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| Thai court dismisses murder charges against former PM, deputy | |  A Thai criminal court on Thursday threw out charges of murder and abuse of power faced by a former prime minister, Abhisit Vejjajiva, and his then deputy over a deadly crackdown on street protesters in 2010. The decision, three months after the army seized power in a bloodless May 22 coup, is sure to spark the anger of Thailand's "red shirt" activists, who have spotlighted the country's long culture of impunity for holders of political office. "The court has no jurisdiction to consider the case because the two were a prime minister and deputy prime minister," a judge said on Thursday. "The charges relate to political office holders.
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| American pop singer Redfoo attacked at Australian pub | |  The singer and Australian X Factor talent show judge, whose real name is Stefan Kendal Gordy, has been left with a scar above his right eye after a man hurled a glass at him, police said. "He looked at me and taunted me and winked his eye, just to say 'I got you' or something," Redfoo told Australian television. Redfoo is the youngest son of Berry Gordy Jnr, the founder of Motown Records company.
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| Man drops sex abuse lawsuit against 'X-Men' director Bryan Singer | |  A 31-year-old man on Wednesday withdrew a high-profile lawsuit accusing "X-Men" director Bryan Singer of sexually abusing him when he was an aspiring teen actor. Michael Egan filed a motion for voluntary dismissal of the civil lawsuit brought against Singer in April, according to court documents filed in Hawaii. Egan had also filed three other lawsuits claiming he was sexually abused as a teen by entertainment firm executive Gary Goddard and TV executives David Neuman and Garth Ancier, all of which have been dismissed.
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| China supplier of Samsung, Lenovo denies using child workers | |  BEIJING/SEOUL (Reuters) - A China-based supplier for Samsung Electronics Co Ltd and Lenovo Group Ltd said on Thursday it had never hired child labourers, denying allegations by a U.S.-based activist group. Samsung Electronics also said it had found no children or students working on the Samsung production line at the Huizhou-based factory of supplier HEG Technology, which was cited as violating China's labour laws by the New York-based watchdog China Labor Watch. In a statement, China Labor Watch said it had found more than 10 children working at the HEG factory during an investigation that took place in July and August. It also said the probe had found over 100 student workers who were not being paid overtime wages or a night shift subsidy.
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| China's top judge says foreigners to be allowed into Chinese courts | |  China's top judge has said that foreigners will be regularly allowed into courts to listen to cases, state media reported on Thursday, as the government embarks on legal reform at a time of public discontent over many perceived miscarriages of justice. The announcement by Zhou Qiang, president of the Supreme People's Court, could have implications for foreigners and foreign businesses, which have increasingly become embroiled in lawsuits in China and complained about China's secretive judicial system. Chinese courts typically refuse to release rulings, court dates and other details of lawsuits, and foreign reporters are usually blocked from attending human rights trials. Zhou made the announcement to ambassadors and officials from 20 countries and regions at a "court open day", saying the Supreme People's Court "feels it is important to communicate with foreign countries on judicial affairs", the state-run China Daily newspaper said.
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