A Rape Case Goes Public, Igniting Political Fray
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BAGHDAD, Feb. 20 -- Most facts surrounding the reported rape that has become Iraq's latest political firestorm remain in dispute. But this much is clear:
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A University of North Dakota student fought for her life when a convicted sex offender abducted her in a parking lot, raped her and killed her, a federal prosecutor told jurors before they began deliberations Tuesday.
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Srinagar, Nov. 10: Srinagar erupted in widespread public anger on the fourth day of protests against an alleged double rape by an army major even as a separatist leader was detained.
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A failed lawsuit accusing James Brown of rape has led lawmakers to change a portion of Illinois rape laws.
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The young woman now labeled the "alleged victim" in the Kobe Bryant rape case at one time enjoyed being in the spotlight. Now death threats, public scrutiny and investigation have changed all of that.
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A Polish lawmaker was arrested Sunday on charges of rape and other sexual misconduct, his lawyer said.
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In the socialiteâs case, the national obsession with celebrity collided with the issue of the equal application of justice.
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BAGHDAD -- The US military yesterday weighed into the politically explosive case of a Sunni woman allegedly raped last weekend by three Iraqi police officers, announcing its own investigation after the Shi'ite-run government dismissed her allegations as false.
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Rape victim advocates say the experience of Kobe Bryant's accuser signifies a major setback in a three-decade effort to persuade women to report rape.
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JOHANNESBURG, Feb. 2 -- A series of attacks on prominent South Africans, including entertainers, business leaders and a renowned historian, has pushed a contentious, racially charged debate over crime to the center of the country's political agenda as lawmakers begin their new parliamentary year in...
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Democrats are moving to compel some of the eight U.S. attorneys who have been ousted to tell their stories publicly, under oath, after a federal prosecutor claimed he was fired for political reasons.
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There's not much middle ground in the legal community when it comes to opinions of local prosecutor Mike Nifong's most famous case.
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Thousands of protesters outraged over a plea bargain that spared President Moshe Katsav rape charges and possible jail time gathered in Tel Aviv's main square Saturday night to demand he stand trial.
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BUDAPEST, Jul 4 (IPS) - In a year rich in riots and police violence, the  Hungarian police have now completely lost the trust of the public  after a group of policemen allegedly raped a 21-year-old woman.
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Prosecutors in the rape case of US basketball star Kobe Bryant try to discredit defence DNA evidence.
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Genarlow Wilson, whose case sparked protests after he was imprisoned for having consensual sex with a fellow teen, will attend Morehouse College with the help of a radio talk show host's foundation.
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In the two weeks since a student reported she had been raped by two football players, Montclair has been struggling to sift through the fallout and move on.