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Pakistan&#39;s Musharraf Arrested

 Musharraf Turns Himself In 
Apr 19, 2013 4:29 AM CDT

Musharraf Turns Himself In

Former leader faces 2 days of house arrest

(Newser) - Former Pakistan leader Pervez Musharraf has been put under house arrest for two days following a court order yesterday, the BBC reports. The order was related to his 2007 effort to place judges under house arrest. Musharraf turned himself in this morning and sought house arrest instead of jail, a...

Musharraf Flees After Court Orders Him Arrested

Former leader hurries into black SUV

(Newser) - A Pakistani court has called for the arrest of former leader Pervez Musharraf—and what followed is what the AP describes as a "dramatic scene." Musharraf was in court seeking bail when the order, tied to the house arrest of judges in 2007, was issued. In such cases,...

'Egypt's Jon Stewart' Charged in Cairo

Bassem Youssef one of 5 activists accused of instigating violence

(Newser) - Egyptian authorities today questioned a TV comic known as the nation's Jon Stewart and released him on $2,200 bail, Al Jazeera reports. Charged with insulting Islam and President Morsi, Bassem Youssef turned himself in amid waves of political unrest that have deeply divided Egypt. Youssef, the most popular...

2 Girls Threatened Steubenville Victim: Cops

Teens charged with posting threats online

(Newser) - Police have arrested two 16-year-old girls for allegedly posting social media death threats against the victim of the Steubenville rape case, WTOC reports. The threats were made on Facebook and Twitter, the AP reports; CBS News quotes one of them as reading, "you ripped my family apart, you made...

Guy Fakes Kidnapping to Avoid His Girlfriend

Law enforcement source calls him 'a total moron'

(Newser) - Talk about sad: A man bound himself with duct tape and claimed he'd been kidnapped only to avoid facing his girlfriend, the New York Post reports. New York police say they found Rahmell Pettway, 36, bound and looking beat up last week between two parked cars in Brooklyn. At...

19 Teens Arrested After 'Mob Action' in Mall

Two injured in ruckus

(Newser) - Nineteen teenagers have been arrested following a disturbance that shut down a Chicago shopping mall and left two people with minor injuries. Chicago police spokeswoman Laura Kubiak says the teens arrested Saturday were males and females ranging in age from 13 to 18. Most are charged with misdemeanor mob action....

Cops Nab 5 in Mexico Tourist Rapes

One woman wasn't attacked because she was Mexican: official

(Newser) - Mexican police have arrested five suspects in the alleged gang-rape of six Spanish tourists in Acapulco. There are seven total suspects in the attack, says the leader of fifty investigators on the case; the suspects are all between 20 and 30 years old. The arrested suspects' family members are protesting...

Cops Grab Upscale Couple With Weapons, Bomb Stash

Morgan Gliedman, Aaron Greene arrested in New York City

(Newser) - Police have busted the daughter of an upscale Manhattan family and her boyfriend for allegedly hoarding weapons and bomb-making materials, the New York Post reports. Morgan Gliedman, 27, and Aaron Greene, 31, also had bombing instructions—like papers labeled "The Terrorist Encyclopedia"—when police came looking for her...

Cops Arrest 3 in Massive Maple Syrup Heist

Theft was so big it affected global supply levels

(Newser) - Police in Canada say three people have been arrested in connection with a massive maple syrup heist from a Quebec warehouse, which put a dent in the global supply. Authorities never disclosed the exact amount of maple syrup stolen in August, but the warehouse contained Quebec's maple syrup reserves—...

UK Arrests 3 in Libor Scandal
 UK Arrests 3 in Libor Scandal 
Dec 11, 2012 10:39 AM CST

UK Arrests 3 in Libor Scandal

Brits questioned over rate-fixing

(Newser) - Britain has made the first three arrests in the Libor rate-fixing scandal , the New York Times reports. All are British nationals, aged 33, 41, and 47, adds the Wall Street Journal . The men are being questioned and their homes have been searched, authorities say. The youngest of the three, Thomas...

