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Carlos the Jackal, the bin Laden of his day

Always defiant despite his many years in prison, Ilich Ramirez Sanchez, or "Carlos the Jackal" as the world knows him, is now 67.

France

Carlos the Jackal given life sentence for deadly 1974 Paris attack

Venezuelan-born Ilich Ramirez Sanchez, once one of the world's most wanted criminals, has been convicted of first degree murder over 1974 Paris attack.

Russia

UPDATE Russian opposition figure Navalny fined over 'illegal protest'

It comes a day after he was arrested at major opposition demonstration in Moscow.

Korea

South Korea prosecutors seek arrest warrant for ousted President Park

If a court decides there is enough evidence for the warrant, the 65-year-old could spend up to 20 days in a cell, while being investigated on criminal charges including bribery and corruption.

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Egypt

Ousted Egyptian leader Hosni Mubarak freed after six-year detention

Overthrown Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak has been freed after six years in detention under heavy guard, his lawyer has said.

Israel

19-year-old Israeli-US citizen arrested over hoax bomb threats

A 19-year-old man has appeared in court in Israel accused of making dozens of hoax bomb threats against Jewish community centres in the US, Australia and New…

USA

Passengers restricted by Trump's travel order allowed to board flights to US

Passengers from the six Muslim-majority countries on President Trump’s revised travel order have been allowed to board flights to the United States.

Germany

German court jails far-right extremists for planned refugee attacks

A court in Munich jailed four far-right extremists on Wednesday for forming a terror group with racist and anti-Semitic aims and planning to attack refugees.

Brazil

Brazil widens political corruption probe

Brazil’s top prosecutor has dramatically expanded a corruption probe into the country’s political establishment.

France

French elections: François Fillon under formal investigation

French presidential candidate François Fillon is placed under formal investigation on suspicion of embezzling state funds.

Russia

Russian video blogger on trial for playing Pokemon in church

A Russian video blogger has gone on trial accused of inciting religious hatred for playing “Pokemon Go” in a church.

Spain

Catalonia's ex-leader Artur Mas banned from office over referendum

Catalonia’s former leader has been barred from public office for two years for staging an informal referendum on independence from Spain.

France

Carlos the Jackal on trial in Paris

Carlos the Jackal, formerly one of the world's most wanted terror suspects, is on trial on fresh charges in Paris.

Russia

Sochi shopkeeper pardoned over "military texts"

A shopkeeper from Sochi who was convicted of treason last year has been pardoned and and freed from a Moscow prison.

USA

'I was fired', prominent US prosecutor in standoff with Trump

Bharara had been one of 46 holdover Obama appointees who were told by the acting deputy attorney general on Friday to tender their resignations.

USA

Volkswagen pleads guilty in US over diesel emissions scandal

Volkswagen has pleaded guilty in the US to criminal conduct over its diesel emissions scandal, as part of a $4.

France

Remains of missing French family found

Body parts have been found in the hunt for a missing French family, at the farm of a relative who has admitted their murder.

Germany

'Media reports' informed Angela Merkel about Dieselgate

German Chancellor Angela Merkel only found out about the Volkswagen emissions scandal through media reports, she has told a parliamentary committee of inquiry.

Ukraine

Ukraine jails its head of tax and customs

Ukraine's anti-corruption prosecutor says investigators suspect 38-year-old Roman Nasirov helped exiled lawmaker Oleksandr Onishchenko deprive the state of the money in tax revenue linked to a gas dea

Germany

Germany: Facebook fake post trial

A German court has rejected a temporary injunction against facebook in a case brought by Syrian refugee Anas Modamani, who took a selfie with Angela Merkel in 2015. The site failed to remove fake post