The 2G scam trial, Honduras protests and other news in pictures

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Published at 10.30 a.m.

 

Party cadre wait outside the house of 2G scam accused Kanimozhi, in Alwarpet, Chennai.

 

Published at 10.00 a.m.

 

2G scam accused arrive in court

Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) leader Kanimozhi arrives at the Patiala House Court in New Delhi.   | Photo Credit: V. Sudershan

 

The fate of ex-Union Minister A. Raja, DMK MP Kanimozhi, officials and corporate executives will be decided on Thursday, when a Special Court pronounces its verdict in the 2G spectrum allocation cases.

The court will pronounce judgment in two cases related to the scam: one is of corruption charges and the other is filed under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act.

 

Published at 9.45 a.m.

Mexico militarizes crime-fighting

A demonstrator holds banners while marching to protest against the Law of Internal Security in Mexico.  

 

A demonstrator holds banners while marching to protest against the Law of Internal Security, a law that militarizes crime fighting in the country, along Reforma Avenue in Mexico City, Mexico.

 

Published at 9.00 a.m.

Protests over allegations of electoral fraud in Honduras

 

An opposition supporter holds a wooden crosses, with the names of a victim of violence on it, in front of military police during a protest over a contested presidential election with allegations of electoral fraud in Tegucigalpa, Honduras. International observers say it is not possible to gauge whether there was foul play in the elections.

 

Published at 8.00 a.m.

 

Fans mourn K-pop boyband frontman

Family members and friends of late SHINee singer Kim Jong-Hyun cry as they carry out his coffin during a funeral at a hospital in Seoul on December 21, 2017.   | Photo Credit: AFP

 

Kim, a 27-year-old lead singer of the hugely popular K-pop boyband SHINee, took his own life in a Seoul hotel room on December 18, with his death sending shockwaves among his legion of fans around the world.