A judge dismissed the sexual assault case against former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn today but put the order on hold for the accuser and her lawyer to ask that a special prosecutor should be appointed.

Former International Monetary Fund leader Dominique Strauss-Kahn has been released from house arrest by a New York judge.

The former International Monetary Fund head charged with trying to rape a hotel maid formally said he was innocent of the charges today in his first court appearance in the case in two weeks.

A New York judge today cleared the way for former International Monetary Fund leader Dominique Strauss-Kahn to be freed from jail in his sex assault case even after his expensive housing plans hit a snag.

A 90-YEAR-OLD man was jailed for 17 years yesterday for battering his wife of 67 years to death with a hammer in the US.

An Australian judge sentenced a gunman to life in prison today for killing a lawyer and wounding a girlfriend and a Dutch tourist during a shooting spree in the country's second largest city.

A New York jury will hear statements a former mental patient made to police accused of stalking Uma Thurman, it was reported today.

A NEW YORK state judge has thrown out parts of Dan Rather’s $70 million (€44m) lawsuit against CBS but preserved several key elements, including the former news anchor’s breach of contract claim.

A fed-up judge told Sean Connery and his downstairs neighbours to end their feud, it emerged today.

Australian prosecutors dropped their case today against a mother accused of killing her four young children over a five-year period.

Music producer David Gest has lost the first round of his divorce battle with Liza Minelli after his $10m (€7.9m) civil assault lawsuit was thrown out of court yesterday.

A NEW YORK judge has thrown out a lawsuit by September 11 families trying to stop construction of the World Trade Center memorial to the 2001 terror attacks.

As New Yorkers faced day three of a commute without subways and buses, union leaders faced a court date to explain why they shouldn’t be held in criminal contempt for halting the city’s mass transit system.

LIZA MINELLI made an appearance in a New York divorce court, where her lawyer complained that the entertainer’s husband, David Gest, was avoiding pre-trial examination by hiding in Hawaii.

Liza Minnelli has made an appearance in a New York divorce court, where her lawyer complained that the entertainer’s husband, David Gest, was avoiding pre-trial examination by hiding in Hawaii.

A group of 25 banks are claiming WorldCom defrauded them out of nearly $2.5bn (€2.5bn).

Woody Allen is suing his former producer, claiming he was defrauded of the profits of eight of his films, it was reported today.