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Airbus boss Thomas Enders denounces Eurofighter fraud probe

Airbus chief executive Thomas Enders has called an Austrian investigation into suspected fraud a "politically-motivated abuse of the legal system".

France

France awards damages to parents of girl who went to Syria

The Council of State ordered the French state to pay 15,000 euros to the parents of a girl who left a Paris airport heading for Syria even though she was on a wanted list.

USA

Judge blocks 'sanctuary' cities executive order, in immigration blow to Trump

A US judge has blocked an executive order that seeks to withhold funds from so-called ‘sanctuary cities’ – areas where local policies have been put in place to protect undocumented…

Germany

German politician loses appeal against jail term for 'Holocaust' tattoo

A far-right German politician has lost a court appeal against an eight-month prison sentence for displaying a Nazi-style tattoo at a public swimming pool.

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Italy

Italy's top court reviews case of Costa Concordia captain

Italy’s highest court has begun reviewing the case of the captain of the shipwrecked Costa Concordia cruise liner.

Turkey

Turkey's opposition loses appeals against referendum

Turkey's high electoral board has rejected appeals to annul the referendum granting President Recep Tayyip Erdogan sweeping new powers.

Europe News

EU's Tusk wary 'smear campaign' lies behind Polish probe

European Council president Donald Tusk has said a Polish military investigation that the probe is part of a smear campaign organised by his political opponents Prosecutors are investigating former int

Turkey

Erdogan denounces referendum watchdog as National Security Council extends state of emergency

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has addressed crowds at Ankara’s presidential palace to celebrate his victory in Sunday’s constitutional referendum.

South Korea

South Korea's ousted president charged with bribery

Prosecutors in South Korea have charged ousted president Park Geun-hye and Lotte Group chairman Shin Dong-bin with bribery. It is the latest twist to a corruption scandal that rocked the country for m

USA

Legal rulings halt Arkansas 'assembly line' executions

What critics branded an ‘assembly line of executions’ by the US state of Arkansas has been put on hold after separate court rulings.

Europe News

French judges push for Le Pen to be stripped of immunity

French judges probing Marine Le Pen’s alleged misuse of EU funds to pay for party assistants, are pushing for her European parliamentary immunity to be lifted.

USA

United Airlines passenger David Dao 'planning lawsuit'

The 69-year-old who was dragged off a plane in Chicago suffered concussion, a broken nose and lost teeth, according to his lawyer.

Russia

Beslan:Russia to appeal ECHR ruling

The chaotic gun battle that ended the siege was the bloodiest incident of its kind in modern Russian history.

France

Financial scandals of Marine Le Pen and French politics

Marine Le Pen’s presidential campaign has been carefully coordinated and tightly controlled but she, like many of her political rivals, has fallen foul of…

Russia

Russia's response to the Beslan school siege had ''serious failings''

Russia’s response to the 2004 Beslan school siege had ‘‘serious failings’‘ and breached human rights laws, one of Europe’s top courts has said.

USA

Sheila Abdus-Salaam, first female Muslim judge in US, found dead in river

Sheila Abdus-Salaam, a 65-year-old associate judge on New York State’s highest court, was found dead in the Hudson River in New York City.

United Kingdom

Daily Mail apology for Melania Trump

Britain's Daily Mail has agreed to pay the US First Lady an undisclosed sum and issue an apology after publishing an article saying she offered "services beyond simply modelling" in her former job.

USA

Ed Sheeran settles $20m lawsuit over hit record Photograph

Ed Sheeran has agreed to settle a $20 million (18,9 million euros) lawsuit after he was accused of copying a song released by reality TV show winner Matt Cardle.

Sweden

Stockholm truck attacker pleads guilty to terrorist acts

Stockholm truck attacker Rakhmat Akilov pleads guilty to acts of terrorism, prosecutor says the investigation is ongoing.

USA

Trump triumphs: US Supreme Court approves Neil Gorsuch

A triumph for Trump as the US Supreme Court confirms the president's pick, Judge Neil Gorsuch.