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Trump cases thrust Supreme Court into US election fray
AFP, Published on 21/12/2023
» WASHINGTON - The US Supreme Court played a critical role in deciding the 2000 presidential election when it halted a vote recount in Florida with Republican George W. Bush holding a razor-thin edge over Democrat Al Gore.
Court weighs if Trump can be kept off 2024 ballot for 'insurrection'
AFP, Published on 31/10/2023
» WASHINGTON - A Colorado court began hearing a lawsuit on Monday that seeks to bar Donald Trump from the 2024 presidential ballot on the grounds he violated his oath of office by engaging in an insurrection.
Russia accuses nationalist blogger, ex-separatist commander of extremism
AFP, Published on 21/07/2023
» MOSCOW - Russia on Friday opened a case for extremism against former separatist commander and nationalist military blogger Igor Girkin, a hawkish commentator who criticised Russia's leadership.
Iran hangs two in public over shrine shooting
AFP, Published on 08/07/2023
» Iran hanged two men in public on Saturday over an October attack on a shrine in the southern city of Shiraz that claimed over a dozen lives, the judiciary said.
Appeal court judges face bribe probe
News, Post Reporters, Published on 28/06/2023
» A fact-finding committee has been set up to investigate an allegation by a core member of the former People's Democratic Reform Committee (PDRC) that two senior Court of Appeal judges demanded 175 million baht to clear him of all charges over the street rallies against the government of Yingluck Shinawatra in 2013-2014.
Inquiry into allegation judges demanded B175m bribe
Post Reporters, Published on 27/06/2023
» A fact-finding committee has been set up to investigate an allegation by a core member of the former People's Democratic Reform Committee (PDRC) that two senior judges of the Court of Appeal demanded 175 million baht to clear him of all charges over the street rallies against the government of Yingluck Shinawatra in 2013-2014, the Office of the Judiciary announced.
What's expected from Trump court appearance
AFP, Published on 04/04/2023
» WASHINGTON - Donald Trump is to appear before a judge in New York on Tuesday to face charges over a hush-money payment to a porn star.
Will Putin really ever be arrested?
AFP, Published on 18/03/2023
» THE HAGUE: The International Criminal Court has taken the major step of issuing an arrest warrant for Vladimir Putin over the Ukraine war.
US militia leader guilty of sedition in Capitol assault
AFP, Published on 30/11/2022
» WASHINGTON - Stewart Rhodes, founder of the far-right Oath Keepers militia, was found guilty of sedition on Tuesday for his role in the January 6, 2021 attack on the US Capitol by supporters of former president Donald Trump.
Destitute 'heir' of India's emperors demands royal residence
AFP, Published on 30/12/2021
» KOLKATA, India: A destitute Indian woman who claims she is heir to the dynasty that built the Taj Mahal has demanded ownership of an imposing palace once home to the Mughal emperors.