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Business 7 years ago

Former Sinochem chief sentenced to 12 years for graft: State media

A Chinese court sentenced the former general manager of Sinochem Group to 12 years in prison, state TV reported on Wednesday.

World 7 years ago

Former Pakistan PM Sharif sentenced to seven years jail for graft

Former Pakistani leader Nawaz Sharif was sentenced to seven years in prison for corruption Monday, state media reported, the latest conviction in a series of allegations which saw him ousted from power last year.

SE Asia 7 years ago

'Under the table': Cambodia's surrogate mothers risk jail for Chinese couples

Pregnant and scared, Yin hides in a house on the outskirts of Phnom Penh -- one of an untold number of Cambodian surrogate mothers risking jail time for lucrative payouts from Chinese clients.

World 7 years ago

Indian journalist detained for calling state leader a Modi puppet

An Indian television journalist has been detained for criticizing the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government on social media under laws intended to ensure national security, leading to protests in the capital, New Delhi.

World 7 years ago

Nearly 2,000 jailed for life since 2016 coup: Turkey state media

Nearly 2,000 people have been sentenced to life in prison since the July 2016 attempted overthrow of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Turkish state media reported Tuesday.

World 7 years ago

Trump calls for his ex-lawyer Michael Cohen to be jailed

US President Donald Trump called Monday for a long jail term for his ex-lawyer Michael Cohen, who admitted lying to Congress about pursuing a real estate deal with Russia on Trump's behalf during the 2016 election campaign.

World 7 years ago

Ex-Trump advisor Papadopoulos imprisoned in Russia probe

The former Trump campaign aide whose Russia contacts set off the investigation over collusion in the 2016 US president election began a two-week jail sentence Monday over lies he told to the FBI.

Sports 7 years ago

French priest, bishop convicted over paedophilia scandal

A French priest from the town of Orleans was handed a two-year jail term on Thursday and a bishop was convicted for failing to report him in rare prosecutions that have shaken the French Catholic church.

World 7 years ago

Chinese homoerotic writer gets 10 year jail term

A female Chinese novelist has been sentenced to 10 years in jail for writing and distributing books containing explicit descriptions of gay male sex, state-run media said Monday, a punishment that drew criticism for its severity.

World 7 years ago

Mother who hid baby in filthy car boot jailed in France

A French court on Friday sentenced a woman who kept her baby hidden in the maggot-infested boot of her car to two years in jail for negligence causing mental disability.

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jailed

Former Sinochem chief sentenced to 12 years for graft: State media

Former Pakistan PM Sharif sentenced to seven years jail for graft

'Under the table': Cambodia's surrogate mothers risk jail for Chinese couples

Indian journalist detained for calling state leader a Modi puppet

Nearly 2,000 jailed for life since 2016 coup: Turkey state media

Trump calls for his ex-lawyer Michael Cohen to be jailed

Ex-Trump advisor Papadopoulos imprisoned in Russia probe

French priest, bishop convicted over paedophilia scandal

Chinese homoerotic writer gets 10 year jail term

Mother who hid baby in filthy car boot jailed in France

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