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Trial begins for Ribery and Benzema France internationals Franck Ribery and Karim Benzema went on trial on Tuesday charged with soliciting sexual relationships with an under-aged… 18/06/2013
Italian school bomber gets life A 69-year-old man who placed a bomb in a waste bin outside a school in southern Italy last year, killing a teenage girl and wounding nine other children, has… 18/06/2013
Seven jailed for killing of Dutch linesman Six teenagers and a 51-year-old man have been jailed in the Netherlands for their role in the death of a volunteer linesman following a youth football game in… 18/06/2013
Human DNA cannot be patented US supreme court rules In a unanimous ruling, the US supreme court says that human genes cannot be patented, as DNA is a product of nature. But the court said synthetically produced… 13/06/2013
Czech Prime Minister under more fire as his aide is detainedCzech Prime Minister Petr Necas has said he will not resign following police raids of several government institutions, including his own office. According… 13/06/2013
Tunisian topless protest ends in jail A topless protest in central Tunis by three women in a show of solidarity has now cost them a four month jail sentence each. It was “an attack on public… 12/06/2013
Ariel Castro pleads not guilty in Cleveland abduction case A jobless bus driver in the US has pleaded not guilty to charges of kidnap and rape over the decade-long abduction of three young women in Ohio. Ariel… 12/06/2013
Orange boss charged over Tapie caseThe Chief Executive of French telecoms company Orange, Stephane Richard, has been charged with fraud. Richard was in hospital suffering from fatigue when… 12/06/2013
ECB bond plan under German court scrutiny Germany’s constitutional court is hearing evidence before deciding if the European Central Bank’s bond-buying programme violates German law. They are… 11/06/2013
Support for death penalty stable in US as Texas approaches 500th executionTexas is moving closer to an unflattering jubilee: the 500th execution since the death penalty was reinstated in 1976 – barring any last-minute stays or… 11/06/2013
Orange boss questioned over Tapie-Lagarde case Stephane Richard, the chief executive of French telecoms firm Orange has been questioned over an arbitration process that led to a large pay-out to… 10/06/2013
UK: men who planned to bomb far-right rally jailed for nearly 20 yearsSix men who conspired to attack a rally by the UK’s far-right English Defence League (EDL) in June 2012 have been given lengthy prison sentences in London… 10/06/2013
Leave me in peace! It is an issue that is increasingly coming under the spotlight: what to do about stalking, harassment and similar forms of violence. For the victims it is a… 10/06/2013
UK testing new ways to offer protection from violenceThere is increasing pressure on countries around the world to improve the legal protection offered to victims of domestic violence, stalking, gender-based… 10/06/2013
France bans far-right extremists France will ban two right-wing extremist groups, the ‘JNR’ and ‘Third Way’ following the death of a teenager during a brawl in Paris this week. ‘Third Way’… 08/06/2013
Five people go before judge in connection with Paris death In Paris as investigations continue into the death of a student earlier this week four men and one woman have appeared before a judge in connection with… 08/06/2013
Prison and lashings for Saudi man who beat his wifeA Saudi man has been sentenced to 10 days of prison and 30 lashings for beating his wife, reported the newspaper Al-Sharq on Wednesday, a rare verdict in the… 05/06/2013
Cairo convicts American NGOs straining relations with Washington A Cairo court has convicted 43 employees of non-governmental organisations (NGO) for working illegally in Egypt. Of the 43, 16 are American. Most of the… 04/06/2013
‘Blade Runner’ murder trial adjourned until August Oscar Pistorius had to force his way through a media scrum to attend a pre-trial hearing in Pretoria. The South African paralympic champion has been charged… 04/06/2013
Alleged Fort Hood gunman can represent himself in court A judge at a US military court has ruled that alleged Fort Hood gunman Major Nidal Hasan can defend himself in court. Hasan faces the death penalty if found… 04/06/2013
