A Pakistani court sentences a woman to life in prison for burning pages from...
A Pakistani court sentenced a Muslim woman to life in prison after finding her guilty of burning pages of Islam’s holy book, a prosecutor said Friday.
Under Pakistan’s blasphemy...
Putin cannot escape justice for crimes in Ukraine: Int’l Criminal Court head
The International Criminal Court's newly elected president has expressed strong conviction that Russian President Vladimir Putin, against whom the Hague-based body issued an arrest warrant last year, will be brought to justice...
Japan high court rules same-sex marriage ban unconstitutional
A Japanese high court on Thursday said the country's lack of legal recognition of same-sex marriage is unconstitutional, upholding a historic verdict by a lower court in 2021.
But...
Judge approves Trump’s $92 million bond to cover jury award in E. Jean Carroll...
A federal judge on Tuesday approved the $92 million bond put up by former President Donald Trump to ensure that writer E. Jean Carroll will receive a jury award for his verbal attacks against her if...
The Supreme Court could decide Monday whether Trump can be barred from the 2024...
Former President Donald Trump could learn Monday whether the Supreme Court will let him appear on this year’s ballot as the leading Republican presidential candidate tries to close in on his party’s nomination.
Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus is granted bail in a Bangladesh graft case
A court in Bangladesh on Sunday granted bail to Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus in a $2.3 million embezzlement case.
Yunus, who was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2006...
Tunisia’s ex-president Moncef Marzouki sentenced to 8 years in absentia
A court in Tunisia sentenced former president Moncef Marzouki to eight years in prison in absentia as part of the country’s crackdown on opponents of President Kais Saied.
The charges against...
Top UN court to open hearings into Israel’s occupation of lands sought for a...
Historic hearings are opening on Monday at the United Nations’ top court into the legality of Israel’s 57-year occupation of lands sought for a Palestinian state.
Palestinian representatives will speak first...
WikiLeaks founder Assange may be near the end of his long fight to stay...
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange’s fight to avoid facing spying charges in the United States may be nearing an end following a protracted legal saga in the U.K. that included seven years of self-exile...
Thai ex-Prime Minister Thaksin gets free on parole, but can he restore his old...
Thailand’s former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, the Southeast Asian nation’s most controversial politician for more than two decades, was released on parole early Sunday from a Bangkok hospital where he spent six months serving...