IF ANYTHING, Tracy Thorne-Begland , a top state prosecutor in Richmond with a decade of courtroom experience, is overqualified for a judgeship on the General District Court. Mr. Thorne-Begland, who has prosecuted dozens of homicides and other major felonies, runs one of the biggest commonwealth’s attorney’s offices in Virginia. The caseload of the court to which he was nominated consists mainly of traffic violations, minor crimes and run-of-the-mill civil disputes over contracts and late rent payments. Read full article > >

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Editorial Board: Bigotry blocks a gay Virginian from the bench

Ratko Mladic now faces eleven charges including genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes.

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In the dark of May 3, 2010, a roommate of Yeardley Love returned to their off-campus apartment and found Love, 22, dead, facedown in blood on her bedroom pillow. By about 2:30 a.m., Charlottesville police were investigating and before 8 a.m., Love’s ex-boyfriend, George Huguely V , of Chevy Chase, was being questioned by two detectives. Read full article > >

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George Huguely’s police interview in Yeardley Love investigation

Before shooting herself.

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Jurors wondered whether key evidence might have been planted and if a former drug dealer regretted having “destroyed people’s lives.” And at least one wanted more testimony about a heated discussion that wasn’t fully explored in court. Read full article > >

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Bangladeshi Islamist leader Ghulam Azam is charged by a special tribunal with alleged war crimes during the 1971 independence war with Pakistan.

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Bangladesh indicts Islamist chief

More than £10.5m worth of proceeds of crime has been recovered in the past year in Scotland.

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Crime cash seizures top £10.5m

The man accused of killing Jennifer Hudson’s mother, brother and nephew has been found guilty on all counts, the Associated Press reports . A jury today found William Balfour, 31, guilty of three counts of first-degree murder, and one count each of home invasion, aggravated kidnapping, residential burglary and possession of a stolen vehicle in connection with what occurred on Oct. 24, 2008. That was the day that Balfour, estranged husband of Hudson’s sister Julia, allegedly shot and killed Hudson’s mother, Darnell Donerson; her 29-year-old brother Jason Hudson; and 7-year-old nephew Julian King. Prosecutors said Balfour committed the crimes after visiting the Hudson family home in the Englewood section of Chicago and finding a balloon bouquet given to his former wife by a new boyfriend; they argued that he killed the Hudson relatives in a jealous rage, reportedly shooting 7-year-old King after stealing Jason Hudson’s SUV with the young boy inside. Read full article > >

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William Balfour found guilty in murders of Jennifer Hudson’s relatives

Presumption of funniness is not exactly a capital offense. But it’s a performer’s crime nevertheless, a rookie sort of miscue that helps to sink Folger Theatre’ s ill-conceived spaghetti-western version of “The Taming of the Shrew.” Read full article > >

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Along with four alleged conspirators.

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9/11 Mastermind Back in Court

Malawi’s new President Joyce Banda says she does not want Sudan’s President Omar al-Bashir, accused of war crimes, to attend a summit in July.

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In a bar as busy as the Good Guys Club, with its nude dancing, the employees didn’t have time to start and finish a conversation all at once. A thread would unspool over hours, days. This one had begun a few days ago. Read full article > >

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At D.C.’s Good Guys nightclub, a crime of vengeance and a victim’s brave struggle

The Crimestoppers charity offers a reward of up to £10,000 for information about the murder of Coleraine pensioner Bertie Acheson.

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The ominous signs are tacked on both sides of the opening in the black chain-link fence, warning travelers who venture out of the West Hyattsville Metro station that a rapist — or rapists — has been terrorizing the trails that lie ahead. Read full article > >

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Mount Ranier-Hyattsville area shaken by attacks, rapes on or near trails