Afghanistan penal code provides harsher punishments for animal mistreatment than domestic violence
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — A new penal code issued by decree in Afghanistan sets harsher punishments for the…
Hong Kong ex-media mogul Jimmy Lai wins appeal against fraud charges
HONG KONG (AP) — A Hong Kong appellate court on Thursday quashed fraud convictions against onetime media magnate…
Former South Korean President Yoon receives life sentence for imposing martial law
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Former South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol was sentenced to life in prison…
Hong Kong ex-publisher Jimmy Lai sentenced to 20 years in Hong Kong security case
HONG KONG (AP) — Jimmy Lai, the pro-democracy former Hong Kong media tycoon and a fierce critic of…
Life sentence for man convicted of trying to assassinate Trump
FORT PIERCE, Fla. (AP) — A man convicted of trying to assassinate President Donald Trump on a Florida…
Former first lady of South Korea sentenced to 20 months in prison
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The wife of South Korea’s ousted President Yoon Suk Yeol was sentenced to…
Man who assassinated former Japanese prime minister gets life in prison
TOKYO (AP) — A Japanese court sentenced a man who admitted assassinating former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe…
Supreme Court to take up cellphone location tracking warrants
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court agreed Friday to decide the constitutionality of broad search warrants that collect…
Former Navy sailor sentenced to 16 years for selling information
A former U.S. Navy sailor convicted of selling technical and operating manuals for ships and operating systems to…
Democracy advocate Jimmy Lai will be sentenced in Hong Kong
HONG KONG (AP) — A Hong Kong court heard arguments Monday about the sentencing of democracy advocate and…
Indonesia’s new penal code replaces Dutch-era criminal law
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesia on Friday began enforcing its newly ratified penal code, replacing a Dutch-era criminal…
Judge orders new trial for woman sentenced to 18 years in prison after stillbirth
MONTGOMERY, Ala. — A judge has ordered a new trial for an Alabama woman who was sentenced to…