WASHINGTON - A lawyer for former media baron Conrad Black urged the U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday to overturn his fraud conviction, and several justices asked whether the federal law at issue was too vague. The Canadian-born Black, a member of Brit
WASHINGTON - The United States will provide consular support for U.S. exchange student Amanda Knox as she appeals her conviction in Italy in a high profile murder case, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said on Monday. I understand that there wil
BANGKOK - Thailand's revered king on Saturday called on the politically divided nation to unite during a brief public excursion from hospital to mark his 82nd birthday. King Bhumibol Adulyadej, the world's longest reigning monarch, who is regarded
YANGON - Myanmar's supreme court agreed Friday to hear an appeal against the extended house arrest of democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi, as the European Union said it wanted sustained dialogue with the ruling junta. Nobel laureate Suu Kyi, 64, was or
Jose Mourinho may have picked Maicon in his Inter squad to face Juventus on Saturday, but he will not play though as the authorities throw out the club's appeal against a two game ban.Sky Sport Italia claim the club's appeal to have the ban cut to o
ZURICH - Engineering giant ABB said on Friday its lawyers would appeal on behalf of Swiss employee Max Goeldi, who has been held in Libya for over a year and was handed a jail term for immigration offences this week. Goeldi and a second Swiss busin
MPs will be allowed to appeal against calls to repay expenses judged to be wrongly claimed, the Commons committee which considers expenses has said.But the Members' Estimate Committee said it was recommending that MPs repay money when asked to do so
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