SAO PAULO (Reuters) -Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva vowed on Tuesday to defend his country's Supreme Court against attacks from the United States, in a sharp rebuke of potential sanctions from Washington against one of the top court's justices.
KUALA LUMPUR: Former national football team head coach Datuk K. Rajagobal feels that it is still too early to evaluate current coach Peter Cklamovski's impact on Harimau Malaya.
CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico (Reuters) -When residents in the state of Durango vote in Mexico's first judicial elections next weekend, Leopoldo Chavez will be on the ballot for federal judge - despite the nearly six years he served in a U.S. prison.
JAKARTA: The Batam District Court in Riau Islands province has sentenced 10 former narcotics officers from the Barelang Police to life in prison for selling a large quantity of methamphetamine, a highly addictive stimulant.
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NEW YORK (Reuters) -Lawyers for Sean "Diddy" Combs on Friday said they plan to accuse the hip-hop mogul's ex-girlfriend of domestic violence when she takes the stand in his sex trafficking trial.
PUTRAJAYA: The Court of Appeal on Thursday (April 25) reinstated the Shah Alam Sessions Court's decisionto sentence a former Sessions Court judge to six months' imprisonment and impose a RM25,000 fine for accepting bribes in connection with court proceedings.
Chuck Todd said his tyres were slashed outside of his home because of his reporting on President Donald Trump. And he claimed he's not alone.
KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) said it froze seven properties and one bank account belonging to the late Tun Daim Zainuddin's wife, Toh Puan Na'imah Abdul Khalid, to prevent the assets from being disposed of while investigations are ongoing.
A former executive at French video game giant Ubisoft, on trial with two others for alleged sexual and psychological harassment of employees, denied on June 3 witnessing any abuse in the office.
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PETALING JAYA: Former Goldman Sachs banker Tim Leissner apologised to Malaysians for his involvement in the 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) scandal, according to Reuters.
NEW YORK (Bloomberg): Former Goldman Sachs Group Inc. banker Tim Leissner, who pleaded guilty to helping loot the Malaysian investment fund 1MDB, was sentenced to two years in prison over his role in the massive fraud.
BUENOS AIRES, May 27 (Xinhua) -- One of three judges overseeing the wrongful death trial of the late Argentine football legend Diego Armando Maradona was forced to recuse herself Tuesday following doubts over her impartiality and professionalism.
KUALA LUMPUR: The High Court here has approved the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission's (MACC) application to freeze assets worth UK£132mil (RM759mil) in London, United Kingdom, allegedly owned by Toh Puan Na'imah Abdul Khalid, the wife of the late Tun Daim Zainuddin, and her family.
JOHOR BARU: A former Tanjung Sedili Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) director has been sentenced to 20 months' jail for accepting a RM10,000 bribe some five years ago.
GUATEMALA CITY (Reuters) -A top Guatemalan court on Friday sentenced three former paramilitaries each to 40 years in prison after they were found guilty of raping six Indigenous women between 1981 and 1983, the bloodiest period of the Central American nation's civil war.
PUTRAJAYA: Former police sergeant Mohamed Faruk Mohd Hairul Quah on Thursday (May 29) began serving a one-year prison sentence after losing his final appeal to overturn his conviction, jail term, and fine for soliciting and receiving a RM2,000 bribe.
The 'Deadpool & Wolverine' star and award-winning 'Shame' actress met in 1995.
THE HAGUE (Reuters) - A 15-page International Criminal Court arrest warrant for Rodrigo Duterte, seen by Reuters and authenticated by an ICC source, outlines the accusations against the former Philippines president over killings in his war on drugs.