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Shoe thrown at Breivik during trial
Saturday 12 May 2012
The trial of Anders Behring Breivik was interrupted yesterday when the brother of one of his 77 victims hurled a shoe at the confessed mass killer and yelled, "Go to hell".
Anders Breivik trial interrupted by spectator throwing shoe
Friday 11 May 2012
The trial of Anders Behring Breivik was interrupted briefly today by a spectator who hurled a shoe at the confessed mass killer and yelled "go to hell" before being escorted from the court room, witnesses said.
Man dressed as mother in scam
Saturday 05 May 2012
A New Yorker who dressed as his dead mother as part of a property scam – using lipstick, manicured nails and even an oxygen tank at a meeting – has been convicted of fraud and faces up to 83 years in jail.
'Breivik told us he was a policeman,' say witnesses
Friday 04 May 2012
Witnesses described yesterday how Anders Behring Breivik tricked them into believing he was a policeman on the ferry to Utoya island, where he then killed 69 people.
Ex-CIA man on assault charge
Wednesday 02 May 2012
A former CIA contractor who caused an international incident when he shot dead two men in Pakistan last year has pleaded not guilty to charges of assaulting a man in a dispute over a parking spot outside a bagel shop in Colorado.
Cannabis tourism up in smoke? Judge backs foreigner café ban
Friday 27 April 2012
Discussions ongoing regarding the introduction of a so-called 'weed pass'
Amish in court over haircut attacks
Friday 20 April 2012
Sixteen men and women pleaded not guilty in beard- and hair-cutting attacks against fellow Amish in the US state of Ohio.
Anders Breivik admits massacre but pleads not guilty claiming it was self defence
Monday 16 April 2012
A right wing extremist who admitted killing 77 people in a gun and bomb rampage in Norway last year has pleaded not guilty to criminal charges, claiming he was acting in self defence.
Netherlands' 'next top model' Ananda Marchildon wins agency lawsuit
Wednesday 07 March 2012
A former model who won the television show "Holland's Next Top Model" has won a lawsuit against the Elite modeling agency after she was dropped for having hips that were supposedly too large.
Megaupload founder Kim Dotcom released on bail
Wednesday 22 February 2012
Kim Dotcom, the founder of the file-sharing website Megaupload, was released on bail today after a New Zealand judge determined that authorities have seized any funds he could have used to flee the country.
Jewish Indiana Jones faces jail after admitting to $1m fraud
Saturday 04 February 2012
A charity co-founder who claimed he travelled the world as a "Jewish Indiana Jones" to rescue Torahs has pleaded guilty to fraud charges, admitting that he lied about his exploits.
Bali bombing suspect's wife jailed
Wednesday 04 January 2012
The wife of the main suspect in the 2002 Bali bombings has been jailed for 27 months by an Indonesian court for immigration violations.
Murdoch's £100m plan to settle hacking cases before they get to court
Thursday 29 December 2011
News International will use legal fund to prevent further revelations
Car-maker Saab files for bankruptcy
Monday 19 December 2011
Car-maker Saab has filed for bankruptcy, according to a Swedish court.
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