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Thai court to give verdict on PM Prayuth's tenure on Sept. 30

Thailand's Constitutional Court on Wednesday set September 30 as a date to deliver its verdict on the tenure of Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha, in a case that seeks t

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Myanmar court sentences Aung San Suu Kyi to 5 years in prison

A Myanmar court on Wednesday sentenced former leader Aung San Suu Kyi to five years in prison after finding her guilty of taking a bribe.The judge in the capital Naypyi

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Elizabeth Holmes found guilty of four counts in Theranos fraud trial

On Monday, Elizabeth Holmes, former CEO of the failed medical startup firm Theranos, was found guilty on four out of 11 charges of defrauding investors. The verdict caps of

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'Hotel Rwanda' hero given 25-year jail term in 'terrorism' case

Paul Rusesabagina a one-time hotel manager portrayed as a hero in a Hollywood film about the nation's 1994 genocide was found guilty of being part of a group responsibl

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Canada's Michael Spavor sentenced to 11 years in prison for spying

Canadian national Michael Spavor was sentenced to 11 years in prison and deportation by a Chinese court in Dandong City in northeast China's Liaoning Province on Wednesday.Included in the verdict was

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HK man gets prison term in 1st verdict under new national security law

The High Court in Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR), China, May 4, 2020. /XinhuaTong Ying-kit, the first Hong Konger to be convicted under Hong Kong's nat

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UN court upholds life sentence for former Bosnian Serb commander

UN war crimes judges on Tuesday upheld a genocide conviction and life sentence against former Bosnian Serb military commander Ratko Mladic over the 1995 Srebrenica massacre, rejecting all grounds of

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Funeral of Andrew Brown Junior, killed by police in North Carolina

01:51 Andrew Brown Jr. was killed by sheriff’s deputies last month, just a day after the verdict was announced in the murder case against former police officer Derek Chauvin in the deat

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U.S. Justice Dept launches policing probe over Breonna Taylor's death

U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland speaks about a jury's verdict in the case against former Minneapolis Police Officer Derek Chauvin in the death of George Floyd, at the Department of Justice,

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Minneapolis slowly returns to normal following Chauvin verdict

The streets and skyways of downtown Minneapolis are slowly gaining more foot traffic as life downtown returns to normal.Although many shops are still closed because of COVID-19,

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Minnesotans angry, worried about impending Chauvin verdict

02:19 As the trial for Derek Chauvin wraps up, people outside the courthouse are telling CGTN that they are angry and fearful of what the verdict may be.What do you think should happen

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Outside the Chauvin trial, a prayer for George Floyd

02:23 As the nation awaits the verdict in the trial of former police officer Derek Chauvin for the death of George Floyd, members of Floyd's family and civil rights leaders bowed their

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China opposes Canada's 'gross interference' over Korvig, Spavor case

China on Monday voiced firm opposition to Canada's gross interference in its judicial sovereignty by pointing fingers at the closed-door trials of Canadians Michael Kov

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Chinese court concludes trial of Canadian Michael Spavor

The hearing in the case of detained Canadian national Michael Spavor for suspected foreign espionage and illegal provision of state secrets concluded on Friday at a cou

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Ethiopia rejects U.S. claims of ethnic cleansing in Tigray

FILE PHOTO: Ethiopia Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed. /VCG Ethiopia on Saturday rejected U.S. allegations there has been ethnic cleansing in Tigray, pushing back against the latest criticism of its

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Navalny sentenced as supporters detained outside Moscow courthouse

A judge has sentenced Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny Tuesday night to two and a half years in a prison colony. The anti-corruption campaigner was charged with violating a 2014 suspended sen

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UN chief welcomes murder conviction for 1980 blue helmet killings

Peacekeepers stand guard in Beirut, Lebanon, after the rain. /VCG United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres welcomed Lebanon's decision to bring to justice theman found guilty of killi