminal justice system in for major overhaul (SABC News)
The criminal justice system is in for a major overhaul. Government spokesperson Themba Maseko says Cabinet has accepted a report which identifies problems in the way in which the work of the courts and police is coordinated.
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Nick Hogan booked on Criminal Charges (TheCelebrityCafe.com)

Nick Hogan booked on Criminal Charges (TheCelebrityCafe.com)
Nick Hogan, son of Hulk Hogan, to face criminal charges related to August cat crash in which passenger was seriously injured.
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Guard cleared of criminal conduct in wildfire incident (Fox 6 News San Diego)
Members of a California National Guard military police company accused of stealing donations intended for Southern California wildfire victims have been cleared of criminal wrongdoing.
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Alcohol's long role in accused killer Devoe's life

Alcohol's long role in accused killer Devoe's life
Newsday - Eight years later, the exchange marks one of the more reflective moments in a life of alcoholism, failed attempts at rehabilitation and all but continuous criminal offenses that allegedly took an unprecedented violent turn this summer. Authorities in ...
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Polygamous-Sect Leader Warren Jeffs Attempted Suicide By Hanging While ...
FOX News - He also faces criminal charges in Arizona and in federal court in Utah. Jeffs tried to commit suicide in his cell at the Washington County jail on Jan. 28, Nielsen wrote. "He was interviewed the following day, and his mood was described as somber and ...
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Serb nationalist says he will not get a fair trial at U.N. tribunal

Serb nationalist says he will not get a fair trial at U.N. tribunal
International Herald Tribune - Seselj is also accused of planning the takeover of towns in Croatia and Bosnia as part of a criminal plot involving other political and military leaders including former Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic to create a Greater Serbia by expelling ...
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State Farm Sues Mississippi Attorney General over Criminal Probe
State Farm Insurance Cos. is suing Mississippi's attorney general for allegedly violating an agreement to end a criminal investigation of the insurer's handling of claims on the Gulf Coast after Hurricane Katrina according to court papers unsealed last week. State Farm's lawsuit claims Jim Hood reopened a criminal probe of the Bloomington Ill.-based company and its employees "for the purpose of harassment'' and to coerce the insurer into settling civil litigation spawned by the Aug.
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Dando case jury misled, court told

Dando case jury misled, court told
The jury that convicted Barry George of murdering TV presenter Jill Dando was misled by a microscopic speck of gunfire residue of "zero" importance, three appeal judges have been told.
Source: www.bostonstandard.co.uk

Hospital accused of dumping woman on LA "skid row"

Hospital accused of dumping woman on LA "skid row"
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Los Angeles officials announced criminal and civil charges on Thursday against a hospital accused of dumping an elderly homeless woman in a gown and slippers in …
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Miami QB Marve arrested on misdemeanor charges

Miami QB Marve arrested on misdemeanor charges
MIAMI -- Miami freshman quarterback Robert Marve is facing misdemeanor charges of resisting arrest without violence and minor criminal mischief. Miami Police spokesman...
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Scotland 'needs heavier sentences' to deter growth of cannabis factories

Scotland 'needs heavier sentences' to deter growth of cannabis factories
THE country's senior judge warned yesterday of heavier sentences in Scotland than in England to try to curb the boom in cannabis factories north of the Border.
Source: news.scotsman.com

LRA rebels want Ugandan justice
BBC: Ugandan rebels say they have come home to find a way to get International Criminal Court warrants dropped.
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State Farm sues Miss. attorney general over criminal probe (The Clarion-Ledger)

State Farm sues Miss. attorney general over criminal probe (The Clarion-Ledger)
State Farm Insurance Cos. is suing Mississippi's attorney general for allegedly violating an agreement to end a criminal investigation of the insurer's handling of claims on the Gulf Coast after Hurricane Katrina, according to court papers unsealed Friday.
Source: www.clarionledger.com

State Farm files lawsuit against Hood over criminal investigation (The Clarion-Ledger)
State Farm Insurance Co. is suing Mississippi's attorney general for allegedly violating an agreement to end a criminal investigation of the insurer's handling of claims on the Gulf Coast after Hurricane Katrina, according to court papers unsealed Friday.
Source: www.clarionledger.com

Day to Help Clear Criminal Records (Berkeley Daily Planet)

Day to Help Clear Criminal Records (Berkeley Daily Planet)
Formerly incarcerated individuals will have the chance to learn how to clear up their criminal records and “put the past behind them” when Congressmember Barbara Lee and several East Bay officeholders and agencies host the third annual Clean Slate Summit this weekend.
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Solicitor Lynn may face criminal charges over loans - Belfast Telegraph

Solicitor Lynn may face criminal charges over loans Belfast Telegraph, United Kingdom - 5 hours ago Solicitor and property developer Michael Lynn may face criminal charges arising out of allegations by First Active that he was involved in double mortgaging ...

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Toddler killed in car accident near Montreal remembered as a \

Toddler killed in car accident near Montreal remembered as a \
A three-year-old girl killed in an accident involving two teenage drivers is being remembered as a "little angel" by neighbours who live in this community west of Montreal.
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Clinton's Fundraiser Raises Questions
Forbes - Last week, Wang got another memento - a calling card from a Justice Department criminal investigator. The investigator asked Wang if she was coerced into giving money to the campaign and whether she knew of anybody else who may have been forced to ...
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In Rape Case, French Youth Takes on Dubai

In Rape Case, French Youth Takes on Dubai
New York Times: When it comes to the protection of foreigners, Dubai’s criminal legal system remains perilous.
Source: findory.com

Inaction on TB 'almost criminal': Stephen Lewis (Toronto Star)
The sluggish international response to the resurgent threat of tuberculosis is a global health scandal of nearly criminal proportions, Stephen Lewis, the former UN special envoy for HIV-AIDS, said today.
Source: www.thestar.com