China gives suspended death sentence to Chinese Australian democracy blogger Yang Hengjun
Chinese court gave a suspended death sentence to a China-born Australian democracy blogger on Monday. The Australian government, which has repeatedly raised his case over the years, said it was appalled.
Samsung chief Lee Jae-yong is acquitted of financial crimes by South Korean court
A South Korean court acquitted Samsung Electronics Chairman Lee Jae-yong who was accused of stock price manipulation and accounting fraud in relation to a contentious merger between two Samsung affiliates in 2015...
Malaysia halves prison term for ex-Prime Minister who oversaw multibillion-dollar 1MDB thefts
Malaysia’s Pardons Board said Friday it has reduced ex-Prime Minister Najib Razak’s 12-year jail sentence by half and sharply cut a fine, less than two years into his sentence from a corruption...
Greta Thunberg due in London court over oil protest
Climate activist Greta Thunberg is expected to stand trial in a London court on Thursday charged with a public order offence over a protest outside an oil and gas conference last year.
Venezuela’s highest court upholds ban on opposition presidential candidate
The prospect of a free presidential election in Venezuela was dealt a heavy blow Friday when the country’s highest court upheld a ban on the candidacy of María Corina Machado, a longtime...
Key takeaways from UN court’s ruling on Israel’s war in Gaza
The U.N. world court on Friday came down hard on Israel’s war on Hamas in the Gaza Strip, calling on Israel to “take all measures” to prevent a genocide of the Palestinians. But it...
UN court to issue ruling Friday on South Africa’s request for order to halt...
The United Nations’ top court will issue a decision Friday on South Africa’s request for interim orders in a genocide case against Israel, including that Israel halt its offensive in Gaza.
Supreme Court allows federal agents to cut razor wire Texas installed on US-Mexico border
A divided Supreme Court on Monday allowed Border Patrol agents to resume cutting for now razor wire that Texas installed along a stretch of the U.S.-Mexico border that is at the center of an escalating...
Uvalde families renew demands for police to face charges after a scathing Justice Department...
Families of the children and teachers killed in the Uvalde, Texas, school massacre are renewing demands for criminal charges after a scathing Justice Department report again laid bare numerous failures by police during one...
South Korea top court upholds wartime labor ruling against Japan firm
South Korea's Supreme Court on Thursday upheld lower court decisions ordering Japanese steelmaker Nippon Steel Corp. to pay damages to South Koreans over wartime labor.The ruling comes after the top court last...