Two held for molesting Australian woman in Uttar PradeshSeptember 26th, 2009 LUCKNOW - Two men were arrested Saturday for allegedly molesting a 37-year-old Australian woman in Uttar Pradesh's Kanpur district, police said. The incident took place Saturday in the Collectorganj locality in Kanpur when the woman with her husband was going to meet their friends in the locality, police added.
Australian judge sentences former Qantas baggage handler to 12 years in prison for jihad bookSeptember 24th, 2009 Former Qantas worker jailed for terror convictionSYDNEY — An Australian court sentenced a former Qantas Airways baggage handler to 12 years in prison Friday for publishing a do-it-yourself jihad book on the Internet. A New South Wales state Supreme Court jury found Belal Khazaal, 39, guilty of making a document connected with assisting terrorism.
Judge sentences 8th member of Australian terror cell to 5 years in prisonSeptember 2nd, 2009 Australian terror cell member jailed for 5 yearsMELBOURNE, Australia — The last of eight men convicted of being part of a terrorist cell that planned to kill hundreds of people with a bombing in Australia's second largest city was sentenced on Wednesday to five years in prison. Shane Kent, a 32-year-old Australian-born convert to Islam, pleaded guilty in the Victoria state Supreme Court in July to charges that he was part of a terrorist organization and made a film in preparation for a terrorist act.
St. Louis woman convicted of poisoning her 2 children, killing 1, gets life in prisonAugust 14th, 2009 Mo. woman gets life in prison for poisoning 2 kidsST. LOUIS, Mo. — A St. Louis woman convicted of poisoning her two children, one of them fatally, will spend the rest of her life in prison.
Day-long workshop in Kerala to fight cyber crimes against womenJuly 29th, 2009 THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - The Kerala government will host a day-long workshop Aug 1 to find ways and means to tackle cyber crimes against women, state Social Welfare Minister P.K. Sreemathi said here Wednesday.
Man charged in NJ car death of ex-'American Idol' singer known for viral video rejection rantJuly 28th, 2009 NJ man charged in 'American Idol' contestant deathTOMS RIVER, N.J. — A man has been charged with drunken driving following a New Jersey shore car accident that killed an "American Idol" contestant whose angry rejection rant became an Internet sensation.
Manhunt under way after 2 convicted murderers, 1 convicted rapist escape Indiana prisonJuly 13th, 2009 2 convicted murders escape from Ind. prisonMICHIGAN CITY, Ind.
Federal prosecutors drop stalking charges against ex-DC Mayor Marion BarryJuly 9th, 2009 Stalking charges dropped against Marion BarryWASHINGTON — Federal prosecutors have dropped charges against former Washington Mayor Marion Barry, who was accused of stalking his ex-girlfriend. U.S. Park Police arrested the current D.C.
Woman sentenced to 2½ years in prison for stealing Library of Congress workers' identitiesJuly 6th, 2009 Woman gets prison for Library of Congress ID theftWASHINGTON — A woman who worked with her cousin to steal the identities of 13 unsuspecting Library of Congress employees was sentenced Monday to two and a half years in prison. Labiska Gibbs admitted that in spring 2008 she asked her second cousin William Sinclair Jr., who worked in the library's human resource department, to get her the names, birth dates and Social Security numbers of library workers from the payroll database.
Former Washington, D.C., Mayor Barry arrested and charged with stalking womanJuly 5th, 2009 Former D.C. Mayor Barry charged with stalkingWASHINGTON — Police say former Washington Mayor Marion Barry has been arrested and charged with stalking a woman. The United States Park Police said Barry, a current D.C.
NJ man who aired Hezbollah TV programs throughout NYC sentenced to more than a year in prisonJune 23rd, 2009 Man who aired Hezbollah TV shows sentenced in NYCNEW YORK — A man who helped the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah by broadcasting its television programs in New York City has been sentenced to more than a year in prison. Saleh Elahwal (soh-LAY' ee-loh-WAH') was sentenced Tuesday to a year and five months by Manhattan federal Judge Richard Berman.
Police: Woman angry about brother's life sentence rams 81-year-old scam victim's carJune 3rd, 2009 Police: Woman rams 81-year-old scam victim's carHERNANDO, Miss. — Authorities said Bessie Lou Phillips was so mad her brother was sentenced to life in prison for scamming an elderly woman she followed the victim and rammed her car.
Australian woman sentenced to jail for cyber-stalking 'American Idol' contestant Diana DeGarmoMay 29th, 2009 Aussie jailed in 'American Idol' singer stalkingMELBOURNE, Australia — An Australian woman was sentenced to more than two years in prison on Friday for stalking "American Idol" contestant Diana DeGarmo over the Internet from the opposite side of the world. Tanya Maree Quattrocchi, 23, pleaded guilty earlier this month to four charges of cyber-stalking for hacking into DeGarmo's My Space account and intercepting her e-mails and those of her mother, Brenda, and housemate, model Donielle Morris.
Thornton man convicted of killing transgender woman gets another 60 years in prisonMay 9th, 2009 Man gets more prison time in transgender slayingDENVER — A man convicted last month of murder and a hate crime in the slaying of a transgender Colorado woman has received another 60 years in prison after being found a "habitual criminal."
Allen Andrade of Thornton was convicted of beating 18-year-old Angie Zapata to death with a fire extinguisher July 17 after discovering she was biologically male. A judge sentenced him to life in prison without parole for first-degree murder after the jury's April 22 verdict.
Miley Cyrus hates being called 'idol'April 10th, 2009 MELBOURNE - She might have dethroned Britney Spears to be the new teen idol, but Miley Cyrus says she's uncomfortable with the tag. The Hanna Montana star says she's happy to be looked upon as a role model rather than an idol.
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