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Hall files for restraining order against bandmate Oates

Divisions have been sown in the 80s pop duo Hall & Oates as a confidential lawsuit continues between the founding pair.

23/11/2023

USA

Trump takes the stand in New York civil case alleging financial fraud

Trump told reporters outside the court "it is a very sad situation for our country,” and called his critics thugs.

06/11/2023

Italy

Italian mother wins court case against sons refusing to fly the nest

A 75-year-old Italian woman sued her two sons, aged 40 and 42, after repeatedly asking them to move out and live more independently, which they refused.

27/10/2023

Art

ICYMI: German museum worker avoids jail over fake painting swops

In Case You Missed It: A German museum worker was sentenced for stealing and selling paintings from Munich's Deutsches Museum, replacing the originals with fakes.

08/10/2023

Culture news

'Mastermind' behind Tupac's murder to appear in court

Prosecutors accuse Duane “Keffe D” Davis of being the mastermind behind the 1996 Las Vegas shooting that resulted in the death of 25-year-old Tupac Shakur.

04/10/2023

Russia

Navalny loses appeal over 19-year prison sentence

Navalny's 19-year sentence will be backdated to January 17, 2021, the day he was arrested. He was already serving a nine-year term on a variety of charges that he says were politically motivated before Tuesday's ruling.

27/09/2023

Green News

Greta Thunberg set to go on trial for disobeying police

Disobeying a police order can carry a maximum sentence of up to six months in prison in Sweden.

18/09/2023

Tech News

Why the US government is suing Google and what it could mean for you

In what's shaping up to be a landmark case, Google risks being broken up if it is found to have broken antitrust laws in the United States.

11/09/2023

World News

Supporters of Bosnian Serb President Milorad Dodik wave Putin flags

Bosnian Serb President Milorad Dodik, who has close ties to Putin, has openly been striving to separate Bosnian Serb territories from the rest of Bosnia and join them with neighbouring Serbia

02/09/2023

World News

Ex-Cardinal McCarrick 'unfit' to stand trial on abuse charges

The former archbishop of Washington DC, Theodore McCarrick, will not stand trial on teen sex abuse charges after judge rules he is unfit

31/08/2023

Pakistan

Court suspends corruption conviction and sentence ex-PM Imran Khan

A court in Pakistan suspended the corruption conviction and three-year prison term of the country's former Prime Minister Imran Khan.

29/08/2023

Green News

Why are Portuguese children taking 32 European countries to court?

One of their lawyers says there have been “extremely positive” signals from the court so far, ahead of the hearing next month.

24/08/2023

USA

Trump pleads not guilty to charges he tried to overturn 2020 elections

He is accused of orchestrating a brazen and ultimately unsuccessful attempt to block the peaceful transfer of presidential power.

03/08/2023

Russia

Prominent Kremlin critic detained for 'calling for terrorism' online

Prominent sociologist and Kremlin critic Boris Kagarlitsky was detained in Russia for allegedly calling for terrorism' online - a charge that could result in a seven-year prison sentence.

27/07/2023

Culture news

Controversial artist in court for posting sexts of French politician

Russian performance artist Pyotr Pavlensky defended posting explicit images of Paris mayoral candidate Benjamin Griveaux as "artistic freedom".

29/06/2023

Greece

As death toll rises to 81, new accounts expose migrant boat disaster

The number of confirmed victims from one of the worst migrant shipwrecks in the Mediterranean rose to 81 Monday after three more bodies were found off southern Greece.

19/06/2023

World News

'Baseless': Trump blasts indictment at first event since charges

Former President Donald Trump blasted his historic federal indictment as “ridiculous” and “baseless" Saturday during his first public appearances since the charges were unsealed, painting the 37 felony counts as an attack on his supporters as he tried to turn dire legal peril to political advantage.

11/06/2023

Culture news

'That '70s Show' star Danny Materson found guilty of rape

Danny Masterson, the star of ‘That ‘70s Show’ has been found guilty of two counts of rape and could face up to 30 years in prison.

01/06/2023

World News

Increased sentences for two Serbs convicted of crimes in Balkan wars

Both Jovica Stanisic and Franko Simatovic remained emotionless and silence as the court handed down the increased sentence.

31/05/2023

Living

Hawaiians divided over potential damage from artificial wave pool

Locals say the pool could damage a nearby beach but others say it's necessary for local surfers.

29/05/2023