US court sets aside laden aide’s conviction
Washington: A US appeals court on Friday set aside the military commission conviction of a Guantanamo Bay detainee who allegedly produced an Al Qaeda recruiting video and served as Osama bin laden's personal assistant and public relations secretary.
Bahrain jails 57 Shias on bomb plot charges
Dubai: A court in Bahrain has handed down sentences of up to life imprisonment against 57 Shias accused of plotting attacks against police and other targets, state media reported.
Former IMF chief acquitted of pimping
Paris: A French court on Friday acquitted former International Monetary Fund (IMF) chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn of pimping. Strauss-Kahn, 66 — widely known by his initials DSK — was accused of helping to procure sex workers for an alleged prostitution ring based at a hotel in lille, BBC reported.
Indian-origin man jumps in front of train in US
New York: A 48-year-old Indian-origin man has been killed after he allegedly jumped in front of a train at a railway station in New York’s Hartsdale town. The victim identified as Rakesh Bali, a Scarsdale resident, died from blunt force injuries after jumping in front of the train at the Hartsdale Metro-North station, the Westchester County Medical Examiner’s office said.
Ukraine may freeze debt payments to fund war
Kiev: Ukraine’s premier warned on Friday that Kiev would freeze its debt repayments if no immediate deal was found with private lenders because it had to fund its escalating campaign against pro-Russian fighters.
French airport detains 6-yr-old in ID crackdown
Paris: Paris airport police held a 6-year-old French girl for three days on suspicion she had a fake passport until a judge ordered her released into her mother’s arms, a lawyer said on Friday. Authorities insist that police were just doing their jobs to protect children from trafficking.