Judge ejects federal prosecutor from court and orders bosses to testify
The rapid sequence of events was the latest indication of growing tensions between the Justice Department and the federal judiciary in New Jersey.
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Belgian court orders trial of ex-diplomat for Congo independence icon Patrice Lumumba’s killing
A Belgian court orders a 93-year-old former diplomat to stand trial over Patrice Lumumba’s 1961 assassination, in a rare case tied to Belgium’s colonial past.
Gunmen kill at least 15 in attacks on 2 villages in northwestern Nigeria, authorities say
Gunmen killed at least 15 people in attacks on two villages in northwestern Nigeria, officials and residents say.
2 men found with hundreds of ants are charged with illegally dealing in wildlife in Kenya
A Chinese national and a local man were criminally charged over possession of live ants in the case that could further shine a spotlight on the trade in rare wildlife.
Shigeaki Mori, Hiroshima atomic bomb survivor and historian embraced by Obama, dies at 88
Japanese atomic bomb survivor Shigeaki Mori has died at age 88.
Shigeaki Mori, Hiroshima atomic bomb survivor and historian embraced by Obama, dies at 88
Japanese atomic bomb survivor Shigeaki Mori has died at age 88.
Vatican appeals court declares mistrial in ‘trial of the century’ against cardinal
The Vatican appeals tribunal has declared a mistrial in the Holy See’s big “trial of the century.”.
Lebanon has proposed the first direct talks with Israel in decades. It might be too late
Lebanon’s government has broken a taboo by proposing the first direct talks with Israel in decades.
Rescue crews race through rubble after a deadly Kabul airstrike, in photos
Rescue crews are still digging bodies out of the rubble of a drug rehabilitation hospital in the Afghan capital Tuesday morning, after officials there said an overnight Pakistani airstrike killed hundreds at the facility. ___ This is a photo gallery cu…
Rescue crews dig bodies out of the ruins of a Kabul hospital hit in an airstrike blamed on Pakistan
Rescue crews are still digging bodies out of the rubble of a drug rehabilitation hospital in the Afghan capital Tuesday morning, after officials there said an overnight Pakistani airstrike killed at least 400 people at the facility.