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Brazilian President Temer survives parliamentary corruption vote

TheCommissiononConstitution,JusticeandCitizenship(CCJ)ofBrazil'sChamberofDeputiesvotedonThursdaytorejectthecorruptionchargesagainstPresidentMichelTemerby40votes

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Brazilian President Temer survives parliamentary commission vote

The Commission on Constitution, Justice and Citizenship (CCJ) of Brazil's Chamber of Deputies voted on Thursday to reject the corruption charges against President Michel Temer by 40 votes to 25.

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Barclays and former bosses face criminal charges over financial crisis

Barclays and four former top executives are facing criminal charges over its emergency fundraising at the height of the financial crisis.

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Barclays and former bosses face criminal charges over financial crisis

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Ousted President Park Geun-hye attends third hearing

SouthKorea'soustedpresidentParkGeun-hyeattendedonMondayherthirdtrialinSeouloveracorruptionscandalthathastakenheroutoftheBlueHouseandintoadetentioncenter.Parkarr

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False terror charges against Muslims cause for concern: Gowda

Touching on an issue that has for long agonized Muslims in India, Union minister for law and justice DV Sadananda Gowda on Tuesday said he is concerned about false terror charges slapped on Muslim youths that are followed by acquittals due to lack of evidence across the country. More importantly, he said legal reforms are in the pipeline to address such cases.

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Former Brazilian president Collor denies bribery charges

​Brazil's former president Fernando Collor de Mello on Wednesday denied allegations accusing him of accepting millions in bribes in a case of investigation into an extensive corruption scheme at the country's oil giant Petrobras.

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Iran charges U.S. reporter with four crimes: report

Iranian authorities are charging The Washington Post's Tehran bureau chief with four serious crimes including espionage, the newspaper reported on Monday.

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S.Korea's pro-DPRK political party dismissed in constitutional ruling

​South Korea's constitutional court ruled Friday that a minor political party, which has been considered as a blind follower of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), should be dismissed.

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Egypt's Morsi may face death penalty for leaking state secrets

​Ousted Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi may face death sentence on charges of leaking national security documents to Qatar, the official MENA news agency reported on Sunday, citing a judiciary source.

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Egypt court acquits ex-interior minister of money laundering charges

An Egyptian court acquitted on Thursday former Interior Minister Habib al-Adly of money laundering and profiteering charges, official MENA news agency reported.

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Thai PDRC leader Suthep indicted for murder charges

Thai former Deputy Prime Minister and leader of the People's Democratic Reform Committee (PDRC) Suthep Thaugsuban on Monday was indicted by the Criminal Court over charges of murder and attempted murders.

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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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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's court refers Morsi's fraud case back to prosecution

An Egyptian court referred back a fraud case against ousted president Mohamed Morsi to the prosecution, as the charges aren't within its jurisdiction, official news agency MENA reported on Monday.

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Military judge rules Manning of Wikileaks case not guilty of aiding enemy

A U.S. military judge on Tuesday ruled Bradley Manning, the Army private who is accused of leaking classified information to whistleblower site Wikileaks, not guilty of aiding the enemy, but guilty of most other charges.