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The government of Greece shuts down the public radio and television broadcaster ERT, calling it a "haven of waste". (The Guardian)
Jiroemon Kimura, who had been the world's oldest living person and the verified longest lived man ever, dies in the Japanese city of Kyōtango. (AFP via New Strait Times)(The Age)
Facebook announces it plans to introduce clickable hashtags. (The Guardian)

Business and economics

The New Zealand Dollar falls against all major currencies after RBNZ keeps interest rates unchanged. (Bloomberg)
The United States Dollar suffers significant losses against a variety of currencies. (Reuters)
Safeway Inc agrees to sell its 200+ Canadian stores to Sobeys for US$5.7 billion. (Financial Times)
Nobel prize winning economist Robert W. Fogel dies at age 86. (Newsday)
India's Apollo Tyres announces that it will acquire US-based Cooper Tire & Rubber Company for $2.5 billion. (Times of India)

Disasters and accidents

A bus and a trolley car collide in downtown San Francisco, California, injuring fifteen people. (San Francisco Chronicle)

Health and environment

A study finds that taking the AIDS drug tenofovir greatly reduces the risk of HIV infection among intravenous drug users. (Medpage Today)
India becomes the latest country to ban the pain killer dextropropoxyphene. (The Hindu)

Law and crime

A Tunisian court sentences two French and one German members of the Femen movement to four months in jail for protesting topless. (AP via ABC News)

Politics and elections

2013 protests in Turkey: The Turkish government offers to put the development project that sparked the initial protests to a public vote. (CBC)
New figures from UNICEF show that 150 million children are engaged in child labor worldwide. (Pakistan Daily Times)
Russia's Duma passes a law banning "gay propaganda". (CBS News)

Science

Harminder Dua announces the discovery of a new layer in the human cornea, dubbed Dua's layer. (Popular Science)
A new study suggests that altitude plays a role in language evolution, explaining why ejective sounds are more popular in languages of high-altitude regions. (Scientific American)

Sports

Officials of Nippon Professional Baseball acknowledge that they introduced a new, livelier ball for the current season. Previously, NPB had denied that a marked increase in home runs from last season was due to changes in the ball. (AP via Fox News)
In motor sport, NASCAR driver Jason Leffler dies following a crash at Bridgeport Speedway in the US state of New Jersey. (NBC Sports)

June 12, 2013 Wikinews articles

June 11, 2013 (Tuesday)

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2013 protests in Turkey:
- Turkish police carry off dozens of lawyers, with reports that some have been kicked in the head and subjected to other assaults. (RT) (The Guardian)
- Police move past the barricades in Istanbul's Taksim Square, occupied by protesters. (AP via CBC News)
- Riot police fill Taksim Square with tear gas, while clashes between protesters and police continue into the night. (CNN) (Reuters)
Riot police pursue activists in central London's "Carnival Against Capitalism" organised by the group Stop G8. (Al Jazeera)
Syrian civil war:
- Twin suicide bombings in Marjeh Square in Damascus kill at least 14 people and injure 31. (AFP via NineMSN)
War in Afghanistan:
- A bomb detonates near the Afghan Supreme Court killing 8 people and wounding dozens. (Reuters)
Terrorism in Kenya:
- Police in Eastleigh kill a man believed responsible for a grenade attack that injured 4 people earlier in the week and suspected to have ties to al-Shabaab. (AllAfrica)
Former senior Indian cabinet minister Vidya Charan Shukla dies from his injury from a Naxalite raid in the Sukma district in Chhattisgarh state. (Al Jazeera)

Arts and culture

Bills banning homosexual "propaganda" pass through Russia's parliament; gay people are hit with eggs by anti-gay extremists and then dragged off by police near the Duma. (Al Jazeera) (The Independent) (The Guardian) (USA Today)

Business and economics

Greek broadcaster ERT is shut as part of austerity measures. (Euronews) (Al Jazeera) (The Guardian)

Disasters and accidents

A charter bus carrying a group of students from a Louisville, Kentucky high school to Eastern Kentucky University crashes on the return trip to Louisville, injuring 35 people in all. (WDRB)

