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Authorities: Man who shot judge near Ohio courthouse was father of Steubenville football player convicted of 2012 rape
STEUBENVILLE, Ohio (AP) " Authorities: Man who shot judge near Ohio courthouse was father of Steubenville football player convicted of 2012 rape.

Finland attack: Moroccan admits Turku killings
The 18-year-old denied murder and said there was no terrorist motive for the stabbings in Turku.

The Latest: Plaintiff wanted to help others in talc case
LOS ANGELES (AP) " The Latest on a Los Angeles jury ordering Johnson & Johnson to pay $417 million in a case alleging talcum powder causes ovarian cancer (all times local):___12:30 p.m.The attorney for a hospitalized woman who...

George and Amal Clooney give $1m to combat US hate groups
Actor George Clooney and his humanitarian lawyer wife, Amal Clooney, have donated US$1 million to the Southern Poverty Law Centre, a US non-profit that monitors extremists and domestic hate groups, in response to protests in Charlottesville, Virginia earlier this month.

Former BNZ staffer accused of dishonestly securing more than $1.5m in home loans
A former BNZ worker has been charged with dishonestly using bank documents to secure more than $1.5m in home loans.Zhenyu Sun, 34, appeared in Hamilton District Court today facing two new fraud charges for dishonestly using documents...

Jury hears how a man invited a woman to his home for business then attacked her
A woman went to a Wellington man's home thinking they were going to have a business meeting, and instead found a date that she says led to her being raped.

Rape accused threatened to have cellmate 'disappeared'
A prisoner has told a court that his cellmate put a towel over the window of their cell door and repeatedly raped him.

Saving Grace: The cost of diplomatic immunity
Diplomacy has triumphed over justice in the assault case against Zimbabwe's First Lady Grace Mugabe in South Africa, writes the BBC's Pumza Fihlani.

Teenager arrested for dancing Macarena on Saudi street
A 14-year-old is arrested in Saudi Arabia after a clip of him dancing in the street went viral.

Fiji's SODELPA wants Chinese visa free access suspended
The opposition in Fiji has called for the suspension of visa free entry for China's nationals following the deportation of 77 fraud suspects to China this month.

Jury awards $417M in lawsuit linking talcum powder to cancer
LOS ANGELES (AP) " A Los Angeles jury on Monday ordered Johnson & Johnson to pay $417 million to a woman who claimed in a lawsuit that the talc in its iconic baby powder causes ovarian cancer when applied regularly for feminine hygiene.The...

Barcelona attack: Suspect says bigger attack was planned
A man injured in a blast on the eve of the Barcelona attacks was giving evidence in a Madrid court.

Russian theatre director Serebrennikov held in fraud case
Kirill Serebrennikov is suspected of embezzlement and is a critic of Russian censorship in the arts.

Tonga eyes adjustment of judiciary
Tonga's justice minister Vuna Fa'otusia says he believes it is time to appoint a Tongan to be a Supreme Court judge.

Sexual offending doctor likely to be deported before serving full jail sentence
A doctor jailed for indecently assaulting patients will be assessed for deportation back to Malaysia and is unlikely to serve his full sentence.

Police search fails to find further information in Scott Henry murder
Police came up empty-handed up after searching a forest area in central North Island in connection with the murder of Scott John Henry.

Artist facing rape charges told teen students it was a 'journey'
A well-known artist accused of raping and violating four teenage students used his years of experience in the industry to gain their trust, a court has heard.The man, whom the Herald cannot name due to court suppression orders,...