A top Nation of Islam official was arrested in Guyana on suspicion of terrorism and is being held in a Georgetown detention center, police said.

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Farrakhan aide released in Guyana

It just keeps getting worse for IMF head Dominique Strauss-Kahn, who’s being held in New York on charges including attempted rape. In addition to Tristane Banon, a French journalist who in 2007 claimed Strauss-Kahn had sexually assaulted her, a Mexican…

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Claim: Strauss-Kahn Assaulted Maid in Mexico

Dominique Strauss-Kahn is on suicide watch in his Rikers Island cell, according to a news report. The managing director of the International Monetary Fund is being held on charges of attempted rape, sex abuse, a criminal sex act, unlawful imprisonment…

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Strauss-Kahn on Suicide Watch: Report

The first debate of the Republican presidential primary campaign is being held, though most major contenders will not be on stage.

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Stars sit out Republican debate

A doctor from London is being held by authorities in Dubai after allegedly making a rude gesture at a motorist.

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Doctor charged in Dubai car row

Start packing for your rescue mission, Bill Clinton: An American citizen is being held in North Korea, the U.S. State Department said Tuesday. Spokesman Mark Toner said Swedish officials have “been able to visit” the detained American (Sweden, which…

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U.S. Citizen Detained in N. Korea

In a rare rebuke to the U.S. government, the United Nations’ representative for torture, Juan Mendez, criticized America’s treatment of accused WikiLeaks source Bradley Manning, who is being held in a military prison. While Mendez has not personally…

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U.N. Torture Rep: Let Me See Manning

The wife of one of the men being held in connection with the murder of Constable Ronan Kerr launches a legal challenge over being denied access to the family home.

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Kerr murder: legal bid launched

Why are so few wedding street parties being held?

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Bye bye to the bunting

Can prosecutors press a criminal case against a man by suppressing the existence of forensic evidence that shows him to be innocent, without themselves being held accountable? “Yes,” says the Supreme Court, by a 5-4 decision (PDF), in a ruling by Justice Clarence Thomas. It’s a complicated story, but the core issue is fairly straightforward: prosecutorial accountability for serious misconduct—in this case, misconduct that put an innocent man on death row, and at one point within days of execution. . . .

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SCOTT HORTON—The Supreme Court Stands Tall for Misbehaving Prosecutors

A conference on Tuesday is being held to shape a vision of a post-Qaddafi era. On the battlefield, rebels were facing resistance in the crucial town of Surt.

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Rebels Stalled as Diplomats Meet on Libya in London

Think twice before you move in with a stranger on Craigslist: A 27-year-old woman from Wisconsin reportedly moved to share an apartment in East Williamsburg, Brooklyn that was advertised on Craigslist, and wound up being held captive as a sex slave….

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Woman Held as Brooklyn Sex Slave

One of China’s most high-profile human rights activists Chen Guangcheng releases a secret video saying he is being held under house arrest.

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Chinese activist ‘under arrest’

A man from Neath is being held by police in Barcelona accused of killing his brother-in-law in a city centre hotel room.

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Man held for Spanish hotel death

An executive order would set up periodic reviews for the cases of Guantánamo detainees being held without trial.

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Detainee Review Proposal Is Prepared for President