International relations

U.S. government surveillance programs (including PRISM):
- European Union officials send a letter to U.S. attorney general Eric Holder with seven detailed questions requesting concrete explanations about the country's data snooping programs and how it affects EU citizens ahead of a meeting in Dublin this Friday. (The Guardian) (The Journal)
- The American Civil Liberties Union lays down the first constitutional challenge to the U.S. programs of spying on its own citizens. ACLU accuses the U.S. government of "snatching every American's address book". (The Guardian)
- Expecting to be rendered or otherwise targeted by the CIA or its allies or third parties, Edward Snowden checks out of the Hong Kong hotel in which he based himself after revealing the U.S. spy scandal to the public. (Al Jazeera)

Law and crime

Due to lack of evidence, a French court drops a case against former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn for allegedly running a prostitution ring. (ITV)
Michael Bloomberg appeals to the New York Supreme Court's Appellate Division on the invalidation of a law limiting soft drink sales in New York City. (Reuters)

International relations

A UK government decision to create a controversial marine park in the Indian Ocean gets the go-ahead, though the intentions are questioned by former residents of the Chagos Islands all of whom were expelled by the British between 1965 and 1973 so that an airbase could be built by the United States on Diego Garcia. (The Guardian)
North Korea calls off talks with South Korea, according to officials from the South, amid a disagreement over the pairing of Ryoo Kihl-jae (South) and Kim Yang Gon (North). (AP via The Washington Post)

Politics and elections

Demonstrators rally at the "piggy bank" (local term) against wage hikes for newly elected "MPigs" (local term) in Kenya. (Al Jazeera) (The Washington Post)
2013 Iranian presidential election: Mohammad Reza Aref announces he will drop out of the race endorsing another reformist candidate Hassan Rouhani, to give the reform movement a better chance to win the election. (PressTV) (CBS)

Science and technology

Shenzhou 10, China's fifth manned spaceflight mission and the second and final one to the Tiangong-1 space laboratory, is launched with 3 taikonauts on a 15 day mission. (BBC) (CNN)

June 11, 2013 Wikinews articles

Colorado counties consider forming new U.S. state

June 10, 2013 (Monday)

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Armed conflicts and attacks

Bombs explode across Iraq, killing at least 70 people and wounding many more, following a month of attacks bloodier than any the country has experienced since June 2008. (BBC) (Al Jazeera)
The Venezuelan government arrests nine Colombian right-wing paramilitaries over a plot to assassinate President Nicolás Maduro. (BBC)
Syrian civil war:
- A fierce battle has gone on over the last 24 hours as rebels launch another attack against the Menagh Air Base, the last remaining Syrian government controlled airbase in Aleppo. (Al Jazeera)
War in Afghanistan (2001–present):
- Seven heavily armed Taliban militants launch a coordinated attack near the main international airport of the Afghan capital, Kabul, and seize a five-story building under construction nearby. Afghan security forces retake the building, killing all seven militants and sustaining no military or civilian casualties. (BBC)

Disasters and accidents

2013 European floods:
- The swollen Elbe River breaches its banks forcing German authorities to evacuate 10 villages. So far, 21 people have died across Central Europe. (CBC)
- Floodwaters subside in Budapest after the Danube reaches record levels. (Al Jazeera)
A residential block collapses during heavy monsoon rains in Mumbai. (Al Jazeera)

International relations

U.S. government surveillance programs (including PRISM):
- William Hague answers parliamentary questions on Britain's role in the U.S. surveillance scandal, though MPs and activists express dissatisfaction with his answers on whether Britain is similarly spying on its own citizens. (The Independent) (The Guardian) (Press TV) (Al Jazeera)

Politics and elections

Gholam-Ali Haddad-Adel, former Speaker of the Iranian parliament, withdraws his candidacy from the June 14 presidential election. (CNN) (Haaretz)

June 10, 2013 Wikinews articles

Man dies in North Uist, Outer Hebrides after being hit by car

June 9, 2013 (Sunday)

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Armed conflicts and attacks

A Lebanese man protesting against Hezbollah's role in the Syrian civil war is shot dead outside the Iranian embassy in Beirut. (BBC)
War in North-West Pakistan:
- Thirty-five militants and one soldier are killed in fighting in the Khyber Agency tribal region of northwest Pakistan in an operation. (The Times of India)
Nigerian Sharia conflict:
- Suspected Islamist insurgents kill 13 people in Maiduguri, Nigeria after hiding their weapons in a coffin. (ABS-CBN News)

