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WikiLeaks founder's U.S. extradition rejected by court

British court rejected WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange's extradition to the U.S.

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As GM mulls options for unit, how does bankruptcy work in South Korea?

GeneralMotors(GM.N)hassaiditsloss-makingSouthKoreanoperationwouldfileforbankruptcyifitsunionfailedtoagreetocutlabourcostsbyFriday,heapingpressureonworkersandthe

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UK court rules against parents who want treatment for son

Britain’sCourtofAppealruledMondayagainsttheparentsofaterminallyilltoddlerwhosoughtpermissiontotakehimtoItalyformedicaltreatmentthatlowerU.K.courtsblockedinfavor

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China: Murder convictions of 5 men overturned

FivemenwhowereconvictedofmurderinCentralChinaalmosttwodecadesagohavehadtheirnamesclearedafteraretrialbecauseofunclearfactsandinsufficientevidence.ZhouJikun,Zhou

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India: Actor Salman Khan released from prison

ByAPDwriterRishikaChauhanNEWDELHI,April8(APD)-FamousIndianfilmactorSalmanKhanwasreleasedfromJodhpurprisononSaturday,afterbeinggrantedbail.Theactorwassentencedto

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Fans jubilant as Bollywood star Salman Khan freed on bail

BollywoodsuperstarSalmanKhanleftprisononSaturdayafterbeinggrantedbailsohecancontestafive-yearjailsentenceforkillingrareantelopes.Hundredsoffrenziedfansawaitedth

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Salman Khan, Bollywood superstar, bailed in poaching case

AnIndiancourthasgrantedbailtoBollywoodsuperstarSalmanKhan,twodaysafterhewasjailedforpoachingrareantelopebackin1998.Thedefencehadquestionedthetestingoftheanimals

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Former S. African president Zuma's corruption case postponed

ThecorruptioncaseagainstformerSouthAfricanPresidentJacobZumahasbeenpostponedtoJune8,theDurbanHighCourtannouncedFriday.ThelawyersfortheSouthAfricanstateandthosef

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Disgraced former S. Korean president gets 24-year jail term

ASeoulcourtsentencedformerS.KoreanpresidentParkGeun-hyeto24yearsinjailandfinedher18billionwon(17millionUSdollars)oncorruptionchargesonFriday.Theverdictwasdelive

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Chinese serial killer sentenced to death

AcourtinnorthwestChina'sGansuProvinceFridayhandeddownadeathpenaltyonamanforcrimesofmurder,robbery,rapeandinsultingbodies.GaoChengyongconfessedatthepeople'sinter

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German court extends remand of ex-Catalan leader

AGermancourtonMondayextendedtheremandofSpain'sformerCatalanleaderCarlesPuigdemont,localmediaDWreported.AcourtinNeumunsterinthestateofSchleswig-Holsteinissuedade

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Egyptian court rules Uber, Careem illegal; appeal expected

AnEgyptiancourthasorderedauthoritiestorevoketheoperatinglicensesoftheUberandCareemride-hailingservicesandtoblocktheirmobileappsandsoftware.Thegovernmentandtheco

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Pakistan Govt gets go-ahead to suspend Musharraf’s passport, CNIC

Inanunprecedentedmove,thePakistanspecialcourthearinghightreasoncaseagainstGeneral(retd)PervezMusharrafhasgiventhefederalgovernmentthego-aheadtosuspendpassportan

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Court orders Japan government to pay new Fukushima damages

AJapanesecourtonThursdayorderedthegovernmenttopayonemilliondollarsinnewdamagesoverthe2011Fukushimanucleardisaster,rulingitshouldhavepredictedandavoidedthemeltdo

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Indian Supreme Court legalises passive euthanasia

India'sSupremeCourtFridaylegalisedpassiveeuthanasiainalandmarkjudgmentthatplacesthepowerofchoicetoliveinthehandsofanindividual.Passiveeuthanasiaisstoppingallkin

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Pakistani court orders Musharraf's arrest, property confiscation

AcourtinPakistanonThursdayorderedthegovernmenttoarrestandconfiscatethepropertyofformerPresidentPervezMusharrafasitresumedthehightreasoncaseagainsthimafterninemo

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India Supreme Court restores 'love jihad' marriage

AnIndianwomanatthecentreofaninter-religiousmarriagerowmaynowlivewithherhusband,theSupremeCourthasruled.HadiyaJahan,whoisinher20s,wasbornintoaHindufamily,butconv