Oprah's former school matron abuse case postponed
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A South African court on Thursday postponed the case against a former dormitory matron charged with abusing students at U.S talk show host Oprah Winfrey's girls' academy.
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The court case against Zimbabwe opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai, who was severely injured in police custody, was delayed on Wednesday when state lawyers did not turn up, defense attorneys said.
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A hearing for three Americans charged with torturing Afghans on a private anti-terror mission was postponed on Monday for 10 days at the defendants' request after they brought in American lawyers.
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A court in South Africa has postponed until next April the trial of Mark Thatcher on charges he helped fund a coup attempt in oil-rich Equatorial Guinea.
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The congressional hearing involving Roger Clemens, Andy Pettitte and former trainer Brian McNamee was postponed Wednesday, The Associated Press learned. The House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform was informing witnesses that the Jan. 16 session will be pushed back, a lawyer involved in the hearing told the AP.
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The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS)  has postponed its hearings with American sprinters Tim  Montgomery and Chryste Gaines who have been charged with  serious doping violations.
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A judge has denied a motion for a delay in the child abuse case against Michael Jackson, clearing the way for the trialâs January 31 start.
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A judge rescheduled ex-"American Idol" finalist Jessica Sierra's trial on battery and drug charges after her lawyer said the singer is in a California rehabilitation facility.
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The Supreme Court on Wednesday denied a request to delay the criminal case against a woman accused of running a prostitution ring in the nation's capital.
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Talk show host Oprah Winfrey was picked to serve on a jury Monday at Cook County Criminal Court. The murder trial was expected to start late Monday afternoon.
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WASHINGTON -- The congressional hearing involving Roger Clemens, Andy Pettitte and former trainer Brian McNamee was postponed Wednesday, The Associated Press learned.
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A judge postpones the trial date for a lawsuit brought by Michael Jackson over an alleged secret recording.
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Jamaica has postponed a national election originally scheduled for next week until September 3 as it grapples with the clean-up from last Sunday's encounter with Hurricane Dean, authorities said on Friday.
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The trial of Sir Mark Thatcher in South Africa on charges that he helped finance a failed coup in Equatorial Guinea has been postponed until 8 April next year.
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LOS ANGELES  - Michael Jackson is hoping to have his child molestation charges dismissed, or short of that, to delay his Jan. 31 trial date.
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The trial of a Charleston man who allegedly strangled his wife to death was postponed until next month in Kanawha Circuit Court on Monday.
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Israel's Supreme Court has delayed a widely criticized plea bargain that dropped the threat of rape charges and jail time against the former president, giving the state until Monday afternoon to defend the deal.