Greek lawyers drop threat to &quot;Alexander&quot;
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Greek lawyers are giving up efforts to have a new Hollywood film banned and its makers sued for depicting Alexander the Great as a bisexual.
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Controversial anti-terrorism legislation has been dropped from tomorrow&#39;s Queen&#39;s Speech to become part of Labour&#39;s election campaign.
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The lawyer for an Australian who was a suspect in connection with bungled bombings in Europe is not subject to disciplinary action for leaking information.
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Greece was rocked by the threat of being  stripped of an Athens Games medal and the host nation's team  manager offered to quit Friday, as doping overshadowed Michael  Phelps' drive to be Olympic swimming's top medal winner.
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DENVER -- One of the three federal lawsuits at the heart of the sex-and-recruiting scandal surrounding the University of Colorado football team has been dropped, attorneys in the case said Monday.
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A Pakistani court dropped terrorism charges on Wednesday against a Pakistani-British dual national who was suspected of being a key figure in a plot to blow up airliners over the Atlantic Ocean, his lawyer said.
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The Hague - The two lawyers imposed on former Yugoslav president Slobodan Milosevic have asked to be removed from his war crimes trial, sources close to the case said on Wednesday.
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The district attorney dropped a defamation charge against a man accused of driving his ex-boss to suicide, saying the charge was probably unconstitutional.
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Citing fears of intimidation, lawyers representing the business partner of jailed oil tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky filed a motion Monday waiving the right to call defense witnesses as their client's fraud and tax evasion trial drags on.
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The lawyers of Deutsche Bank asked the court in the Houston, Texas, to decline the filing for bankruptcy protection of the Russian oil giant Yukos.
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A court dropped its case against Deutsche Bank CEO Josef Ackermann and five others over a 2000 takeover battle, ending a legal saga that had weighed on the future of Germany's most prominent banker.
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The Greek health ministry has moved to curb what it called &quot;ridiculous behaviour&quot; following reports that a wonder-cure for cancer had been found in olive leaf extract.
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A lawyer whose nomination to the federal appeals court in Richmond triggered criticism from Virginia's two U.S. Senators has withdrawn his name from consideration, the White House said yesterday.
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Former Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic&#39;s two court-assigned defense lawyers have asked to be withdrawn from his case, The Hague war crimes tribunal said Wednesday.
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A Pakistani court dropped terrorism charges against a British man suspected of being a key figure in an alleged plot to blow up transatlantic airliners, his lawyer and police said.
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A Greek aircraft diverted to England after bomb threats were received in Athens was cleared Monday to resume its flight to the United States.
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In a surprise move in his first appearance since taking over as his own lawyer, Anthony Pellicano, the embattled Hollywood private investigator, withdrew his request for a hearing into allegations that the F.B.I. and federal prosecutors violated his constitutional rights by using his former girlfriend to elicit confidential information, The Los Angeles Times reported. In withdrawing the request, Mr. Pellicano, who is facing trial on wiretapping and conspiracy charges, told Judge Dale S. Fischer of United States District Court, âI donât believe I had any chance of prevailing.â The accusation of prosecutorial misconduct was a crucial element in the defense of the lawyers who previously represented Mr. Pellicano. Thom Mrozek, a spokesman for the United States Attorneyâs Office in Los Angeles, expressed satisfaction with the withdrawal and said, âWe have always believed that the motion was unfounded.â The judge plans to begin the trial on Feb. 27.