Egyptian blogger convicted of insulting president Campaigners say this is the first major conviction in a legal crackdown on critics. A high-profile Egyptian blogger and activist has been found guilty of… 04/06/2013
Free Bradley Manning activists defend his actions as trial opens Private Bradley Manning has faced his first day in the dock in Fort Meade, Maryland. He stands accused of publishing the biggest leak of classified… 03/06/2013
Swiss tycoon’s sentence increased in landmark asbestos case The Turin Appeals Court in Italy has increased the sentence for a Swiss tycoon Stephan Schmidheiny – a key share holder in Eternit, whose factories caused the… 03/06/2013
Manning trial to spin US moral compass The Bradley Manning on Court Martial is a 25-year-old hero or traitor, depending on who you talk to in the United States. His court martial is set to go on… 03/06/2013
UK: suspect in soldier killing appears in London court Michael Adebolajo, one of two men charged with killing Drummer Lee Rigby on May 22, has appeared in court for the first time at a hearing. Adebolajo, who… 03/06/2013
Bradley Manning trial begins After three years of solitary confinement without trial the US military’s most famous whistleblower, Private First Class Bradley Manning finally goes to court… 03/06/2013
Egypt’s Shura Council and constitutional panel declared ‘invalid’ The Supreme Constitutional Court in Egypt has ruled that the country’s upper house of parliament, the Shura Council, is invalid. The decision delivered a… 02/06/2013
Tunisian FEMEN protester faces new charges Around 200 protestors had gathered outside the trial of Tunisian FEMEN protester Amina Tyler, accusing her of attacking the city of Kairouan and insulting… 30/05/2013
Man appears in court in London for Lee Rigby killing A man has appeared in court in London charged with murdering an off-duty soldier in the street. Michael Adebowale appeared for a brief hearing during which… 30/05/2013
US soldier Bales pleads guilty A US soldier is to plead guilty to killing 16 Afghans to avoid the death penalty. The killings in 2012 remain one of the worst atrocities of the Afghan war… 30/05/2013
Twenty-two-year-old in court over Woolwich killing A man is due to appear in court in London on Thursday morning, charged with murdering an off-duty soldier in the street. Twenty-two -year-old Michael… 30/05/2013
Judge arrested over 400 million Tapie payout A former senior judge involved in settling one of France’s most high profile and costly compensation cases has been arrested for fraud. Eighty-six-year-old… 30/05/2013
Trial over ‘state-Mafia pact’ opens in Sicily Former Italian politicians, policemen and gangsters have gone on trial in Sicily accused of making secret deals following a series of bomb attacks in the… 27/05/2013
Ex-Yugoslavia war crimes tribunal marks 20 years of business This weekend marks the 20th anniversary of the creation of the UN special war crimes tribunal for the former Yugoslavia. The court in the Hague has indicted… 25/05/2013
IMF chief Lagarde avoids formal investigation in Tapie case A French court has decided against placing International Monetary Fund (IMF) chief Christine Lagarde under investigation over a payout made whilst she was… 25/05/2013
IMF chief Christine Lagarde escapes formal investigation French magistrates decided on Friday not to place IMF chief Christine Lagarde under formal investigation over her role in a 285 million euros arbitration… 24/05/2013
IMF boss Lagarde faces more grilling over payment to tycoon IMF boss Christine Lagarde is undergoing a second day of grilling by a French court on her conduct during a disputed arbitration payment to one of France’s… 24/05/2013
Lagarde’s IMF post hangs in balance Two French heads of the IMF in a row in legal scandals of different kinds begins to reflect embarrassingly on their country of origin. Christine Lagarde, when… 23/05/2013
Pussy Riot member denied parole by Russian judge A Russian court has refused to grant parole to a jailed member of the Pussy Riot punk band. According to supporters, the judge ruled against Maria Alyokhina… 23/05/2013
Lagarde questioned by Paris court over payout to French businessman International Monetary Fund (IMF) chief Christine Lagarde has arrived at a court in Paris to be grilled over her role in a legal battle between the state and… 23/05/2013
