ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkey’s parliament passed a law on Saturday on changing the structure of bar associations, a move that lawyers argue will further undermine judicial independence in a country where they say the judiciary is already in disarray. Thousands of lawyers have protested in Istanbul, Ankara and other cities against the plan, saying it […]

The family of a London teenager found dead after she disappeared from a Malaysian nature resort last year have welcomed the news that an inquest is to be held. Nora Anne Quoirin’s disappearance from her family’s cottage at the Dusun eco-resort in southern Negeri Sembilan state on 4 August last year sparked a massive search […]

Signing that “Letter on Justice and Open Debate” looks to have gotten one fairly prominent left-wing writer muzzled — proving the point of the letter. As Kelly Jane Torrance noted in Thursday’s Post, the letter calls for an end to the “intolerance of opposing views” and “vogue for public shaming” now growing on the left. […]

JOHNNY Depp threw a magnum of champagne at Amber Heard after her 30th before pulling her hair and leaving a note saying “Happy f* birthday”, the High Court heard. The Pirates of the Caribbean star said he had “very likely” smoked marijuana before arriving late at the party at their LA penthouse — but denied being […]

We will use your email address only for sending you newsletters. Please see our Privacy Notice for details of your data protection rights. In an editorial in the Global Times, the official newspaper of China’s ruling Communist Party, Beijing claims the upcoming US elections and partisan interests have “affected US foreign policy in such a […]

A federal appeals court on Friday stayed a decision ordering that a judge accept the Justice Department’s motion to drop its criminal case against fired national security adviser Michael Flynn. The US Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit issued an order that gives the former Army lieutenant general and the Justice Department 10 days […]

OTTAWA (Reuters) – Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau came under pressure on Friday from opposition parties he depends on for support in parliament amid heightening controversy over his family’s ties to a charity at the heart of his conflict-of-interest probe. The Bloc Quebecois said he should temporarily yield his post to his deputy, Chrystia Freeland, […]

Lebanon‘s economic meltdown has left the country “on the brink”, with one of its top doctors warning that medical supplies in hospitals across the nation have now reached critical levels. The combination of coronavirus on top of an unprecedented economic crisis has created the “perfect storm”, Firass Abiad, the CEO of the Rafic Hariri University […]

Police unearth human remains thought to be those of missing nurse, 65, in woods – four weeks after her daughter, 38, was charged with murder following a fire at their family home Nurse Judy Fox, 65, has been missing since  a fire at her home on June 14 Her daughter  Lucy Fox, 38,is charged with murder […]

One of the Philippines’ largest broadcasters, ABS-CBN, has been refused a new licence after being forced off air in May. On Friday, an overwhelming majority of a parliamentary committee rejected ABS-CBN’s request for a 25-year extension of its franchise as “undeserving”. Government critics say the broadcaster’s troubles are due to its criticism of President Rodrigo […]