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...Turkey's constitutional court is considering a no less explosive trial against the government itself. The country's chief prosecutor has petitioned the court to outlaw the ruling Justice and Development Party, or AKP, and ban 71 of its members from politics for five years - including Erdogan. Their alleged crime: trying to destroy secularism and create an Islamic state in Turkey. A decision against the AKP is widely expected in August. That could force Erdogan to step down, and his party to regroup under a new name and leadership to contest fresh elections...
...Despite banner headlines warning of a "Broken Britain," it remains relatively safe. The homicide rate of 1.6 per 100,000 in England and Wales compares favorably with the rate of 5.9 per 100,000 in the U.S. Overall crime figures are down by one-third since the ruling Labour Party was voted into power in 1997, and London has actually seen a reduction in most violent offenses in recent years...
...most desirable housing stock in the capital. But such analysis would be uncomfortable for a party that has ruled the country for more than a decade. "Antisocial behavior . . . is first and foremost the responsibility of the parents," said Prime Minister Gordon Brown ahead of the launch of the Youth Crime Action Plan that was published on July 15. The plan envisages a tougher enforcement of laws and heavier punishments for young offenders, as well as intensive intervention in 110,000 at-risk households identified by agencies such as the police, social services and education authorities. A pilot scheme involving...
...resurgent Conservative Party is also churning out proposals to tackle youth crime. Its smooth young leader, David Cameron, has more than once referenced New York's success in reducing violent crime by stamping out low-level disorder. But as police officers Weston and Lovegrove respond to another emergency call that takes them to another highrise in Hackney, where another toddler sits on a filthy floor amid dog dirt and discarded needles, it's clear that a growing number of young Britons may be irretrievably damaged before any policy changes percolate through...
...Still, the sunny images and surrounding chatter should not obscure the gravity of the crime for which the three suspects are accused. Prosecutors say Kercher was sexually assaulted before being repeatedly stabbed and left to bleed to death in what may have been a two-hour-long, agonizing demise. The victim's parents have kept a dignified silence as they wait to see what the sometimes dysfunctional Italian justice system finds out about the case, in order to help them understand why the daughter they'd sent away for an enriching student experience abroad never made it home alive...