Arts and culture

The Tony Awards, honoring excellence in Broadway theatre, are held in New York City. Kinky Boots takes home the most awards, with six, including Best Musical. (Los Angeles Times)
Scottish author Iain Banks dies of cancer at age 59. (Reuters)

Disasters and accidents

A fire destroys 150 stores in Lagos, Nigeria. (The Punch)

Health and environment

An outbreak of Hepatitis A linked to a fruit juice product made by Townsend Farms sickens 79 people in the United States. (RTT News)

Law and crime

U.S. government surveillance programs (including PRISM):
- A former CIA employee named Edward Snowden comes forward as the source of recent NSA leaks in the United States. Fearful of prosecution for his actions, he defects to Hong Kong. (Washington Post)
300 Muslims are arrested in Moscow, Russia while they pray at a mosque in an apparent crackdown on radical Islam. (Fox News)

Politics and elections

2013 protests in Turkey: Turkish prime minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan called protestors "a handful of looters". (Fox News)

Sports

In tennis, Rafael Nadal wins a record-extending eighth French Open title by defeating fellow Spaniard David Ferrer. The event is marred by two protesters, one of whom ignites a flare on court, evoking memories of the 1993 Monica Seles stabbing in Germany. (Reuters via News24)
In professional golf:
- Inbee Park wins the 2013 LPGA Championship, defeating Catriona Matthew on the third hole of a sudden-death playoff. The Korean wins her second major championship of the season and third of her career, and also collects her fourth tournament win this season. (AP via ESPN)
- South African David Frost wins the 2013 Regions Tradition, holding off Fred Couples for a one-shot win and his first major championship on the Champions Tour. (AP via ESPN)

June 9, 2013 Wikinews articles

Job market in France suffers as unemployment rate hits fifteen year high

June 8, 2013 (Saturday)

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War in Afghanistan (2001-present):
- In Afghanistan, a man wearing an Afghan military uniform attacks and kills three American soldiers, in what appears to be an insider attack on U.S. International Security Assistance Force soldiers, based in east Afghanistan's Paktika Province. (Voice of America)
- In a separate unrelated incident, an Italian soldier is killed and three wounded when a child threw a grenade at a NATO convoy in west Afghanistan's Farah Province. (NBC)
Syrian civil war:
- The Syrian military captures the town of Al-Buwaydah al-Sharqiyah. (Bloomberg)
Clashes between protestors and militia members in Benghazi, Libya, leads to at least 27 deaths and 117 injuries. (Tripoli Post)
Nigerian Sharia conflict:
- At least 21 people are killed in Maiduguri, Nigeria, as the government continues its crack down on Boko Haram militants. (Voice of America)
Northern Mali conflict (2012–present):
- The government of Mali opens talks with Tuareg separatists in the hopes of reaching a ceasefire agreement. (Reuters)

Arts and culture

Princess Madeleine of Sweden marries British-born American businessman Christopher O'Neill in a lavish ceremony. (Washington Post)

Disasters and accidents

Flooding in Central Europe spreads to Hungary. (CBC)

International relations

US-China summit:
- US president Barack Obama and Chinese president Xi Jinping finish up their two day summit by discussing cyber espionage. (The Hindu)
- The United States and China agree to work together to reduce the use of hydrofluorocarbons which are thought to contribute significantly to global warming. (AFP via Google)

Law and crime

U.S. government surveillance programs (including PRISM):
- The existence of Boundless Informant, an NSA tool used by the U.S. government to watch every country on planet Earth, is revealed. (The Guardian) (Gizmodo)
- Larry Page of Google and Mark Zuckerberg of Facebook deny having any knowledge of PRISM as Barack Obama confirms the existence of the program used to spy on U.S. citizens, in part through their websites. (The Guardian)
- The New York Times contradicts some of the company figureheads by reporting that companies which negotiated with the U.S. government on spying on their customers include Google (owner of YouTube), Microsoft (owner of Hotmail and Skype), Yahoo!, Facebook, AOL, Apple and Paltalk. (The Guardian) (The New York Times)
With governor Peter Shumlin signing the law, Vermont becomes the 17th state to decriminalize the possession of small amounts of cannabis. (Los Angeles Times)

