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The German president turns down a visit to Ukraine and the EU says it is "deeply preoccupied" by the treatment of jailed former PM Yulia Tymoshenko.

Dozens of websites offering credit card details and other private information for sale are taken down in a police operation spanning three continents.

BALTIMORE (AP) -- Baltimore police said they have arrested a man in the death of a North Carolina teenager whose body was found in a river after she vanished in 2010 while visiting relatives in the area....

Legal protections enjoyed by MPs are being reviewed and may need to change, the government has said.

Sudanese civil servants have been told to donate two days' salary to help pay for the conflict with South Sudan over the Heglig oilfield.

A puppy in the US is up for adoption after being found alone and covered with cactus spines.

The chairman of the board of St Patrick's Centre in Downpatrick is to resign, the BBC understands, as doubt remains about the attraction's future.

Reformed performance drug doctor Victor Conte says Dwain Chambers deserves his second chance at London 2012.

A London Underground train hits an obstruction on the tracks, causing severe delays.

ITV apologises after its HD broadcast of Wednesday's Champions League semi-final was interrupted during extra-time.

Two current and two former TSA employees have been arrested in an alleged drug and bribery scheme by screeners who allowed large shipments of narcotics to pass through security at Los Angeles International Airport in exchange for cash.

Banking giant HSBC confirms that it is to cut more than 2,200 jobs in the UK as part of its global cost-cutting plans.

London 2012 Festival organisers unveil the final line-up of the 12-week celebration of the arts that runs alongside the Olympic Games.

John Edwards' defense team hammered away at a former campaign aide on Thursday after he was quizzed about his motives and asked whether he made up stories about how Edwards allegedly concealed contributions from campaign donors.

“[T]he court does not find that Deputy Schneider's use of the density meter was unauthorized by the defendant’s consent to ‘take a quick look in the car.’” The search took six monits and qualified. United States v. Long Tien Dang, 2012 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 56875 (D. Kan. April 24, 2012).*

A general objection to a USMJ’s R&R only requires plain error review. United States v. Tamayo, 2012 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 57126 (N.D. Ga. April 23, 2012)*:

Defendants make no attempt to specify why they disagree with the magistrate judge's conclusions. "In order to trigger de novo review of an R&R, the objection must be 'specific.'" United States v. Diaz, No. 1:09-CR-0037-WBH, 2011 WL 344093, at *1 (Jan. 31, 2011) (quoting Fed. R. Civ. P. 59(b)(2)). "General objections which reassert arguments by reference to prior pleadings do not suffice." Id. (citing Nettles v. Wainwright, 677 F.2d 404, 410 n. 8 (5th Cir. 1982). In the absence of objections filed in accordance with Rule 59(b)(2), this court need only perform plain error review. Id.

Running a stop sign was reason enough for a stop. State v. Edmonds, 2012 Tenn. Crim. App. LEXIS 241 (April 23, 2012).*

Paul Lewis of BBC Radio 4's Money Box and fraud victim Paul Forrester describes the impact of being conned, as the Financial Services Authority publishes a so-called ''sucker list''.

Spencer Kelly reports from the Robots and Avatars exhibition on how the virtual and real world are merging.

Simon Cowell has admitted revelations in his unofficial biography caused him to bury his head in a pillow.

Confusion reigns among industry's 'foot soldiers'

How much does it take to be suspected of smuggling aliens? Not much. United States v. Castillo-Gamez, 2012 U.S. App. LEXIS 8180 (11th Cir. April 24, 2012)*:

Here, the district court properly concluded that Barrientos had a reasonable suspicion that the minivan carried illegal aliens. As Barrientos testified, the minivan had out-of-state license plates, tinted windows, and appeared to be weighted down. Barrientos knew that smugglers often used I-95 to avoid the cameras and tolls on the Florida Turnpike. And when he pulled along side the minivan, Barrientos noticed that Castillo-Gamez appeared stiff and did not make eye contact. Considering these facts together, Barrientos had a reasonable suspicion that the minivan contained illegal aliens. See Bautista-Silva, 567 F.3d at 1272-74.

Defendant couldn’t appeal the search issue in his guilty plea without a conditional plea. United States v. Dorsey, 2012 U.S. App. LEXIS 8213 (5th Cir. April 24, 2012).*