Venezuela Court Upholds 14-Year Prison Sentence
Venezuela's Supreme Court has upheld the 14-year jail sentence of opposition leader Leopoldo Lopez, a day after Donald Trump called ...
Tag: Law_Crime
Yahoo Fined After News Story Aborts Australia Murder Trial
Australian-US media outlet Yahoo7 was Friday found in contempt and fined over an online story that saw a murder trial ...
Hong Kong Police Jailed Over Attack On Democracy Protester
Seven Hong Kong police officers were jailed for two years Friday for what the judge described as a "vicious" attack ...
Malaysian Forensics Test Samples In N. Korea Killing
Malaysian government scientists were on Friday examining samples from the autopsy of the half-brother of North Korea's leader, after the ...
Roman Polanski Will Not Attend US Hearing
Roman Polanski "has no intention" of attending a hearing in the United States next week that will consider a new ...
Trump Withdraws Appeal of Travel Ban Suspension
President Donald Trump's administration dropped Thursday its appeal of a court ruling that suspended his travel ban targeting refugees and ...
‘Diverted Oil Cash’ Forfeited To Nigerian Govt
A court on Thursday ordered $153.3 million allegedly diverted by Nigeria's former oil minister Diezani Alison-Madueke from the state-run oil ...
Ashanti Fire Service To Strictly Enforce Fire Safety Laws
The Ashanti Command of the Ghana National Fire Service says it will strictly enforce fire safety laws as part of ...
Trump Taps Acosta To Labor Post, 1st Hispanic Cabinet Pick
President Donald Trump announced Thursday he has nominated Alexander Acosta to be the US secretary of labor, the first Hispanic ...
Roman Polanski In Legal Bid To Return To US
Fugitive movie director Roman Polanski plans to return to the United States, his lawyer said Thursday, and is seeking assurances ...
Man Jailed For ‘brutal Murder’ of Friend
A man who brutally murdered his friend and left his body tied up under a pile of cushions and rubbish, ...
Portuguese Prosecutors Charge Angolan VP With Corruption
Portuguese prosecutors on Thursday charged Angolan Vice President Manuel Vicente with corruption over allegations he bribed a magistrate with roughly ...
Police Condemns Stripping of Suspected Thief In Kumasi
The Police Administration has condemned the stripping and assault of a lady who was alleged to have stolen something at ...
Angola VP Manuel Vicente ‘to Face Portugal Corruption Charges’
Portuguese state prosecutors are bringing corruption charges against Angola's vice-president Manuel Vicente. The attorney-general's office says that Mr Vicente paid ...
Ablakwa Appeals To Testify In Bribery Case; Threatens Committee
Lawyers for Member of Parliament for North Tongu, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, have requested that their client be allowed to testify ...
Court Acquits Three Over 2005 Delhi Bomb Blasts
An Indian court Thursday cleared three defendants over a series of bomb blasts in New Delhi in 2005 that killed ...
Ablakwa Begs To Testify In Bribery Case; Threatens Committee
Lawyers for Member of Parliament for North Tongu, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, have requested that their client be allowed to testify ...
Angolan Vice-President Faces Corruption Charges In Portugal
Portuguese prosecutors are bringing charges of corruption, money-laundering and forgery against Angolan Vice-president Manuel Vicente as part of an investigation ...
Flynn Resignation: Republicans Seek Probe Into Leaks
Leading Republicans in the US have called for an investigation into leaks that led to the resignation of national security ...
JB Danquah-Adu’s Murder Trial Further Delayed
The prosecutions in the case where two suspects are standing trial before a magistrate court for the murder of former ...