Supreme Court

The mother of Julian Assange, founder of Wikileaks, has claimed that her son's on-going battle against extradition to Sweden is a political frame-up.

Alistair Charlton Jan 30, 2012

Wikileaks founder Julian Assange is to host his own television show, where he will interview political players, thinkers and revolutionaries from around the world.

Alistair Charlton Jan 24, 2012

Tihomir Georgiev was spotted working out in Rooney's Gym, a boxing gym in South London, wearing shorts and with his hands wrapped in fighter's bandages.

BS Unnikrishnan Jan 21, 2012

The 35-year-old, who developed software used by porn sites, was convicted of "insulting and desecrating Islam."

Anissa Haddadi Jan 20, 2012

The case stems from a criminal suit filed by Vinay Ray, a Delhi-based journalist, claiming that some of these websites flaunt "blasphemous and derogatory" material which may even derail the communal harmony in the country.

BS Unnikrishnan Jan 14, 2012

Bradley Manning, the American soldier who is accused of giving hundreds of thousands of secret documents to Wikileaks, may face a full court martial and life imprisonment.

Alistair Charlton Jan 13, 2012

A court ruling upholding a law that prevents Palestinians married to Arab Israelis from obtaining citizenships or residency, angered rights groups.

Anissa Haddadi Jan 12, 2012

The Finnish cell of the Anonymous collective has formerly denied Finnish media reports suggesting it had issued a bomb threat to the Copyright, Information and Anti-Piracy Centre (CIAPC).

Alastair Stevenson Jan 11, 2012

Anonymous collective hackers 'punish' Finnish government with campaign of cyber attacks over PirateBay censorship.

Alastair Stevenson Jan 09, 2012

Former Chief Executive of Hewlett-Packard Co. Mark Hurd repeatedly pursued and targeted actress Jodie Fisher in attempts to cajole her into having sex with him, according to a controversial letter released on Thursday.

Emanuelle Degli Esposti Dec 30, 2011

Deadly churros recipe lands Chilean newspaper with £79,000 fine after 13 readers injured.

Sharon Green Dec 28, 2011

Wikileaks founder Julian Assange will face the UK Supreme Court on February 1 to appeal against extradition to Sweden, where he faces sex crime allegations.

Alistair Charlton Dec 16, 2011

Wikileaks has highlighted a company which produces spying hardware that can give surveillance officers complete access to a target's computer through Apple iTunes.

Alistair Charlton Dec 08, 2011

Prosecutors in Philadelphia announced Wednesday they had decided to stop efforts to execute Mumia Abu-Jamal, who has been on death row after being convicted of killing a police officer 30 years ago.

Anissa Haddadi Dec 08, 2011

Wikileaks has released a video on its website featuring Julian Assange talking about surveillance of civilians, a topic which features in the recently released 'Spy Files' documents.

Alistair Charlton Dec 08, 2011

Former Israeli President Moshe Katsav has accused his country of 'executing' him as he arrived at Maasiyahu prison near Tel Aviv on Tuesday to being a seven-year jail term for rape.

Emanuelle Degli Esposti Dec 08, 2011

Wikileaks announced via its Twitter account on Wednesday afternoon that founder Julian Assange's Supreme Court appeal application has been rushed forward to December 19.

Alistair Charlton Dec 07, 2011

Showcasing the news of an actor's death on the front page when farmers were committing suicide only showed a "lack of sense of priority", Justice Markandey Katju has told a news agency.

BS Unnikrishnan Dec 06, 2011

WikiLeaks' chief and founder Julian Assange was given a lifeline in his extradition appeal as judges ruled he can take his case to the highest court in Britain.

Shane Croucher Dec 05, 2011

Wikileaks founder Julian Assange can appeal to the Supreme Court to overturn his extradition to Sweden, where he is wanted for questioning over alleged sex crimes, a High Court judge ruled on Monday

Alistair Charlton Dec 05, 2011

The number of women prisoners, sentenced for crimes such as ‘fleeing home’ or ‘extra marital affairs’, has increased from 350 to 600 over the last two years, a new U.N. report has said.

Geetha Pillai Dec 05, 2011

Seven people accused of belonging to a powerful rebel group in Sudan's war-torn Darfur region have been sentenced to death by a Sudanese court, state media said.

Anissa Haddadi Nov 30, 2011

A United Arab Emirates court, on Sunday, convicted and sentenced five political activists, after they were found guilty for "publicly insulting" the Gulf state's leaders by calling for protests. The five, arrested in April, have been on trial since June.

Pooja Ravikumar Nov 27, 2011

Indian athletes are threatening to boycott London 2012 Olympics because of a controversial sponsorship deal with the Dow Chemical Co.

Aparajita Das Nov 26, 2011

Justice Lucy Billings issued a restraining order under the Supreme Court of the United States which enabled protesters to stay at Zuccotti Park which the New York Police Department are refusing to acknowledge.

Jamie Lewis Nov 15, 2011

Israel's Supreme Court has ruled against an appeal by the ex-President combatting a seven-year jail term for rape and sexual harassment.

Emanuelle Degli Esposti Nov 11, 2011

An Indian court has found 31 Hindus guilty of killing dozens of Muslims by setting fire to a building in Gujarat state in 2002, in one of India's worst outbreak of sectarian violence in recent years.

Anissa Haddadi Nov 10, 2011

A case highlighting issues central to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is causing much debate as the U.S. Supreme Court which will have to decide whether a nine year old boy born in Jerusalem can list Israel as his birthplace on his passport, a prohibited move U.S. citizens have until now.

Anissa Haddadi Nov 08, 2011

Breaking from its support for the Occupy movement, the hacker cell of Anonymous has issued a statement attacking UK authorities' decision to extradite Wikileaks founder Julian Assange, leading to speculation of a possible revenge attack by the hacktivist collective.

Nov 02, 2011

Wikileaks founder Julian Assange has lost his High Court bid to block extradition to Sweden where he will face sex crime allegations.

Nov 02, 2011