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Dr. Conrad Murray listens as the jury returns with a guilty verdict in his involuntary manslaughter trial Monday, Nov. 7, 2011 in a Los Angeles courtroom . Murray was convicted Monday of involuntary manslaughter after a trial that painted him as a reckless caregiver who administered a lethal dose of a powerful anesthetic that killed the pop star.

Doctor convicted in Michael Jackson death leaves prison
Daily Press LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Michael Jackson's personal physician, convicted of manslaughter for administering a lethal dose of anesthetic to the pop singer, was released from a Los Angeles prison on... (photo: AP / Al Seib)

In this Feb. 5, 2013 photo, Jamaat-e-Islami leader Abdul Quader Mollah displays the victory sign, escorted by policemen, after he was sentenced to life in prison for killings and other crimes during the nation's independence war, in Dhaka, Bangladesh

Bangladesh SC: Death penalty to top Jamaat leader
Indian Express Bangladesh Supreme Court today handed down death penalty to fundamentalist Jamaat-e-Islami stalwart Abdul Quader Mollah for 1971 war crimes, revising a special tribunal verdict which had sentenced him... (photo: AP / Zia Islam)

Sweden’s Zlatan Ibrahimovic runs during the Euro 2012 soccer championship Group D match between Sweden and France in Kiev, Ukraine.

Can Ibracadabra cast his spell over 'obsessive' CR7 - Cristiano Ronaldo?
DNA India Within a few hours of Sepp Blatter's teasing impersonation of Cristiano Ronaldo at the Oxford Union circulating on the Internet at the end of last month, some resourceful Lisbonites set to work on... (photo: AP / Sergei Grits)

Democratic mayor-elect Bill de Blasio speaks to supporters after he was elected the first Democratic mayor of New York City in 20 years in the Brooklyn borough of New York, Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2013. De Blasio, who beat out Republican Joe Lhota by a large margin, follows the three-term reign of Republican-turned-independent billionaire Michael Bloomberg, and Republican Rudy Giuliani, who led the city in the wake of the 2001 terrorist attacks.

Bill de Blasio: unapologetic liberal becomes first Democratic mayor of New York for almost 25 years
The Daily Telegraph Related Articles New York expected to elect first Democrat mayor in 25 years 04 Nov 2013 Hillary Clinton hits the campaign trail 20 Oct 2013 End for Central Park's horse drawn carriages 18 Oct 2013... (photo: AP / Kathy Willens)

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Handcuffed border guards arrive at a special court in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2013.

Hundreds convicted at Bangladesh mutiny sentencing
Dawn DHAKA: A Bangladeshi court convicted several hundred soldiers on Tuesday at the start of a mass verdict and sentencing over a 2009 military mutiny in which scores of... (photo: AP / A.M. Ahad)

Mohamed Mursi goes on trial as Egypt struggles for democracy
DNA India Egypt's first freely elected president, Mohamed Mursi, goes on trial on Monday under a security crackdown that has devastated his Muslim Brotherhood movement and... (photo: AP / Khalil Hamra)

Der aegyptische Praesident Mohammed Mursi sitzt im Ittihadiya-Palast, dem Amtssitz des Praesidenten, in Heliopolis, einem Stadtteil von Kairo

Mursi goes on trial as Egypt struggles for democracy
Swissinfo Arab Spring Reuters November 3, 2013 - 09:14 By Michael Georgy CAIRO (Reuters) - Egypt's first freely elected president, Mohamed Mursi, goes on trial on Monday under a... (photo: AP / Maja Hitij/dapd)

Eriksson: I signed United deal
Belfast Telegraph Sven-Goran Eriksson has claimed in his new autobiography that he signed a contract to succeed Sir Alex Ferguson at Manchester United in 2002 - and that he clashed with... (photo: AP / Paul Thomas, File)

Concerns for Mourinho
Belfast Telegraph Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho left Tyneside a worried man after seeing Newcastle put the brakes on their Barclays Premier League title challenge. The Blues dominated for... (photo: AP / Paul White)

Carroll not fit to answer Irons SOS
Belfast Telegraph Sam Allardyce revealed striker Andy Carroll would be a month away from returning to action when he resumes training after his side fought out a goalless draw against... (photo: AP / Jon Super)

Ed Miliband, leader of Britain's opposition Labour Party, speaks at a press conference in London, Wednesday, Dec. 22, 2010. Ed Miliband launched The Labour Party's new campaign 'Speak Out for Your Generation' at the press conference on Wednesday

Miliband to offer firms tax breaks
Belfast Telegraph Businesses that sign up to paying the living wage will be given a 12 month tax break worth up to £1,000 for each worker under plans unveiled by Ed Miliband. The Labour... (photo: AP / Kirsty Wigglesworth)