A teenage pirate to appear in NY courtroom, a world away from impoverished Somalia

NEW YORK — Abdiwali Abdiqadir Muse grew up destitute in Somalia, the oldest of 12 kids and the product of a violent, lawless nation where his parents scraped together a few dollars a day selling milk and tending to a small herd of camels, cows and goats.

Official: outlaw Fiji regime needs good lawyers to help restore rule of law, courts

SUVA, Fiji — Fiji’s former solicitor general, fired in a political upheaval two weeks ago, accepted reappointment Tuesday, saying the country needs qualified lawyers to help restore the rule of law.