High Court

Court orders psych test for Christchurch shooting suspect

The Australian man who carried out the Christchurch mosque attacks in New Zealand will be seen by two health assessors to determine "whether he is fit to stand trial or insane", a High Court judge ruled during a brief hearing in Christchurch. .

Kashmir's prisoners of dissent

Will prisoners in Kashmir ever find justice?

ICJ to decide on case of ex-Indian navy officer convicted in Pakistan

The International Court of Justice has started proceedings on the case of a former Indian navy commander sentenced to death in Pakistan over charges of being a spy.

Myanmar court rejects appeal by jailed Reuters reporters

The two Reuters journalists were convicted of violating the country's Official Secrets Act during their reporting on the country's crackdown against Rohingya Muslims.

South Africa's Zuma proclaims innocence after court appearance

Jacob Zuma, who stepped down as president last month, faces 16 charges including fraud, racketeering and money laundering. He denies any wrongdoing.

Kenyan opposition figure says he was drugged when deported

A Kenyan opposition politician who government authorities deported in contravention of a court order said on Thursday he had been assaulted, drugged and dragged onto a flight to Dubai.

Decision on whether to prosecute Zuma to be announced next month

It is an arms deal scandal that has come back to haunt South Africa's former president Jacob Zuma more than a decade later, and barely a month after he was forced to quit as president.

Kim Jong-nam murder suspect 'visited Cambodia for TV pranks'

The high-profile trial of two women accused of killing estranged, half-brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong -un at Kuala Lumpur airport continues in Malaysia.

Australia’s deputy PM wins by-election to get back into parliament

Australia’s Deputy PM Barnaby Joyce will return to parliament after he lost his seat over a dual citizenship crisis last month. His win will bring relief to the government which lost its slim parliamentary majority over the crisis.

Spanish Supreme Court frees Catalan parliament speaker on bail

The speaker and four lawmakers were summoned to answer charges of rebellion. Earlier, the Constitutional Court officially annulled the Catalan parliament's October 27 declaration of independence from Madrid.

Australian PM to force lawmakers to declare citizenship

Malcolm Turnbull's government in disarray since the High Court ruled that five law makers were ineligible to be members of parliament because they held dual citizenship.

Australian PM Turnbull names Foreign Minister Bishop as substitute

Turnbull says the deputy position will remain vacant until by-election which will be held in Barnaby Joyce's seat on December 2. Bishop would be acting prime minister when Turnbull travels to Israel on Monday, three days behind schedule.