Trial

India gang-rape trial to open on Thursday in new court

22 Jan 2013

The trial of five men accused of the rape and murder of a student aboard a bus in New Delhi will begin on Thursday and should have none of the long delays commonly associated with India’s justice...

Accused in India 'tried to run over woman after rape'

3 Jan 2013

The rapists who assaulted and murdered a woman on a bus in New Delhi last month tried to run her over with the vehicle after the attack, reports said yesterday, citing a grisly police account.

Sri Lanka's Chief Justice Shirani Bandaranayake walks out on trial

7 Dec 2012

Sri Lankan Chief Justice Dr Shirani Bandaranayake walked out of her impeachment hearing before lawmakers yesterday after complaining that she was not being given a fair trial, legal and...

George Clooney no-show at Berlusconi sex trial

27 Oct 2012

Hollywood star George Clooney failed to appear yesterday to give evidence in the trial of former Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi on sex charges, leading the prosecutor to accuse the...

Former Italian PM Silvio Berlusconi denies 'Bunga Bunga' sex parties

20 Oct 2012

Italy's former prime minister Silvio Berlusconi denied at his trial yesterday that he hosted kinky parties, had sex with a 17-year-old prostitute or abused his powers by pressuring police officers...

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Verdicts in Paris gang rape trial due today

A trial surrounding the alleged gang rape of teenage girls in the high-rise tower blocks of a poor Paris suburb has shocked France.

It has also exposed a culture of youth violence and...

Beijing in scramble to put Bo Xilai on trial ahead of leadership transition

Bo Xilai is likely to stand trial before the start of the leadership succession next month, as Beijing scrambles to limit the fallout from his scandalous downfall, analysts say.

Bo Xilai's supporters take to blogs to show their support for former chief

The downfall of former Chongqing party chief Bo Xilai , who was famous across the nation for his promotion of "red culture" and communist ideology, has stirred cries of distress from his so-called...

TURKEY

Turkey military coup plot verdict due

A Turkish court will hand down the verdict on Friday in the trial of hundreds of military officers accused of plotting to overthrow the Islamic-rooted government, the first ruling from several...

Gay sex blackmail accused to be tried

A woman accused of being a co-conspirator in the blackmail of a member of a religious group over gay sex lost her bid to halt her trial permanently yesterday.

Blackmail accused tries to halt trial

A woman accused of being a co-conspirator in the blackmail of a member of a religious group over gay sex acts applied yesterday to have her trial halted permanently on the basis that she would not...