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Jerusalemmdash; Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu pleaded not guilty on Monday as his trial on corruption charges resumed in a Jerusalem courtroom just weeks before national elections in which he hopes to extend his 12-year rule. Netanyahu was indicted last year for fraud, breach of trust and accepting bribes in three separate cases. In recent months, Israelis have
asics held weekly protests calling on him to resign over the charges and criticizing his government s re
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air max sis. Protesters gathered outside the courthouse could be heard inside the room where the hearing was being held. He stands accused of accepting lavish gifts from wealthy friends and offering to grant favors to powerful media moguls in exchange for favorable coverage of him and his family. The latest hearing was postponed last month due to lockdown restrictions on public gatherings. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stands at a hearing at the district court in Jerusalem, Feb. 8, 2021. Reuven Castro/AP Israel s longest serving leader is also the first sitting prime minister to go on trial for corruption. Israeli law requires Cabinet ministers to resign when charged with criminal offenses, but does not specifically address the case of a prime minister under indictment. Netanyahu has denied any wrongdoing and has dismissed the charges against him as a witch-hunt orche Lyob Fewer Pilgrims In Holy Land
Insurgents staged two attacks against police in Afghanistan on Thursday, killing nine officers and wounding six others, officials said, in the latest violence against the lightly armed force that has born the brunt of rising attacks across the country.Washington has pushed to significantly increase the number of Afghan police and improve their training as a key part of a revised U.S. strategy for Afghanistan and Pakistan that President Obama is expected to unveil fully on Friday.The strategy is aimed at countering Taliban militants, who have made a comeback following their initial defeat by U.S.-led forces in 2001. Obama has
stanley becher already pledged to send 17,000 additional troops to Afghanistan to battle the Taliban and could send even more as part of the administration s new strategy.Many of the troops will be sent to southern Afghanistan, the heartland of the Taliban insurgency where militants attacked a police checkpoint Thursday, killing nine policemen, the Interior Ministry said. It said the checkpoint in southern Helmand province s Nahri Sarraj district was attacked by enemies of Afghanistan, a common reference to Taliban militants.Taliban militants also attacked a police convoy in central Ghazni province Thursday, wounding six policemen, said regional police
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CAPE TOWN, South Africa - Prosecutors pushing for a murder conviction against Oscar Pistorius filed papers at South Africa s Supreme Court of Appeal on Monday, four days before the Olympic runner is expected to be released from prison and moved to house arrest.WATCH: 48 Hours: Oscar Pistorius: Shots in the Dark Court registrar Paul Myburgh confirmed the prosecution s papers had been filed. Lawyers for the double-amputee runner have until Sept.
yeezy slide 17 to file their response ahead of a hearing in November.Prosecutors want a panel of judges at the Supreme Court to overrule a decision by another judge to acquit Pistorius of murder for killing girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp in 2013. Pistorius was instead found guilty of culpable homicide, or manslaughter, for shooting Steenkamp through a toilet cubicle door in his home. Oscar Pistorius and Reeva Steenkamp
adidas samba 22 photos He was sentenced to five years in jail, but is expected to be released from the Kgosi Mampuru II prison in the South African capital Pretoria on Friday after serving 10 months of that culpable homicide sentence.Because of his good behavior, the 28-year-old Pistorius can be released on probation to serve the remainder under house arrest.Prosecutors announced their intention to appeal Ju
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Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon accused the Palestinian premier of heading a government of murder and lies that is incapable of negotiating a peace deal with Israel, according to an interview published Tuesday.The harsh criticism appeared to set the stage for Sharon to push forward with his plan to dismantle some settlements and impose a boundary on the Palestinians if peace efforts prove fruitless in the coming months.The harsh criticism follows Sunday s suicide bombing in Jerusalem that killed eight Israelis, reports CBS News Correspondent Robert Berger.Sharon said Palestinian Prime Minister Ahmed
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stanley cup so known as Abu Ala, had criticized the bombing, especially its timing and place, saying it hurt efforts to persuade the world court at The Hague to rule against the separation barrier Israel is building in the West Bank. Jordan, meanwhile, led a continuing attack on Israel s separation barrier at the world court on Tuesday, warning that the structure threatens
stanley quencher the future stability of the kingdom.With a parade of speakers denouncing Israel s actions in the West Bank, it appears the case could have implications for Israel s other occupational policies mdash; including settlements.Israel, which says the barrier is meant for self defense, declined to participate in the three-day hearing this week. It said sending the dispute to the court undermines peace negotiations, and also questioned the fairness
