Coronation Street actor William Roache has been charged with two counts of raping a 15-year-old girl in 1967.
‘Ken Barlow’ charged with two counts of rape
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Message for a Mobster
A second witness in the Donovan probe is murdered In most ways it was a rather standard gangland slaying. The victim was driving his 1977 Lincoln Continental through The Bronx in New York City one evening last week when a passenger in the car suddenly placed a .38-cal.
Italy Braces for Mafia War After Threats to Prosecutors
In southern Italy, the Mafia wars are heating up. On Monday, Italy will deploy an expected 80 soldiers into the city of Reggio Calabria, on the toe of Italy’s boot, to provide security for anti-Mafia prosecutors who have been repeatedly threatened by the powerful ‘Ndrangheta criminal organization.
Amanda Knox Murder Trial: Verdict by Friday?
Lawyers in Italy have now fired their best shots at Amanda Knox, the Seattle exchange student accused of killing her British roommate, explaining the murder of Meredith Kercher in terms of saint vs. sinner
In wake of priest’s death, N.J. town urged to be ‘extra vigilant’
Residents of the New Jersey town where a priest was found dead in the kitchen of his church’s rectory Friday morning should exercise caution, Morris County Prosecutor Robert Bianchi said. Due to the nature of the wounds, the death of the Rev
Zimbabwe judge orders opposition politician back to jail
A Zimbabwean court ordered a senior opposition politician back to jail Wednesday to await his trial, set to begin next week.
Report: Peru’s Fujimori pleads guilty in bribery case
Disgraced former Peruvian President Alberto Fujimori pleaded guilty to charges of illegal wiretapping and embezzling government money to bribe politicians and journalists to support his 2000 re-election campaign, the official Andina news agency reported.
Edwards asked aide to claim paternity, sources say
Former Democratic presidential hopeful John Edwards talked a campaign aide into claiming he fathered a child born to Edwards’ onetime mistress, sources familiar with the issue said Monday.
Reports: Serbian authorities hang wanted posters for Mladic
Serbian authorities have put up wanted posters for war crimes suspect Ratko Mladic at police stations across the country in their search for the highest-ranking figure from the Bosnia-Herzegovina conflict to remain at large, according to Serbian media reports. Mladic faces charges of genocide and crimes against humanity before the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) in the killing of almost 8,000 Muslim men and boys in the town of Srebrenica in July 1995.
Russia denies hijacked ship was carrying missiles
A huge cargo ship which disappeared mysteriously for more than two weeks this summer was not secretly carrying advanced Russian missiles, the country’s foreign minister said Tuesday.