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BRASILIA (Reuters) -Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro will stand trial for allegedly conspiring to overthrow the government after he lost a 2022 election, the Supreme Court ruled on Wednesday, moving swiftly in a case that could reshape the political landscape.
HAMM, Germany (Reuters) - A German court on Monday resumes hearing a landmark case brought by a Peruvian farmer who argues that the German energy giant RWE's emissions have contributed to the melting of Andean glaciers, increasing the flood risk to his home.
BRASILIA (Reuters) -A five-judge panel from Brazil's Supreme Court began deliberations on Tuesday to determine if former President Jair Bolsonaro and some of his closest aides should stand trial for allegedly attempting a coup after his 2022 electoral defeat.
SINGAPORE: A Singapore court may decide in June whether to send an Indonesian businessman, who was allegedly involved in a corruption case there and is currently in remand in Singapore, back to Indonesia.
PHNOM PENH: The Kampong Thom Provincial Court has sentenced He Koeun, former head of the Economic and Community Development Office of Stung Sen town, to seven years in prison for his involvement in the destruction of a section of the flooded forests around the Tonle Sap Lake.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump's sweeping assertions of executive power during his first weeks back in office appear headed toward U.S. Supreme Court showdowns, but it remains an open question whether or how much the justices might act to check his authority.
TOKYO: An American former executive of a large Japanese brokerage who has been criminally charged in Japan asked a court to rule him innocent, and said the outcome of his trial will have bearings on the country's standing as an international financial hub.
China's top court has vowed to intensify its crackdown on cross-border telecom fraud, releasing details of seven major cases in which key members of scam networks were given the maximum punishment allowed by law.
BANGKOK: A powerful earthquake struck central Myanmar on Friday (March 28), gouging open roads, toppling century-old religious monuments and destroying multistory buildings as it shook a vast expanse of South-east Asia and dealt another severe blow to a country that has been ripped apart by civil war.
SEOUL: South Korea faces a critical week, with landmark rulings expected to determine the fates of Prime Minister Han Duck-soo, main opposition leader Lee Jae-myung and possibly President Yoon Suk Yeol, which could mark a major political turning point.
A top EU court will rule on Tuesday in a 13-billion-euro tax case involving Apple and Ireland, and could also deliver a victory for Brussels by upholding a multi-billion-euro fine against Google, in two eagerly awaited decisions.
SEOUL: South Korea's Constitutional Court on Monday (March 24) overturned the impeachment of Prime Minister Han Duck-soo, reinstating the nation's No. 2 official as acting leader, while not yet ruling on the separate impeachment of President Yoon Suk-yeol.
Here's a look at the news highlights from Asean countries in the Star-AseanPlus section for Thursday (March 27, 2025)
A letter from LIU KUNPENG and DR MOHD ISTAJIB MOKHTAR, Department of Science and Technology Studies, Faculty of Science, Universiti Malaya
Thailand’s Constitutional Court dismissed a complaint against former premier Thaksin Shinawatra and his family-backed ruling party, a major reprieve for his daughter’s less than three-month old government. The nation’s main stock index advanced.
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - The Wikimedia Foundation, which runs Wikipedia, has asked India's Supreme Court to quash its order directing the online encyclopedia operator to take down a page describing its legal dispute with a domestic news agency.
KARLSRUHE, Germany (Reuters) -Apple lost its challenge at Germany's top civil court on Tuesday against its classification as a significant market power, a label which gives antitrust regulators more scope and flexibility to scrutinise its business practices.
Here's a look at the news highlights from Asean countries in the Star-AseanPlus section for Tuesday (March 25, 2025)
A Hong Kong court will deliver verdicts this week in the biggest case brought against pro-democracy campaigners since China imposed a national security law to crush dissent.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court declined on Monday to hear a bid to block Delaware's prohibition on assault-style rifles and large-capacity ammunition magazines, as well as a challenge to Maryland's handgun licensing requirements, sidestepping two cases involving the divisive issue of gun rights.
