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The heir apparent to Libya's late dictator Muammar Gaddafi will be moved here from custody in the mountain town of Zintan in the coming weeks to face a controversial war crimes trial that will pitch Libya against the International Criminal Court.

The majestic complex of brick and cast-iron market halls, which have stood here since 1883, but lain derelict for the last 15 years, are facing a controversial £160m plan to scoop out their innards and insert six-storey blocks of shops and offices in their place.

The film 'Zookeeper' faced a controversial premiere.

Their campaign was surely intended not only to oust these three justices but also to intimidate any jurist facing a controversial case involving the rights of minority groups.

Although Britain faced a controversial shell shortage, this has been attributed to extraordinary orders placed by the government at the outbreak of war (without concern for the capacity of its industry), rather than inefficient production.

He is the face of a controversial religion, and he has in the past expressed some strong views on things like psychiatry and the use anti-depressants.

In 2008, the L.P.G.A., its operations far more tethered to the United States than the WTA's, had plans to require players to be conversant in English or face suspension, a controversial and short-lived effort to broaden appeal to fans and sponsors.

Faces After a controversial incident, but before its punishment is meted out, the accused player or club (or soon-to-be-axed manager) will be held in the purgatory of simply facing their fate.

The designer's father is Willie Anderson, the motivational speaker and former Irish rugby star who made history in 1989 when he led his national side into a controversial face-off while the opposing team was still performing the sacred haka war dance.

Haim Ramon resigned as justice minister to face trial on a controversial case of sexual harassment; after his conviction, he was brought back into the cabinet.

The Czech Republic has been gripped by the case of a controversial lobbyist who faces up to 10 years in prison for deliberately running over a woman with his car while drunk.