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President Barack Obama is seen at a campaign stop for Democratic Senate candidate, Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley at Northeastern University in Boston Sunday, Jan. 17, 2010.

Obama was briefed immediately about death of British ex-pat Neil Heywood, whose 'killer may have ...
The Daily Mail Unprecedented: President Obama is taking a personal interest in Mr Heywood's death US President Barack Obama was told of the alleged murder of British businessman Neil Heywood before foreign secretary... (photo: AP)

Accused Norwegian Anders Behring Breivik arrives at the courtroom, in Oslo, Norway, Tuesday April 17, 2012. The anti-Muslim fanatic who admitted to killing 77 people in a bomb-and-shooting massacre is set to take the stand in his terror trial. Anders Behring Breivik will have five days to explain why he set off a bomb in Oslo's government district, killing eight, and then gunned down 69 at a Labor Party youth camp outside the Norwegian capital.

Norway's Breivik demands acquittal or death
Al Jazeera Anders Behring Breivik has said he should be executed or acquitted for killing 77 people in Norway in July last year in what he said was a battle to defend Europe against mass immigration.... (photo: AP / Frank Augstein)

In this file photo made June 27, 2006, reviewed by a U.S. Department of Defense official, U.S. military guards walk within Camp Delta military-run prison, at the Guantanamo Bay U.S. Naval Base, Cuba.

Guantanamo Bay 9/11 trial 'could go on for years'
The Daily Telegraph The trial of the five men accused of plotting the September 11 attacks could go on "for years" lawyers for both the defence and prosecution both conceded on Sunday. From left to right, Mustafa al... (photo: AP / Brennan Linsley)

The global fight to end capital punishment
The Guardian The death penalty is a shameful legacy of colonialism – now British lawyers are fighting to abolish it around the world by representing condemned prisoners in court Anti-death penalty protest in... (photo: Jose Cruz/ABr)

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Chelsea's captain John Terry, second left, lifts the FA Cup with teammate Frank Lampard after they defeated Liverpool in the English FA Cup Final soccer match at Wembley Stadium in London, Saturday, May 5, 2012.

FA Cup final: Chelsea v Liverpool - as it happened
The Observer Didier Drogba scores Chelsea's second. Photograph: Clive Mason/Getty Images 4.08pm: Team news, team news. Who wants some team news? Here you go, Torres is on the bench.... (photo: AP / Tom Hevezi)

9/11 suspects defiant as US court attempts to begin trial proceedings
The Daily Telegraph Khalid Sheik Mohammed and four others accused of planning the 9/11 terrorist attacks have defiantly refused to take part in a disorderly court hearing where they were due... (photo: US Navy / Aaron Peterson)

File - A Sailor assigned to the Navy Expeditionary Guard Battalion assists removal of a soft leg restraint from a detainee as the detainee finishes a class at Joint Task Force (JTF) Guantanamo, 30 March, 20110.

With Gitmo hearing, a legal 'circus' resumes
CNN By Larry Shaughnessy The Obama administration's struggle over how to handle the prisoners and prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, enters a new chapter Saturday when a... (photo: US Navy / MCS3 Joshua Nistas)

New York, New York (Sep. 19, 2001) -- "Ground Zero" at the World Trade Center disaster, following al-Qaida's terrorist attack.

9/11 mastermind to face 'trial of the century'
Sydney Morning Herald The self-confessed mastermind of the 9/11 attacks and four co-accused are due to be arraigned on Saturday at Guantanamo Bay, with all facing the death penalty if... (photo: US Navy file/Photographer´s Mate 2nd Class Aaron Peterson)

Indian State Carrier Fined $80,000 by American Authorities
The New York Times The U.S. Department of Transportation has fined the state-run Indian carrier, Air India, $80,000 for noncompliance with regulations. The airline failed to post “customer... (photo: WN / Geeta)

Medical marijuana meets hostility from Obama administration
The Washington Post Rob Kampia is executive director of the Marijuana Policy Project. During the 2008 campaign, Barack Obama raised hopes among those who support medical marijuana by... (photo: Creative Commons / nicasaurusrex)

Accused Norwegian Anders Behring Breivik at the courtroom, in Oslo, Norway, Tuesday April 17, 2012.

Breivik trial forces Norway to look again at insanity
BBC News As Anders Behring Breivik's trial progresses in Oslo district court, the big question remains whether he can be considered responsible for his actions. The penal... (photo: AP / Frank Augstein)

In this undated image from video seized from the walled compound of al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden in Abbottabad, Pakistan, and released Saturday, May 7, 2011 by the U.S. Department of Defense a man, who the American government identified as Osama bin Laden, watches television, showing an image of U.S. President Barack Obama.

Secret Osama bin Laden documents released
The Independent A selection of documents seized in last year's raid on Bin Laden's Pakistan house was posted online by the US Army's Combating Terrorism Center. The documents show dark... (photo: AP / Department of Defense)

Iraq's vice president Tariq al-Hashemi speaks during a press conference in Baghdad, Iraq, Thursday, Dec. 3, 2009.

Trial for Iraq's fugitive Sunni VP on terrorism charges postponed in Baghdad
Star Tribune BAGHDAD - The terror trial of Iraq's fugitive Sunni vice president was postponed Thursday as his lawyers appealed to have parliament create a special court to hear the... (photo: AP / Karim Kadim)