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Ex-prince Andrew raid warrants ruled 'unlawful' but UK police maintain probe
Disgraced former prince Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor won a legal challenge over searches of his royal homes after police agreed the warrants they obtained were "unlawful", a High Court judge disclosed Thursday.
Venezuela's Maduro, wife hit with new US torture charges
The United States on Thursday filed new torture charges against ousted Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores, bolstering a mounting criminal case against the pair held in US custody.
Verdict due in Mexico trial over murders of Australia, US surfers
A Mexican judge is expected to hand down his verdict Thursday in the high-profile murder trial of three men accused of killing two Australian surfers and their American friend in 2024.
US suspending Microsoft from visa program: Vance
US Vice President JD Vance said Thursday that software giant Microsoft was being suspended from a key visa program as part of a fraud crackdown by President Donald Trump's administration.
CAS opens hearing into Senegal AFCON title appeal
The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) on Thursday opened its hearing into Senegal's appeal against being stripped of the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) title in favour of Morocco.
Closing arguments begin in Maradona death trial
Argentine prosecutors began presenting their closing arguments Thursday at the trial over the death of football icon Diego Maradona, arguing that he was abandoned to his fate by a "chaotic" medical team.
UK police agree searches for ex-prince Andrew's homes 'unlawful': judge
Former prince Andrew won a UK legal challenge over searches of his royal homes after police agreed the warrants they obtained were "unlawful", a High Court judge disclosed Thursday.
Woman in botched US execution walking, mentally 'foggy': lawyer
The convicted US killer who survived a botched execution was walking around her hospital room though she was mentally "foggy," her lawyer said in an interview broadcast Thursday.
'A sun as black as my lungs': how corruption crucified a polluted Albania city
For several days this summer the Albanian city of Elbasan choked in a dense cloud of stinging smoke coming from the direction of its notorious steelworks.
US says Fiji-based Chinese official paid bribes for Beijing
The United States accused on Thursday a Fiji-based man working for a Chinese state agency of allegedly paying bribes to advance Beijing's interests in the Pacific nation.
After botched US execution, Christa Pike was nearly taken off life support
A convicted US killer who survived a botched execution was almost taken off life support before she regained consciousness, her lawyer said Wednesday, as a court ordered prison authorities to preserve evidence in the case.
After botched execution, US woman is awake and shackled to bed
A convicted US killer who survived a botched execution is shackled to her hospital bed, awake and able to speak a little, her lawyer said Wednesday, as a court ordered prison authorities to preserve evidence in the case.
US woman who survived botched execution is awake and speaking
A convicted killer was awake in a US hospital on Wednesday following a botched execution last week, with her lawyers in court after demanding prison authorities preserve evidence about the case.
Spared, married, hanged: the last weeks of Iranian protester Alireza Sepahi
Alireza Sepahi was arrested in the wake of Iran's January protests, was spared public execution in July after suffering a heart attack and married his fiancee on the eve of his death.
US military on Okinawa face curfew, alcohol ban after murder case
US forces on Okinawa were on Wednesday barred from drinking alcohol for 48 hours and also face a 30-day curfew after the murder of a woman allegedly committed by an American Marine.
US woman who survived botched execution is conscious, speaking: lawyers
The female inmate who survived a failed execution in a US prison last week is now conscious and speaking, but her prognosis remains unclear, her lawyers said Tuesday.
Australia's High Court rules against coal mine in landmark climate case
Australia's highest court ruled against a massive coal mine expansion on Wednesday, delivering judgement in what campaigners say is the first climate case to reach the nation's top judicial body.
Nevada Court Lifts Restriction, Clearing EESystem to Share Recording of November 2024 Meeting
The September 25, 2026 order dissolves the restriction on sharing the recording. The underlying case is ongoing.
German ex-spy chief arrested for suspected espionage, treason
A former German spy chief was arrested Tuesday on suspicion of espionage and treason, an embarrassing case at a time when the country is seeking to broaden the powers of its intelligence agencies.
'We're working to keep football clean', Turkish minister says
Turkey's justice minister on Tuesday said that prosecutors were working "to keep football clean" as they looked into a match-fixing scandal which has seen the country's top referee official and others arrested.
Bulgaria searches for missing crew after drones hit more Black Sea ships
Bulgarian authorities launched a major search on Tuesday for the missing crew of a ship that sank in the Black Sea after drones hit two vessels in what the prime minister slammed as an "absolutely unacceptable" attack.
'Eats through a straw': French teens wounded in high school protests
Several children have been seriously injured during protests in France, as high school pupils demand better conditions and police crack down on their demonstrations.
Purple reign: Philippines seeks to keep grip on ube throne
The Philippine ube has become a trend-setting sensation from Los Angeles to London to Seoul, with the humble yam's bright purple hue drawing lines outside coffee shops and bakeries and millions of views on social media.
Ready, set, snooze: Sleep-deprived Japanese compete for best-rested
In diligent, exhausted Japan, self-described elite "competitive sleepers" vied to lie down, relax and nap the fastest and deepest in a contest organised by a mattress company.
Tens of thousands expected in Paris for high school protests
Tens of thousands of demonstrators are expected on the streets of Paris on Tuesday as France's powerful trade unions join high school students rallying for better conditions in a wave of protests marked by clashes with police.
Trump says US moved bombers from UK base after 'threats'
President Donald Trump said Monday that the United States had withdrawn all B-1 bombers from a British airbase because of unspecified threats that he believed were linked to Iran.
ICC unseals arrest warrants for Taliban education ministers
The International Criminal Court on Monday unsealed arrest warrants for two Afghan education ministers accused of committing crimes against humanity through the Taliban government's restrictions on women and girls.
Turkey blocks X account of British reporter
Turkish authorities have blocked the X account of a journalist for British broadcaster Sky News, she said Monday, in the latest wave of social media censorship that a rights group denounced as a "tsunami".
Disgraced former US House speaker dies at 84
Dennis Hastert, the longest-serving Republican speaker of the US House of Representatives whose career ended in disgrace after he admitted sexually abusing teenage boys he had coached, has died aged 84, officials said Monday.
Ukraine blames Russia for deadly sinking of Turkish ship in Black Sea
Russian drones carried out a deadly attack on a grain ship in the Black Sea on Monday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said, after Romania reported a ship had caught fire and sunk near its coast with two crew killed.
US withdraws all bomber aircraft from UK airbase
The United States confirmed that it had withdrawn all B-1 bombers from the British airbase of RAF Fairford, reportedly due to "new threats," with Britain's government insisting Monday the site is safe.
Alleged Indian leader of neo-Nazi child abuse ring goes on trial in Paris
An Indian man went on trial in Paris on Monday, accused of running a neo-Nazi child exploitation ring in which young girls were allegedly coerced into performing sexual acts online and engaging in self-harm.