LAW & SOCIETY

Jobless Man Throws Shoes at Iranian President

A jobless man angry for not receiving unemployment benefits threw his shoes at Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad while he was speaking at a ceremony in the city of Sari, Mazandaran Province on Monday. The shoes missed the president, who dodged it, and hit the banner behind him instead.

Hollywood Shooting Rampage Kills 1, Wounds 3

A 26-year-old man, who was distraught because his girlfriend broke up their four-year relationship, shot at passing cars in a Hollywood intersection before being gunned down by police on Friday morning.
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Fugitive Bushman Hunted for Sniper Attack on Policeman

Police and detectives are searching the dense bushland near Nowendoc for traces of the state's most wanted man, Malcolm Naden, on Thursday, a day after one officer approaching a campsite in the area was shot in his shoulder by an unidentified shooter.

Bad 'Robin Hood' Cons Investors for $1.96 Million

It pays to listen to the skeptics: When something seems too good to be true, it probably isn’t. Simon Finnigan, an unlicensed financial planner and Ponzi operator in New South Wales, has pleaded guilty to charges of defrauding $1.96 million from investors between 2001 and 2007.

U.S. Judge Rejects Apple Plea; Samsung Allowed to Sell Gadgets

A federal court judge in San Jose, California has ruled against Apple's petition to temporarily ban the sales of Samsung smartphones and tablets in the U.S. allowing the Korean products in market shelves until the start of the patent infringement trial on July 30, 2012.

Zahra Baker-inspired Law Passed in North Carolina

A law inspired by the killing of Australian-born schoolgirl Zarah Clare Baker was passed Thursday in the U.S. state of North Carolina. The law imposes stiffer punishment for anyone disposing body secretly to conceal death.

WWII Bomb Found Near German River Prompts Evacuation

Some 45,000 residents of the German city of Koblenz will temporarily be evacuated on Sunday to be at a safe distance from an unexploded World War II British bomb that will be detonated by the army and police bomb disposal teams.

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