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Legal marijuana reaches US state of Maryland

In the US state of Maryland the first marijuana joints were legally lit up on Thursday. In a referendum 69.4 percent of voters opted to legalise the

Argentina

Argentine judge dismisses allegations against president

An Argentinian judge has dismissed allegations that President Cristina Fernandez was involved in trying to cover up Iran’s alleged involvement in

USA

Bin Laden aide guilty of conspiracy in embassy bombings

A former senior aide of Osama bin Laden has been found guilty of plotting the US embassy bombings by al-Qaeda that killed 224 people in 1998. Khalid

USA

ISIL arrests: Three men charged in New York

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Greece

Greek former finance minister on trial for breach of trust

The trial of a Greek former finance minister has started in Athens. Giorgos Papakonstantinou is accused of tampering with a list of around 2000

Poland

Filmmaker Roman Polanski testifies in child sex extradition case

Filmmaker Roman Polanski has testified at a hearing in Poland about a US extradition request over a child sex crime conviction. The court said it

USA

'American Sniper' killer sentenced to life without parole

In the US, Eddie Ray Routh has been sentenced to life in jail for the murder of ‘American Sniper’ Chris Kyle. The 27-year-old fatally shot the former

USA

PLO ordered to pay for US victims of Jerusalem attacks

A US court has ordered the Palestine Liberation Organisation and the Palestinian Authority to pay out more than 200 million dollars for their role in

France

Verdict in Dominique Strauss-Kahn pimping trial due in June

His trial has finished but ex-IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn must wait until June 12, 2015, to find out whether he will be convicted of ‘aggravated

Thailand

Former Thai PM faces ten years in prison over negligence charges

Thailand’s deposed prime minister, Yingluck Shinawatra, faces a possible ten years in prison if she is found guilty of fraud charges brought by the

Indonesia

Australia appeals for mercy for death row inmates Chan and Sukumaran

Australia is challenging Indonesia’s rejection of a clemency appeal in the cases of two Australian nationals. Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran along

USA

Former Guantanamo Bay prisoner conviction overturned by US court

A US military appeal court has overturned the conviction of Australian David Hicks. He was among the first people to be imprisoned in Guantanamo Bay

France

French prosecutor asks for DSK acquittal in pimping trial

The prosecutor in the aggravated pimping trial of former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn has called for his acquittal. Strauss-Kahn and 13 other

Egypt

Egypt: Al Jazeera journalists released on bail

Released on bail, but the case against Al Jazeera journalists Mohamed Fahmy and Baher Mohamed will continue on February 23.

Italy

Costa Concordia cruiser captain's punishment criticised

The morning after Costa Concordia captain Francesco Schettino was sentenced to 16 years in prison, some Italians have reacted saying this is fair

South Korea

Nutcase closed as Korean Air vice-president jailed for roasting steward over the way he served up his nuts

A South Korean court has sentenced the daughter of the chairman of Korean Air to a one year jail term for breaking aviation law. The nuts and the

Italy

Costa Concordia captain sentenced to 16 years for deadly shipwreck

Belgium

Belgian jihadist 'mastermind' jailed for 12 years

A Belgian court has jailed the leader of an Islamist group for 12 years. Fouad Belkacem led Sharia4Belgium, which was branded as a “terrorist group”

France

DSK tells court sex drive "probably higher than average"

The disgraced former IMF chief, Dominique Strauss-Kahn, has given testimony for the second time during his trial in France for aggravated pimping

France

2m euros damages for babies switched at birth in France

Two French families whose daughters were accidentally swapped at birth have won nearly 2 million euros in damages. The switch happened at a clinic in