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Spain

King of Spain's brother-in-law sentenced to six years in jail for fraud

King of Spain's brother-in-law sentenced to six years and three months in jail for fraud. His wife, Princess Cristina, has been absolved of charges.

Austria

Austria sues Airbus and Eurofighter for €1.1bn

Austria files €1.1bn claim against Airbus and Eurofighter

USA

Lance Armstrong faces uphill struggle in US fraud trial

Lance Armstrong to go to trial in US fraud case

World News

Peru asks Trump to arrest former leader Toledo

Peruvian President Pedro Pablo Kuczynski has asked Donald Trump to extradite Alejandro Toledo, who is wanted on bribery charges.

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France

Hero Herrou - the farmer arrested for helping migrants - defiant after verdict

French farmer arrested for helping migrants handed suspended fine

USA

Can Trump win his fight with the judiciary?

Less than a month in office and Donald Trump is already in a showdown with the judiciary that could go right the way to the Supreme Court.

France

Suspended 3,000 euro fine for Frenchman sheltering illegal migrants

Cedric Herrou has been handed a 3,000 euro suspended fine by a court in Nice.

Kenya

Kenyan court blocks government closure of Dadaab refugee camp

A directive to close the camp and forcibly repatriate refugees was issued last year, but the high court said the decision was tantamount to an act of group persecution.

France

France: Catholics lose court case against 'Extramarital' dating website Gleeden

Paris court rules against CNAFC in its case against Gleeden.

USA

Trump attacks on judges 'demoralising': Supreme Court nominee Gorsuch

Donald Trump’s nominee for the US Supreme Court Neil Gorsuch has criticised the president’s Twitter attacks on judges as “demoralising” and “abhorrent”.

USA

Sessions made US Attorney General

In the face of bitter opposition from democrats, The US Senate has voted 52 to 47 in favour of allowing Alabama Senator, Jeff Sessions, to become the next US attorney general.

Israel

Rights groups challenge controversial new Israeli settler law

Rights groups in Israel have petitioned the country’s Supreme Court against a new law which legalises settler homes built on privately owned Palestinian land in the occupied West…

USA

Trump defends travel ban by attacking US courts

The US president ramped up criticism of the courts, as his travel ban is examined by judges in Seattle.

Turkey

Mass sackings in latest Turkish government purge

Thousands of public workers sacked in Turkish government crackdown.

Russia

Russian opposition leader Navalny given suspended sentence

Navalny says he will take part in 2018 presidential elections

USA

Both sides grilled as US appeals court probes Trump travel ban

An American appeals court ended Tuesday’s session saying it would rule as soon as possible on whether President Trump’s travel ban on refugees and nationals of some mostly-Muslim countries should be…

World News

Two dozen held amid riots near Paris over alleged police rape

Anger over the alleged rape by police of a young man in a Paris suburb has erupted into violence for a third successive night.

France

Former French President Sarkozy to 'stand trial' over illegal campaign financing

Nicolas Sarkozy stands accused of fraudulently funding his failed presidential bid in 2012 in the so-called Bygmalion affair.

Germany

Germany: Syrian 'selfie' refugee sues Facebook over fake news

Anas Modamani rose to fame after a selfie with German Chancellor Angela Merkel at a refugee shelter in Berlin.

Luxembourg

Luxembourg sues 'unknown persons' over VW 'Dieselgate' scandal

Luxembourg has launched criminal proceedings against “unknown persons” in response to the Volkswagen diesel emissions scandal.