Tag: Court
Brazil court accepts seizure of ex-president Lula’s passport: sources
BRASILIA: A Brazilian court on Thursday approved the seizure of former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva’s passport, the Justice Ministry said, after an...
Venezuela Supreme Court sidelines opposition coalition
CARACAS: Venezuela’s pro-government Supreme Court late on Thursday excluded the opposition coalition from registering ahead of this year’s presidential election, possibly splintering President Nicolas...
European court dismisses class action suit against Facebook
LUXEMBOURG: The European Court of Justice (ECJ) has ruled an Austrian privacy activist cannot bring a class action lawsuit against Facebook. Max Schrems had...
Aleksei Navalny to speak at European court
ROME: Russian opposition politician Aleksei Navalny is expected to speak at a hearing at the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) on January 24.
Navalny...
UK teen hacked CIA director’s account: court
LONDON: A British teenager managed to access the communications accounts of top US intelligence and security officials including the then CIA chief John Brennan,...
Federer, Djokovic hold court on Australian Open day 6
MELBOURNE: World number one Simona Halep saved three match points to survive a titanic struggle and make the last 16 at the Australian Open...
Dual nationality case: Court displeased over PPP lawmakers’ repeated absence
KARACHI: A local court on Saturday expressed displeasure over the absence of Pakistan People’s Party (PPP)'s leaders Nadia Gabol and Farahnaz Ispahani, despite being...
Russian court denies Navalny election complaint
KREMLIN: Russia's Constitutional Court has refused to review a complaint from opposition leader and Kremlin critic Aleksei Navalny about election laws used by authorities...
California couple held over torturing 13 children due in court
CALIFORNIA: A California couple arrested on suspicion of torture was due in court on Thursday after investigators discovered they were holding their 13 malnourished...
Thailand: Military court drops royal insult case of over 17th century...
BANGKOK: Thailand’s military court on Wednesday dropped the prosecution of an 85-year-old academic who had been accused of royal insult for questioning the truth...
Top Turkish court surpasses limit with journalists’ ruling, say deputy PM
ISTANBUL: Turkish Deputy Prime Minister Bekir Bozdag said on Friday the Constitutional Court had overstepped its limit, set out in the law, with its...
Ashram sex scandal: Court seeks to release 48 girls forcefully sent...
DEHLI: The parents of 48 girls, who were sent to children’s home — Minda Bal Gram in Alipur after the raid at the ashrams of...
Court denies prisoners request for painless execution: report
PESHAWAR: A court on Thursday turned down the request of two prisoners on a death row who requested for painless execution, reports a local...
Miyazaki: Japan’s new Supreme Court judge will issue rulings under maiden...
TOKYO: Yuko Miyazaki, newly appointed to the country’s top court, says she will issue her legal judgments under her maiden name — Miyazaki —...
London court grants £1m bail to Sarkozy associate
LONDON: French businessman wanted for questioning in relation to an inquiry into the alleged illegal financing of Nicolas Sarkozy’s 2007 presidential election run by the...
US Supreme Court returns to legality of Ohio voter purging
WASHINGTON: The US Supreme Court returns to the issue of voting rights on Wednesday, as the justices hear arguments over whether Ohio’s policy of...
South American human rights court urges legalising same-sex marriage
SAN JOSE: A Latin American human rights court said on Tuesday that countries in the region should legalise same-sex unions, endorsing a growing push...
