The head of a prominent Russian cybersecurity firm, Ilya Sachkov, has been sentenced to 14 years in prison for high treason. The trial was conducted behind closed doors.
Ghana's parliament has voted to abolish the death penalty for all crimes except high treason, solidifying the de facto moratorium on executions that has been in place for 30 years.
A British man who had been imprisoned for nearly 17 years after being found guilty of a rape back in 2003, had his conviction overturned by the Court of Appeal on Wednesday.
A severe fire broke out on a cargo ship carrying nearly 3,000 cars in the North Sea, and tragically, one crew member lost their life while others sustained injuries.
The government of Moldova is expelling 45 Russian diplomats, accusing them of "unfriendly behavior" and "attempts to destabilize" the country on the international level.
A judge has ruled a "thumbs up" emoji can legally agree to a binding contract, following a texting dispute between a grain supplier and a buyer in Canada.
A firefighting air force plane attempting to douse raging wildfires in southern Greece crashed Tuesday, killing two pilots aboard, according to reports.
A cargo ship carrying nearly 3,000 vehicles caught ablaze Tuesday night and is still burning Wednesday, with one crew member killed and several more injured, the Dutch coast guard said.
New York resident Stephen Termini had visited Ireland before and has a strong connection to the country, but a group of youths allegedly attacked him on his most recent trip.
Russian President Vladimir Putin was "paralyzed" when the private military company Wagner Group started an attempted rebellion in Russia last month, according to a new report.
North Korean and Russian defense ministers met in Pyongyang on Wednesday to discuss further cooperation as the 70th anniversary of the Korean War's end.
Hundreds of volunteers have joined the rescue effort for nearly 100 pilot whales that have unexplainably stranded themselves on an Australian shoreline.
King Lawal, who has been a member on the North Northamptonshire Unitary Council in England for two years, is taking legal action after being canceled by seven different organizations.
A report submitted by a panel of experts Tuesday further complicated questions about the Mexican military's involvement in the 2014 disappearance of 43 students.
Hundreds of Polish women protested outside police stations, expressing their solidarity with a woman who was allegedly mistreated by officers after taking an abortion pill.
A Russian antiwar group, the Russian Democratic Society, has reported that Serbian authorities have denied extending the residence permit of one of its activists, Vladimir Volokhonski.
Ecuador on Tuesday declared a state of emergency after shootings and explosions were reported at Litoral Penitentiary in Guayaquil, one of the nation's most brutal prisons.
Belgium's deadliest peacetime attack, the 2016 suicide bombings at Brussels Airport and a busy subway station that killed 32, is awaiting a verdict as the trial nears its conclusion.