Fairfield man's attempted-murder sentence upheld
24 May 2012, 3:23 am
A state appellate court has upheld the sentence of a Fairfield man serving more than three decades in state prison for attempted murder.

Pakistani doctor who aided bin Laden search gets 33-year sentence
24 May 2012, 2:33 am
ISLAMABAD — A court imposed a 33-year prison sentence Wednesday on a doctor who assisted the CIA in the hunt for Osama bin Laden, prompting dismay among U.

3-year sentence in U.S.-Europe sex trafficking case
23 May 2012, 11:58 pm
Detroit — A man once listed as a top fugitive by the U.S. government was sentenced Wednesday to three years in prison for conspiring to lure Eastern European women to the U.S. and force them to become strippers.

'Merchant of Death' witness gets 5-year sentence
23 May 2012, 11:03 pm
A South African businessman who helped put a notorious Russian arms dealer known as The Merchant of Death behind bars for 25 years was rewarded on Wednesday with a five-year prison term for charges stemming from the same U.S. sting operation.

Dharun Ravi sentence: Middlesex County Prosecutor's office files appeal notice
23 May 2012, 3:51 pm
The office asked that the matter be placed on the court's calendar "as there are complex issues involved" that requiring the submission of briefs with legal arguments

Corby sentence cut in deal over people smugglers: Indonesia
22 May 2012, 7:59 pm
Foreign Minister Bob Carr has denied claims that a deal has been struck to bring Schapelle Corby home early in return for freeing young Indonesian people smugglers held in Australian jails.

In China, public outcry softens sentence for Wu Ying
22 May 2012, 9:54 am
Chinese social media users exploded with delight Tuesday after a court overturned the most controversial death sentence here in recent memory.

Prosecutors to appeal 30-day sentence in Rutgers gay bullying case
21 May 2012, 6:46 pm
Prosecutors will appeal a 30-day jail sentence handed down Monday against Dharun Ravi, the ex-Rutgers student convicted of spying on and intimidating his gay roommate, who then killed himself by jumping off New York's George Washington Bridge.

Widow is 'disgusted' at sentence
21 May 2012, 8:57 am
Two men will serve minimum sentences of 25 and 14 years before being considered for release for the murder of Constable Stephen Carroll in Craigavon in 2009.

Cheating Chinese businesswoman gets reprieve from death sentence
21 May 2012, 6:08 am
BEIJING (Reuters) - A self-made Chinese businesswoman convicted of cheating investors out of millions had her death sentence commuted on Monday, state media said, following thousands of Internet pleas urging leniency. Wu Ying, 31, the daughter of a peasant, was convicted in 2009 of cheating investors out of 380 million yuan ($60 million) by offering returns as high as 180 percent, while she ...