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Judiciary

Pakistani court sentences former Prime Minister Imran Khan and wife to 17 years in...

ISLAMABAD — A Pakistani court convicted and sentenced imprisoned former Prime Minister Imran Khan and his wife Bushra Bibi on Saturday to 17 years in prison after finding them guilty of retaining and...

Former Hong Kong pro-democracy media mogul Jimmy Lai convicted in landmark national security trial

Three government-vetted judges on Monday found Lai, 78, guilty of conspiring with others to collude with foreign forces to endanger national security and conspiracy to publish seditious articles

Washington shooting suspect pleads not guilty to murder, ordered detained

A lawyer for Lakanwal pushed for his release, citing his lack of criminal history WASHINGTON: The suspect accused of shooting two National Guard members in...

Bangladesh’s ex-leader Hasina and niece, British lawmaker Tulip Siddiq, found guilty of corruption

DHAKA, Bangladesh — A court in Bangladesh’s capital on Monday sentenced ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to five years in prison and her niece, British Labour Party lawmaker Tulip Siddiq, to...

Bangladesh court finds ex-PM Hasina guilty of crimes against humanity

A Bangladesh court on Monday found ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina guilty of crimes against humanity, a verdict which she could face the death sentence for

Bangladesh verdict in ex-PM Hasina trial on November 17

Hasina’s trial in absentia, which began on June 1, heard months of testimony alleging she ordered mass killings DHAKA: Bangladeshi judges will issue the hugely...

French ex-president Sarkozy to go to prison on October 21: sources

French court sentenced Sarkozy to five years behind bars for criminal conspiracy He will be the first former head of a European Union country to go to...

Authorities charge man with sparking most destructive wildfire in LA’s history

The fire, which left 12 dead in the hillside neighborhoods across Pacific Palisades and Malibu, was one of two blazes that broke out on Jan. 7 The...

Thailand’s former PM Thaksin Shinawatra to serve 1-year prison term for previous convictions

BANGKOK — Thailand’s Supreme Court said Tuesday former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra must serve a one-year prison term for previous convictions on graft and abuse of power charges, after investigating whether officials had...

Swiss court rejects Islamic scholar Ramadan’s rape conviction appeal

GENEVA: Switzerland’s supreme court said Thursday it had rejected an appeal by Islamic scholar Tariq Ramadan against his rape conviction, but his lawyers said he would take the case to Europe’s rights...