John McAfee Nabbed in Guatemala

Software pioneer to be expelled to Belize: officials

(Newser) - OK, this time it's for real: Software designer John McAfee illegally entered Guatemala hoping for political asylum—instead he's been arrested by Guatemalan police, who plan to send him back to Belize. He should be back in Belize this morning, a Guatemalan government spokesman says. But McAfee's...

LiLo: Brawl &#39;Was a Setup&#39;
 LiLo: Brawl 
 'Was a Setup' 
Dec 1, 2012 2:00 PM CST

LiLo: Brawl 'Was a Setup'

Lindsay Lohan has meltdown after her arrest

(Newser) - Lindsay Lohan took refuge in an Upper East Side hotel after her arrest for assault the other night and went into meltdown mode, insisting the whole thing "was a setup,' sources tell the New York Post . Lohan was weeping "and kept asking, 'Why does this happen...

Lindsay Lohan Arrested After Nightclub Brawl

Allegedly punched woman in face after argument

(Newser) - Perhaps you were wondering whether Liz & Dick, laughable though it may be , would mark a real turnaround for troubled Lindsay Lohan. The answer: apparently not. LiLo was arrested yet again around 4am today in New York City on suspicion of assault, TMZ reports. Sources say Lohan and another woman...

'John Doe Duffel Bag' Busted in NYC Serial Killings

Salvatore Perrone sells clothes to shopkeepers

(Newser) - New York City police have arrested the man dubbed " John Doe Duffel Bag " in the wake of a string of Brooklyn shop murders . Salvatore Perrone, 64, sells clothes to shopkeepers out of his eponymous bag—which police say contained the rifle used in the crimes (modified to feature...

4 Californians Planned to Join al-Qaeda, Kill Americans

Plotted attacks in US, overseas: FBI

(Newser) - Four southern California men have been arrested for planning "violent jihad," including terrorist attacks in the US and abroad, the FBI says. The men intended to go to Afghanistan and join al-Qaeda and the Taliban, officials say. Sohiel Omar Kabir, 34, introduced Ralph Deleon, 23, and Miguel Alejandro...

17-Year-Old Arrested in Ridgeway Murder

Will file charges in May abduction as well

(Newser) - Colorado police have arrested the person they suspect killed Jessica Ridgeway and abducted a woman near Ketner Lake this spring, ABC 7 in Denver reports. At a news conference today, police identified the suspect as 17-year-old Austin Reed Sigg, saying they'd found him after getting a call last night...

Green Party Candidate Arrested at Debate

Jill Stein, running mate held for hours after attempting entry

(Newser) - President Obama and Mitt Romney weren't the only candidates at Hofstra University yesterday. The Green Party's Jill Stein and running mate Cheri Honkala made an appearance, too—and got arrested for their trouble. The pair spent some 20 minutes trying to get into the debate hall, Politico reports,...

Secret Service Agent Gets Drunk, Hits Cop: Report

Aaron Francis Engler allegedly punched an officer in the face

(Newser) - At least this Secret Service agent wasn't trashing rented property or refusing to pay a hooker . No, Aaron Francis Engler was arrested in Miami this morning for disorderly intoxication and resisting arrest without violence, NBC Miami reports. It all started at 7am when a policeman allegedly saw Engler lying...

French Cops Kill 1, Nab 11 in Terror Sweep

Suspected terrorist Jeremy Sidney gunned down at his home

(Newser) - French police arrested 11 suspected terrorists and shot one dead today in a nationwide sweep aimed at breaking up terror networks and responding to a strike on a Jewish store, AFP reports. The man killed was Jeremy Sidney, 33, whose fingerprints were identified on a grenade tossed into a kosher...

Cops Nab UK Teacher Who Fled With Student

He and 15-year-old girl were found in France

(Newser) - Police have arrested a British math teacher accused of fleeing to France with a 15-year-old student, Sky News reports, resolving a missing-child case that's made big waves in the UK press and social media networks. Megan Stammers and her teacher Jeremy Forrest, 30, were found walking on a Bordeaux...

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