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New York maid hits Strauss-Kahn with civil lawsuit

August 8, 2011 by benim

Former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn sexually assaulted a housekeeper in a “violent and sadistic attack” in his hotel suite in Manhattan in May, a civil lawsuit filed on Monday alleges. The lawsuit, which follows criminal charges against the Frenchman, repeats … read more »

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Egypt watchdog slams teenager’s death sentence

May 17, 2011 by benim

An Egyptian rights group said on Tuesday it was “deeply troubled” by the sentencing of a teenager to death and called for the verdict to be overturned. A military court on Monday sentenced the 17-year-old and three other men to … read more »

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Dewani suspect wants bail

February 2, 2011 by benim

One of the co-accused in the Anni Dewani murder case was expected to apply for bail in a Cape Town court on Wednesday, the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) said. “The courts were approached by the legal representative for Mr [Mziwamadoda] … read more »

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Family’s fear for ‘fragile’ Shrien Dewani over extradition to South Africa

January 23, 2011 by benim

Anni Dewani murder Shrien Dewani leaves Southmead police station in Bristol after reporting for bail. He could not attend an extradition hearing in London last week due to ill health. Photograph: Ben Birchall/PA The family of the British businessman accused … read more »

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South Africa: Top Cape lawyer to help Dewani

January 20, 2011 by benim

Top Cape Town lawyer Taswell Papier has been engaged to assist the legal team of honeymoon murder accused Shrien Dewani. Papier has previously been honoured as a Western Cape “hero” by then-premier Ebrahim Rasool and has been named the global … read more »

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know why Shrien Dewani ‘killed his bride,’ claims South African police chief

January 18, 2011 by benim

South Africa’s chief of police has claimed that his detectives have uncovered a motive which explains why British businessman Shrien Dewani allegedly killed his bride while on honeymoon in Cape Town. General Bheki Cele told the country’s e.tv news channel … read more »

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Dewani ‘wants to clear his name’

January 18, 2011 by benim

Shrien Dewani, the English millionaire accused of ordering his wife Anni’s “honeymoon murder” in Cape Town last November, may return to South Africa voluntarily if he is granted bail “up to the date of his final appeal”. In an interview … read more »

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‘Shrien was acting so strangely, not like the other honeymooners’, says holidaymaker

January 16, 2011 by benim

A holidaymaker who befriended murder victim Anni Dewani in the final days of her life has claimed that her husband Shrien acted strangely on the couple’s honeymoon. Chloe Spelling met Mrs Dewani and her husband Shrien while staying at the … read more »

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South Africa: Anni’s uncle lashes out at Dewani

January 10, 2011 by benim

On Sunday, the UK-based Mail Online reported Ashok Hindocha could not understand why millionaire Shrien Dewani had not “put up a fight” after the couple’s taxi was ambushed by two gunmen in Cape Town. “I would not even have allowed … read more »

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School in memory of murdered bride Anni Dewani attacked as ‘publicity stunt’

January 8, 2011 by benim

An uncle of Anni Dewani, the woman murdered on honeymoon in South Africa, has accused her husband’s relations of using a fund set up in her memory for a “heartless” public relations stunt. Anni Dewani (left) and Shrien Dewani. Photo: GEOFF … read more »

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South Africa: John Hlophe may not hear Dewani case

January 4, 2011 by benim

Cape judge president John Hlophe may not serve as the presiding judge in the Dewani murder case. “A judge is only allocated to hear a trial close to the beginning (of when the trial is expected to start),” said Cape … read more »

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Shrien Dewani ‘won’t get fair trial in South Africa’

January 3, 2011 by benim

Johannesburg – The family of Shrien Dewani fear he will not receive a fair trial in South Africa because the presiding judge has been dogged by misconduct allegations, the Telegraph in the UK reported. Akta Raja, the cousin of the … read more »

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Anni Dewani murder: friends of bride urge husband to return to South Africa

December 31, 2010 by benim

Friends of Anni Dewani, the newly-wed shot dead in South Africa, have written an open letter urging her husband to return to the country to answer questions about her death. Police allege that Shrien Dewani arranged a fake carjacking to … read more »

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Dewani link in South African doctor murder dismissed

December 30, 2010 by benim

A private detective investigating the death of South African doctor Pox Raghavjee has dismissed claims of a possible link between his murder and that of honeymooning tourist Anni Dewani. Dr Raghavjee, 60, was carjacked and shot dead for no apparent … read more »

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Bride of millionaire Shrien Dewani ‘executed’ on honeymoon: paramedic

December 27, 2010 by benim

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa – A paramedic who examined the body of Anni Dewani, the murdered Cape Town honeymooner, shortly after it was found in the back of an abandoned taxi has told how he believed she had been “executed.” The … read more »