Costa Concordia captain to stand trial in July The captain of the Costa Concordia cruise ship which ran aground off Italy with the loss of 32 lives is to be tried on 9 July. Capt Francesco Schettino… 23/05/2013
Oscar Pistorius’ brother cleared over woman’s deathThe brother of South African Paralympic athlete Oscar Pistorius has been acquitted of culpable homicide over a 2008 road accident that caused the death of a… 22/05/2013
Guatemala cancels atrocity conviction of former dictator Guatemala will put former military dictator Efrain Rios Montt back on trial. On 10 May he was found guilty of genocide and crimes against humanity, but the… 21/05/2013
Briton admits killing children in France Police say a British man has admitted killing his two young children in the French city of Lyon. The 48-year-old was arrested on Saturday. Officers say the… 20/05/2013
Ruby testifies on Berlusconi’s ‘Bunga Bunga’ parties She is the Moroccan woman at the centre of a sex scandal involving former Italian Prime Minister, Silvio Berlusconi. In court, Karima el-Mahroug testified… 17/05/2013
Poland: Baby born 13 times over drink drive limit A new-born baby is in a critical condition in hospital in Poland after being born with 2.6 grams of alcohol in its blood – which is almost 13 times the adult… 16/05/2013
Neo-Nazi trial makes mockery of security authorities Germany has not seen a trial receive this much media attention in decades, not since the 1970s, with the left-wing militant group Red Army Faction. Germans… 14/05/2013
Germany: Neo-Nazi trial resumes as lawyers battle over technical details The trial of alleged neo-Nazi ring leader Beate Zschaepe has resumed in Munich. The process began again after accusations of bias where dismissed, but further… 14/05/2013
Costa Concordia hearing re-opens The pre-trial hearing into the sinking of the cruise liner the Costa Concordia last year has resumed in Italy. According to his lawyers, Francesco… 14/05/2013
Italy: six-year jail term demanded at Berlusconi sex trial Italian prosecutors have called for Silvio Berlusconi to be given a six-year jail sentence and a lifetime ban on holding public office at his latest court… 14/05/2013
OJ Simpson tries to get a retrial Former American football star O.J. Simpson is back in court in Las Vegas to ask for a new trial in the armed robbery and kidnapping case that in 2008 sent him… 13/05/2013
‘Rubygate’ prosecutors want Berlusconi banned from public office Prosecutors in the ‘Rubygate’ scandal are demanding a six-year prison sentence for Italy’s former prime minister Silvio Berlusconi. They also want… 13/05/2013
Hong Kong transsexual wins right to wed In Hong Kong a transsexual has won the right to marry her boyfriend. The woman, referred to only as W, was previously refused permission to marry because her… 13/05/2013
Carlos the Jackal begins Paris appeal against life sentence Notorious communist militant Carlos the Jackal is appealing his life sentence in France. The Venezuelan, whose real name is Ilich Ramirez Sanchez, has… 13/05/2013
Berlusconi fires on Italian justice over his tax fraud conviction Thousands of Silvio Berlusconi loyalists have held a rally in the northern Italian city of Brescia to protest against his recent conviction for tax… 12/05/2013
Mubarak back in court for retrial Former Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak has been back in court for a retrial on charges of complicity in the murder of protesters. Although convicted and… 12/05/2013
Former Egyptian president in court for retrial Former Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak has once again appeared in court in Cairo. He is facing a retrial on charges of complicity in the murder of protesters… 11/05/2013
Guatemala court finds former dictator guilty of genocide Former Guatemalan dictator Efrain Rios Montt has been found guilty of genocide and crimes against humanity. He’s been sentenced to 80 years in prison. Rios… 11/05/2013
Accused Cleveland kidnapper appears in court and bailed for $8m The man accused of imprisoning three women in Cleveland, Ohio, has had his bail set at eight million US dollars – more than six million euros. Ariel… 09/05/2013
Latest legal blow for Berlusconi again threatens political career Silvio Berlusconi is expected to appeal against his conviction for tax fraud before Italy’s highest court, the Court of Cassation. On Wednesday an appeals… 09/05/2013
