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The UK High Court has heard arguments in a defamation case, in which a BBC Middle East editor is suing a journalist over an article that accused him of inserting “systematic Israeli propaganda” into the network’s coverage. Raffi Berg, who has publicly heaped praise on Israel, is seeking damages from Owen Jones and a…
Aliyah Henderson, 28, attends a bond hearing in Cleveland on Thursday, March 6, 2026, on charges she killed her two daughters. (WKYC via AP)
The family of a man killed by a reckless driver who fled to India over two decades ago tearfully described how the loss of their father has forever changed their lives.
A water polo player accused of sexually abusing and racially harassing a teammate at an elite Los Angeles school had previously been convicted of sexually assaulting another teammate, court records reveal.
The Inter-American Court of Human Rights (IACHR) has ordered Peru to pay reparations to the family of Celia Ramos, a mother of three whose death resulted from a campaign of forced sterilisations during the 1990s.
Disgraced ex-University of Michigan football coach Sherrone Moore shockingly agreed on a plea deal, avoiding trial and testimony from a woman who says he barged into her home with a knife after their affair was exposed.
Her legal arguments byte!
Former Michigan football coach Sherrone Moore arrives for a court hearing with his wife, Kelli Moore, left, and attorney Ellen Michaels, Friday, March 6 2026, at Washtenaw County 14A-1 District in Ann Arbor, Mich. (Jordyn Pair/Ann Arbor News via AP)
A girl plays in the sand as people protest at Boca Chica beach, Texas, Saturday, May 3, 2025, hours before polls closed for the incorporation election that would turn Starbase into an official Texas city. (AP Photo/Valerie Gonzalez, File)
Our Court Correspondent The Court of Appeal has ruled that a private television broadcaster could be treated as a “public authority” under the Right to Information Act, holding that entities performing public functions under Government licences may be subject to the Right to Information Act. The judgement was delive…
It will take more than one DUI arrest for Britney Spears’ conservatorship to be reinstated, according to a legal expert.
The Pentagon is viewed from the window of an airplane Aug. 27, 2023, in Washington. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)
Kanye West arrived to court Friday to testify in a trial surrounding the failed renovation of his former $57 million Malibu mansion.
Kalshi prediction market was sued for a failure to pay out $54 million to people who bet that Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei would leave office before March 1, 2026, according to a class action lawsuit filed on Thursday.
The United States Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agency has announced it will need an additional 45 days to set up a system to process refund requests for the tariffs recently struck down by the Supreme Court.
WASHINGTON — The United States insists it attacked Iran to curb "direct threats" from the Islamic republic, but legal experts say the dangers cited by Washington do not justify war under international law.
NEW YORK (AP) — Romantasy favorite Sarah J. Maas has given her millions of fans a plot twist they had long been waiting for — two more books over the next 11 months in her blockbuster “A Court of Thorns and Roses” series.
The United States Court of International Trade, center, in front of the Jacob K. Javits Federal Building in New York, on Wednesday, March 18, 2015. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer, File)
Demonstrators perform representing the female victims of a forced sterilization program under the administration of late Peruvian President Alberto Fujimori in Lima, Peru, Friday, March 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Martin Mejia)
Despite Britney Spears’ shocking DUI arrest, the incident alone is unlikely to land her back under a conservatorship, a legal expert told the California Post.
A US judge will meet behind closed doors with government lawyers on Friday seeking to hammer out a process to refund up to $166 billion in illegally collected tariffs, a meeting a court official described as a “settlement conference.”
Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei has apologized for bashing the Trump administration in an explosive letter to staffers as he gears up for a court battle over the Pentagon’s blacklisting of his AI firm.
My brother applied for a National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) clearance and was informed that he had a “hit,” as there was a pending case against him, which he readily acknowledged. He was instructed to return to the NBI after three days. Upon his return, the NBI officers confirmed the existence of an outstanding …
U.S. Customs and Border Protection told a U.S. Court of International Trade judge on Friday that it is not currently able to comply with his order to begin refunding about $166 billion collected in reciprocal tariffs imposed last year by President Donald Trump.
The water polo phenom accused in a lawsuit of sexually abusing and racially tormenting a black teammate at an elite Los Angeles private school is the son of a Hollywood director who has worked on blockbuster films including “Ocean’s Eleven” and “Castaway,” according to a new report.
The chief executive of drugmaker Zealand Pharma sought to calm investors about the latest trial results, which showed patients lost less weight than expected and prompted the stock to fall more than 35%.
Britney Spears llega a la 29ª edición anual de los premios GLAAD Media, el 12 de abril de 2018, en Beverly Hills, California. (Foto Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP, archivo)
Having to supplicate herself before a stone-faced Ethel after all the press coverage of her public fight with John is NOT enough to change Carolyn’s mind about marrying him. Nor is enduring a two-on-one scolding from Caroline and Ted enough to make John dump Carolyn — in fact, he gets to end the conversation by tell…
The Appeals Chamber of the International Criminal Court (ICC) on Friday confirmed the continued pre-trial detention of former Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte, rejecting defense arguments that his health condition justified his immediate release.
Huge numbers of civilians have already left their homes, some with only the clothes on their backs, amid fatal attacks and evacuation orders
We have our first Shining Moment of March Madness.
The World Baseball Classic for Captain America — and Yankees captain — Aaron Judge begins Friday night with the first of Team USA’s four games in five days in Pool A play against Brazil in Houston.
After years of court action and complaints, trademark office in Spain rules name is counter to ‘public order and morality’
Secretary for the civil service was entitled to sack 27-year veteran Toffee Tam and strip her of all retirement benefits, Court of Appeal says
The Colombo High Court has scheduled the ongoing case against former Minister Johnston Fernando and three other defendants for further evidence on March 18.
Police arrest three workers responsible for structural reinforcement work at the estate destroyed in blaze, insider says
In the early hours of 5 November, ICE agents dragged Juana Avila out of her van, handcuffed and detained her in Cottage Grove, Oregon. Emely, her daughter, soon arrived on the scene and explained her mother had a green card and was carrying it with her. The officers proceeded to handcuff Juana and put her in their S…
The Navy is no longer allowed to shroud its criminal trials in secrecy and must provide public access to hearings and records, a federal judge ruled last month.
A Queensland man who walked free from court despite being convicted of horrific historical sexual abuse of a child will instead serve time behind bars after an appeal against his suspended sentence was successful.
Hong Kong tycoon Li Ka-shing’s conglomerate accuses Panama authorities of ignoring requests for communication and keeping group in the dark
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FAM says court’s ruling over the naturalisation scandal is ‘disproportionate’ and that it has accepted responsibility for oversight failures
The woman (not pictured) used needles to poke through condoms. (ABC News: Jon Daly)
A Georgia sheriff was arrested last week after he was allegedly found swerving “all over the roadway” in a county-issued vehicle.
A Japanese film director was jailed for eight years Friday over the sexual assault of two women actors, a court spokesperson and media reports said.
MANILA, Philippines — The legal counsel of Vice President Sara Duterte denied claims by the lawyer of self-confessed security consultant Ramil Madriaga that there were threats to his life and that he was offered up to P1 billion just to stop him from testifying.
Recusal application against district court judge Penelope Wass yet to be determined amid row with DPP
Government grant honours the bravery of Ho Wai-ho, who died during a search and rescue operation at Wang Fuk Court
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Decision marks end of years-long legal saga for 78-year-old critic of Chinese Communist party