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Ex-military leader Guo Boxiong gets life sentence for taking bribes

A Chinese military court on Monday sentenced Guo Boxiong, former vice chairman of the Central Military Commission (CMC), to life in prison for accepting bribes.

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Farmers charged for Paraguayan massacre generate further controversy

One of the most bloody pages in Paraguay's recent history, the Curuguaty massacre, which generated a political earthquake, has closed its judicial chapter with the sentencing of 11 farmers in a controversial verdict.

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Trial of seven Hong Kong policemen charged with beating activist set to begin

The trial of seven policemen accused of assaulting activist Ken Tsang Kin-chiu is set to commence on Wednesday, more than a year after the Civic Party member was allegedly “unlawfully and maliciously” assaulted during the Occupy protest in 2014.

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For Chinese, a riveting look at the web

Beijing trial unmasks state’s firm control of Internet companies; QVOD and porn probe

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Aust'n state in world-first trial to assist police deal with mental health sufferers

In a two-year world-first trial, Western Australian (WA) police and mental health workers will join forces to provide better help to mental health sufferers -- while reducing the time police spend on this growing problem.

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Scientists' trial over 2009 quake shows need for better emergency communication

The trial of seven Italian scientists and experts for manslaughter over the 2009 earthquake in L'Aquila highlighted Italy's pressing need of an effective emergency risk communication strategy, analysts said.

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Israel, India test newest Barak-8 air and missile defense system

​The Barak-8 Air and Missile Defense System has successfully completed a comprehensive trial of its components, the prime contractor Israel Aerospace Industries ( IAI) announced on Monday.

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Kunming terrorist attack suspects on trial

BEIJING, Sept. 12 (Xinhua) -- Four people suspected of a terrorist attack at a railway station in Kunming early this year went on trial on Friday in southwest China's Yunnan Province.

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Egypt court postpones Morsi's "killing protesters" trial

Egypt's Cairo Criminal Court on Thursday suspended the trial of ousted president Mohamed Morsi over charges of inciting the killing of protesters to study requests to change the judges panel, state-run Nile TV reported.

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Egypt court suspends Morsi's espionage trial

Egypt's Cairo Criminal Court decided on Thursday to suspend the trial of ousted president Mohamed Morsi and 35 others charged with espionage to study requests to change the judges panel, state-run MENA news agency reported.

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Huawei, Optus conduct world-first Gigasite trial in Australia

Chinese telecom giant Huawei announced here on Friday that the company and Optus, Australia's second largest telecommunication company, have completed a world- first technology trial combining multiple mobile broadband technologies, hitting aggregate throughput of 2.3 Gbps for a single, live network mobile site.

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Former Australian TV star Robert Hughes on trial in Sydney court

Former Australian TV star Robert Hughes is on trial in the Downing Center District Court in Sydney after pleading not guilty to 11 child-sex charges involving girls aged from seven to 15, local media reported on Monday.

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Thousands rally against shark culling policy in Australia

Australians protesting the West Australian (WA) government's shark cull saw thousands of people around the country, with the largest event at Sydney's Manly Beach, Saturday in a show of anger against a culling policy seen as both futile and out of touch. 

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Egypt court delays Morsi trial over jailbreak to Feb. 22

An Egyptian criminal court decided to delay the trial of ousted President Mohamed Morsi and 130 others over the 2011 jailbreak to Feb. 22, state television reported on Tuesday.

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Egypt's Morsi to face trial over insulting judiciary

Deposed Egyptian president Mohamed Morsi and other 24 suspects belonging to the Muslim Brotherhood group will face trial over charges of insulting judiciary, official news agency MENA reported Sunday.

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Egypt court again withdraws from MB leaders' trial

The Cairo Criminal Court on Wednesday withdrew again from the trial of Muslim Brotherhood (MB) chief Mohamed Badie and his two deputies, Khairat al-Shater and Rashad Bayoumi, for allegedly killing protesters in July, citing disorder in the courtroom, official news agency MENA reported.

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9 suspects on trial in Yemen for plot to kill president

A Yemeni court began Sunday a trial of nine suspected al-Qaida members accused of plotting to assassinate President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi by a roadside bomb on his motorcade, the official Saba news agency reported.