Prosecutors in Brooklyn, New York leveled three defendants with terrorism related charges. The prosecutors described Ali Yasin Ahmed, Madhi Hashi and Mohamed Yusuf as "dangerous and influential" members of al-Shabaab, the same Islamic terrorist organization that has claimed responsibility for the attack at Westgate Mall, in Nairobi Kenya this past weekend
Bo Xilai appealed his guilty verdict conviction on Sunday, which sentenced the former Communist Party Chinese official to a life in prison. Bo was convicted on corruption charges of bribery, embezzlement and abuse of power
On a night when Michael Douglas should have been elated for winning an Emmy on Sunday for best actor as Liberace in the HBO miniseries 'Behind the Candelabra,' the Oscar-winner reflected on his personal life. Douglas first told the audience, and later the media backstage about his son Cameron who is currently serving time in federal prison for drug-related charges.
Michael Vannak Khem Misiewicw, a high-profile U.S. Navy Commander, was arrested this week on federal bribery charges. A Cambodian native, Misiewicw was charged with accepting paid travel, services of prostitutes and concert tickets for Lady Gaga in Thailand from a defense contractor from Singapore, all in exchange for classified information, prosecutors said.
