Writer found guilty of libel over sex assault claim
French writer Ariane Fornia was found guilty of defamation on Wednesday after she accused a former government minister of sexually assaulting her at an opera performance 10 years...
‘Greetings from Thailand’: Belgian fugitive taunts jailers
An escaped Belgian prisoner taunted his former jailers by returning his prison badge with a cheery holiday message, purportedly from Thailand. ...
CIA psychologist defends torture before Guantanamo court
A psychologist who helped design the CIA's "war on terror" torture program after the September 11, 2001 attacks defended the program this week before its victims at the US military prison in...
Ousted Grammy CEO files explosive discrimination complaint
The ousted chief of the organization behind the Grammys filed a complaint on Tuesday accusing the Recording Academy of putting her on leave after she raised concerns about sexual harassment, voting...
Charity brands number of UK prison deaths ‘national scandal’
The death toll in British prisons is "a national scandal", a pressure group said on Wednesday, calling for a reduction in inmate numbers just as the government is promising tougher...
Dutch farm dad ‘beat bad spirits out of kids’
A Dutchman isolated six of his children in a remote farmhouse from birth and beat them to drive out "bad spirits," prosecutors told a court on...
China’s former Interpol chief sentenced to 13 years in prison
Former Interpol chief Meng Hongwei, who was detained on a visit to China in 2018, was sentenced Tuesday to more than 13 years in prison for bribery in a case that shook the international police...
Climate crisis could justify asylum claims: UN committee
Governments that send refugees back to countries severely affected by climate change could be in breach of their human rights obligations, a UN committee said on...