Politics and elections

Former South African president Nelson Mandela is readmitted to a Pretoria hospital in a serious condition with a recurring lung infection. (AP via News24) (BBC)
Michael Polley, Australia's longest serving current Member of Parliament, retires. (ABC Online)
Sudanese president Omar al-Bashir orders the closure of oil pipelines coming from South Sudan. (Fox News)
Former governor of Massachusetts and US ambassador Paul Cellucci dies at age 65. (ABC News)

Science and technology

Asteroid 2013 LR6 passes within 65,000 miles of Earth the day after it is discovered. (Nature World News)

Sports

In tennis, Serena Williams wins the French Open by defeating Maria Sharapova. (USA Today)
In horse racing, Palace Malice wins the Belmont Stakes. (USA Today)

June 8, 2013 Wikinews articles

June 7, 2013 (Friday)

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Drone attacks in Pakistan: A U.S. drone attack kills at least seven people in Pakistan. (The New York Times)
Iraqi insurgency (post-U.S. withdrawal):
- At least 19 people are killed when two suicide bombers drive cars packed with explosives into targets in the Baghdad area. (Newsday)
Syrian civil war:
- The United Nations appeals for $4.4 billion of aid for refugees, the largest such request in the UN's history. (Xinhua)
A suspected rapist is attacked and buried alive by an angry mob in Bolivia. (Reuters)
A gunman opens fire at Santa Monica College in Santa Monica, California, after setting a house on fire nearby, killing five people, including the suspect (he was eventually shot dead by police). A woman, the daughter of one of the people killed on the scene, died later, on Sunday, June 9, bringing the toll to six. (CNN)
Villagers in Assam kill a 55-year-old man suspected of practicing black magic to "appease" a goddess. (India Today)

Arts and culture

Elizabeth II appears in the BBC newsroom behind the BBC News Channel's newsreaders while they are live on air. (The Guardian) (BBC)
Bangkok tops the list of world's most visited cities. (Forbes)
Russian president Vladimir Putin and his wife of thirty years announce their divorce on live television. (BBC)

Business and economics

Southern California Edison announces it will permanently close its San Onofre nuclear power plant near San Diego. (Christian Science Monitor)
The U.S. Justice Department approves SoftBank's proposed $20.1 billion purchase of Sprint Nextel. The FCC is the final hurdle in the way of the deal's final approval. (Bloomberg)
Air New Zealand agrees to a record-setting AU$7.5 million fine for its part in a price-fixing scandal. (National Business Review)

Disasters and accidents

A bus catches fire in the Chinese city of Xiamen, killing at least 42 people and injuring more than 30 others. (AP via ABC News)
A bus plunges off a mountain road in the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh, killing at least 18 people and injuring 14 others. (BBC)
A passenger bus hits a mountainside near Nha Trang, Viet Nam, killing at least nine people and injuring many others. (vietnambreakingnews)

Health and environment

Breast milk boosts brain development by 30%, as compared to formula-fed babies, according to a new study. (Daily Mail)

International relations

U.S. president Barack Obama and Chinese president Xi Jinping begin a two-day meeting of Sino-American relations. (BBC)
UK premier David Cameron attracts criticism for attending the 61st annual summit of the secretive Bilderberg Group at The Grove, Watford. (The Guardian)

Law and crime

PRISM (U.S. government surveillance program):
- The US government comes under heavy criticism at home and abroad when news of its secret PRISM surveillance program to monitor emails and other person information is leaked. (Welt)
- The Wall Street Journal reveals the NSA's monitoring of American citizens includes credit-card transactions and customer records from the three major phone networks. (The Wall Street Journal)
- Democratic Senator Joe Manchin calls on Attorney General Eric Holder to resign over the U.S. Department of Justice's seizure of journalist phone records. (TPM)
- The Guardian reveals Barack Obama ordered a list of foreign targets for cyber-attacks "to advance US national objectives around the world with little or no warning to the adversary or target and with potential effects ranging from subtle to severely damaging". Obama's order also authorizes hits on foreign nations without their government's consent. (The Guardian)
- U.S. director of national intelligence James Clapper denounces the revelations of government surveillance into civilian lives as "reprehensible". (The Guardian)
- British Prime Minister David Cameron is urged to launch an investigation into allegations that the UK's electronic listening post GCHQ had access to data from the program. (BBC)
Richard Ramirez, a prolific American serial killer during the 1980s, dies on death row from liver failure. (Reuters)
Ariel Castro, the man accused of kidnapping 3 Cleveland, Ohio women is indicted on 329 charges, including 2 counts of murder. (CBS News)
Cambodia passes a controversial law that makes it illegal to deny atrocities committed by the Khmer Rouge regime. (BBC)

