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Trump pardons Russia probe figure George Papadopoulos, 14 others

U.S. President Donald Trump granted a full pardon on Tuesday to George Papadopoulos, a former campaign aide who pleaded guilty as part of the investigation into the alleged Russian meddling in the 20

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HK court sentences Joshua Wong to 13.5 months in jail

A court in China's Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) on Wednesday sentenced Joshua Wong to 13.5 months in jail.Agnes Chow has also been sentenced to ten m

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Bangladesh upholds death sentence for 139 soldiers over massacre

ABangladeshcourtupheldthedeathpenaltyfor139soldiersonMondayovertheirroleina"brutalandbarbaric"mutinyinwhichdozensoftoparmyofficersweremassacred.Indeliveringhisv

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England: Animal cruelty could result in 5 years in prison under new law

PeoplewhoabuseanimalsinEnglandwillnowfaceuptofiveyearsinprisonunderatoughnewcrackdown.Theenvironmentsecretary,MichaelGove,saidthetenfoldincreasefromthepresentsi

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Egypt sentences 28 people to death for top prosecutor's murder

An Egyptian court on Saturday sentenced 28 people to death over the killing of the country’s top prosecutor.

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Egypt court overturns convictions against 36 Islamists

​An Egyptian court on Wednesday overturned the death and life sentences against 36 Islamists over murder and violence charges, official news agency MENA reported.

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Somali pirate to spend life in prison for death of 4 Americans

A Somali pirate will spend the rest of his life in a federal prison for his role in the 2011 hijacking of a sailboat off the coast of Africa that left four Americans dead, local report said Tuesday.