US Supreme Court appears split on gay marriageThe US Supreme Court appeared dividedon whether same-sex couples have a constitutional right to wed, as it weighs a potentially historic decision.
29 April 2015
Defense to launch bid to save Boston bomber from deathCelebrated defense lawyer Judy Clarke will launch her bid to save 21-year-old convicted killer Dzhokhar Tsarnaev from the death penalty for bombing the Boston Marathon in 2013.
27 April 2015
Opening arguments set in US Batman shooting trialOpening arguments will take place next week in the trial of James Holmes, the gunman accused of killing 12 US cinema-goers at a 2012 screening of a Batman movie.
Boston bombings trial hears closing argumentsBoston bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev is a callous terrorist who carried out the 2013 attack, a prosecutor told jurors as the young Muslim's trial neared an end.
Amanda Knox's fate in hands of Italy's top courtAmanda Knox will discover if she is to be definitively convicted of murder as Italy's top court resumes a hearing on the 2007 slaying of British student Meredith Kercher.
French Cassation Court approves Ablyazov's extraditionThe Court of Cassation of France has rejected Mukhtar Ablyazov's appeal against his extradition, bringing the extradition of the fugitive banker to Russia or Ukraine closer to reality.