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File - In this Aug. 18, 2011 photo, prison guards ride horses that were broken by inmates as they return from farm work detail at the Louisiana State Penitentiary in Angola, Louisiana.

Death row inmate Glenn Ford released 30 years after wrongful conviction
The Guardian Man found guilty of murder by all-white jury in deeply flawed trial had one of America’s longest ever waits for exoneration Glenn Ford, 64, talks to the media as he leaves the maximum-security Angola... (photo: AP / Gerald Herbert)

China's top legislature considers trimming death penalty crimes
CNTV BEIJING, March 9 (Xinhua) -- The National People's Congress (NPC), China's top legislature, is considering reducing the number of crimes subject to the death penalty, an NPC official said on Sunday.... (photo: UN / Paulo Filgueiras)

President Barack Obama gestures while speaking at a town hall meeting, Friday, Feb. 19, 2010, at Green Valley High School in Henderson, Nev.

Obama, Putin share common ground
The Oklahoman Oklahoman ; Kathleen Parker’s “Getting inside the mind of Putin” (Commentary, March 20) noted that “Putin’s yawing response to Western penalties could mean that he doesn’t fully realize the effect... (photo: AP / Laura Rauch)

Jeff Carter of the Philadelphia Flyers during the 2006-07 season against the New York Rangers. Date 4 January 2007

Jeff Carter scores in Philadelphia return as Kings beat Flyers, 3-2
The Los Angeles Times PHILADELPHIA — Flyer fans booed every time Kings forward Jeff Carter touched the puck Monday, but it was music to his ears. Carter, traded by the Flyers to Columbus and later dealt by the... (photo: Creative Commons / Brett Weinstein)

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Tottenham Hotspur's Emmanuel Adebayor, right, celebrates with the crowd after scoring against Liverpool during their English Premier League soccer match at White Hart Lane stadium, London, Sunday, Sept. 18, 2011.

Spurs crash out to Benfica March 20, 2014
ESPN Tottenham failed to book their place in the Europa League quarterfinals despite a late rally against Benfica, while Juventus moved a step closer to a dream final in their... (photo: AP / Tom Hevezi)

Bale-Benzema-Ronaldo, Van Basten-Gullit-Rijkaard and football’s great trios
Goal Many of Europe's classic sides have been built upon a core trio of key players and Goal takes a trip down memory lane to recall some of those famous link-ups £5... (photo: AP / Paul White)

Vladimir Putin, Prime Minister of the Russian Federation captured during the 'Opening Plenary of the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2009' at the Annual Meeting 2009 of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, January 28, 2009.

Meet Stephen F. Cohen, Vladimir Putin's Best Friend in the American Media
The Daily Beast He is a great historian of Stalinism who has been celebrated by colleagues on the left and right. So why is Stephen F. Cohen so eager to act as a propagandist for Putin?... (photo: World Economic Forum / swiss-image.ch/Remy Steinegger)

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry speaks during a joint press conference with Jordan's Foreign Minister Nasser Judeh on Wednesday, July 17, 2013 at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in the Jordanian capital, Amman. U.S.

Deadly violence flares up in Ukraine; stage set for biggest east-west showdown since cold war
The Times of India KHARKIV (Ukraine): Ukraine braced on Saturday for a breakaway vote in Crimea as deadly violence flared again in the ex-Soviet country's tinderbox east amid the biggest... (photo: AP / Mandel Ngan)

German Chancellor Angela Merkel delivers her speech on the Ukrainian crisis at the parliament in Berlin, Thursday, March 13, 2014, German Chancellor Angela Merkel warned Moscow on Thursday that if it continues its current course in the Ukraine crisis, Russia risks “massive” political and economic consequences. In an address to Parliament, Merkel told lawmakers the only way out of the crisis is through diplomacy and assured lawmakers that “the use of the military is no option.”

Ukraine mobilises volunteer force as Angela Merkel warns Russia of long-term damage
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German Chancellor Angela Merkel speaks during an event with the title 'Made in Germany: The social economy" organized by the 'Initiative New Social Economy' in Berlin, Germany, Tuesday, June 2, 2009.

Top Stories: Still No Sign Of Missing Jet; Merkel Presses Putin To Back Down
National Public Radio 8:36 AM Good morning. Our early headlines: — Officials Dispute Report That Malaysian Jet Kept Flying For Hours — Death Toll From NYC Explosion Stands At... (photo: AP / Michael Sohn)

Gendarmes prepare the courtroom with the wheelchair of Pascal Simbikangwa, a 54-year-old former Hutu intelligence chief, who faces charges of complicity in genocide and complicity in war crimes, at Paris law court, Tuesday Feb. 4, 2014. He could face a life sentence if convicted after the seven-week trial. The case has highlighted criticism of France's own reaction to the genocide a generation ago, and its slow exercise of justice after the slaughter of at least 500,000 people over 100 days.

Life sentence sought for former Rwanda intel chief
The Washington Post PARIS — French prosecutors say they want a life sentence imposed on Rwanda’s former intelligence chief, who is standing trial in France for allegedly... (photo: AP / Remy de la Mauviniere)

a scientist, under a sterile hood, preparing the carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) vaccinia used to try to prevent cancer. The scientist is diluting the concentrated vaccinnia virus into a dose level appropriate for administration to a patient. This vaccinn

Why Proper Sterilization Procedures Are Used During Lethal Injections
Business Insider Besides the fact that manufacturers sterilize the needles (so no real extra effort is needed), other sterilization procedures are also used in these executions for good... (photo: John Keith/ NCI)

An FBI release shows two suspects wanted in connection with the Boston Marathon Bombings.

Security tightened for this year's Boston Marathon
The Los Angeles Times After twin bombings at last year's Boston Marathon killed three people and injured 264, officials have established additional security measures for this spring's... (photo: FBI)