Politics and elections

Iranian presidential election:
- Candidates hold a third and final televised debate, giving their plans on domestic and foreign policies and also criticizing Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's nuclear and human rights policies. (PressTV) (Reuters)
- Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf clashes with Hassan Rouhani over the July 1999 student protests and reminds Rouhani that he did not give permission for students to protest during his time as Secretary of Supreme National Security Council. (Live Blog)

Sport

In association football, on the night he becomes Ireland's most capped player, Robbie Keane scores a hat-trick to take his international goals tally to 59 and become the 5th all-time goal scorer in European football, after Puskás, Kocsis, Müller and Klose. (Sky Sports) (The Guardian) (RTÉ)
In tennis, Rafael Nadal edges Novak Djokovic in five sets to advance to the finals of the French Open where he will play David Ferrer. (ABC News)

June 7, 2013 Wikinews articles

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Recent deaths
June 12: Jiroemon Kimura 12: Jason Leffler 11: Miller Barber 11: Henry Cecil 11: Robert Fogel 11: Vidya Charan Shukla 10: Barbara Vucanovich 9: Iain Banks 8: Yoram Kaniuk 7: Pierre Mauroy 7: Richard Ramirez 6: Esther Williams 6: Tom Sharpe 6: Maxine Stuart 5: Ruairí Ó Brádaigh 4: Joey Covington 3: Will D. Campbell 3: Deacon Jones 3: Farid Khan 3: Jiah Khan 3: Frank Lautenberg 2: Chen Xitong 2: Mandawuy Yunupingu May 31: Richie Phillips 31: Jean Stapleton 30: Rituparno Ghosh 29: Andrew Greeley 29: Helen Hanft 29: Cliff Meely 29: Henry Morgentaler 29: Margaret Shields 28: Viktor Kulikov 27: Bill Pertwee 26: Roberto Civita 26: Otto Muehl 26: Jack Vance 25: Marshall Lytle 25: Jimmy Wray 25: Lewis Yocum 24: Ed Shaughnessy 23: Hazel Hawke 23: James Sisnett 22: Henri Dutilleux 22: Brian Greenhoff 22: Mick McManus 22: Richard Thorp 21: Trevor Bolder 21: Eddie Braben 21: Dominique Venner 20: Ray Manzarek 19: Bella Flores 18: Aleksei Balabanov 18: Steve Forrest 18: Penne Hackforth-Jones 17: Alan O'Day 17: Jorge Rafael Videla 17: Ken Venturi 16: Paul Shane 16: Dick Trickle 16: Heinrich Rohrer 15: Jens Elmegård Rasmussen 14: Billie Sol Estes 14: Chuck Muncie 13: Joyce Brothers 12: Kenneth Waltz 12: Kenneth 12: Toni Linhart 12: Bill Miles 11: Jack Butler 11: Doug Finley 10: Barbara Callcott 9: Vincent Dowling 9: Sanaullah Haq 9: Alfredo Landa 9: George M. Leader 9: Ottavio Missoni 9: Malcolm Shabazz 9: Andrew Simpson 8: Asaph Schwapp 8: Bryan Forbes 8: Jeanne Cooper 8: Alan Abelson 7: George Sauer, Jr 7: Ray Harryhausen 6: Giulio Andreotti 6: Steve Martland 5: Dean Jeffries 5: Helmin Wiels 4: Christian de Duve 4: Otis R. Bowen 4: Mario Machado 4: Frederic Franklin 3: Herbert Blau 3: Cedric Brooks 3: Brad Drewett 2: Jeff Hanneman 2: Sarabjit Singh edit sidebar

