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Credit Agricole to pay $787m over sanctions-busting - US authorities

US authorities say a subsidiary of Credit Agricole has agreed to pay a multi-million dollar fine over allegations that it violated sanctions against

South Africa

Oscar Pistorius leaves prison in Pretoria

South African paralympian Oscar Pistorius has been released from prison in Pretoria. Pistorius will serve the remainder of his sentence under

Italy

De Luca: I stand by my TAV comments

An italian writer has been cleared of a charge of inciting sabotage by encouraging protests against the planned high-speed train linking Lyon and

Turkey

Ankara bombing 'AK Party game' says suspect

Three suspects of last week’s Ankara bombings have appeared in court. The official line from Turkey’s ruling AK party is that ISIL was likely behind

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France

DSK: at centre of fraud inquiry in France

Dominique Strauss-Kahn is at the centre of a fraud investigation, according to French media. Lawyers for the former IMF boss say he had no

Spain

Catalan leader Artur Mas in court over independence referendum

Thousands of people have turned out in Barcelona to show their support for acting Catalan president Artur Mas. He has gone before a court in the city

Economy

Apple faces patent damages payout after losing Wisconsin case

An American jury has found that Apple used technology owned by the University of Wisconsin without permission. It could potentially lead to a damages

USA

No charges for US dentist who killed Cecil the African lion

Walter Palmer from the US who killed an African lion will not be charged. Officials in Zimbabwe said the dentist had obtained legal authority before

Business Series

China launches probe into Volkswagen

China has launched an investigation into Volkswagen, saying it’s highly concerned about the diesel emissions scandal. VW says it’s recalling nearly

USA

S. Carolina city to pay $6.5 million over police shooting of Walter Scott

US media reports officials in North Charleston have reached a $6.5 million settlement with the family of Walter Scott, an unarmed black man who was

Sport

Lionel Messi to stand trial for tax evasion

Barcelona’s Lionel Messi and his father Jorge are to stand trial in Spain on three counts of tax fraud. Lionel Messi to stand trial for tax evasion

Brazil

Brazil: Federal Court says Rousseff government cooked the books

Brazil’s beleaguered President has been dealt another major blow. The country’s federal court has rejected Dilma Rousseff’s government’s latest

Spain

Why has a former head of the IMF had his passport confiscated?

Former Spanish Economy Minister Rodrigo Rato has had his passport confiscated by a court in Spain. Mr Rato is under investigation for money

Spain

Spain: King's sister to appear in court on tax fraud charges

The sister of the Spanish king is to appear in court in January on tax fraud charges. The investigation into Cristina de Borbon is part of a wider

Spain

Ex-IMF chief's passport revoked as fraud charges investigated

Former International Monetary Fund chief Rodrigo Rato has had his passport revoked. It was withdrawn as part of an ongoing investigation into claims

World News

EU top court rules in favour of privacy activist

The EU’s highest court has ruled in favour of an Austrian law student who claims that a trans-Atlantic data protection agreement doesn’t protect

USA

California legalises assisted suicide

Physician-assisted suicide will become legal in California under a bill signed into law on Monday by Democrat Governor Jerry Brown. The law allows

USA

BP finally agrees record breaking Deepwater Horizon settlement

US Attorney General Loretta Lynch has announced BP is to pay over $20 billion arising from the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of

Business Planet

SOLVIT: the go-to service when public authorities don't play by the rules

SOLVIT is a European problem-solving tool that can help entrepreneurs and citizens assert their rights in problem situations arising from incorrect

France

France asks court to seek Assad crimes against humanity trial

French prosecutors will be hoping pictures do not lie as they open their case for crimes against humanity allegedly committed by Syrian President