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Kenya

ICC decision to drop second Kenya case 'fails victims'

The International Criminal Court has thrown out election violence charges against Kenya’s Vice-President William Ruto and ended his trial. It also

World News

South Africa: President Zuma denies dishonesty over spending scandal

South Africa’s President Jacob Zuma has denied acting dishonestly in a scandal over public funds spent on renovations at his private home. But he has

Vatican

Vatican probes funding for cardinal's luxury apartment

The Vatican says it is investigating claims that money meant for a children’s hospital was used to refurbish the luxury apartment of a high-ranking

Hungary

Former Hungarian politician Bela Biszku has died

Former Hungarian politician Bela Biszku has died. He was the only high-ranking communist-era official to be tried for his role in a deadly crackdown

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World News

'Only possible verdict,' says Šešelj of war crimes acquittal

Mixed reactions to Voyislav Seselj's acquittal: Croatia announces a lifetime ban on the Serbian Radical Party leader entering the country.

Venezuela

Venezuela's national assembly approves plans for a sweeping political amnesty

President Nicolas Maduro has promised to block the bill

France

Paris: Seven Somali men go on trial over fatal yacht hijacking

Seven Somali men have gone before a court in Paris, accused of hijacking a French yacht in the Arabian Sea four years ago. Owner Christian Colombo

Angola

Angola: Rapper jailed on rebellion charges with other activists

He has been on hunger strike. Now Portuguese Angolan rapper Luaty Beirão has been jailed with 16 other activists for ‘conspiracy to commit a

Turkey

Turkey: journalists' espionage trial to be held behind closed doors

A Turkish court has accepted president Recep Tayyip Erdogan as a complainant in the trial of two prominent Turkish journalists, facing life prison

Netherlands

No-one in Bosnia satisfied with Karadzic sentence

In Srebrenica, scene of an appalling massacre of Bosnian Muslim men and boys by the Serbs during the Yugoslav war, survivors and victims’ family

Netherlands

Radovan Karadzic guilty of genocide for his involvement at Srebrenica

Former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic has been found guilty of 10 of 11 charges by UN judges at the International Criminal Tribunal for the

Netherlands

Karadzic found guilty of Srebrenica genocide

Former Bosnian Serb leader given 40 year prison sentence

Business Series

Uber sues Indian rival Ola alleging fake accounts and false bookings

A ride-hailing battle is underway in Indian where Uber is suing Ola accusing its rival of creating fake accounts and making false bookings to interfere with its business.

Belgium

Salah Abdeslam to push for extradition - lawyer

The 29-year-old could be taken to France for questioning in a month's time

Netherlands

Radovan Karadzic: war crimes trial verdicts

Former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic was due to learn his fate later on Thursday (24 March) when the International Criminal Tribunal for the

Russia

Russia jails Ukrainian pilot Nadiya Savchenko for 22 years

Ukrainian pilot Nadiya Savchenko sentenced to 22 years in jail after Russian court finds her guilty over the killing of two Russian journalists during the separatist conflict in eastern Ukraine.

World News

Tymoshenko calls for pressure on Putin over Ukrainian pilot Savchenko verdict

The Ukrainian pilot Nadiya Savchenko was charged with directing mortar fire which killed two Russian journalists. She denies any wrongdoing.

Europe News

French prosecutor expects Belgium to hand over Abdeslam

A top French prosecutor says he expects Paris terror suspect Salah Abdeslam to be handed over to authorities in France. Speaking with one of his

Republic of the Congo

DR Congo's former VP Jean-Pierre Bemba guilty of war crimes

In what is being described as a historic decision, the International Criminal Court (ICC) has found the Democratic Republic of Congo’s former vice

Belgium

Najim Laachraoui identified as accomplice of Paris attackers

Najim Laachraoui has been identified as an accomplice of the Paris attackers who killed 130 people in a series of shootings and bombings last