Lawsuit: Man allowed to curse on NY ticket payment
A 22-year-old Connecticut man who wrote obscenities and "Tyranny" on his speeding ticket payment claims in a federal lawsuit that his free speech ...
Cyprus court hands life sentence to ex-TV host
Cyprus' criminal court on Thursday sentenced a former television presenter, her brother and two other men to life in prison after finding them guilty ...
Yugoslav and Rwanda courts won't meet UN deadline
The presidents of the U.N. tribunals prosecuting alleged war criminals from the conflicts in the former Yugoslavia and key figures in the 1994 Rwanda ...

Tunisia imprisons 3 European topless activists
A Tunisian court on Wednesday convicted three European feminist activists who staged a topless courthouse protest last month, sentencing them to four ...

ECB official defends crisis measures in court
A top European Central Bank official rejected accusations that the bank had exceeded its powers while fighting the financial crisis, telling Germany's ...

UK top court rules against oil tycoon in divorce
Britain's top court on Wednesday handed an oil tycoon a costly setback in a divorce case, ruling he must give his ex-wife assets held by companies he ...

Dutch cafe owners on trial for selling weed
Owners and staff of three cannabis-selling cafes went on trial Wednesday in the southern Netherlands charged with selling weed to foreigners, in a ...
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 ...
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 ...

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 ...

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 ...
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 ...