Italy: Berlusconi tax fraud conviction upheld An appeals court in Milan has upheld the tax fraud conviction and four-year prison sentence against former Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi. The… 09/05/2013
Charges against daughter of Spanish king are suspended A Spanish court has suspended corruption charges brought against the daughter of King Juan Carlos of Spain. It has been ruled that there is not sufficient… 07/05/2013
Neo-Nazi murder trial – nocomment The highest-profile neo-Nazi murder trial in Germany in decades opened on Monday amid tight security and intense media interest, with the five defendants… 07/05/2013
Tomic senior in court not on court Thomas Drouet, the training partner of ATP player Bernard Tomic, has accused the players father of assault. John Tomic is due to face charges in Madrid on… 07/05/2013
Boston bombing: teenager accused of lying freed on bail A teenager accused of lying to FBI agents in the Boston Marathon bombing case has been freed on bail. Robel Phillipos, 19, will stand trial at a later… 07/05/2013
Suspected neo-Nazi goes on trial over string of racist murders A woman accused of being a neo-Nazi has gone on trial in Munich over a series of racist murders that exposed serious failings in Germany’s security… 06/05/2013
Neo-Nazi murder trial begins in Germany An alleged member of a German extreme-right wing group has gone on trial in Munich today over her links with a series of racially motivated murders. The… 06/05/2013
British conman jailed for selling fake bomb detectorsA British man has been sentenced to 10 years in prison by a London court for selling more than £55 million (65€m) worth of fake bomb detectors. Jim… 03/05/2013
Pakistani prosecutor probing Bhutto’s assassination shot dead A prosecutor investigating the assassination of former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto has been shot dead. Gunmen on a motorcycle lay in wait for… 03/05/2013
Boston bomb suspect’s buddies questioned US authorities have detained three friends of suspected Boston marathon bomber Dzokhar Tsarnaev. The FBI believes they covered for him in the days after the… 02/05/2013
North Korea sentences US citizen to 15 years hard labour North Korea has sentenced a US citizen to 15 years hard labour for what the Supreme Court called crimes against the country including trying to overthrow the… 02/05/2013
Venezuelans hold rival rallies as election dispute continues May Day marches had a political edge in Venezuela as the opposition led by Henrique Capriles pledged to ask the Supreme Court to order a re-count of the… 02/05/2013
Spanish doctor sentenced Spanish doctor Eufemiano Fuentes, the central figure in the Operation Puerto cycling doping probe, was found guilty of endangering public health and given a… 30/04/2013
European court says Tymoshenko’s rights violated The European Court of Human Rights has ruled that the detention of the former prime minister of Ukraine, Yulia Tymoshenko, prior to her trial in 2011, was… 30/04/2013
Former Pakistani president Musharraf banned from elections Pakistan’s former president Pervez Musharraf has been given a lifetime ban from contesting elections. A high court dismissed his prior appeal against… 30/04/2013
Promoters’ ‘pressure’ on Jackson contributed to singer’s death, claim family Members of the Jackson family are in a LA court as a lawsuit into the death of the ‘King of Pop’ Michael Jackson continues. Katerine Jackson, the singers… 30/04/2013
Three Britons jailed on drugs charges by Dubai court A Dubai court has jailed three Britons for four years on possession of drugs. The men, all in their twenties, were found with synthetic cannabis. The… 29/04/2013
Michael Jackson negligence trial opens Four years after Michael Jackson’s death and other trial is to begin today. Jackson’s mother is suing promoters AEG Live for negligence in hiring the… 29/04/2013
Mexican journalists call for justice for one of their own Hundreds of protesters in the Mexican state of Veracruz have marked the anniversary of the death of a journalist they claim was murdered because of her… 29/04/2013
More arrests over Dhaka building collapse, owner on the run Four more arrests have been made in the wake of the collapsed eight-story building in Bangladesh. They include the owner and managing director of one of… 27/04/2013
