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September 12, 2016

Israel's top court upholds contentious force-feeding law

Israel's Supreme Court has upheld a contentious force-feeding law, deeming it constitutional. Court documents obtained Monday ...

September 11, 2016

Man charged with terrorism after stabbing in Sydney

A man charged with committing a terrorist act and attempted murder after allegedly stabbing a man in Sydney was inspired by ...

September 09, 2016

UN judges set date for Ratko Mladic trial closing arguments

Judges at the Yugoslav war crimes tribunal have set a date for closing arguments in the long-running trial of former Bosnian ...

September 09, 2016

British-Iranian woman sentenced to 5 years in Iran prison

A British-Iranian woman detained for months in Iran on suspicion of planning the "soft toppling" of the country's government ...

September 09, 2016

Convictions tossed, new trial ordered in Rutgers webcam case

A new trial was ordered Friday for a former Rutgers University student whose roommate killed himself after being captured on ...

September 09, 2016

German court: Ex-Auschwitz radio operator unfit for trial

A German court says it's shelving a case against a 92-year-old woman accused of accessory to murder for serving as the ...

September 09, 2016

Russian opposition party faces lawsuit ahead of election

A rare opposition party that has been allowed to run in the upcoming Russian parliamentary election could be taken off the ...

September 09, 2016

FIFA opens bribery case against Sepp Blatter, 2 others

Former FIFA president Sepp Blatter is now facing a bribery case, and one of his former vice presidents was fined more than ...

September 09, 2016

Cambodia keeps up the pressure on opposition in courts

Cambodia's government and its opposition faced off in court and on the streets Friday as political tensions around challenges ...

September 08, 2016

Vermont sues Volkswagen over emissions-rigging scandal

Vermont sued Volkswagen and its affiliates Thursday, saying the automaker's diesel emissions-rigging scheme violated the ...

September 08, 2016

Boy in German court over school fake grenade 'prank'

A German court has ordered a 15-year-old boy to do community work and write an essay titled "Why you shouldn't make jokes ...

September 08, 2016

Paris attack suspect invokes silence for 3rd time with judge

The only surviving suspect in last November's attack on Paris refused to speak to a judge Thursday for a third time, in ...

September 08, 2016

Pakistan court postpones hearing in UK woman's murder case

A Pakistani court on Thursday postponed the hearing of the ex-husband and the father of a British woman who was murdered ...

September 07, 2016

Son of Equatorial Guinea's president to face trial in France

The son of the president of Equatorial Guinea is being sent to trial in France after a years-long investigation into alleged ...

September 07, 2016

Famed Turkish pianist acquitted of religion insult charges

After a nearly five-year court battle, a world-renowned Turkish pianist has been acquitted of charges that he "denigrated ...

September 06, 2016

French judge upholds burkini ban despite top court ruling

A court in the French Mediterranean island of Corsica has upheld a burkini ban issued by a local mayor despite a higher court ...

September 06, 2016

FIFA judge opens ethics case against Qatar federation VP

FIFA's ethics judge has opened a case against a high-ranking Qatari official who is seeking a seat on world soccer's ruling ...

September 06, 2016

Report: Emirati terror suspect tried to kill US citizen

State-owned media in the United Arab Emirates is reporting a 29-year-old Emirati man faces charges after trying to kill a U.S

September 06, 2016

French auction workers convicted in vast theft scam

A Paris court convicted two auctioneers and 33 other people working for France's biggest auction house Tuesday in a vast, ...