German prosecutors demand life in prison for man who killed Egyptian woman in court

November 4th, 2009 Verdict due in CIA extraordinary rendition trialMILAN — A judge is expected to begin deliberating the fate of 26 Americans and seven Italians accused of kidnapping an Egyptian terror suspect from a Milan street in 2003. It is the first trial in the world involving the CIA's extraordinary rendition program.

October 27th, 2009 Expert: Slain Egyptian woman had no chanceDRESDEN, Germany — A medical expert testified Tuesday that a knife attack on a 31-year-old Egyptian woman in a German court room caused serious injuries and left her with just minutes to live. Christine Erfurt was giving evidence in the trial of alleged attacker Alexander Wiens, who is accused of smuggling a 7-inch (18-centimeter) kitchen knife into the same Dresden court room in July and stabbing Marwa al-Sherbini to death.

October 26th, 2009 German trial over Muslim's killing in court beginsDRESDEN, Germany — The trial of a man accused of stabbing a pregnant Egyptian woman to death in a German courtroom opened Monday in the same venue amid heightened security. The alleged attacker, 29-year-old Alexander W., arrived at court with his face concealed beneath a hood, hat, sunglasses and a mask.

October 26th, 2009 Man tells German court of Egyptian wife's killingDRESDEN, Germany — The husband of a pregnant Egyptian woman knifed to death in a German courtroom testified Monday that the alleged attacker continued stabbing his wife even after she was on the ground. The suspect, 29-year-old Alexander W., arrived for his trial in the same court room Monday with his face concealed beneath a hood, hat, sunglasses and a mask.

October 25th, 2009 German trial over stabbing death of Muslim womanBERLIN — The trial of a man accused of stabbing a pregnant Egyptian woman to death in a German court — an attack that outraged Muslims — opens Monday in the same courthouse, but under much greater security. Some 200 police officers are to secure the Dresden state court, and bulletproof glass has been installed in the courtroom where the alleged assailant, identified only as Alexander W., goes on trial accused of murder, attempted murder and dangerous bodily harm.

October 16th, 2009 DC mom who lived with girls' corpses due in courtWASHINGTON — A D.C. woman convicted of killing her four daughters and living with their decomposing bodies for months is returning to court for a hearing on her refusal to use an insanity defense.

October 16th, 2009 Judge considers insanity defense waiver for DC momWASHINGTON — A judge is considering whether a D.C. woman convicted of killing her four daughters and living with their decomposing bodies was improperly allowed to waive her insanity defense.

October 7th, 2009 Man sentenced to 7 years in frozen chicken scamNEW ORLEANS — A man who duped the Egyptian government into paying more than $7 million for a shipment of frozen chicken he never delivered has been sentenced to seven years in prison and fined $15,000. Fifty-nine-year-old Alexander Legault pleaded guilty in July and was sentenced Wednesday by U.S.

October 7th, 2009 Cleric in CIA kidnap trial seeks millionsMILAN — An Egyptian cleric allegedly kidnapped from a Milan street in 2003 as part of the CIA's extraordinary rendition program on Wednesday asked for euro10 million (nearly $15 million) in damages from the American and Italian defendants charged in his abduction. Carmelo Scambia, lawyer for Osama Moustafa Hassan Nasr, said his client has been left deaf in one ear and suffering problems with balance and walking.

October 2nd, 2009 Aussie mom gets life in jail for starving daughterSYDNEY, Australia — An Australian woman has been sentenced to life in prison for the starvation death of her 7-year-old daughter. Justice Robert Allan Hulme called the girl's death "unimaginably heartless and cruel" as he sentenced the 36-year-old mother on Friday.

September 24th, 2009 FBI pays wrongly detained Egyptian man $250,000NEW YORK — The FBI paid $250,000 this week to an Egyptian man detained when a pilot's aviation radio was found after the Sept. 11 attacks in his hotel room overlooking the World Trade Center, his lawyer said Thursday.

September 23rd, 2009 Prosecutors make closing arguments at CIA trialMILAN — Prosecutors are making closing arguments in the trial of 26 Americans and seven Italians accused of orchestrating a CIA-led kidnapping of an Egyptian terror suspect. Prosecutor Armando Spataro's arguments Wednesday signal the final phase of the first trial in any country involving the CIA's extraordinary renditions program.

September 22nd, 2009 Oregon woman sentenced to 5 years for Ponzi schemeHILLSBORO, Ore. — A 57-year-old Oregon woman has been sentenced to almost five years in prison for operating a Ponzi scheme.

September 21st, 2009 CHENNAI - S. Nalini, undergoing life imprisonment in the Vellore jail for her involvement in the assassination of former Indian prime minister Rajiv Gandhi, Monday started a fast to demand her immediate release from jail.

September 14th, 2009 Mo. woman sentenced for kidnapping of Kansas girlKANSAS CITY, Kan. — A 43-year-old Missouri woman who already has been sentenced to nine consecutive life sentences for a 2006 crime spree has been given another one.