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Dewani extradition papers ready

December 23, 2010 by benim

Papers to apply for the extradition from the UK of murder-accused Shrien Dewani have been submitted to the justice department, the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) said on Thursday. “We submitted the extradition papers to the department of justice, which is … read more »

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Dewani ‘gutted’ by wife’s killing

December 21, 2010 by benim

Relatives say murder allegations are flawed Relatives of Shrien Dewani have revealed how he has been robbed of the love of his life by the murder of his wife Anni while in SA on honeymoon. RELATIVES and close friends of … read more »

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The honeymoon murder groom, his PR guru and a very public fightback – Video

December 20, 2010 by benim

At Max Clifford Associates in ­Mayfair, the lights are burning late this Christmas. The PR man is busy defending the reputation of a highly controversial new client, the British bridegroom accused of arranging the murder of his bride on honeymoon … read more »

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Honeymoon murder: Anni Dewani was ‘shot dead accidentally’ by her abductor

December 19, 2010 by benim

Anni Dewani, the bride murdered on her honeymoon, was shot dead accidentally by her abductor as he tried to rape her, according to expert evidence commissioned by her husband’s legal team. Lawyers will argue that the analysis helps to disprove … read more »

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WikiLeaks suspect ‘not mistreated’

December 18, 2010 by benim

The United States military has denied mistreating an army private suspected of passing hundreds of thousands of classified US documents to the whistleblowing website WikiLeaks. Bradley Manning has been held in solitary confinement at a US Marine prison near Washington … read more »

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Bank denies WikiLeaks’ Sudan claim

December 18, 2010 by benim

A part-nationalised British bank has said there is “no evidence” to back claims exposed in leaked US diplomatic cables that Sudan’s president may have stolen £5.8 billion from his country and deposited it in London. A document among tens of … read more »

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WikiLeaks: Sudan’s president ‘stole $9 billion’

December 18, 2010 by benim

Omar al-Bashir, the Sudanese president, is suspected of siphoning off $9 billion from his country’s oil boom and depositing much of it in British banks, according to a leaked US diplomatic cable. The claims came from Luis Moreno Ocampo, the … read more »

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Honeymoon murder husband Shrien Dewani paid him for kinky sex

December 16, 2010 by benim

THIS is the gay escort who claims honeymoon murder husband Shrien Dewani paid him for kinky sex. The burly shaven-headed man, posing in leather gear and puffing a cigar, calls himself The German Master. He called cops alleging he recognised … read more »

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Zambia invites wanted al-Bashir

December 14, 2010 by benim

Lusaka – Zambia has invited Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir to a regional summit even though he faces a 2009 international war crimes warrant, and says he will not be arrested if he attends. “Zambia is a member of the African … read more »

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WikiLeaks founder to appear in UK court

December 14, 2010 by benim

London – WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange will appear in a British court on Tuesday in a second attempt to win bail after he was arrested over allegations of sex crimes in Sweden. The 39-year-old Australian makes his second appearance at … read more »

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Honeymoon Husband Taxi Family Speak Out

December 12, 2010 by benim

The family of the man jailed for his part in the murder of honeymooner Anni Dewani have told Sky News they believe her husband was behind the crime. Zola Tongo was jailed over the death of honeymooner Anni Dewani Primrose … read more »

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South Africa honeymoon murder: Workmate denies affair with Shrien Dewani

December 12, 2010 by benim

A manager at Shrien Dewani’s family firm ­yesterday denied she had an affair with the honeymoon murder suspect. Mum-of-two Michelle Jones, 39, hit back at rumours and declared: “I have never had a relationship with Shrien other than a friendship.” … read more »

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Honeymoon husband ‘met driver three days after wife’s murder’ – Video

December 11, 2010 by benim

The millionaire whose wife was murdered on their honeymoon secretly met three days later the taxi driver who arranged the killing, a court heard yesterday. Shrien Dewani broke off from a meeting with his wife Anni’s grieving father and ‘surreptitiously’ … read more »

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WikiLeaks splits as volunteers quit to set up rival website

December 10, 2010 by benim

Former WikiLeaks volunteers are planning to launch a rival whistle-blowing website next week amid growing indications that the US government is on the verge of filing its own charges against Julian Assange. Lawyers for the 39-year-old Australian said yesterday that … read more »

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South Africa honeymoon murder husband freed from British jail

December 10, 2010 by benim

LONDON — A British businessman wanted in South Africa over the murder of his bride on their honeymoon left prison on bail Friday, which his spokesman said would allow him to continue “bereavement counselling”. Shrien Dewani was driven away from … read more »

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