Malaysia British woman jailed for 42 months in Malaysia over husband's death Samantha Jones faced a hanging sentence if convicted of murder but was sentenced to 42 months in prison after pleading guilty to a lesser charge. 03/08/2020
USA FBI links suspect in killing of judge's son with second murder Police in the US are probing the links between the suspected killer of a judge's son and a separate killing of a lawyer on the other side of the country. 20/07/2020
View As human rights activists know all too well, you speak the truth at your peril in Turkey ǀ View 03/07/2020
France Former French PM sentenced to prison over 'fake jobs' scandal The scandal involving his wife Penelope demolished his 2017 presidential bid. 29/06/2020
world news Russian journalist Ilya Azar freed early from jail after lone protest Authorities in Moscow have released Russian journalist Ilya Azar early after he was jailed for staging a one-man protest against the detention of another activist. 07/06/2020
View The challenge for the SFO now is showing how different it is after the failed Barclays case ǀ View 06/03/2020
France French ex-presidential favourite François Fillon on trial for fraud The 2017 scandal sank the career of the then favourite for the Elysée and opened the door for Emmanuel Macron to win the French presidency. 24/02/2020
View The “Buyukada 10” are falsely accused on terror charges. Justice in Turkey must prevail ǀ View 14/02/2020
France Gang on trial for impersonating French minister in €50 million scam The alleged impersonators wore a mask of French minister Jean-Yves Le Drian to trick their victims. The scheme saw them extort more than €50 million from wealthy figures. 05/02/2020
Lebanon Ghosn sheds light on Japan's legal system The former Nissan chairman escaped Japan last week. In his first appearance since, he attacked Japan's justice system. 08/01/2020
France Mediator: Landmark trial opens in France over antidiabetic pill Servier Laboratories, the National Agency for the Safety of Medicines (ANSM) and 21 other defendants will face 2,684 plaintiffs. They allege that Mediator, marketed as an antidiabetic drug, has cost the lives of hundreds of patients. 23/09/2019
