LOS ANGELES – An attorney told a Los Angeles federal jury Friday it would be reasonable to award $190 million in damages to a British cave explorer who is suing Elon Musk for allegedly branding him as a pedophile during …
Category: Legal Judical
Paris Police Arrest Scores Amid Strike Over Pension Reform
PARIS – Paris police fired tear gas at demonstrators Thursday as the Eiffel Tower shut down, France’s high-speed trains stopped and hundreds of thousands marched nationwide in a strike over the government’s plan to overhaul the retirement system.
At least …
Black Friday Frenzy Goes Global – And Not Everyone’s Happy
PARIS – People don’t celebrate Thanksgiving in France, or Russia, or South Africa – but they do shop on Black Friday.
The U.S. sales phenomenon has spread to retailers across the world in recent years with such force that it’s …
Namibia President Takes Lead in Partial Election Results
WINDHOEK, NAMIBIA – Namibia’s President Hage Geingob on Friday looked set to secure a second term with partial results from this week’s general election showing him leading with 56 percent of the vote.
The southwestern African country held its sixth …
Rohingya Genocide Case Against Myanmar Based on ‘Compelling’ Evidence: Lawyer
An attorney assisting Gambia with its lawsuit against Myanmar for state-sponsored genocide at the U.N.’s top court said Thursday that he is confident that the West African nation will win the case based on copious, strong evidence of army atrocities …
More Than 20 Opposition Activists Remain Detained in Cambodia Despite Order For Release
More than 20 activists from the opposition Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP) who voiced support for the return of party chief Sam Rainsy from exile remain in detention one week after Prime Minister Hun Sen ordered them released on bail, …