Malaysia attorney general says the premier has received $681 million as a gift from the Saudi royal family.

A former assistant professor at the University of Bahrain says freedom of speech has no place in the Bahraini regime’s politics.

A British-Bahraini human rights activist has asked Switzerland to probe the Persian Gulf kingdom’s attorney general for torture. Jaafar al-Hasabi says he was tortured by the Bahraini regime in 2010. He filed a criminal complaint in Zurich, where Bahrain’s Attorney General Ali al-Buainain attended the International Association of Prosecutors. According to rights groups, Manama subjected Hasabi to electric shocks, beatings, and other forms of torture. The rights groups called on Switzerland to summon Buainain for questioning. The Bahraini regime has cracked down on pro-democracy voices. It has detained thousands of people since an uprising began in 2011. Colin Cavell Former Lecturer, University of Bahrain

A grand jury in the United States has indicted Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton on charges of fraud.

A bombing hits a bus carrying staff of Afghanistan’s Attorney General’s Office, killing one and injuring 15 others.

Loretta Lynch has been confirmed and sworn in for the position after months of delays.

The Israeli attorney general orders an investigation into alleged financial misconduct by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

Former Thai Premier Yingluck Shinawatra is indicted for her role in a controversial rice subsidy scheme.