The Southern African kingdom of Lesotho has imposed a night curfew in an attempt to curb gun violence after radio presenter Ralikonelo Joki was gunned down in the capital of Maseru over the weekend.
In an undercover operation, Ukrainian anti-corruption agents have detained the head of the country's highest court, who is suspected of accepting bribes worth approximately US$2.7 million, according to a statement by the Ukrainian Anti-Corruption Bureau.
A court in the United States sent an Uzbek behind bars for eight consecutive life sentences plus another 260 years for carrying out the 2017 terrorist attack in the name of the Islamic State (ISIS) that killed eight people and injured many more in New York City.
A French court of appeals has upheld a jail sentence against France's former president, Nicolas Sarkozy, ordering him to wear an electronic bracelet under house arrest for one year and deferring two years, as reported by Le Monde.
In a landmark move, the European Union has taken a significant stride towards regulating the crypto sector by adopting a new regulatory framework for crypto-assets, issuers, and service providers.
Russian authorities launched a series of raids on Thursday targeting opposition politicians and activists who have been criticizing the Kremlin's "special military operation" in Ukraine.
Target, one of America's major retailers, reported an increase of US$500 million in losses attributed to theft and organized crime compared to last year's figures.
The United States indicted a Russian national for flaunting his cybercrime exploits online and forcing thousands of victims to pay ransom, believed to total as much as US$200 million.
A Franciscan foundation running homes for orphans and abandoned children in Romania, which was previously implicated in sexual abuse, has tried to cover up yet another case of sexual violence against one of its foster children, as reported by OCCRP's Romanian partner Átlátszó Erdély.
United States authorities indicted an American-Chinese man for allegedly acting as an agent of the People's Republic of China (PRC), tasked with providing the Chinese authorities with information about Chinese dissidents in the U.S.