Convicted

The Philippines experienced a judicial milestone on Tuesday with the conviction of Renato Corona, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines, for failure to declare several high value assets -- including US$2.4 million in foreign currency deposits -- on his Statement of Assets, Liabilities and Net Worth (SALN). Read More

A man suspected of belonging to Afghanistan-based terror organisation Hizb-e-Islami has been sentenced to five years in jail by a Delhi court for having in his possession 3.6 kgs of explosive substance. Read More