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USA

Disappointment at life sentence for Colorado cinema killer

Victims’ relatives say they are disappointed that US cinema gunman James Holmes has been spared the death penalty. The 27-year-old killed 12 people

08/08/2015

USA

Colorado cinema killer sentenced to life in prison

James Holmes has been sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole after being convicted of shooting 12 people dead at a cinema in

08/08/2015

Germany

German state and judiciary square up over treason probe

Germany is in the middle of a full-blown spat between the government and judiciary. Heiko Maas, the country’s justice minister, has effectively

04/08/2015

Kosovo

Kosovo votes in favour war crimes court

Parliament in Kosovo has approved a constitutional amendment that will allow a special court to be set up to prosecute former leaders over alleged

04/08/2015

Brazil

Ex-Brazil minister arrested in Petrobras probe

Federal police in Brazil have arrested a former government minister on charges of corruption in a probe involving the state-run oil company

04/08/2015

United Kingdom

Former London banker jailed for 14 years in Libor scandal

A court in London has sentenced a former city trader to 14 years in prison for his part in rigging interbank interest rates, known as Libor

04/08/2015

United Kingdom

'Despot' Vladimir Putin 'ordered' Litvinenko murder, inquiry hears

The British inquiry into the killing of former Russian spy Alexander Litvinenko has heard claims that Vladimir Putin personally ordered his murder

31/07/2015

Zimbabwe

Cecil the Lion: Zimbabwe calls for extradition of killer US dentist

Pressure is mounting for the extradition to Zimbabwe of the American dentist who killed Cecil the Lion. As protesters and petitions demand action

31/07/2015

Russia

Russia begins pre-trial hearings for Ukraine ex-pilot Nadiya Savchenko

A court in southern Russia has begun pre-trial hearings in the case of a Ukrainian former military pilot charged over the deaths of two Russian

30/07/2015

USA

US shooting: police officer charged with murder

A police officer has been charged with murder in the United States after shooting a motorist dead during a routine traffic stop. Ohio officer Ray

30/07/2015

Zimbabwe

Charges brought over killing of Zimbabwe's famous 'Cecil'

The killing of Zimbabwe's famous lion called Cecil triggers revulsion over trophy hunting and internet abuse for the American who shot the animal.

30/07/2015

Libya

Saif al-Islam Gaddafi: Libya's failed reformer

Saif al Islam Gaddafi was once widely seen as the future of reform in Libya. Muammar Gaddafi’s second son was once regarded as the man who would

28/07/2015

Croatia

Croatia: Former PM Sanader granted retrial on corruption charges

Croatia’s Constitutional Court has ordered a retrial of former Prime Minister Ivo Sanader after he successfully appealed against a guilty verdict

27/07/2015

Austria

Austria bans 'Nazi coded' car number plates

Austria has banned new car number plates which have hidden codes symbolising support for neo-Nazi or other extremist causes. More than 30 number and

24/07/2015

Romania

Romania: former prison commandant given 20 years for crimes against humanity

The former commandant of one of the harshest prisons of Romania’s communist era has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for crimes against humanity

24/07/2015

France

France: Vincent Lambert case sparks fresh debate on right-to-die

The row over whether French tetraplegic, Vincent Lambert, should be allowed to live or die has reached a new impasse, with doctors deciding he should

23/07/2015

Sport

Judge requests new investigation into Jan Ullrich's drink driving case

Former Tour de France winner Jan Ullrich appeared in a Swiss court on Tuesday to face drink driving charges after he caused an accident last year

21/07/2015

Senegal

Hissene Habre dragged from court; officials suspend war-crimes trial

“This is a farce” shouted the former President of Chad as he was dragged from a court in Senegal, where he is being tried on counts of war crimes

21/07/2015

Saudi Arabia

Is Saudi Arabia outlawing rainbows for being gay?

A school in Saudi Arabia has been fined and one of its administrators jailed after a rainbow was painted on it. Enforcers of the country’s strict

21/07/2015

New Zealand

Former AC/DC drummer Phil Rudd back in court

Phil Rudd, the former drummer of rock band AC/DC, has appeared in court (July 20) in New Zealand on suspicion of breaching a house arrest sentence by

20/07/2015