Life Sentence for Argentine's Ex-Army Chief

Former commander of the regional Third Army Corps in Cordoba, Luciano Benjamin Menendez, was given a life sentence for committing 'dirty crimes' during the military dictatorship of Argentina."A court in Argentina...

Austrian far-right leader Haider 'dies in car crash'

Austrian far-right leader Joerg Haider has been killed in a car accident, according to a report from the APA news agency.""The governor of Carinthia and leader of the BZOe (Alliance for Austria's Future) Joerg Haider...

Face (and body) of 'hooker cop'

The Sun unmask the alleged WPC prostitute known as “Kelly”, the woman cop who worked as a £100-an-hour hooker. " THIS is Vikki Thorne, the woman cop nicked for allegedly working as a £100-an-hour hooker. ...

Booted cop in nude lapdance

" THE woman cop who worked as a £100-an-hour hooker did raunchy lapdances for clients in just knee-high boots, The Sun can reveal. The sexy routine made the WPC one of the most popular escorts on website...

Secret court may jail Burma comic Maung Thura for helping Cyclone Nargis victims

Burma's most popular comedian, Maung Thura who is well known as Zarganar faces 20 years in Rangoon’s notorious Insein prison for helping Cyclone Nargis victims in the Irrawaddy delta " The repressive and...

50 years for family of burglars who stole £35million from stately home

A notorious English criminal family has broken up, and four of its members sentenced to 50 years behind bars. The Johnson family gang was responsible for a huge number of heists and lived a luxurious lifestyle."A GANG of gypsy burglars have been jailed for Britain's biggest...

Secret deal kept British Army out of battle for Basra

Reports today in British papers are claiming that a secret deal between the al-Mahdi militia in Basra prevented British forces from entering Basrea for nearly a week while US forces were bogged down there. At the time, there was great confusion and speculation about why the...

Spain frees notorious Eta killer

Jose Ignacio de Juana Chaos, also known as the ETA Killer was released from prison on August 2, 2008. De Juan Chaos was originally sentenced to 3000 years in prison on charges of terrorism and murder for his killings...

The mom and the monster

"The matriarch of one of Hong Kong's richest corporate dynasties sat down with the city's most notorious crime bosses and negotiated the payment of a HK$600 million ransom for the release of her eldest son, The...

Reaching out from death row

Scores of California's most notorious convicts have pen-pal postings and personalized Web pages. Civil libertarians applaud the development as the exercise of free speech; victims' rights advocates say"Prisoners are barred from direct computer access that officials say could...

The cars that Saddam’s son used to own are unearthed

Iraqi police displayed five cars that belonged to Odai Hussein, the eldest son of Saddam Hussein, today. The display featured two Rolls Royces and several vintage classics. The fate of these classy cars was by no...

U.S. court reveals B.C. gang details

OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorBoy, you know you're in trouble when even Mexico won't let you cross the Border. The United Nations gang, a British Columbia based Gang was busted by RCMP in BC, while it's...

"Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired"

""Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired" (June 9, HBO) explores the implausible events that took place between these dates, along with details, before and after, that forever altered the life and career of acclaimed...

'I was drunk, I wasn't thinking'

" IRONWOMAN Candice Falzon has admitted regret over her notorious toilet tryst with Sonny Bill Williams, blaming the "out of character" situation on alcohol and a lack of critical thinking.Appearing on last nights...

Notorious gay basher kills himself in jail

OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorOne can be sure, Police won't investigate too hard on this one. Karma has a way of evening things out sometimes." Notorious gay basher kills himself in jailQuebec...

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