A state Supreme Court opinion ordered a new trial for death row inmate Michelle Byrom on Monday on grounds that she will be given relief post-conviction, CNN said in a report.
The Philippines has officially defended its claims on waters and islands within 200 nautical miles by filing a claim with the Permanent Court of Arbitration of the United Nations in The Hague against China yesterday, Bloomberg said.
Presiding judge Thokozile Masipa has postponed the murder trial of Paralympian gold medalist Oscar Pistorius until April 7 as one of his assistants is sick, Bloomberg said.