Ongoing conflicts
Global War on Terror Terrorist incidents Operation Active Endeavour Operation Enduring Freedom War on Drugs Africa Lord's Resistance Army insurgency Maghreb insurgency OEF - Horn of Africa OEF - Trans Sahara DR Congo: M23 rebellion Egypt Egyptian protests Libya: Libyan factional fighting Mali: Northern Mali conflict Nigeria: Nigerian Sharia conflict Niger Delta conflict Somalia: Civil War Piracy Sudan and South Sudan: Sudan internal conflict South Sudan internal conflict Americas Colombian conflict Mexican Drug War Asia Afghanistan War: Military operations Taliban insurgency Pakistan: North-West War Sectarian violence India: Naxalite–Maoist insurgency Islamic insurgency in the Philippines: Operation Enduring Freedom – Philippines Korea: Korean maritime border conflict Southeast Asia: Cambodian–Thai border dispute Kachin conflict Papua conflict South Thailand insurgency Territorial disputes in the South China Sea Europe North Caucasus insurgency War in Ingushetia Dissident Irish Republican campaign Middle East Arab–Israeli conflict Gaza–Israel conflict Israeli–Palestinian conflict Israeli–Lebanese conflict Israel–Iran proxy conflict Iraqi insurgency Kurdistan: Kurdish–Iranian conflict Syrian civil war Yemen: al-Qaeda crackdown South Yemen insurgency Shia insurgency edit sidebar

Elections
Recent: May 5: Malaysia, General 11: Pakistan, General 12: Bulgaria, Parliament 13: Philippines, House of Representatives, Senate (one half) 26: Equatorial Guinea, Parliament Upcoming: June 14: Iran, President, Local 23: Albania, Parliament 26: Mongolia, President edit sidebar

Trials
Recently concluded Canada: Michael Rafferty Croatia: Ivo Sanader Egypt: Hosni Mubarak, Alaa Mubarak, Gamal Mubarak Germany: Breno Borges Indonesia: Abu Bakar Bashir Netherlands: Ante Gotovina (ICTY), Mladen Markač (ICTY), Momčilo Perišić (ICTY) Norway: Anders Behring Breivik Russia: Leonid Khabarov, Vladimir Kvachkov, Pussy Riot Sierra Leone: Charles Taylor (SCFSL) South Africa: Chris Mahlangu Ukraine: Yulia Tymoshenko United Kingdom: Levi Bellfield, Robert Black, Vincent Tabak, Ali Dizaei, Antoni Imiela, Brian Regan, Donna Air, Ched Evans, Clayton McDonald, Titus Bramble, Dan Penteado, John Terry, Iftikhar and Farzana Ahmed, Asil Nadir, Justin Lee Collins, Kweku Adoboli, Tony McCluskie, Kevin Hutchinson-Foster, Chris Huhne, Nicola Edgington, Vicky Pryce, Derek Rose, Mick Philpott, Mairead Philpott, Paul Mosley, Kevin Liverpool, Junior Bradshaw, Aggro Santos, Stuart Hall, Stuart Hazell, Mark Bridger, Andrew Lancel United States: Noshir Gowadia, Buju Banton, Barry Bonds, Raj Rajaratnam, Casey Anthony, Conrad Murray, George Huguely, Allen Stanford, Roger Clemens, Jerry Sandusky, Jared Lee Loughner, Lauryn Hill, Kermit Gosnell Ongoing Cambodia: Khmer Rouge Tribunal Canada: Luka Magnotta China: Organized crime in Chongqing France: Church of Scientology Germany: Beate Zschape Iraq: Supreme Criminal Tribunal Malaysia: Anwar Ibrahim Netherlands: Thomas Lubanga (ICC), Radovan Karadžić (ICTY), Ratko Mladic (ICTY) Palau: Tommy Remengesau Philippines: Andal Ampatuan, Jr., Gloria Macapagal Arroyo Russia: Platon Lebedev South Africa: Oscar Pistorius Sudan: Lubna al-Hussein Thailand: Thaksin Shinawatra Turkey: Ergenekon network, Kenan Evren United Kingdom: Koo Stark, Dale Cregan, Liam Adams United States: Jodi Arias, Bradley Manning, Robert Bales, George Zimmerman Upcoming Czech Republic: Václav Klaus France: Éric Raoult Italy: Silvio Berlusconi Libya: Saif al-Islam Gaddafi Ivory Coast: Laurent Gbagbo South Africa: Oscar Pistorius United Kingdom: Dane Bowers, Max Clifford, Rebekah Brooks, Andy Coulson, Ian Watkins, Neville Neville United States: Nidal Malik Hasan, Javaris Crittenton, Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, Peter Madoff, Christian Gerhartsreiter, Crystal Mangum, Dylan Quick, Richie Farmer, Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, James Eagan Holmes, Ariel Castro edit sidebar

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