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Verdict expected in Catania shipwreck trial

The Sicilian court is expected to deliver its verdict on captain Ali Malek on Tuesday. Just 28 of the 800 migrants survived when the fishing boat sunk in April 2015.

Europe News

The Brief from Brussels: Yazidi IS survivors to pick up EU rights prize

This is the Brief from Brussels, a daily roundup of the top stories from Europe’s de facto political capital.

Europe News

LuxLeaks tax whistleblowers appear in court to appeal convictions

Dozens of campaigners are in Luxembourg to call for the protection of whistleblowers.

Netherlands

Wilders to appeal discrimination conviction

Judges have found the Dutch lawmaker guilty of discrimination against Moroccans. However, the ruling carries no punishment.

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France

French ex-budget minister Cahuzac is jailed for tax fraud

Former French budget minister Jerome Cahuzac, who led a government crackdown on tax dodgers, was sentenced to three years in jail in Paris on Thursday – for hiding an offshore bank account of his…

Economy

EU penalises banks for fixing Euribor interest rates

JPMorgan Chase, Credit Agricole and HSBC have been fined a total of 485 million euros for their alleged role in a cartel to fix the price of Euribor interest…

Germany

German court rules energy firms can be compensated for nuclear phase-out

The court in Karlsruhe says utilities should not foot the bill alone for the government's decision to phase out nuclear power.

Poland

Film director Roman Polanski 'cannot be extradited to US'

Filmmaker Roman Polanski cannot be extradited to the US over a 1977 child sex conviction, Poland’s supreme court has ruled.

USA

Police shooting case in South Carolina ends in a mistrial

The case of a South Carolina police officer accused of shooting dead an unarmed black man has ended in a mistrial.

World News

Court of Arbitration for Sport upholds Sepp Blatter's 6-year ban from football-related activity for corruption

World News

Australia: protesters call for an end to offshore detention of asylum seekers

Protesters have rallied outside the Australian parliament for a second consecutive day.

France

'Air France shirt rippers' given suspended prison terms

Three men have been given three-to-four-month suspended sentences after a court in Paris found them guilty of organised violence against airline executives.

USA

Wisconsin to recount presidential vote after Green Party petition

The US state says it will act after receiving Jill Stein's petition, but it's thought unlikely to affect Donald Trump's overall win.

Russia

Ukraine: exiled ex-President Yanukovych's testimony cut short in Maidan murder trial

Ousted Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych has appeared in court via video link to give evidence in the trial of five ex-riot policemen accused of shooting dead protesters in…

Sport

Eto'o could face 10-year prison sentence

Spanish prosecutors are seeking a prison term of more than 10 years for former Chelsea striker Samuel Eto’o for alleged tax crimes committed when he played for…

Netherlands

Geert Wilders blasts 'political trial' over rally call for fewer Moroccans

The leader of the Dutch Freedom Party (PVV) has denied being racist at his incitement trial in Amsterdam.

United Kingdom

UK: right-wing extremist Thomas Mair given life term for MP Jo Cox's murder

White supremacist Thomas Mair is given life in jail for murdering British MP and mother of two, Jo Cox.

United Kingdom

Nazi sympathiser Thomas Mair guilty of murdering British MP Jo Cox

Thomas Mair, a white supremacist, has been found guilty of killing British MP and mother of two Jo Cox.

Italy

Mysterious case of mistaken identity? 'Prolific people smuggler' on trial in Italy could be wrong man

The trial in Italy of an alleged prolific people smuggler has been suspended until November 28 amid allegations of a glaring case of mistaken identity.

USA

Trump pays $25 million to settle Trump University lawsuits

He had vowed never to settle, staunchly defending his Trump University project.