A Japanese court ruled Thursday that an 88-year-old man was not guilty in a retrial for a 1966 quadruple murder, reversing an earlier decision that made him the world’s longest-serving death row inmate. CBC | World News
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28 people acquitted of money laundering in Panama Papers, Operation Car Wash case
A judge in Panama has acquitted 28 people accused of money laundering in an international case known as the Panama Papers, including the co-founder of a law firm that authorities say was at the centre of a conspiracy to hide money linked to illegal activities. CBC | World News
Read More »Greta Thunberg, 4 others acquitted on London climate protest charges
A judge on Friday acquitted climate activist Greta Thunberg of a charge that she had refused to follow a police order to leave a protest that blocked the entrance to a major oil and gas industry conference in London last year. CBC | World News
Read More »2nd Denver-area police officer acquitted in death of Elijah McClain, who was injected with ketamine
A second Denver-area police officer was acquitted on Monday in the 2019 death of Elijah McClain, who was put in a neck hold and injected with ketamine after being stopped by police as he walked home from a convenience store. CBC | World News
Read More »Denver-area police officer guilty, another acquitted in 2019 death of Elijah McClain
Jurors convicted a Denver-area police officer on Thursday and acquitted another of charges in the 2019 death of Elijah McClain, a Black man whose name became a rallying cry in protests over racial injustice in policing. CBC | World News
Read More »Donald Trump acquitted by Senate on both charges in impeachment trial
U.S. President Donald Trump has been acquitted of both charges in his Senate impeachment trial. CBC | World News
Read More »Trump ACQUITTED: Senate votes to acquit President Donald Trump after House impeachment
DONALD TRUMP has been acquitted by the Senate of both charges in his impeachment trial, clearing the path for him to turn his focus to the US Presidential election on November 3. Daily Express :: News Feed
Read More »Libyan acquitted of murder in Benghazi attack that killed U.S. ambassador, 3 others
A federal jury has found a suspected Libyan militant not guilty of the most serious charges stemming from the 2012 Benghazi attacks that killed the U.S. ambassador and three other Americans. CBC | World News
Read More »Protests erupt after former St. Louis police officer acquitted of killing black man
A white former police officer was acquitted Friday in the 2011 death of a black man who was fatally shot following a high-speed chase, with the judge declaring that he would not be swayed by “partisan interests, public clamour or fear of criticism.” CBC | World News
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