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Iraq court orders arrest of Kurd independence vote organisers

AnIraqicourtonWednesdayorderedthearrestofseniorKurdishofficialsresponsiblefororganisinganindependencereferendum,inthelatestsalvobythecentralauthoritiesoverthedi

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FIFA suspends Pakistan Football Federation over laws violation

ByAPDwriterMuhammadSohailISLAMABAD,Oct.11(APD)--TheinternationalfootballgoverningbodyFIFAhassuspendedthePakistanFootballFederation's(PFF)membershipwithanimmedia

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Indian Supreme Court bans firecrackers in Delhi

ByAPDWriterRishikaChauhanNEWDELHI,October10(APD):ToimprovethedeterioratingairqualityinDelhi,theSupremeCourtofIndiaonMondaybannedthesaleoffirecrackersinandaround

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Fukushima court rules Tepco, government liable over 2011 disaster: media

AdistrictcourtinFukushimaprefectureonTuesdayruledthatTokyoElectricPowerandtheJapanesegovernmentwereliablefordamagestotalingabout500millionyen($4.44million)inthe

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Kim Jong Nam murder trial: Suspects plead not guilty

TwowomensuspectspleadednotguiltyofmurderingKimJongNam,half-brotherofDPRKleaderKimJongUn,onMondayastrialbeganinthesensationalcasethatshockedtheworldwithitsColdWa

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Samsung scion Jay Y. Lee set to begin appeal

SamsungElectronicsViceChairmanJayY.LeeonThursdaywillbeginanappealofhisfive-yearjailtermforcorruption,inacasehighlightingSouthKorea’sissueswiththefamily-runcongl

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Thai court sentences ex-PM Yingluck in absentia to five years in jail

ByAPDwriterChenJiabaoBANGKOK,Sept.27(APD)--Thailand'sSupremeCourtonWednesdayfoundex-primeministerYingluckShinawatraguiltyofmalfeasanceinaloss-riddenricesubsidyp

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Pakistan's ex-PM Sharif appears before anti-corruption court

OustedPakistaniPrimeMinisterNawazSharifappearedbeforeananti-corruptioncourtonTuesday,kickingofftrialproceedingsthathesaysarebiasedandwhichthreatentodenthisparty

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U.S. appeals court to consider rights of gay workers

TheTrumpadministrationonTuesdaywillurgeaU.S.appealscourtinManhattantorulethatfederallawdoesnotbandiscriminationagainstgayemployees.TheU.S.DepartmentofJusticeiss

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Kidnapping of UK model in Italy may have been a 'sham', says lawyer

ThekidnappingofaBritishmodelinItalymayhavebeenfakedasapublicitystunt,alawyerforoneofthemensuspectedofcarryingitouthastoldacourt.TheclaimwasmadeonMondayduringext

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How posting on Facebook could send you to jail

IsyourlastpostonFacebookgoingtolandyouinjail?Itmightdoifitruinsacriminaltrial.Andthegovernmentisnowlookingforevidenceofwhethernewlawsareneededtostopithappening.

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Zimbabwe's first lady denies assault, says she was attacked

RepresentativesofZimbabwe'sfirstladysayayoungwomanwhoaccusedherofassaultwastheactualaggressor,allegedlyattackingGraceMugabewithaknifewhiledrunk,accordingtoacour

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Spanish police raids aim to halt Catalan independence vote

ASpanishjudgeorderedpolicetosearchaprinter'sshopandtwoofficesofaregionalnewspaperinCataloniaaspartofaninvestigationintoallegedpreparationsforanillegalreferendum

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Court to hear challenge to Theresa May's £1bn deal with DUP

TheresaMay’sparliamentarydealwiththeDemocraticUnionistpartywillfaceajudicialchallengeinthedivisionalcourtinLondonwithinthenextfewweeks.Thecrowdfundedlegalchalle

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U.S. appeals court rejects Trump's bid to bar most refugees

AU.S.appealscourtonThursdayrejectedtheTrumpadministration’sefforttotemporarilybarmostrefugeesfromenteringthecountry,rulingthatthosewhohaverelationshipswitharese

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French court to rule on Kate topless snaps

AFrenchcourtwillruleTuesdayonwhetheraFrenchcelebritymagazineshouldpay1.5millioneuros($1.8million)indamagessoughtbyPrinceWilliamandhiswifeKatefortoplessphotospub

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South Korean court rejects Qualcomm's request to suspend antitrust order

QualcommInc'srequesttosuspendanorderbythecountry'santitrustagencytotakecorrectiveactiononthewayitlicensespatentswasrejectedbyaSouthKoreancourtonMonday.InDecembe