A UN expert is launching a special investigation into the drone warfare and targeted killings that the United States uses in its global war against al Qaida.

The Russian government was most likely involved in the murder by poisoning of Kremlin critic and former spy Alexander Litvinenko in London in 2006, a British lawyer told a preliminary hearing into the death.

A man found guilty of sending a “menacing tweet” was the victim of a legal “steamroller” that threatened to make the law look silly, it was argued at the High Court.

THREE of the world’s top cricketers were facing possible jail terms last night after being convicted of match-fixing.

LAWYERS for WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange asked a court for a second time yesterday to block his extradition from Britain to Sweden for questioning over allegations of sexual misconduct, arguing the case was legally flawed.

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange today asked the High Court to block his "legally flawed" extradition to Sweden regarding sexual assault allegations.

Kosovo’s former prime minister, who resigned last week and surrendered to a UN tribunal, today pleaded not guilty to war crimes charges at the UN tribunal for the former Yugoslavia.

A suspected al-Qaida terrorist today appeared in court for an extradition hearing brought by the US.