GSTAAD, Switzerland - Roman Polanski has begun his house arrest on $4.5 million bail at his Alpine chalet in the luxury Swiss resort of Gstaad. The film director's wife and two children were waiting for him after he had spent two months in a Swiss j
PERUGIA, Italy - An Italian jury has begun deliberations in the yearlong trial of American student Amanda Knox, who is charged with murdering her British roommate. The eight members of the jury, including two judges, sequestered themselves Friday in
As job descriptions for chief executive posts in industry go, taking over the top job at General Motors is singularly unappealing.The candidate needs to be willing to work gruelling hours, travel the globe, and endure pressure from an assertive and
PERUGIA, Italy - A defense lawyer for Amanda Knox, accused in the 2007 slaying of her British roommate in Italy, argued Tuesday that evidence in the case isn't sufficient to convict the American exchange student. In his closing arguments, lawyer Car
PERUGIA, Italy - Lawyers defending American student Amanda Knox over the gory sex murder of her British housemate Meredith Kercher in central Italy took the floor Tuesday with a verdict just days away. We have waited patiently for this moment, esp
Nov. 30 (Bloomberg) -- Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid begins this week pushing for Democratic unity on health-care legislation, which may mean catering to the whims of 60 lawmakers who know that each of their votes is essential. All 58 Senate D
PERUGIA, Italy - American student Amanda Knox's Italian boyfriend had a romantic approach to the opposite sex and was incapable of taking part in the alleged sexual misadventure that led to the murder of Briton Meredith Kercher, a defence lawyer
PERUGIA - The defence in the trial of American student Amanda Knox for the gory 2007 sex-murder of her British housemate Meredith Kercher in Italy began closing arguments Saturday. With a verdict just a week away, a lawyer representing Knox's then
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