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Guns N' Roses frontman Axl Rose accused of sexual assault: filing
AFP, Published on 23/11/2023
» NEW YORK - Guns N' Roses frontman Axl Rose has been accused of sexually assaulting a woman in 1989, according to a court filing reported by US media and seen by AFP on Wednesday.
Franco-era torture victim challenges Spain's 'wall of impunity'
AFP, Published on 14/09/2023
» MADRID - Just months before the death of Spanish dictator Francisco Franco in 1975, Julio Pacheco Yepes says he was arrested and tortured by police for belonging to a left-wing underground movement that opposed the regime.
Forced sterilisation report stirs anger in Japan
AFP, Published on 21/06/2023
» TOKYO: Japanese campaigners on Wednesday slammed a government report into the sterilisation of thousands under a eugenics law in place until 1996, saying it failed to take responsibility for the procedures.
Berlusconi's many brushes with the law
AFP, Published on 12/06/2023
» ROME - Former Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi was dogged throughout his life by legal woes and scandal, which became as much a part of his legend as his work in politics, media and sport.
No glory for bullies: South Korea's school violence epidemic
AFP, Published on 29/05/2023
» BUSAN, South Korea: Pins hidden in her shoes, head forced down a toilet, kicked in the stomach: Korean hairdresser Pyo Ye-rim suffered a litany of abuse from school bullies, but now she's speaking out.
US prepares for unprecedented likely arrest of Trump
AFP, Published on 20/03/2023
» NEW YORK - America readied itself Monday ahead of the possible historic indictment of Donald Trump over a hush-money case, with the former president calling for mass demonstrations if he is charged.
Ref corruption case is Spanish football's worst ever moment - La Liga president
AFP, Published on 14/03/2023
» BARCELONA: Spanish football is enduring its worst ever moment because of the refereeing corruption case involving Barcelona, La Liga president Javier Tebas said Monday.
French prosecutors drop 'sexual assault' probe into cardinal
AFP, Published on 25/02/2023
» MARSEILLE - French prosecutors said Saturday they had closed an investigation into sexual assault charges against a cardinal as the statute of limitations had passed.
Japan weighs finally lifting age of consent from 13
AFP, Published on 17/02/2023
» TOKYO - A Japanese justice ministry panel on Friday proposed raising the country's age of consent, currently among the world's lowest at just 13, as part of a major overhaul of sex crime legislation.
French prosecutors close rape probe into top model agency boss
AFP, Published on 15/02/2023
» PARIS - French investigators have closed an investigation into possible rape and sexual assault by European model agency boss Gerald Marie who was accused of a string of offences, legal sources said Tuesday.