Switzerland Ex-FIFA officials Blatter and Platini go on trial for corruption Blatter served as FIFA President from 1998 to 2015, with Platini widely seen as his protege. 08/06/2022
Netherlands Trial resumes into murder of Dutch crime reporter Peter R de Vries The alleged gunman and getaway driver both face a maximum life sentence if convicted. 07/06/2022
Iraq British man given 15-year jail term in Iraq for smuggling artefacts A judge in Baghdad found retired geologist Jim Fitton, 66, guilty of criminal intent to smuggle artefacts older than 200 years old out of the country. 06/06/2022
Culture news Depp wins libel case against Amber Heard, Heard wins counterclaim The seven-person civil jury had to come to a unanimous decision to reach each verdict. They deliberated for about 12 hours over three days. 01/06/2022
Ireland Irish ex-soldier Lisa Smith found guilty of Islamic State membership Defence lawyers argued that Smith, 40, wasn't a member of Islamic State, and only went to Syria to become a wife and mother. 30/05/2022
Culture news Depp v Heard ‘deeply troubling’ for domestic abuse victims Mockery of the trial on social media could be deeply damaging of the way we talk about domestic violence. 20/05/2022
Ukraine Prosecutor asks for life sentence for Russian war crimes soldier Sergeant Vadim Shishimarin, 21, has pleaded guilty to shooting dead 62-year-old civilian Oleksandr Shelipov, and asked for 'forgiveness' from his widow in court. 19/05/2022
Norway Man charged over Norway bow-and-arrow attack pleads guilty to murder Five people were killed in the attack in Kongsberg in October. 18/05/2022
Italy Family members to stand trial over Pakistani woman's disappearance 18-year-old Saman Abbas disappeared last year in Italy after telling her boyfriend that her family were going to kill her. 17/05/2022
France 'Evil did not win': Eagles of Death Metal recount Paris attacks The band had been performing at the Bataclan concert hall when the attacks occurred. 17/05/2022
Romania Court jails eight people over deadly Romania nightclub fire in 2015 They were given final jail sentences totalling 61 years. 12/05/2022
France Paris trial underway into 2009 plane crash off coast of Comoros Just one person survived the crash, a 12-year-old girl. 09/05/2022
Culture news What accusations has Amber Heard actually made against Johnny Depp? In the long drawn out defamation case, Depp's prosecution has finally finished making its case and Heard has now been able to give her side of events. 06/05/2022
Greece Two men jailed for killing of prominent Greek LGBT+ activist Four police officers have been acquitted of the offence, prompting anger from human rights groups. 03/05/2022
Sweden Disgraced Italian surgeon on trial in Sweden over windpipe transplants Seven of the eight patients treated by the former scientist have since died. 27/04/2022
Culture news Johnny Depp libel trial: ex-wife had "a need for violence" court told Hollywood star gave rambling answers, and described a dysfunctional marriage full of arguments and physical fights. 20/04/2022
Europe News Switzerland trials legal cannabis sales for recreational use Swiss authorities have greenlit a pilot project, where a selection of people in Basel will be allowed to buy cannabis from pharmacies for recreational use. 20/04/2022
Belgium Belgian trial begins against alleged accomplices of 2015 Paris attacks The suspects are accused of providing shelter, money or transport to the terrorist cell behind the attacks which left 130 people dead. 19/04/2022
France Main defendant in 2015 Paris attacks trial apologises to victims Salah Abdeslam is believed to be the last surviving member of the terrorist cell that carried out the attacks. 15/04/2022
Switzerland Sepp Blatter and Michel Platini to go on trial on corruption charges The case centres on a payment of 2 million Swiss francs to Platini that Blatter had authorised before his re-election campaign. 12/04/2022
Culture news Jury selection begins in Johnny Depp vs Amber Heard libel trial The 'Pirates of the Caribbean' star filed the suit against his ex-wife, actress Amber Heard, and accuses her of falsely portraying him as a domestic abuser. 12/04/2022
Poland Polish activist on trial for providing abortion pills in Europe first Amnesty International has called for the charges against Justyna Wydrzyńska to be dropped. 08/04/2022
Italy Ex-Autostrade CEO and 58 others face trial over Genoa bridge collapse The Italian transport company has also paid €30 million in a settlement to close the case. 07/04/2022
Turkey Turkish court transfers Khashoggi murder case to Saudi Arabia Khashoggi, a Washington Post columnist, was killed on 2 October 2018 at the Saudi consulate in Istanbul. 07/04/2022
Turkey Prosecutor asks Turkish court to halt Jamal Khashoggi murder trial The Saudi dissident is believed to have been killed inside the Saudi consulate in Istanbul in 2018. 31/03/2022
Spain Former king Juan Carlos I could face trial for harassing former lover The former monarch did not hold royal immunity from prosecution, judges said. 24/03/2022
