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A 69-year-old Chinese villager has been named a national hero after losing much of his nose while subduing an attacker who was assaulting a woman. Zeng Fanlin's intervention prevented a potential tragedy despite severe personal injury.
Datin Seri Zizie Izette Abdul Samad has been acquitted of abetting her late husband, former Kinabatangan MP Datuk Seri Bung Moktar Radin, in a RM2.8 million corruption case, ending a seven-year legal ordeal.
Hong Kong survivors of sexual violence are warning that the city's sweeping law reforms, unveiled for public consultation, still fail to eliminate problematic legal defences like 'mistaken belief in consent'—perpetuating injustices that have long plagued prosecutions.
Italy's Supreme Court of Cassation has upheld murder convictions and life sentences against the parents and relatives of Saman Abbas, an 18-year-old Pakistani-origin girl killed in 2021 for refusing an arranged marriage.
The alleged gang rape and murder of a 12-year-old girl in West Bengal's Baruipur has triggered severe communal violence, resulting in a suspected perpetrator being beaten to death by an angry mob and clashes with police.
Marius Borg Høiby, son of Norway's Crown Princess Mette-Marit, received a four-year prison sentence Monday after being convicted of two rape charges and assault offences spanning 2018 to 2024.