A Nigerian high court granted bail to embattled former central bank governor Godwin Emefiele, who is facing six counts of fraud and corruption charges, on Wednesday. His release, contingent upon a 300... Read more »
A Roman Catholic priest in Alabama has legally married a recent high school graduate he met through his ministry after fleeing with her to Europe amid an investigation by the Mobile county... Read more »
An inmate who escaped a Georgia jail last month and the woman who allegedly helped him now face federal charges, Cara Tabachnik reports for CBS News. Johnifer Dernard Barnwell faces one count... Read more »
Authorities have filed a federal racketeering indictment against ten people connected to the Gambino crime family, charging them with using violence, threats and fraud in a bid to control New York’s carting... Read more »
Police in Turkey have arrested the man who is allegedly Australia’s “most wanted organized crime boss,” Lucy Cormack and Nick McKenzie report for The Sydney Morning Herald. Hakan Ayik and 36 others... Read more »
A Philadelphia judge has reinstated all charges against former Philadelphia police officer Mark Dial for the shooting death of Eddie Irizarry when they stopped him on August 14 for driving erratically, report... Read more »
Those convicted of crimes related to domestic terrorism face far shorter prison terms than those convicted of international terror crimes, even when the charges are similar, Jason Dearen and Michelle R. Smith... Read more »
International Criminal Court (ICC) prosecutors stated on Thursday that they have attempted to withdraw all charges against Maxime Mokom, a former minister of disarmament in the Central African Republic (CAR). Prosecutor Karim... Read more »
Chinese officials arrested former chairman of the Bank of China Liu Liange on corruption charges, Chinese official state news agency Xinhua reported on Monday. The Supreme People’s Procuratorate (SPP) filed the charges... Read more »
Three lawyers representing Russian dissident and critic Alexei Navalny were detained Friday following raids of their residences. The three men are accused of participation in an extremist group allegedly led by Navalny.... Read more »