ISLAMABAD — Pakistan’s top court on Wednesday allowed military courts to resume the trials of more than 100 supporters of former Prime Minister Imran Khan on charges of attacking military installations during violent demonstrations that broke out following Khan’s arrest in May. The latest order by the Supreme Court came less than two months after … Read more
An appeals court in Moldova has annulled a decision that banned hundreds of candidates from an alleged pro-Russia political party from participating in an electoral race days ahead of a nationwide ballot ByThe Associated Press December 12, 2023, 8:32 AM CHISINAU, Moldova — An appeals court in Moldova’s capital on Tuesday annulled a decision that … Read more
JOHANNESBURG — A South African court has overturned President Cyril Ramaphosa’s decision to recognize Misuzulu kaZwelithini as the king of the country’s 15 million-strong Zulu nation in what may spark a lengthy battle for the throne. Ramaphosa has now been ordered to launch an investigation into objections by some members of the Zulu royal house … Read more
A court in Romania has rejected a request by influencer Andrew Tate to return assets that were seized during investigations into the case in which he is charged with human trafficking, rape and forming a criminal gang to sexually exploit women ByThe Associated Press December 11, 2023, 12:22 PM BUCHAREST, Romania — A court in … Read more
A man charged with terrorism and other offenses over a 2022 fire that badly damaged South Africa’s historic Parliament complex in Cape Town has been declared unfit to stand trial ByGERALD IMRAY Associated Press December 11, 2023, 10:30 AM FILE – Smoke rises from the Parliament in Cape Town, South Africa, Monday, Jan 3, 2022 … Read more
TALLINN, Estonia — Allies of imprisoned Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny sounded the alarm on Monday, saying that neither they nor the politician’s lawyers have heard from him in six days. Navalny, who is serving a 19-year term on charges of extremism, was due to appear in court Monday via video link but didn’t, spokeswoman … Read more
GUATEMALA CITY — International and regional leaders have rejected the latest attempt by Guatemalan prosecutors to prevent progressive President-elect Bernardo Arévalo from taking office on Jan. 14. Prosecutors asked a court Friday to strip Arévalo of his legal immunity and alleged that minutes seized during a raid of electoral offices showed that results from the … Read more
LONDON — LONDON (AP) — Prince Harry lost a preliminary round Friday in his libel case against the publisher of the Daily Mail tabloid over an article that said he tried to hide his efforts to retain publicly funded protection in the U.K. after walking away from his role as a working member of the … Read more
BERLIN — German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said Saturday he is confident that his troubled government will find a good solution to a budget crisis triggered by a court ruling last month, and promised his center-left party there will be no dismantling of the country’s welfare state. Leaders of Scholz’s three-party coalition have been wrangling over … Read more
KYIV, Ukraine — Ukraine’s human rights ombudsman voiced hope Friday that a coalition of countries formed to facilitate the return of Ukrainian children illegally deported by Russia will be able to come up with a faster mechanism to repatriate them. Over 19,000 children are still believed to be in Russia or in occupied regions of … Read more