An Indonesian court on Thursday acquitted two police officials charged with negligence leading to the deaths of 135 people in October when police fired tear gas inside a stadium, setting off a panicked run for the exits. A third official…
Andrew Tate: Romanian court rejects bail application
A Romanian court has rejected the latest application for bail by Andrew Tate. The controversial British social media influencer and his brother Tristan have been detained since December. They are being investigated on charges of rape, people trafficking and forming…
Pakistan court orders halting of operation to arrest Imran Khan
A court in the Pakistani city of Lahore has ordered the immediate halt of a two-day operation to arrest former Prime Minister Imran Khan until Thursday morning. Security forces first attempted to take the leader of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI)…
US judge says 9/11 families not entitled to Afghan bank funds
A United States judge has ruled that family members of victims of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks are not entitled to funds from Afghanistan’s central bank. In the ruling on Tuesday, US District Judge George Daniels said that awarding…
Customs intercepts military wares, Hoodlums remanded for rape and more
What is a city without a crime? thisislagos descends into the Lagos underground to search out the baddest guys committing the craziest crimes in Lasgidi. Ahead elections, Customs intercepts military wares, explosive-making chemical in Lagos(Leadership) Ahead of the February 25…
Russian Journalist sentenced for speaking out on Ukraine
A court in Moscow on Wednesday sentenced a Russian journalist in absentia to eight years in prison on charges of disparaging the military, the latest move in the authorities’ relentless crackdown on dissent. Alexander Nevzorov, a television journalist and former…
Greece: Bail set for policeman who shot Roma teenager
A Greek court has decided that a police officer accused of fatally injuring a Roma teenager during a car chase over an allegedly unpaid gas station bill should be released on bail pending trial. The Dec. 5 shooting of 16-year-old…
Chinese-Canadian pop star Kris Wu sentenced to 13 years of prison for rape in China
A Chinese court in Beijing sentenced Chinese-Canadian pop star Kris Wu, also known as Wu Yifan, to 13 years in jail after finding him guilty of sexual offenses, including rape, the court said in a post on its official Weibo…
Former senior political advisor of Liaoning sentenced to death with reprieve
A Chinese court on Tuesday sentenced Liu Guoqiang, a former senior political advisor of northeastern Liaoning Province, to death, with a two-year reprieve for taking bribes. Liu, a former vice-chairman of the Liaoning Provincial Committee of the Chinese People’s Political…
WNBA star Brittney Griner set to appeal her case in Russian court
A Russian court on Tuesday will start hearing American basketball star Brittney Griner’s appeal against her nine-year prison sentence for drug possession. She is taking part in the session held at the Moscow Regional Court via video call from a…