Jan. 24
VIETNAM:
Court in Vietnam starts 2nd embezzlement trial of executive
The embezzlement trial began Wednesday for a former executive at Vietnam's
state oil giant who Germany said was kidnapped from there by Vietnamese agents
last year.
Trinh Xuan Thanh was the former
Jan. 24
NEVADA:
Lawyers: Nevada Execution Plan Worse Than Pet EuthanasiaAttorneys for a
Nevada death row inmate whose execution is on hold are telling the state
Supreme Court that his execution using a never-before-tried lethal injection
protocol would be less humane than
Jan. 24
VIRGINIA:
Court hears death penalty appeal in police slaying
A federal appeals court has heard arguments in the case of a Virginia man
sentenced to death for killing a police officer in 2005.
Thomas Porter was convicted of shooting Norfolk police Officer Stanley Reaves 3
