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Hollywood star Johnny Depp appears in UK court for libel case
Hollywood star Johnny Depp made a surprise appearance at England’s High Court on Wednesday for a hearing in his libel case against The Sun ... Entertainment -
French extremist trained by Paris attacks leader given 12-year jail term
A French court on Tuesday handed a 12-year jail term to a computer technician who traveled to Syria and trained under the suspected ringleader of the ... World News -
WikiLeaks founder Assange stripped naked and handcuffed, lawyer tells court
Julian Assange was stripped naked twice and handcuffed 11 times coming and going from court, the WikiLeaks founder’s lawyer told his US ... World News -
Japanese court sentences man for placing knives on Prince’s desk
A Japanese man who left two kitchen knives on the school desk of Japan’s Prince Hisahito, who is second in line to the throne, was given a ... Variety -
Ex-Nissan boss Ghosn seeks documents in Amsterdam wrongful dismissal case
Lawyers representing former Nissan chairman Carlos Ghosn in a wrongful dismissal case went to court in Amsterdam on Monday seeking disclosure of ... Middle East -
Facebook ‘supreme court’ for disputes gets its first director
Facebook said Tuesday its “supreme court,” designed to be the final word in content removal disputes, should be in operation in a few ... Digital -
Moroccan court sentences cleaner to 15 years in jail for stealing King’s watches
A Moroccan court has sentenced a cleaner to 15 years in prison for the theft of dozens of luxury watches belonging to King Mohammed VI, her lawyer ... Variety -
Lawyers of Huawei CFO wins court battle against Canada's attorney general
Lawyers for Huawei’s chief financial officer have won a court battle after a judge asked Canada’s attorney general to hand over more ... Technology -
Sudan’s deposed al-Bashir questioned over 1989 coup: Lawyer
Sudan’s former President Omar al-Bashir appeared on Tuesday before a prosecutors’ committee over the 1989 coup that brought him to power, ... Middle East -
Brother of Algeria’s Bouteflika appears in court, refuses to testify
The jailed brother and key aide of former Algerian president Abdelaziz Bouteflika appeared in court Saturday as a witness in a graft trial involving ... North Africa -
Sudanese court sets verdict in al-Bashir trial for December
A Sudanese court says it will deliver its verdict in the trial of former President Omar al-Bashir on corruption and money laundering charges next ... Middle East -
Saudi court convicts 38 people on terrorism-related charges
A court in Saudi Arabia charged 38 people with terrorism-related crimes after they were found guilty of several charges, most notably the financing of ... Gulf -
Dutch court to hear case against Israel’s Benny Gantz
A Dutch court will consider on Tuesday a request to hear a civil suit seeking damages from former Israeli armed forces chief Benny Gantz, who is ... Middle East -
Sudan’s al-Bashir kept key to room with millions of euros, court hears
Sudan’s toppled former leader Omar al-Bashir was the only person with a key to a room at the presidential palace holding millions of euros, his ... Middle East -
Fourth person sentenced in plot to bomb NY Muslim community
The last of four young men who authorities say planned to use homemade explosives against an upstate New York Muslim community has been sentenced to ... World News -
Tunisia court upholds continued detention of presidential candidate
A Tunisian appeals court on Tuesday upheld the detention of media magnate Nabil Karoui, a candidate in a Sept. 15 presidential election, on suspicion ... North Africa -
US accuser drops civil suit against Kevin Spacey
A young man who accused Kevin Spacey of sexual assault in a Massachusetts bar has dropped his lawsuit against the award-winning actor. A motion for ... Entertainment -
Pakistan to set up special courts to tackle violence against women
Pakistan is to set up more than 1,000 courts dedicated to tackling violence against women, the country’s top judge announced on Wednesday, ... Features -
Britney Spears gets restraining order against former friend
Britney Spears was granted a temporary restraining order Wednesday against a former confidante who she says has been harassing her family again. A ... Entertainment -
Algerian finance minister, ex-police chief appear in court on corruption charges
Algeria’s former national police chief Abdelghani Hamel appeared in a court on Monday as part of a probe into corruption allegations, private ... North Africa -
US families sue banks from Lebanon and Iran
Families from around the globe have filed suit in Brooklyn federal court “against several banks they say funded terrorism that killed their ... Economy -
Saudi justice ministry: Labor mediation reports are now enforceable documents
Mediation reports issued by Amicable Settlement Departments of labor offices are now recognized as “enforceable documents” that can be ... Economy -
Egypt jails woman for 3 years for ‘harassing’ monkey
An Egyptian court has sentenced a 25-year-old woman to three years in prison for “sexually harassing” a monkey in the country’s ... Variety -
‘Lungis’ back in court premises, Indian villagers cheer end of ban
Villagers in the eastern Indian state of Bihar have reacted ecstatically to the withdrawal of an official order, which barred them from visiting the ... Art and culture -
US pastor Brunson on a flight home after Turkish court orders his release
American pastor Andrew Brunson, who was freed earlier by a Turkish court after two years in detention, on Friday flew out of Turkey bound for Germany ... Middle East -
Saud Qahtani: Trial likely soon in Qatar-Libya plot to assassinate King Abdullah
Saud al-Qahtani, advisor at Saudi Arabia’s Royal Court, has accused Qatari media of attempting to distort statements he had made regarding the ... Gulf -
Two Yemenis sentenced to death by Houthis following ‘sham’ trials
Houthi militias in Yemen continue to hand out death sentences against their opponents following what can only be described as sham trials. A Yemeni ... Gulf -
Israeli PM’s wife goes on trial for fraud
Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s wife appeared in court Sunday for the start of her trial over alleged fraud and breach of trust, ... Middle East -
Saudi-inspired top court judge emerges ‘icon of justice’ in Pakistan
There was pin-drop silence in packed courtroom as the three-member bench of Pakistan’s Supreme Court, headed by Chief Justice Saqib Nisar, ... Features -
Egyptian court orders retrial of Muslim Brotherhood leader
An Egyptian court has ordered a retrial of the Muslim Brotherhood’s leader Mohamed Badie and other senior figures from the banned group starting ... Middle East