Shoe-thrower Muntadar al-Zaidi's trial postponed...

The trial of the Iraqi man who threw his shoes at US President George W Bush earlier this month has been postponed. 

Muntadar al-Zaidi, 29, was expected to appear in court on Wednesday charged with assaulting a foreign leader, and faced a maximum sentence of 15 years. 

But after an appeal, a higher court is now deciding whether he should face the lesser charge of insulting a leader. 

The reporter achieved global notoriety by his actions, which were celebrated by thousands in the Arab world. More...

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