An extremist who killed eight people by driving a truck along a bike path in Manhattan, NY, has been given 10 life sentences. Sayfullo Saipov, who also injured 18 other people, was told he will also be sentenced to another 260 years
China sentenced a 78-year-old U.S. citizen to life in prison on Monday on spying charges, a case that could further deteriorate already damaged ties between Beijing and Washington, D.C. John Shing-Wan Leung, who also holds permanent residency in Hong Kong, was detained
A German court has convicted a 30-year-old man who drove into groups of pedestrians in Berlin last year of one count of murder and 16 counts of attempted murder, ordering him to be permanently held in a psychiatric hospital. The Berlin regional
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez on Sunday apologized to the victims of a government-sponsored sexual freedom law passed last October that was aimed at increasing protection for women, but inadvertently allowed hundreds of convicted sex offenders to have their sentences reduced. The
Six men in Congo were sentenced to life in prison on Friday for the 2021 murder of Italy’s ambassador and two others. The sentence was announced by a military tribunal in the capital, Kinshasa, following a six-month trial. Luca Attanasio, Italy’s ambassador
Malaysia’s Parliament on Monday approved a bill that would scrap mandatory death penalties and limit capital punishment to serious crimes as part of wide-ranging reforms, bringing possible reprieves to more than 1,300 prisoners on death row. While the death sentence remains, courts
A Russian court on Tuesday convicted a single father over social media posts criticizing the war in Ukraine and sentenced him to two years in prison — a case brought to the attention of authorities by his daughter’s drawings against the invasion
Speedboat skipper Michael Lawrence and company owner Michael Howley have received 18-week prison sentences suspended for two years at Winchester Crown Court. We’ll be bringing you the very latest updates, pictures and video on this breaking news story. For the latest news
Men who murder their partners after years of abuse could be jailed for at least 25 years under plans being considered by ministers. The Ministry of Justice is trying to close a loophole that means murders outside the home result in longer
The man who fatally stabbed Gdansk Mayor Paweł Adamowicz in 2019 was sentenced to life in prison by a Polish court on Thursday. Stefan Wilmont stabbed the 53-year-old Adamowicz on stage during a life charity event on Jan. 13, 2019. Adamowicz died