A PhD student earlier fined HK$5,000 (US$643) for splashing semen onto a woman’s buttocks has left Hong Kong before prosecutors could apply for a stricter penalty. Lai Changwei, 26, failed to appear at Thursday’s West Kowloon Court hearing after the Department of Justice sought to review his sentence on the basis it was manifestly inadequate….
Former Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte is being flown to The Hague after the International Criminal Court (ICC) issued an arrest warrant against him for crimes against humanity amid the “war on drugs” during his time in power. Duterte, who is turning 80 on March 28, was arrested upon arrival from a trip to Hong Kong,…
BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán on Friday denounced the International Criminal Court’s issuing of an arrest warrant for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, saying he would defy it by inviting the Israeli leader to Hungary. In comments to state radio, Orbán accused the ICC of “interfering in an ongoing conflict for…