‘Ga Mantse’ Induction Restrained
An Accra High Court (General Jurisdiction Division) has granted an interlocutory injunction restraining the induction of George Tackie Abia aka King Tackie Adama Latse II into the Ga Traditional...
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US Tycoon Robert Durst Admitted Murdering Friend, Witness Says
New York property tycoon Robert Durst confessed to carrying out the murder of close friend Susan Berman, a witness testified in a Los Angeles court Thursday. Durst, 73, whose life was the focus of an...
ITLOS Rules On Ghana-Ivory Coast Dispute September
Ghana and Ivory Coast are expected to know their fate in the maritime boundary dispute by late September 2017. The president of the Special Chamber of ITLOS in Germany Judge Boualem Bouguetaia made...
Hong Kong Police Jailed Over Attack On Democracy Protester
Seven Hong Kong police officers were jailed for two years today for what the judge described as a 'vicious' attack on a protester in 2014. The protester was attacked during a pro-democracy rally on...
I Will Manage Next Season
Arsene Wenger says he will definitely be managing next season, whether at Arsenal "or somewhere else". Wenger, 67, was speaking at the end of one of the most turbulent weeks of his 21-year tenure as...
Nigeria Court Grants Forfeiture of Over $150m Linked To Former Oil Minister
A Federal High Court in Nigeria’s commercial capital, Lagos, on Thursday issued an order allowing the country’s anti-graft body to confiscate over $150m belonging to former oil minister, Diezani...
ITLOS Rules On Ghana-Ivory Coast Dispute September
Ghana and Ivory Coast are expected to know their fate in the maritime boundary dispute by late September 2017. The president of the Special Chamber of ITLOS in Germany Judge Boualem Bouguetaia made...
ITLOS To Give Judgement On Ghana-Cote d’Ivoire Dispute End of September 2017
Hearing of the merits in the dispute concerning the delimitation of maritime boundary between Ghana and Cote d’Ivoire ended in Hamburg, Germany on Thursday after two weeks of legal tussle between...
Undocumented Mother Seeks Sanctuary In US Church
Jeanette Vizguerra fled to the United States from Mexico with her family after her husband was kidnapped three times, once with a gun to his head. Now, nearly 20 years later, she is seeking refuge...
Venezuela Court Upholds 14-Year Prison Sentence
Venezuela's Supreme Court has upheld the 14-year jail sentence of opposition leader Leopoldo Lopez, a day after Donald Trump called for his release. Mr Lopez was found guilty of inciting violence...
Yahoo Fined After News Story Aborts Australia Murder Trial
Australian-US media outlet Yahoo7 was Friday found in contempt and fined over an online story that saw a murder trial aborted, with a judge slamming the website for prioritising profit above...
Hong Kong Police Jailed Over Attack On Democracy Protester
Seven Hong Kong police officers were jailed for two years Friday for what the judge described as a "vicious" attack on a protester during pro-democracy rallies in 2014, captured on film and beamed...
Roman Polanski Will Not Attend US Hearing
Roman Polanski "has no intention" of attending a hearing in the United States next week that will consider a new request in his 40-year old statutory rape case, his French lawyer said Thursday....
Kim Kardashian Could Return To Paris For Fashion Week 5 Months After Robbery
Kim Kardashian West may be making plans to return to Paris Fashion Week five months after her traumatic robbery. A source tells PEOPLE that Kardashian West’s younger sister, Kendall Jenner, is...
‘Diverted Oil Cash’ Forfeited To Nigerian Govt
A court on Thursday ordered $153.3 million allegedly diverted by Nigeria's former oil minister Diezani Alison-Madueke from the state-run oil firm to be handed over to the government. Judge Muslim...
Roman Polanski In Legal Bid To Return To US
Fugitive movie director Roman Polanski plans to return to the United States, his lawyer said Thursday, and is seeking assurances he will do no further jail time over the statutory rape of a...
Samsung Chief Questioned Behind Closed Doors In Arrest Warrant Hearing
A South Korean judge questioned Samsung Group leader Jay Y. Lee and another executive behind closed doors on Thursday to decide whether they should be arrested over their roles in a corruption...
Jury Out In Corruption Trial of Hong Kong Ex-Leader
Hong Kong's former leader Donald Tsang will soon learn his fate as the jury in his high-profile corruption trial began deliberating Thursday. Tsang, 72, held the leadership post of chief executive...
Man Petitions Chief Justice To Probe Winneba Court
Mr. Kingsley Amoakwah father of two teenage boys has petitioned the Chief Justice Mrs Theodora Georgina Wood to investigate a case he filed at the Winneba Magistrate Court in September 2008 which has...
Pope Appears To Back Dakota Pipeline Opponents
Pope Francis has appeared to back Native Americans fighting the proposed Dakota Access Pipeline. The Pope said indigenous cultures had a right to defend "their ancestral relationship to the earth"....