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George Doodnaught, the Canadian anaesthesiologist who had been accused of sexually assaulting sedated patients, was sentenced to imprisonment for 10 years.

It is not a crime in Georgia to send via text message an image of a tattooed penis, the state's Supreme Court said in a landmark decision on Monday.

Pregnant women who drink alcohol may face criminal charges, following a landmark test case. The Court of Appeals in the UK will hear the case of a six-year-old girl who was treated as a crime victim because she has brain damage after she was exposed to alcohol while inside her mother's womb. According to reports, the mother was aware of what alcohol can do to her child. Advocates of a new law to make drinking alcohol while pregnant a crime will be one step closer to their goal.

A burglar stole the music system from a house but he was not arrested. He could have walked free and nobody could have recognized him.

The final episode of the long-running Australian sitcom Hey Dad! may have long aired, but the show over 7 Network continues to be in the news because of the sexual molestation charges against one of its actors, Robert Hughes.

A nurse practitioner connected with St Michael's Hospital in Bristol, UK could face legal action for taking off a premature baby from a ventilator without explicit permission and instruction from the doctors.

As a result of Charlotte Dawson passing away, friends and families are calling for the Australian government to pass Charlotte’s Law

To protest the upcoming ban on lace panties in Russia, slated to take effect on July 1, women demonstrated on the streets of Almaty City, Kazakh, by wearing the sheer underwear on their heads while chanting "Freedom to panties."

Will Australian police use strong arm tactics and make a Briton tourist suspected of stealing a $200,000 pink diamond from a Cairns jewellery store undergo colonoscopy and forced bowel movement to recover the precious stone allegedly swallowed?

Police arrested a mother who allegedly allowed a group of men to rape her 4-year-old daughter.

Back in September 2013 election, Senate positions in Western Australia were won by three Liberal Party members. But the position of the third Senator-elect Linda Reynolds was jeopardized. Zhenya Dio Wang of the Palmer United Party and Sen. Pratt won the final two seats.

Embattled MP Craig Thomson faces a minimum of 5 years prison term after Magistrate Charlier Rozencwajg found him on Tuesday guilty of fraud and theft over his misuse of Health Services Union (HSU) credit cards.

Canadian citizens hardly have any trust in the legal system of justice in the country

A 35-year old American man currently faces legal charges, following his violent behaviour aboard a London-bound American Airlines flight.

Miranda Barbour, the woman who allegedly killed a man after luring him through the popular classified advertisements Web site “Craigslist”, reportedly admitted killing 22 more – according to the FBI.

AU commits shameful art blunder in its purchase of the Chola-period Shiva statue

Julie Corey murdered her 8-month-old pregnant friend Darlene Haynes, 23.

John Beshara was awarded $18,607 and one euro to be paid by Dr Murray.to MJ fans.

Immigration Minister Scott Morrison shed light on pertinent issue of alleged child bride case, Syrian passport cancellations and torture claims

A father stabbed his 12-year-old son to death at in Melbourne during a cricket training camp at a sports oval

British comedian Avery Edison, a transgender woman, was detained due to a visa-related issue in Canada.

Former Chief Commissioner of Victoria Police Christine Nixon has been caught driving an unregistered vehicle. She was pulled over along the Mornington Peninsula Freeway during a police traffic operation in Melbourne on Tuesday.

Jakarta: an Australian military officer faces charges of child pornography

A Muslim cleric in Sydney has been charged over allegedly solemnising an illegal marriage of a 13-year-old girl. The 35-year-old from the Hunter region was arrested outside Parramatta Police Station Monday afternoon.

Lending a car for a friend’s wedding may lead to jail time. The Transport Department has sent letters to Adelaide residents who had lent their vehicles to other people for a wedding, threatening to prosecute them.

AAP reports 14-year-old girl raped by gang

Sixty-five-year-old William F Brock Sr of Ohio may look like Santa Claus, and he even tells neighbourhood kids that he's jolly old St Nick.

Convicted drug trafficker Schapelle Corby has been granted parole, nine years after she was jailed in Indonesia. However, the 36-year-old Australian wouldn’t be able to go home yet, and has to wait until 2017 before she can fly to Australia.

Venkatesha Kodandappa, an Indian astrologer, pleaded on Friday not guilty before Magistrate Margaret Harding to four counts of rape and another four counts of indecent assault filed by a woman from Victoria, Australia.