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Former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich's conviction from his first trial is actually helping him as he testifies in his retrial.  He was convicted of lying to the FBI.  He had told investigators interviewing him that he didn't track who gave him contributions but several of his former st

In the documentary, Ugandan women tricked into domestic slavery in Iraq, the BBC’s Anna Cavell investigates how a group of 147 Ugandan women were lured into Iraq. The women were told they would get decent jobs with the U.S. military.

Earlier this month, Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni was sworn in for his fourth term in office.

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Six police officers who work for a Northwest Indiana sheriff’s department have suspended and are now under federal investigation for possible gun violations. The officers work for the sheriff’s department in Lake County, Indiana. The sheriff there, John Buncich, suspended the officers and

An admitted terrorist told a Chicago jury he's not proud of his role in planning the 2008 attacks in Mumbai, India that killed more than 160 people.David Headley is to the point in his testimony where he's being cross-examined by defense attorneys for Tahawwur Rana.

Updated at 6:16 p.m.Ousted Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich told jurors all about his life and blue collar roots while testifying at his corruption retrial in Chicago on Thursday.