• Diplomat jailed for attack on woman

    2016-02-05

    A Malaysian diplomat who sparked an international incident when he attacked a woman in her Wellington home was sentenced in a New Zealand court on Thursday.

  • Death sentences overturned

    2016-02-04

    On Wednesday, an Egyptian appeals court overturned death sentences for 149 pro-Islamists accused of killing policemen in a mob attack on their station, a judicial source said.

  • Former soccer star Maradona accuses ex-wife of asset plundering

    2016-02-02

    Former Argentinian soccer star Diego Maradona accused his ex-wife, Claudia Villafane, on Monday, of plundering around nine million US dollars worth of his assets amid the alleged fraud scandal that surfaced in 2015.

  • 'Exploding' kangaroo part of alleged Australian terrorist attack: police

    2016-01-29

    A Melbourne teenager accused of plotting a terrorist attack allegedly planned to pack a kangaroo with explosives and set it loose on police officers.

  • Justice demanded for two slain boys

    2016-01-27

    As more information is reported surrounding a Chinese man held in Hong Kong for allegedly killing his two nephews in Los Angeles, the local Chinese community expressed outrage and wants swift justice.

  • Former Bayern Munich boss allowed early prison release

    2016-01-19

    Former president of Bayern Munich Football Club Uli Hoeness will be released from prison on Feb 29 after serving almost half of his three-and-half-year sentence, German media cited justice officials from Augsburg district court as reporting.

  • 10 charged over Istanbul attack

    2016-01-19

    A Turkish court on Sunday charged 10 people over the suicide bombing in the heart of Istanbul's tourist district that killed 10 German tourists.

  • Canadian gets 4 years over abuse

    2016-01-15

    A Vietnamese court sentenced a Canadian man to four years in jail on Wednesday after finding him guilty of sexually abusing four homeless teenage boys.