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Supporters of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange protest on the day he appeals in a British court against his extradition to the United States, in Vienna, Austria, on Feb. 20.

WORLD / Crime & Legal

Apr 17, 2024

Assange extradition approaches as U.S. provides U.K. with assurances

By Michael Holden and Kanishka Singh

The U.S. says that a sentence of death will neither be sought nor imposed.

Police stand outside the Assyrian Christ The Good Shepherd Church after a knife attack that took place during a service the night before, in Wakely in Sydney on Tuesday.

WORLD / Crime & Legal

Apr 16, 2024

Sydney bishop stabbed by teen in terror attack, police say

By Peter Vercoe and Ben Westcott

The teenager who allegedly stabbed the Bishop in western Sydney was known to police but not on any terrorist watch lists.

O.J. Simpson listens to the not guilty verdict after his murder trial with his attorneys F. Lee Bailey (left) and Johnnie Cochran Jr. (right) in Los Angeles in October 1995.

WORLD / Crime & Legal

Apr 14, 2024

What happened to damages that O.J. Simpson owed to the victims’ families?

By Anna Betts

Simpson was acquitted of the murders of Brown Simpson and Goldman in a 1995 criminal trial, but a civil jury later concluded that he caused their deaths.

A protester demands the United Kingdom make reparations for slavery, outside the British High Commission, in Kingston, Jamaica, in March 2022.

WORLD / Crime & Legal / FOCUS

Apr 13, 2024

Slavery tribunal? Africa and Caribbean unite on reparations

By Catarina Demony

A tribunal was proposed last year, and it has now gained traction within a broader slavery reparations movement.

Anne Mahrer and Rosmarie Wydler-Walti talk to journalists at the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg, France, on Tuesday.

WORLD / Crime & Legal

Apr 10, 2024

In landmark climate ruling, European court faults Switzerland

By Isabella Kwai and Emma Bubola

Experts said it was time an international court determined that governments were legally obligated to meet their climate targets under human rights law.

The financial center of Panama City, Panama, in 2019. Starting Monday, 27 people will be tried over charges connected to the "Panama Papers" case.

WORLD / Crime & Legal

Apr 8, 2024

'Panama Papers' trial to begin eight years after tax scandal

Twenty-seven people have been charged with money laundering in connection with the tax evasion scandal.

Inmates in a cell at the Counter-Terrorism Confinement Centre mega-prison southeast of San Salvador on Aug. 21, 2023.

WORLD / Crime & Legal

Mar 28, 2024

El Salvador's two-year push has crushed street gangs but at a high price

By Carlos Mario Marquez

Deployment of the military and police dealt a heavy blow to the structures of the gangs but at the cost of human rights, and poverty remains a major issue.

From easily navigable train stations to the helpfulness of its municipal staff, Tokyo has earned high praise for its commitment to accessibility for disabled travelers.

[Rebroadcast] Japan is doing better on accessibility than you may think

When trying to trace your lineage in Japan, the "koseki" is the most important form of document you'll encounter.

Climbing the branches of a Japanese family tree

By Alex K.T. Martin

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