European Court condemns Italy in Amanda Knox calumny case, World News,STRASBOURG, France – Amanda Knox, who spent years in an Italian jail for the murder of fellow student Meredith Kercher, a crime she was eventually cleared of, did not receive a fair trial for a related charge, the European Court o
Malaysia renews pledge to abolish mandatory death penalty, Malaysia News,KUALA LUMPUR – Malaysia has agreed to abolish the mandatory death sentence and replace it with other punishments at the discretion of the court, its law minister said on Friday (June 10), revisiting a pledge made over three yea
Pell's conviction casts doubt on victim redress scheme he created, World News,Cardinal George Pell's sex crime conviction is expected to unleash a flood of lawsuits by abuse victims who fear they were cheated by a compensation scheme set up by the disgraced cleric himself, lawyers said. Th
Harvey Weinstein's sexual assault trial set for May, Entertainment News,NEW YORK – Disgraced movie mogul Harvey Weinstein will go on trial in Manhattan on May 6 on charges of sexually assaulting two women, his lawyer said on Tuesday. Weinstein is accused of forcibly performing oral sex on a wom
Bollywood's Salman Khan back in Indian court in antelope killing case, Asia News,Indian movie star Salman Khan was due back in court on Monday over a five-year jail sentence he received for killing rare antelopes. The Bollywood icon arrived in Jodhpur, in the western state of Rajasthan, Sunday
49-year-old drug trafficker gets death penalty, court rejects claim that the drugs found belonged to his girlfriend, Singapore News,SINGAPORE – A 49-year-old man has been sentenced to death for heroin trafficking after the High Court rejected his contention that the majority of the drugs found in hi
Former boxing champ Baldomir given 18 years for sexual abuse of daughter, World News,BUENOS AIRES – Argentine former welterweight world boxing champion Carlos Baldomir was sentenced to 18 years in prison on Wednesday (July 31) for the repeated sexual abuse of one of his daughters, a court in Santa F
Chinese court sentences 'gene-editing' scientist to three years in prison: Xinhua, China News,A Chinese court sentenced the scientist who created the world's first \”gene-edited\” babies to three years in prison on Monday (Dec 30), according to the official Xinhua media. He Jiankui was
Hong Kong top court frees 13 pro-democracy activists, Asia News,HONG KONG – Hong Kong's Court of Final Appeal on Friday (Sept 7) quashed jail sentences for 13 pro-democracy activists who stormed the city's legislative council in a dramatic 2014 protest. The group were earlier sentenced to
