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France

Families angered by court decision in 2005 teen riot deaths

A French court has cleared two police officers accused of contributing to the deaths of two teenagers in a Paris suburb almost ten years ago, a case which sparked major riots.

Egypt

Egypt: international condemnation over Muslim Brotherhood death sentences

The international community expresses concerns over an Egyptian court's decision to seek the death penalty for ex-president Mohammed Mursi and 106 others.

Burundi

18 Burundi officials charged over coup attempt

Eighteen security officials from Burundi have appeared before the country’s High Court .. in connection with an attempt to overthrow the president

Egypt

Egypt: Ousted President Mohamed Mursi sentenced to death

Egypt’s ousted President Mohamed Mursi has been told he faces execution, along with more than 100 supporters of his now banned Muslim Brotherhood

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Egypt

Egypt: Court seeks death sentence for ex-president Mursi and 105 others

An Egyptian court seeks the death penalty for ex-president Mohammed Mursi and 105 other members of the banned Muslim Brotherhood.

USA

Victims welcome death sentence for Boston marathon bomber

A jury has sentenced Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev to death by lethal injection. It rejected the other option of life in prison. Three

Spain

Spain high court suspends football strike

Football fans can breathe a sigh of relief, after Spain’s high court ruled a player’s strike over TV rights unlawful. The ruling reversed the

Turkey

Turkish graft prosecuters dismissed

Four Turkish prosecutors and one judge, who had been involved in the country’s biggest-ever corruption investigation have themselves been dismissed

France

Setback for Sarkozy presidential bid after phonetaps ruled legal

The former French President Nicolas Sarkozy has suffered a potential setback to his mission to seek election again in 2017. His team are to appeal

Greece

Golden Dawn trial adjourned a second time

Organisational concerns were cited as the reason for the suspension of proceedings until the 12th of May, but the defendants also refused to appear before judges at the Athens prison once again.

Afghanistan

Four sentenced to death in Afghanistan for Koran burning killing

A judge in Afghanistan has sentenced four men to death following a lethal attack on a woman in Kabul. The men were part of a mob which killed

USA

Boxer Manny Pacquiao is sued over alleged shoulder injury

Boxer Manny Pacquiao is being sued in the US. Two spectators claim his alleged failure to disclose a pre-bout shoulder injury before the “Fight of

USA

Two more women accuse US comedian Bill Cosby of sexual assualt

Two more women have alleged that US comedian Bill Cosby sexually assaulted them. Actress Lili Bernard and writer Sammie Mays made the allegations at

USA

Six Baltimore officers charged in Freddie Gray police killing

Six Baltimore police officers have been arrested in connection with the death of a black man who suffered a fatal neck injury while riding in a

Austria

Austria: Court refuses to extradite Ukrainian billionaire Firtash to US

An Austrian court has refused to extradite Ukrainian businessman Dmytro Firtash to the US on corruption charges. A judge in Vienna said American

Pakistan

Malala Yousafzai's attackers jailed for 25 years

A court in Pakistan has sentenced 10 men to 25 years in jail for their involvement in the 2012 shooting of education activist Malala Yousafzai, who

USA

Calm in Baltimore, but violence erupts elsewhere in the US

A second night of curfew sees calm restored to Baltimore, but violence breaks out in other US cities.

Austria

Vienna court to rule on Ukrainian oligarch's extradition

The future of Dmytro Firtash, one of Ukraine’s most prominent billionaires will be decided today in Austria. A Vienna regional criminal court is to

Ukraine

Rebels in eastern Ukraine carry out summary justice amid vacuum

Amid the unrest in eastern Ukraine, rebel fighters are carrying out their own form of summary justice. One rebel fighter was tied to a road sign in

USA

US Supreme Court to consider whether gay marriage is a constitutional right

Demonstrators from both sides of the argument gathered outside the US Supreme Court as it prepared to hear whether same-sex marriage should be a