Trying to avoid costly prosecutions and long prison sentences for the accused, plea bargains are commonplace in the United States. But what if the defendant is given bad legal advice to plead guilty,...
What was supposed to be harmless and genuine quest for information might have landed two top officials of the Ghana Football Association (GFA) in trouble per Papua New Guinean laws on sexual...
Two Ghanaian officials of the Ghana Football Association have been banned for a combined period of 15 months by FIFA for sexually harassing two women in Papua New Guinea. Isaac Addo the acting FA...
A Lebanese university will pay $700,000 to settle a US lawsuit over allegations it provided "material support" to entities linked to Hezbollah, US officials said. The American University of Beirut...
A Lithuanian man has been charged with tricking two US technology firms into wiring him $100m (£80.3m) through an email phishing scam. Posing as an Asian-based manufacturer, Evaldas Rimasauskas...
The namesake grandson of New York mobster John Gotti was arrested Wednesday and charged with violent crimes, including a bank holdup, acting US Attorney Bridget Rohde said. John Gotti, 23, allegedly...
A Lithuanian man has been charged with tricking two US technology firms into wiring him $100m (£80.3m) through an email phishing scam. Posing as an Asian-based manufacturer, Evaldas Rimasauskas...
In Haiti By Force: UN Sex Abuse, Fault Lines speaks to Haitian women who say they were raped by UN peacekeepers there. Some of them were under-age at the time; some of them are now single mothers as...
President Trump’s daughter Ivanka will get an office in the White House, an administration official has said. But she will not have an official title or salary when she works in the West Wing –...
A judge said Monday he would issue a written ruling on whether fugitive filmmaker Roman Polanski can return to the US without fear of being jailed for having sex with a minor. The Oscar-winning...
Several Ghanaians have travelled to various countries for one reason or the other. Some succeeded, others who were less fortunate did not, owing to several factors. Ghanaian-American writer Mohammed...
Several Ghanaians have travelled to various countries for one reason or the other. Some succeeded, others who were less fortunate did not owing to several factors. Ghanaian-American writer Mohammed...
New York Mayor Bill de Blasio bolstered his bid for re-election after federal and state prosecutors decided not to charge him in corruption investigations. The politician has faced two separate...
The Member of Parliament for Okaikoi Central, Patrick Yaw Boamah has called on government to conduct a forensic investigation into the activities of the Meridian Ports Services Limited (MPS) in...
On a Tuesday morning last month, Steve Meadows, a 66-year-old architect, actor, inventor and dabbler in art, left his home in Venice, California, with a cargo boasting an extraordinary history....
Actress Mischa Barton is the victim of "revenge pornography," her attorney said on Tuesday, threatening legal action against anyone touting sexually explicit images of the 31-year-old actress....
Lawyers in Pennsylvania say their client was sexually exploited at a motel for years, alleging the teen girl was a victim of human trafficking who was forced to have sex with more than 1,000 men....
Notorious Mexican drug lord Joaquin 'El Chapo' Guzman is fast deteriorating in the New York cell where he is detained, his laywers have complained. The infamous drug lord - who is likely to spend the...
Facebook now explicitly prohibits companies and organizations from using its services for surveillance. An update to its policies on both Facebook and Instagram prohibits developers from using...
Hebron Fin Investments, a company that trades foreign currencies online, has debunked claims by the central bank that it is operating illegally, saying the Foreign Exchange Act does not cover online...
