Egypt: Eight museum employees to face trial for botched restoration of King Tutankhamun mask

Prosecutors referred for trial on Saturday eight Egyptian Museum employees charged with negligence in relation to the botched restoration of King Tutankhamun's gold death mask in 2014.

Egypt court orders retrial of top Brotherhood leaders

An Egyptian court has turned down death and life sentences against several Muslim Brotherhood figures over violence and murder charges, official news agency MENA reported on Monday.

Former Israeli PM to serve months in prison amid bribe conviction

Former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert will serve 18 months in prison after the Supreme Court partially accepted his appeal against a district court decision on a six-year imprisonment over bribery charges on Tuesday.

US police fatally shoot nearly 1,000 civilians in 2015 (report)

A total of 965 American civilians were shot and killed by US police in 2015, and black unarmed men were six times as likely as whites to be shot dead by police, a report said Sunday.

Leader of France's far-right party risks jail over beheading pictures on Twitter

Marine Le Pen, the leader of the far-right party National Front (FN), could be jailed for three years over pictures of a beheaded Islamic State (IS) hostage she posted on her Twitter account, according to local media reports.

UN: Despite Human Rights Day, 'Many Challenges Remain'

As the world observes International Human Rights Day on Thursday, the top United Nations human rights official is warning that "many challenges remain" to ensure freedom, justice and peace across the world.

Madrid calls for justice 40 years after dictator Franco's death

More than 1,000 people marched through the streets of Madrid on Sunday calling for official recognition of crimes committed  during the era of dictator Francisco Franco, 40 years after his death.

US Govt Sues State Agency Claiming Bias Against Native Americans on Jobs

The US government has filed a lawsuit against the South Dakota Department of Social Services (DSS) alleging it practised racial discrimination against Native Americans in hiring, the US Department of Justice said in a news release.

Hawaiian culture-based mediation won’t be an option for Indigenous people charged in telescope protest

HONOLULU – A form of mediation based in Hawaiian tradition won’t be an option for protesters arrested after blocking construction of a giant telescope on Mount Manua Kea.

France's Le Pen to be tried over anti-Muslim incitement

Marine Le Pen, the leader of France's far-right National Front, has been ordered to stand trial in October on charges of inciting racial hatred after comparing Muslim street prayers to the Nazi occupation, legal sources have said.

Charlie Hebdo Faces Trial Over Caricature of Drowned Syrian Child

The French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo could face legal action for a series of caricatures that featured a three-year Syrian refugee who drowned while en route to Europe, Chair of the Society of Black Lawyers Peter Herbert said Monday.

Egypt jails two more female dancers for debauchery

An Egyptian court Thursday sentenced two female dancers to six months in jail each for "inciting debauchery," in the second verdict of its kind since June, a judicial source said.

Shocked by explosion in Bangkok, UN chief hopes perpetrators will be ‘brought to justice’

 UN, 17 August 2015 – United Nations Secretary-General ban Ki-moon was shocked to learn of an explosion today close to a shrine in the centre of Thailand’s capital, Bangkok, which caused the loss of life of innocent civilians.

Ban Ki-moon condemns series of terrorist attacks in Turkey

 UN, 10 August 2015 – United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has condemned today’s series of terrorist attacks in Turkey, including on the security forces, both in Istanbul and in the south-east provinces, as well as on the United States Consulate in Istanbul.

Spain set to approve citizenship plan for Sephardic Jews

Spanish lawmakers were set June 11 to give final approval to a law to right a "historical mistake" and ease the path to citizenship for the descendants of Jews it expelled in 1492.

Child victims of violence in Eastern Europe and Central Asia rarely get justice (new UN report)

UN, 3 June 2015 – Most child victims of violence in Central and Eastern Europe and Central Asia find themselves unable to speak up and file charges in court, according to a new United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) regional report launched today.