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ICC convicts al-Qaida-linked leader of abusing prisoners in Mali

Jun. 26, 2024 10:18 AM EDT

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The International Criminal Court on Wednesday convicted an al-Qaida-linked extremist leader of the religious persecution and torture of prisoners in Mali in 2012-13 when he headed the Islamic police in the historic desert city of Timbuktu. Al Hassan...

A US journalist goes on trial in Russia on espionage charges that he and his employer deny

Jun. 26, 2024 08:44 AM EDT

YEKATERINBURG, Russia (AP) — Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich went on trial behind closed doors in Yekaterinburg on Wednesday, 15 months after his arrest in the Russian city on espionage charges that he, his employer and the U.S. government vehemently deny. The...

The Vatican stands trial in London as a British financier seeks to clear his name in a property deal

Jun. 26, 2024 07:52 AM EDT

ROME (AP) — The Vatican was forced to stand trial in a London court Wednesday, as a British financier sought to recover from the harm he said he suffered to his reputation as a result of a Vatican investigation into its 350 million euro (around $375 million) investment in a London property. ...

Illinois man accused in mass shooting at Fourth of July parade expected to change not-guilty plea

Jun. 26, 2024 00:15 AM EDT

WAUKEGAN, Ill. (AP) — A man accused of killing seven people and injuring dozens more at a Fourth of July parade in suburban Chicago in 2022 is expected to change his initial plea of not guilty at a hearing Wednesday. Robert Crimo III is scheduled to face trial in February on...

'Babies killing babies:' Teenagers charged in shooting that killed 3-year-old and wounded 7-year-old

Jun. 25, 2024 19:42 PM EDT

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Two teenage boys were indicted Tuesday in the shooting death of a 3-year-old who was killed while riding his tricycle outside his Buffalo home last week, officials said. The toddler's 7-year-old sister was wounded. “Literally, babies killing babies,” Mayor...

Arkansas man pleads not guilty to murder charges for mass shooting at grocery store

Jun. 25, 2024 19:39 PM EDT

CAMDEN, Ark. (AP) — The Arkansas man accused of killing four people and injuring 10 others, including two police officers, in a mass shooting at a grocery store pleaded not guilty Tuesday to multiple charges connected to the attack. Appearing in court for the first time, Travis...

Georgia Supreme Court removes county probate judge over ethics charges

Jun. 25, 2024 13:35 PM EDT

ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia's highest court on Tuesday ordered the removal of an embattled county probate judge over ethics charges brought by the state's judicial watchdog agency. The Georgia Supreme Court issued an opinion removing Douglas County Probate Judge Christina Peterson from...

Takeaways from AP's report on new footage from the fatal shooting of a Black motorist in Georgia

Jun. 25, 2024 10:51 AM EDT

SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — In the summer following the 2020 police killing of George Floyd, the fatal shooting of Julian Lewis generated headlines far beyond rural Georgia. The Georgia State Patrol quickly fired the trooper who opened fire on Lewis within seconds of forcing the Black...

Nepalese spiritual leader ‘Buddha Boy’ convicted of sexual assault on minor

Jun. 25, 2024 10:33 AM EDT

KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — A court in southern Nepal convicted a controversial spiritual leader known as “Buddha Boy” on charges of sexually assaulting a minor. Ram Bahadur Bamjan, who's believed by some to be the reincarnation of the founder of Buddhism, was arrested by police...

More Americans are ending up in Russian jails. Prospects for their release are unclear

Jun. 25, 2024 05:17 AM EDT

TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — One was a journalist on a reporting trip. Another was attending a wedding. Yet another was a dual national returning to visit family. All are U.S. citizens now behind bars in Russia on various charges. Arrests of Americans in Russia are...