English/Nat It was the verdict the world held its breath for. Was OJ Simpson, innocent or guilty of murdering his ex-wife Nicole and her friend Ronald Goldman? It was a moment of real drama and the verdict of " Not Guilty" on all counts...

1. Wide of trial's new chief judge, Raouf Abdel-Rahman 2. Wide of empty chairs 3. Mid shot of judge 4. Saddam shouting, UPSOUND: (Arabic) "Down with the agents. Down with Bush. Long live the nation, long live the nation!" 5. Mid shot of...

AP Television Washington, DC - Date Unknown 1. I. Lewis " Scooter" Libby leaving a building and getting into a car AP Television Washington, DC - 2 July 2007 2. SOUNDBITE: (English) Paul Rothstein, Professor of Law, Georgetown...

1. Wide of exterior of courtroom 2. Chief Judge Rizgar Mohammed Amin 3. Pan to judges 4. Mid shot of Amin 5. Defendant Awad Hamad al Bandar 6. Saddam Hussein, former Iraqi leader 7. Chief Judge Rizgar Mohammed Amin 8. Cutaway of...

A Jordanian soldier who massacred seven Israeli schoolgirls at a border picnic spot was sentenced to life imprisonment with hard labour by a military court in Amman on Saturday (19/7). Ahmed Dakamseh, 26, escaped the death penalty when...

Frankfurt, 18 November 2004 1. Wide shot exterior of the regional court in Frankfurt 2. Human rights activists gathered at small demo outside the court 3. Various banners 4. More of the protest 5. Close up court sign 6. Security outside...

Trial of Military personnel accused of torture during junta regime in Greece 1. judge enters court, rings bell and takes his seat, zoom to cu judge addressing court 2. pan along defendants sat in court listening 3. officers in uniform ...

HEADLINE: American student's murder trial set to begin CAPTION: An American student is one of three people accused of killing a girl during an alleged sex game. (Jan. 10) [Notes:ANCHOR VOICE] In just one week Seattle-born Amanda Knox...

English/Nat O-J Simpson has won full custody of his two young children, after a long and bitter custody battle between Simpson and the parents of Nicole Brown. A judge ruled Friday that the Browns failed to show that Simpson would be...

HEADLINE: Bell supporters demand justice as verdict nears CAPTION: With the verdict coming in the highly-charged Sean Bell shooting trial, Al Sharpton and the supporters of the victim say they are expecting justice when the verdict...

1. Wide of UN Secretary General Kofi Annan walking up to microphones 2. Cutaway photographers 3. SOUNDBITE: (English) Kofi Annan, UN Secretary General: "As you know the UN does not support the death penalty and all the courts we have set...

1. Wide of UN Secretary General Kofi Annan walking up to microphones 2. Cutaway photographers 3. SOUNDBITE (ENGLISH) Kofi Annan, UN Secretary General : "This is a positive development because Saddam Hussein has cast a rather long shadow...

HEADLINE: Trial soon for Iraqi who threw shoes at Bush CAPTION: The Iraqi journalist who threw shoes at former President George W. Bush will face trial Feb. 19 on the original charge of assaulting a foreign leader, a judicial...

1. Mid of Katherine Jackson, Michael Jackson's mother, entering the courthouse 2. Mid of Ed Chernoff, Defence Attorney for Conrad Murray 3. Mid of Dr Nader Kamanger, University College of Los Angeles (UCLA) sleep expert, as Chernoff asks...

A South African judge has ruled that television stations can broadcast parts of Oscar Pistorius' murder trial live, but with restrictions on witness testimonies. High Court Judge Dunstan Mlambo ruled on Tuesday that South African media...

HEADLINE: Sudan woman goes on trial for wearing pants CAPTION: A female Sudanese journalist accused of violating the Islamic dress code by wearing trousers in public appeared in court Tuesday. Lubna Hussein, a former U.N. Worker, is...

1. Chief Judge Raouf Abdel-Rahman opening the ceremony 2. Wide of former Iraqi president and defendant Saddam Hussein 3. Chief Judge 4. SOUNDBITE: (Arabic) Saddam Hussein, former Iraqi president and defendant: "I was brought against...

HEADLINE: Blagojevich fraud trial to get underway CAPTION: Former Governor Rod Blagojevich's racketeering and fraud trial is due to get under way Thursday, after 18 months of skirmishing in the courts and the news media. The former...

1. Wide of judge talking to witness, paramedic Richard Senneff, as he takes the stand to testify 2. SOUNDBITE: (English) Deborah Brazil, Prosecutor: "Did Dr. Murray provide you with any information as to what Dr Murray was treating him...

Futures trader Nick Leeson was formally charged in a Singapore court on Friday (24/11) with 11 counts of forgery and fraud in connection with the collapse of Britain's oldest merchant bank. Leeson headed Barings Bank's futures trading...

1. Wide of news conference 2. SOUNDBITE (German) Franz Cutka, Court spokesperson: "Then the video recording of the pre-recorded deposition of the daughter was played to the accused. The trial proceedings will probably last today until...

Members of the feminist Russian punk band Pussy Riot arrived at court on Tuesday ahead of the seventh day of their trial on charges relating to their performance of a 'punk prayer' against Vladimir Putin in Moscow's main...

If Norwegian prosecutors get their way, no one will be held criminally responsible for the deaths of 77 people in a bomb and shooting rampage that roiled the peaceful nation. Even though self-styled anti-Muslim militant Anders Behring...

SALLING PLEADS NOT GUILTY TO CHILD PORN CHARGESAn actor who starred in the musical comedy-drama "Glee" pleaded not guilty to federal pornography charges in Los Angeles on Friday and had his internet usage and travel severely...