Chinese national pleads guilty to running ‘birth tourism’ scheme in US
A Chinese national pleaded guilty on Tuesday to federal charges of running a "birth tourism" scheme in California that catered to wealthy Chinese clients, including government officials, who paid...
Man Brit spends children’s inheritance fighting $123 speeding ticket
A British man said he spent tens of thousands of pounds in savings earmarked for his children's inheritance unsuccessfully fighting a speeding fine -- for £100 ($123, 112 euros), the BBC reported...
Law on rideshare drivers may hurt ‘gig economy’
Labor activists Wednesday were celebrating California's move to have drivers treated as employees by rideshare firms even as it fueled concerns it will hurt digital platforms depending on the...
Euthanasia doctor acquitted in landmark case
A Dutch court on Wednesday acquitted a doctor over euthanising a woman with severe dementia in a landmark case for the Netherlands, the first country in the world to legalise euthanasia....
In victory for Trump, top US court permits asylum restrictions
The US Supreme Court on Wednesday allowed President Donald Trump's administration to implement asylum restrictions that prevent most Central American migrants from applying at the US...
Legal battle over Marvel comic gay kiss in Brazil
In a fresh legal twist, a Brazilian court has allowed the evangelical mayor of Rio de Janeiro to confiscate books with LGBT content he considers "inappropriate" for minors, sparking fears over...
Ex-model accuses French Epstein associate of rape
A former model has accused a modelling agent close to US sex crimes suspect Jeffrey Epstein of raping her in 1990, as France pursues its own investigation into alleged offences on its...
Bankers face court in first ‘cum-ex’ tax fraud trial
Two British former investment bankers will face a German court from Wednesday in the first criminal trial relating to the "cum-ex" tax fraud scandal which cost European treasuries billions of...
