World news about “Political inquiry” published by euronews.
Arafat body set to be exhumed on TuesdayThe body of former Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat will be exhumed on Tuesday as part of a probe into whether he was murdered. There have long been… 25/11/2012
Paris deputy mayor resigns over money laundering allegationsFrance’s Green party is facing a major embarrassment after one of its politicians was charged for her alleged role in one the country’s largest ever… 13/10/2012
Iraqis react to Hashemi death sentenceIraqis have been reacting to yesterday’s death sentence handed to the country’s fugitive vice president, Tareq al-Hashemi, for running death squads. He was… 10/09/2012
French police raid Sarkozy home and officesThe home and offices of former French president Nicolas Sarkozy have been raided by police. The search was part of a probe into alleged illegal campaign… 04/07/2012
Cameron appears before UK media ethics inquiryBritish Prime Minister David Cameron has told the Leveson inquiry into the ethics of the UK’s unruly press that the government and media is “too close”. … 14/06/2012
Berlusconi dodges legal bulletItalian judges have thrown out a bribery case against Silvio Berlusconi under the statute of limitations – although they did not declare him innocent as they… 25/02/2012
Sarkozy’s re-election bid hit by sleaze claimsOne of French President Nicolas Sarkozy’s close aides is being formally investigated for financial wrongdoing. Eric Woerth, a one-time budget minister, is… 10/02/2012
Ukrainian court drops charge linking Kuchma to murderA Ukrainian court has dismissed a charge against former President Leonid Kuchma of involvement in the murder of an opposition journalist twelve years ago on… 14/12/2011
Estonian politicians accused of selling residence permitsEstonia’s Citizenship and Migration Department is investigating accusations that some politicians have been selling residence permits to wealthy… 09/12/2011
Plagiarism case dropped against German ex-ministerProsecutors have dropped an investigation into alleged copyright violations by Germany’s former defence minister. Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg resigned after… 24/11/2011
The trials and tribulations of SilvioItaly’s former prime minister, Silvio Berlusconi leaves a Milan court after the first of several hearings scheduled for the next few days and throughout… 23/11/2011
EU delays Ukraine talks over Tymoshenko caseThe EU on Tuesday postponed Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovich’s visit to Brussels as relations soured over the jailing of former prime minister Yulia… 18/10/2011
Pressure mounts on Yanukovych over TymoshenkoThe European Union has indefinitely postponed an invitation to Ukraine’s president over the jailing last week of the country’s former Prime Minister Yulia… 18/10/2011
Fears of unrest at Tymoshenko hearingOutside the court where the corruption trial of Yulia Tymoshenko is being held is being read, riot police are out in force. Hundreds of Tymoshenko’s… 11/10/2011
Judge: Tymoshenko “exceeded her powers”It is the climax of the court case against Ukraine’s ex-prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko. A judge has begun reading his verdict after her trial on charges… 11/10/2011
Inquiry into corruption claims against ChiracThe prosecutor’s office in Paris has started an inquiry into allegations by lawyer Robert Bourgi that former President Jacques Chirac and his Prime Minister… 14/09/2011
German ex-minister did plagiarise university workIt’s official – Germany’s former defence minister Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg did cheat on his dissertation. The University of Bayreuth has published a… 11/05/2011
