Tagged: Europe

Perugia Murder Retrial
1:52 pm
Tue March 26, 2013

Knox Or Not: Plenty Of Cases Are Tried Without A Defendant

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Amanda Knox is led away from an appeals court in Perugia, Italy, in November 2010. Her murder conviction in the death of a flatmate was ultimately overturned, but now, Italy's highest court has ruled she must be retried.

Originally published on Tue March 26, 2013 2:04 pm

Amanda Knox may never again set foot in Italy. But that doesn't mean she won't face another trial there.

Courts around the world — particularly in Italy — have shown themselves willing to try people in absentia.

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Foreign Policy
10:33 am
Fri January 11, 2013

Obama's Foreign Policy Challenges: The Next 4 Years

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America Abroad

Scheduled for Spotlight on January 14 at 8:00 p.m.

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