Turkish court detains football refereeing chief pending corruption trial
Seven officials face an investigation over allegations of manipulation of the referee administration process.

Seven officials face an investigation over allegations of manipulation of the referee administration process.








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Central Elections Committee voted last week to bar both main Arab lists and two candidates from parliamentary election.

The high-profile execution of murderer Christa Pike is in disarray after two lethal injections failed to kill her.
Mammoth deal has raised questions about corporate consolidation and editorial independence in media.
Seven Minnesota judges face ethics complaint after speaking publicly about US president’s immigration crackdown.
Six people smugglers are found guilty of involuntary homicide after 31 migrants died in the English Channel in 2021.
Christa Pike was set to become the first woman executed by Tennessee in more than 200 years.
Wilber Rafael Garces Perez has disputed the government’s account of what led to his shooting during a DoorDash delivery.
The high court grants an emergency petition ahead of expected arguments in the case, slated for December.
Former student at Ivy League university files lawsuit alleging she was drugged and raped at a fraternity house in 2024.
California jury finds Apple infringed two Taction patents but did not wilfully violate them; Apple plans to appeal.