Pakistan's Musharraf gets bail in key case
A defense lawyer says a court has granted bail to Pakistan's former military ruler Pervez Musharraf in a case involving his allegedly unconstitutional ...

Indian police arrest boyfriend in actress suicide
The son of a Bollywood couple has been arrested on suspicion of abetting the suicide of his girlfriend, actress Jiah Khan, police said. Suraj Pancholi ...
Egyptian Christian teacher convicted of blasphemy
An Egyptian court has convicted a Coptic Christian teacher of blasphemy but didn't hand down a prison sentence and only imposed a fine on her.
Judge sides with GM, dismisses Spyker lawsuit
A U.S. judge has dismissed a $3 billion lawsuit filed by Dutch car maker Spyker against General Motors Co. Spyker sued GM in August, accusing it of ...
UEFA charges Fenerbahce, officials in fixing case
Fenerbahce faces a second expulsion from the Champions League within three seasons after the Turkish giant, its president and four other club ...
Zimbabwe top rights lawyer's trial begins
The trial began Monday for a human rights lawyer who has defended political opponents of longtime President Robert Mugabe, as state prosecutors ...
Harsher sentence sought for Tunisian feminist
A lawyer says a prosecutor has appealed a sentence that a court gave to a Tunisian feminist for possessing pepper spray as not harsh enough.
Reports: 11-year term for Kuwait woman over tweets
Kuwait opposition groups say a woman has been sentenced to 11 years in prison after convictions that include insulting the Gulf nation's ruler and ...

Operator in US building collapse deaths in custody
A heavy equipment operator who is accused of being high on marijuana when a building collapsed onto a thrift store, killing six people in the U.S.

Court: 11 years for jailed Nobel winner's relative
A court sentenced the brother-in-law of China's imprisoned Nobel Peace Prize winner Liu Xiaobo to 11 years in prison Sunday — an unusually harsh ...

Man faces manslaughter over Paris activist's death
Thousands of supporters marched in grief and anger Saturday to honor an anti-fascist activist who died after a brawl with far-right militants, as ...

Pakistan summons US envoy over drone strike
Just days after taking power, Pakistan's new government summoned a top U.S. envoy Saturday to lodge a protest over a U.S. drone strike, suggesting ...

Some lawyers banned from trial of Egypt's Mubarak
The judge in the retrial of Egypt's ousted President Hosni Mubarak has rejected a request by lawyers representing victims' families to participate in ...

Gov't recommends 4 years for Jesse Jackson Jr.
Prosecutors Friday recommended four years in prison for former Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr., following his guilty plea this year on criminal charges that ...

Peru justice minister: Fujimori not pardoned
President Ollanta Humala has decided not to grant a humanitarian pardon for jailed former leader Alberto Fujimori, the nation's justice minister said ...
Senator blocks Air Force officer's nomination
A U.S. senator remains steadfast in blocking the nomination of Air Force Lt. Gen. Susan Helms, tapped to serve as vice commander of the U.S.
Libya appeals ICC ruling on Gadhafi son case
Libya has appealed the International Criminal Court's order that a son and one-time heir apparent of late dictator Moammar Gadhafi be tried in The ...

Woman in "bunga bunga" scandal loved Berlusconi
The former Italian dental hygienist charged with recruiting prostitutes to attend Silvio Berlusconi's infamous "bunga bunga" parties told a court ...

2 get death in Pakistan case tainted by class
Two young men received death sentences Friday over a fatal shooting that exposed class divisions in Pakistan and led to an unusual social media ...

Pa. girl gets on lung donor list; boy also sues
A dying Pennsylvania girl has been placed on the adult waiting list for donated lungs amid a court fight over the nation's transplant rules with help ...

Germany: Apology in far-right murder trial
One of the five defendants in Germany's highest-profile neo-Nazi murder trial in decades has apologized to the victims' families. Holger Gerlach is ...
Widespread sex abuse reported at juvenile centers
The government says 1 in 10 youths at juvenile detention facilities around the country reported having been sexually victimized by staff or by other ...