North Korea indicts US-Korean citizen North Korea said on Saturday that it would put a US citizen on trial for committing crimes against the state. The move, which comes amid military tensions… 27/04/2013
Arrests made in Bangladesh building collapse Amid angry protests over the deadly building collapse in Bangladesh, two people have now been arrested. Seventy-two hours after the eight-storey structure… 27/04/2013
Dutch man to pay Iraqi chemical attack vicitims A Dutch businessman has been ordered to pay compensation to victims of chemical weapons attacks in Iraq. A court in the Netherlands found Hans van Anraat… 24/04/2013
Fraud trial resumes for Russian opposition leader Russia’s opposition leader Alexei Navalny has returned to the dock in Kirov to answer new fraud charges. Navalny, who is one of the country’s most vocal… 24/04/2013
Charges dropped against ricin letters suspect Charges against Paul Kevin Curtis the man suspected of being behind the sending of ricin-laced letters to President Barack Obama and a US senator have been… 24/04/2013
Dutch ministry worker jailed for spyingA court in the Netherlands has sentenced a former Dutch foreign ministry worker to 12 years in jail for spying. Raymond Poeteray passed on hundreds of… 23/04/2013
China: Wife of jailed Nobel laureate says brothers trial is harassment The wife of jailed Chinese Nobel Peace laureate Liu Xiaobo has appeared in public to attend the trial of her brother accused of fraud. Liu Xia has been… 23/04/2013
Pakistan’s Musharraf avoids treason trial Pervez Musharraf has appeared before an anti-terrorism court over the murder of Pakistan’s former prime minister Benazir Bhutto. The former president was… 23/04/2013
Pakistan’s ex-president in custody for two weeks Pakistan’s former leader, Pervez Musharraf, has been remanded in custody for two weeks over allegations of a crackdown on the judiciary during his time in… 20/04/2013
Judge in Guatemala halts Montt genocide trial A judge in Guatemala has suspended the genocide trial of former military ruler Efrain Rios Montt. The 86-year-old was being tried for a counter-insurgency… 19/04/2013
Musharraf arrested overnight at his home Police say the former president Pervez Musharraf was arrested overnight at his home on the outskirts of Islamabad. The charges relate to his decision to… 19/04/2013
Musharraf allowed to leave court despite arrest order In what has been described as “a moment of high drama and farce” Pervez Musharraf was forced to flee Islamabad’s High Court as an order was issued for his… 18/04/2013
Boston bomb probe focuses on bags and pressure cooker Forensic clues are starting to emerge from the aftermath of the Boston Marathon bombing but there is still no evidence as to who was behind the deadly… 17/04/2013
USA : Supreme Court rules for Royal Dutch Shell in Nigeria rights caseThe US Supreme Court has decided that the country’s federal courts do not have jurisdiction to hear lawsuits against foreign corporations accused of aiding in… 17/04/2013
Egypt’s Mubarak cleared of murder to remain behind bars Egypt’s Appeal Court has acquitted former President Hosni Mubarak of murder over the death of more than 800 demonstrators during the 2011 uprising. It comes… 15/04/2013
Turkish pianist convicted of insulting Islam In Turkey world-renowned pianist Fazil Say has been handed a suspended 10-month jail sentence on charges of insulting Islam. The court found the 43-year-old… 15/04/2013
Costa Concordia indictment hearings open In Italy what are expected to be a long series of indictment hearings into the sinking of the Costa Concordia against six suspects – including the captain… 15/04/2013
Outside the Mubarak trial, Egypt’s divisions are clear Outside the Cairo court anger and despair was on show from the relatives of victims of violence during the 2011 revolution when they heard the trial of Hosni… 13/04/2013
Paris judge to rule on Hopi Indian masks auction A French judge is due to rule on Friday on whether an auction of American Indian masks can go ahead in Paris amid claims by the tribe that they were… 12/04/2013
Costa Cruises accepts a million euro fine over Concordia crash Costa Cruises, the operator and owner of the capsized cruise liner Costa Concordia, has accepted a 1 million-euro fine to settle potential criminal charges… 10/04/2013
