Hong Kong court rejects activist Jimmy Lai's bid to have a jury trial for libel case

A Hong Kong court has rejected jailed publisher Jimmy Lai’s request to have a jury trial for his libel case against a pro-Beijing newspaper

Trial opens of Serb gunmen accused of attacking Kosovo police

A Kosovo court has opened a trial of 45 people charged over a gunfight following an incursion by heavily armed Serb gunmen last year

Japan prosecutors will not appeal acquittal of world's longest death-row inmate in retrial

Japanese prosecutors say they will not appeal the acquittal of the world’s longest-serving death-row inmate in a retrial last month, bringing closure to the 1966 murder case after more than a half-century of legal battles

TikTok is designed to be addictive to kids and causes them harm, US states' lawsuits say

More than a dozen states and the District of Columbia have filed lawsuits against TikTok

Some East Palestine derailment settlement payments should go out even during appeal of the deal

People who lived near the disastrous East Palestine train derailment last year should still be able to receive personal injury payments even while the bulk of their $600 million class action settlement with Norfolk Southern railroad remains on...

McDonald's sues top meat packers for allegedly colluding to inflate the price of beef

McDonald’s has some beef with today’s largest meat packers

States sue TikTok, claiming its platform is addictive and harms the mental health of children

More than a dozen states and the District of Columbia have filed lawsuits against TikTok on Tuesday, alleging the popular short-form video app is harming youth mental health by designing its platform to be addictive to kids

Woman accusing Vince McMahon of sexual abuse asks WWE to waive confidentiality agreements

A woman who accused former WWE chief Vince McMahon of sexual battery and trafficking in a lawsuit is now asking him and the wrestling company to waive nondisclosure agreements with other current and former employees and contractors

German court acquits McCann suspect of unrelated sexual offense charges

A German court has acquitted a man who is also under investigation in the 2007 disappearance of British toddler Madeleine McCann in a trial on charges of unrelated sexual offenses

Judge rules the FTC can proceed with antitrust lawsuit against Amazon, tosses out few state claims

A federal judge said the Federal Trade Commission can proceed with its landmark antitrust lawsuit against Amazon

Judge rules the FTC can proceed with antitrust lawsuit against Amazon, tosses out few state claims

A federal judge said the Federal Trade Commission can proceed with its landmark antitrust lawsuit against Amazon

Belarusian-American has his prison sentence extended amid continuous crackdown on dissent in Belarus

A Belarusian-American has had his prison term extended to a total of 13 1/2 years in the latest move in a multi-pronged crackdown on dissent by Belarus’ authoritarian government

Former Singapore Cabinet minister starts 1-year sentence for receiving illegal gifts

A former Singaporean Cabinet minister has begun a one-year prison term for receiving illegal gifts

Mozambique headed for crucial elections amid jihadist insurgency and drought-induced hunger

Mozambicans will vote this week for a new president who many hope will bring peace to an oil- and gas-rich northern province that has been ravaged by a jihadist insurgency for nearly seven years

US court to review civil rights lawsuit alleging environmental racism in a Louisiana parish

The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans is set to hear arguments in a civil rights lawsuit alleging a south Louisiana parish engaged in racist land-use policies that placed polluting industries in majority-Black communities

Collapse of national security elites' cyber firm leaves bitter wake

IronNet, a cybersecurity startup, had promised it would combat hackers using a unique blend of expertise and software

A French judge in a shocking rape case allows the public to see some of the video evidence

A French judge in the trial of dozens of men accused of raping an unconscious woman whose now former husband had repeatedly drugged her so that he and others could assault her has decided to allow the public to see some of the video recordings of...

Collapse of national security elites' cyber firm leaves bitter wake

IronNet, a cybersecurity startup, had promised it would combat hackers using a unique blend of expertise and software

Michael Jordan's 23XI and a 2nd team sue NASCAR over revenue sharing model

NASCAR is facing a federal antitrust lawsuit from two of its teams, including one co-owned by Michael Jordan

German prosecutors seek 15-year prison term for Madeleine McCann suspect in an unrelated trial

German prosecutors have called for a sexual offenses conviction and a 15-year prison sentence for a man who is also under investigation separately in the disappearance of British toddler Madeleine McCann

4 Russian journalists accused of working for a Navalny group go on trial in Moscow

Four Russian journalists have gone on trial in Moscow after being accused of working for an anti-corruption group founded by the late Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny, which was designated by authorities as an extremist organization in...