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12:45pm, 8th May, 2019

Congo recaptures one of two fugitive suspects in U.N. experts' killings

Congolese authorities on Wednesday recaptured one of two escaped prisoners who were on trial for the killing of two U.N. investigators, while the second suspect narrowly eluded arrest, a senior military prosecutor said.

Three suspects in U.N. experts' killing escape jail in Congo

6:53am, 7th May, 2019

World

Three suspects in U.N. experts' killing escape jail in Congo

Three suspects in the killing of two U.N. investigators in Democratic Republic of Congo escaped from prison overnight, a defense lawyer in the case said on Tuesday.

Assange hacking charge limits free speech defence - legal experts

4:18pm, 11th April, 2019

UK

Assange hacking charge limits free speech defence - legal experts

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has portrayed himself as a champion of a free press, but the U.S. Department of Justice's decision to charge him with conspiring to hack government computers limits his ability to mount a vigorous free speech def...

Whistleblower says Ivanka, Jared got security clearance over experts' advice

10:40pm, 1st April, 2019

Politics

Whistleblower says Ivanka, Jared got security clearance over experts' advice

A White House whistleblower has said the Trump administration overruled security experts to give questionable security clearances to more than two dozen people, including the president's daughter Ivanka and son-in-law Jared Kushner.

Experts begin examining Ethiopia jet cockpit recorder

11:28am, 16th March, 2019

World

Experts begin examining Ethiopia jet cockpit recorder

Investigators hunting for the cause of the crash of an Ethiopian Airlines plane that killed all 157 people on board have begun studying the cockpit voice recorder, France's BEA air accident investigation agency said on Saturday.

Brexit to harm UK's cherished health service, experts say

2:18am, 26th February, 2019

UK

Brexit to harm UK's cherished health service, experts say

A British exit from the EU without a deal would have "an immediate and drastic" impact on availability of medicines and vaccines as well as affecting health system funding and staffing, experts warned on Monday.

U.N. rights experts urge Indonesia to probe use of snake to scare Papua suspect

1:18am, 22nd February, 2019

World

U.N. rights experts urge Indonesia to probe use of snake to scare Papua suspect

United Nations rights experts have urged Indonesia to investigate accusations of violence by police and military in Papua after a video showed officers using a live snake to intimidate a suspect during questioning.

U.N. rights experts urge Indonesia to probe use of snake in Papua interrogation

11:14pm, 21st February, 2019

World

U.N. rights experts urge Indonesia to probe use of snake in Papua interrogation

United Nations rights experts have urged Indonesia to investigate accusations of violence by police and military in Papua after a video showed officers using a live snake to intimidate a suspect during questioning.

U.S. bombs likely meant to scare rather than kill: experts

11:39am, 25th October, 2018

US

U.S. bombs likely meant to scare rather than kill: experts

A series of package bombs this week that targeted U.S. Democratic politicians, media and public figures who are unpopular with right-wing activists was probably more of a scare tactic than a murder plot, security analysts said.

North Korea to invite foreign experts to permanently scrap missile sites

12:08am, 19th September, 2018

World

North Korea to invite foreign experts to permanently scrap missile sites

North Korea has agreed to "permanently" abolish its key missile facilities in the presence of foreign experts, and is willing to close its main nuclear complex if the United States takes reciprocal action, South Korea's President Moon Jae-in sai...

Manafort cooperation could energize Mueller probe: legal experts

6:57pm, 14th September, 2018

Politics

Manafort cooperation could energize Mueller probe: legal experts

A plea deal by former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort to cooperate with U.S. prosecutors in their investigation of Russian interference in the 2016 election suggests he could shed light on unanswered questions revolving around the campaign, leg...

Congo trial over killings of U.N. experts resumes after long suspension

7:22am, 27th August, 2018

World

Congo trial over killings of U.N. experts resumes after long suspension

The trial of more than two dozen people, including a former intelligence agency informant, suspected in the killings of two U.N. sanctions monitors last year in central Congo resumed on Monday after a 10-month suspension, defense lawyers said.

Myanmar violated U.N. child rights pact in Rohingya crackdown, experts find

10:53am, 21st July, 2018

World

Myanmar violated U.N. child rights pact in Rohingya crackdown, experts find

Myanmar violated its obligations to the United Nations child rights convention in its crackdown on the Rohingya that led to an exodus of hundreds of thousands of people from the minority community, legal experts have found.

J&J vows to overturn $4.7 billion talc verdict but experts see hurdles

3:46pm, 13th July, 2018

Business

J&J vows to overturn $4.7 billion talc verdict but experts see hurdles

Johnson & Johnson has vowed to appeal a $4.7 billion verdict awarded to 22 women who claim asbestos-contaminated talc in the company's products gave them ovarian cancer by arguing the plaintiffs' science was flawed and the case should not h...