They were detained by local police, sparking a disagreement between Italy and India over where they should be tried.

WSJ: Italy to Return Marines to India

He has always argued that, if Serbs committed war crimes, they should be tried at home, not in The Hague.

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An investigating magistrate in Paris ruled that they should be tried along with seven others over the affair, which broke before the 2010 World Cup.

BBC: French footballers to stand trial for soliciting minor

Rome's decision that the marines shouldn't return is likely to inflame many in India, where there is strong domestic pressure that they should be tried there.

WSJ: Italy Won't Send Accused Marines to India

The Russians and French, Iraq's supporters to the extent that they believe sanctions should soon be partially lifted, tried to calm things down.

ECONOMIST: Saddam does it, again

Those fine characteristics of a person should not go away with an indictment alone, they must be tried in court.

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They argued he was "eccentric" rather than malicious and should be tried on lesser charges in the UK to protect his mental health.

BBC: Hacker loses extradition appeal

The two presidents who ruled from 1944 until 1980, William Tubman and William Tolbert, tried to persuade their subjects that they should not be content with being peasants, but should strive to join the industrialised world.

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