BP TO PAY A?12BN FOR GULF OIL SPILL

BP has reached an 18.7bn 12bn settlement with the US Department of Justice DoJ following the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill... READ MORE›

PAKISTANI CHRISTIAN WOMAN SENTENCED TO HANG FOR BLASPHEMY MAKES LAST APPEAL

Amnesty International has raised serious concerns about the fairness of her trial and has called for her release... READ MORE›

TEXAS ATTORNEY GENERAL SAYS COUNTY CLERKS CAN REFUSE GAY COUPLES

Supreme Court ruling requiring states to allow same-sex marriage Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton said on Sunday... READ MORE›

U.S. TOP COURT BACKS OBAMACARE, PRESIDENT SAYS IT'S HERE TO STAY

The Obama administration said 16.4 million previously uninsured people have gained health insurance since the law was enacted... READ MORE›

DECADES IN JAIL FOR ANOTHER MANS CRIME

Robert Jones was accused of being behind a crime spree of rape, robbery and then the murder of holidaymaker Julie Stott in New Orleans in 1992... READ MORE›

COURT LACKS MORAL AUTHORITY TO REDEFINE MARRIAGE

Rather, this ruling, like the abortion ruling, all but ensures America will not achieve broad social consensus on same-sex marriage... READ MORE›

BALTIMORE GRAND JURY INDICTS SIX OFFICERS IN FREDDIE GRAY'S DEATH

Rice, a lieutenant who initiated a chase with Gray, was charged with involuntary manslaughter, second degree assault, two counts of misconduct in office, and reckless endangerment... READ MORE›

MAN SENT BACK TO PRISON FOR GETTING JOB THAT STARTED TOO EARLY IN THE MORNING

46 GMT Stansfield was sent to Pentonville prison when LCRC told him he was in breach of his licence... READ MORE›

UNDERWEAR THIEF USED CUSTOM-MADE FISHING ROD TO STEAL MORE THAN 285 BRAS

The man confessed that his crime spree had not been brief, but had been stealing the items of clothing over a three-year period... READ MORE›

CHINA RANKS LAST OF 65 NATIONS IN INTERNET FREEDOM

BEIJING -- China ranks last in the world for openness among countries studied in a new report on Internet freedom by a prominent American pro-democracy group... READ MORE›

GIRLS IN JUVENILE DETENTION ARE OFTEN THE VICTIMS OF FAMILY VIOLENCE, REPORT FINDS

Of those girls now in the US juvenile justice system, 84 percent have experienced family violence, according to new research... READ MORE›

BILL COSBY ARRIVES FOR DAY 2 OF HEARING THAT COULD DECIDE HIS FATE

According to his testimony Tuesday, Castor believed Constand had been molested by Cosby but he thought he couldn't prove it a year after the alleged crime... READ MORE›

SAME-SEX MARRIAGE RULING FACES RELIGIOUS RIGHTS BATTLE IN TEXAS

Supreme Court ruling a new battle for same-sex marriage erupted in Texas where government leaders asserted their citizens religious liberties trumped the individual right to marry... READ MORE›

B.C. GOVERNMENT APPEALING TO AMAZON TO STOP SELLING PICKTON

As well, former Saskatchewan minister Colin Thatcher wrote his account of the circumstances that saw him convicted in 1984 for the murder of his ex-wife, JoAnn Wilson... READ MORE›

Emma Czornobaj, 25, was also given 240 hours community service and a 10-year driving ban as she heard her sentence in Quebec's Superior Court in Montreal on Thursday... READ MORE›

SERIAL RAPIST MICHAEL MURRAY LIVES BESIDE UCD AND SUNBATHES ON COLLEGE CAMPUS

Picture exclusive Serial rapist Michael Murray lives beside UCD and sunbathes on college campus... READ MORE›

AMANDA KNOX CONVICTION BASED ON POOR CASE

Knox and Sollecito had served nearly four years in Italian prison after a first, lower court conviction by a Perugia court... READ MORE›

BARACK OBAMA APPOINTS PROSECUTOR LORETTA LYNCH AS FIRST BLACK FEMALE US ATTORNEY GENERAL

President Barack Obama has appointed federal prosecutor Loretta Lynch as the first black woman to hold the position of US attorney general, he will announce today... READ MORE›

'SIX MONTHS? REALLY?': LEGAL EXPERTS WEIGH IN ON SENTENCE IN STANFORD SEX ASSAULT CASE

Nancy Brewer, a retired assistant public defender with Santa Clara County, said that Persky is widely regarded as a competent, thoughtful and intelligent judge... READ MORE›

EGYPTIAN MILITARY CALLS TODDLERS LIFE SENTENCE FOR MURDER A MISTAKE

Insulting the judiciary is a crime in Egypt, and many people have been convicted of the charge in recent years... READ MORE›

DELHI JUVENILE GANG RAPIST FREED AMID PROTESTS

Late on Saturday, Swati Maliwal, the head of Delhi Commission of Women, filed a petition to the Supreme Court trying to prevent the release... READ MORE›

HILLARY CLINTON, ELLEN DEGENERES OFFER ONLINE SUPPORT FOR GAY CHILD

Ellen Degeneres came out publicly on the cover of Time magazine... READ MORE›

OSCAR PISTORIUS TRIAL: SENTENCING CONTINUES LIVE

Mr and Mrs Steenkamp do not want any money, the offer has been made and it has been rejected, Du Bruyn said... READ MORE›

TENSIONS BUILD AS SUPREME COURT READIES BLOCKBUSTER RULINGS

Many legal experts predict the court will legalize gay marriage nationwide by finding that the U.S... READ MORE›

ARMED MAN, GETAWAY DRIVER HELP PRISONER ESCAPE IN NORTHERN ALBERTA

Daring escape in Peace River as armed man, getaway driver help free prisoner... READ MORE›

SYRIAN GOVERNMENT ACTIONS AMOUNT TO 'EXTERMINATION'

UN report Syrian government actions amount to 'extermination'... READ MORE›

OBAMACARE RULING PUTS SUPREME COURT ON HOT SEAT IN U.S. PRESIDENTIAL RACE

Obamacare ruling puts Supreme Court on hot seat in U.S. presidential race... READ MORE›

OBAMA GOES BEHIND BARS IN PUSH FOR CRIMINAL JUSTICE REFORM

Obama spoke with inmates and toured El Reno federal prison which holds 1300 inmates 146 percent of its capacity... READ MORE›

U.S. TOP COURT BACKS OBAMACARE, PRESIDENT SAYS IT'S HERE TO STAY

Congressional Republicans vowed to continue efforts to repeal Obamacare despite appeals from Democrats for them to stop... READ MORE›

ARTFUL ESCAPEE: SEE PAINTINGS SLAIN FUGITIVE ALLEGEDLY GAVE TO GUARD

Richard Matt Allegedly Gave These Paintings to Prison Guard Gene Palmer... READ MORE›