French court sentences Rwandan over genocide
A French court sentenced a former Rwandan army captain to 25 years in prison over the 1994 genocide Friday, in a landmark ruling just weeks ahead of the massacre's 20th anniversary.
S. Korean strongman's art collection sold to pay fines
Art works confiscated from the family of former South Korean dictator Chun Doo-Hwan have been auctioned to pay multi-million-dollar fines imposed for bribes the disgraced military strongman received in office.
Petropavlovsk court starts using Skype for remote hearings
Petropavlovsk city of northern Kazakhstan has started experimenting with remote court hearings via Skype.
Saudi jails Islamist for 8 years for Twitter protest call
A Saudi court Sunday jailed an Islamist for eight years on charges of inciting protests, mocking the monarch and criticising the security services on Twitter.
Yemen upholds 10-year jail for 11 Somali pirates
An appeals court in the southern port of Aden upheld a 10-year jail term Sunday for 11 Somali pirates convicted of trying to hijack a ship in Yemeni waters.
British widow wins battle for husband's frozen sperm
A British woman won a High Court battle to preserve her late husband's sperm for at least another decade so that she can bear his children.
Cisco cleared in rights case, as tech sector watches
A US court has cleared Cisco Systems over liability for human rights abuses in China, in a case closely watched by the global technology sector and activists.
Chile indigenous leader gets 18 years for murders
A Chilean court sentenced a leader of the country's Mapuche population to 18 years in jail on Friday for a fire that killed an elderly farmer and his wife.
Turkey frees all suspects in corruption probe
A Turkish court on Friday released the last five suspects, including the sons of two ministers, detained in a corruption probe that has struck at the heart of Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan's government.
UK tabloid ex-editor tells of payments to public officials
Rebekah Brooks, who edited Rupert Murdoch's British tabloids, told her trial Thursday that she had sanctioned payments to public officials for stories with an "overwhelming public interest".
Almaty flea market fire case hits court
Hearings of the criminal case over Almaty flea market fire started on February 25.
US court orders Google to pull YouTube anti-Islam film
A US appeals court on Wednesday ordered YouTube to take down an anti-Islamic movie that triggered protests in the Muslim world, after an actress alleged she had been duped into appearing in it.
Hong Kong freezes assets of Ablyazov's affiliates
Hong Kong Court has ruled to freeze assets of companies that are believes to be owned by the fugitive ex-head Kazakhstan banker Mukhtar Ablyazov.
US top court refuses to review youth gun restrictions
The US Supreme Court refused Monday to review restrictions on handguns for young people, dealing a blow to arms activists.
Philippine Supreme Court says law on online libel constitutional
The Philippine Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that a controversial cybercrime law penalising online libel is constitutional, amid claims it is intended to curb Internet freedom in one of Asia's most freewheeling democracies.
No release on bail for British corruptor of minors in Kazakhstan
The Criminal Appeals Board of Western Kazakhstan Oblast has dismissed a motion of Peter Baruch’s lawyer.
International court to hear Croatia, Serbia genocide claims
The UN's highest International Court of Justice is to hear arguments next month in a long-running genocide case that threatens to sour relations between Croatia and Serbia.
Ablyazov cannot buy French justice: Advocate General
Being an multi-billionaire Ablyazov can afford to buy anything he wanted, fund opposition political parties and create a committee of international human rights watchdogs to defend him, but he cannot buy the French Justice.
Fugitive banker Ablyazov eyeing political asylum in France
Fugitive ex-chairman of Kazakhstan-based BTA Bank Mukhtar Ablyazov intends to request a political asylum in France.
Court backs Apple e-book monitor, within limits
A US appeals court on Monday shot down Apple's bid to derail a court-ordered monitor in its e-book price-fixing case.