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MURDER

Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jun 3, 2019
Virginia pastor asks God to give Trump 'wisdom' to lead U.S.
The pastor of a Virginia church has asked God to give President Donald Trump wisdom to lead the country.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Jun 1, 2019
Judge finds U.S. Navy SEAL's fair trial rights violated in war crimes case
The military judge presiding over the court-martial of a U.S. Navy SEAL charged with war crimes said on Friday prosecutors who electronically tracked email communications of defense lawyers without a warrant violated the accused's right to a fair trial.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
May 31, 2019
Claus von Bulow, once accused of murdering heiress wife, dies at 92
Claus von Bulow, the Danish-born socialite who avoided a 30-year prison sentence in the 1980s after he was retried and acquitted of attempting to murder his wealthy wife with insulin injections, has died. He was 92.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 29, 2019
Following Kawasaki attack, attention turns to survivors' mental trauma
Even before a knife-wielding man attacked a group of elementary school students in Kawasaki on Tuesday, Japan had already seen news of children dragged into dreadful circumstances this year.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
May 28, 2019
EU rights watchdog slams Malta for failing to uphold rule of law after journalist's killing
The failure of Maltese authorities to identify the masterminds behind the murder of investigative journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia raises questions about the rule of law in Malta, according to Europe's chief human rights watchdog.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
May 22, 2019
Death sentence confirmed after killer of two Osaka junior high school students drops appeal
A death sentence for a man convicted of murdering two junior high school students in Osaka has been finalized after he dropped an appeal, it was learned Tuesday.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
May 21, 2019
Man accused of murder in Christchurch mosque shootings also charged with terrorism
New Zealand police have charged the man accused of murder in shootings at two Christchurch mosques in March with engaging in a terrorist act, they said Tuesday.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
May 17, 2019
French anesthetist charged with killing nine patients in resuscitation scam
An anesthetist in the French eastern city of Besancon is suspected of poisoning patients during surgery to trigger heart failures and then heroically bring them back from the brink of death.

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