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Former Ivory Coast President Laurent Gbagbo was arrested and flown to The Hague overnight to face charges of crimes against humanity at the International Criminal Court, the first former head of state to be tried by the ICC since its inception in 2002.

Police in riot gear closed in on anti-Wall Street activists in Los Angeles early Wednesday, determined to enforce the mayor's order to evict protesters who have camped outside City Hall for the past eight weeks.

Throngs of anti-Wall Street protesters braced for eviction Tuesday night from their encampment outside Los Angeles City Hall, as word spread by broadcast news reports and the Internet that a police raid was imminent.

An Australian court on Wednesday reversed a ban on the sale of Samsung Electronics Co Ltd's Galaxy tablet computers in the country, handing it a rare victory against rival Apple Inc in the firms' intensifying global patent war.

Samsung Electronics Co is set to resume selling its Galaxy tablet computer in Australia as early as Friday, after the South Korean technology firm won a rare legal victory in a long-running global patent war with Apple Inc.

An Australian court reversed a ban on the sale of Samsung Electronics Co Ltd's (005930.KS) Galaxy tablet computers in the country, handing it a rare victory against rival Apple Inc (AAPL.O) in the firms' intensifying global patent war.

A 34-year-old woman has appeared in court after a video showing a passenger abusing other passenger on a south London tram saying they are not British was posted online.

Justices hear case that could affect the statute of limitation for filing certain insider trading claims.

After a year of delays, U.S. prosecutors offered their opening arguments Tuesday in Anchorage at a hearing demanding that BP's probation be revoked.

A man accused of killing eight people during a shooting spree at a Southern California hair salon in October pleaded not guilty on Tuesday to murder and attempted murder charges.

Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc said on Tuesday that 98.7 percent of creditors representing more than $405 billion in claims had voted to back its reorganization plan, an important step towards ending its bankruptcy.

Michael Jackson's personal physician, Dr. Conrad Murray, on Tuesday was sentenced to four years in jail and denied probation for his conviction on a charge of involuntary manslaughter in the pop star's death.

A new California law means Murray will serve his time in overcrowded Los Angeles County Jail

The Federal Communications Commission will allow AT&T to withdraw its application for merger with T-Mobile USA after the commission originally said it couldn't, a person familiar with the matter told The Wall Street Journal.

Michael Jackson's personal physician, Dr. Conrad Murray, on Tuesday was sentenced to four years in jail and denied probation for his conviction on a charge of involuntary manslaughter in the pop star's death.

A Manhattan judge has blocked Consolidated Edison from evicting Sharif El-Gamal, the developer of the controversial Park51, which is colloquially known as the Ground Zero Mosque.

Judge Michael Pastor indicates Murray deserves a harsher sentence than four years in county jail

The Jacksonville Jaguars fired coach Jack Del Rio on Tuesday, but they need to do more than that to become legitimate again.

Dr. Conrad Murray has been sentenced to four years for involuntary manslaughter and criminal negligence in the death of pop legend Michael Jackson. Read a full recap of the trial here, including Judge Pastor's condemnation of Murray as guilty of disregard to human life and a cycle of horrible medicine.

A government bill to scrap the Canadian Wheat Board's grain marketing monopoly cleared the final stage of approval by Canada's House of Commons on Monday, leaving it all but certain to become law next month.

The children's charity founded by Jerry Sandusky has asked its donors to give their money elsewhere.