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Switzerland

Tariq Ramadan acquitted of rape charges in Switzerland

Ramadan, who is the grandson of the founder of Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood, will receive €154,000 in compensation from the State of Geneva.

Culture news

Convicted paedophile Rolf Harris dies

The former entertainer was a mainstay of family programming in the UK and Australia. In 2014, he was jailed for a series of sexual assaults on young girls.

Art

Ed Sheeran v. Marvin Gaye: What are the biggest plagiarism battles?

Ed Sheeran has testified in a Marvin Gaye copyright suit this week. But what are the biggest plagiarism battles in recent music history?

Culture news

Tucker Carlson's controversial moments and a looming presidential bid

Former Fox News anchor Tucker Carlson's most controversial moments... And is a presidential bid on the way?

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Russia

Ilya Yashin loses court appeal against eight-and-a-half year sentence

A critic of Russian President Vladimir Putin and the war in Ukraine is to remain behind bars after losing an appeal against an eight-and-a-half-year sentence handed down in December 2022.

Culture news

Why has the Fox News defamation trial been abruptly delayed?

The Fox News defamation trial has been abruptly delayed. The channel is being sued for knowingly or recklessly broadcasting lies about voting equipment after Trump lost election.

USA

Trump pleads not guilty to 34 felony counts related to hush money

The former US president described the experience as “SURREAL” as he travelled from Trump Tower to a lower Manhattan courtroom.

USA

Severe weather to return to US Midwest after deadly weekend tornadoes

While residents across parts of the US's South and Midwest sift through the wreckage of their homes after deadly tornados, forecasters are warning of more severe weather and fire danger in the days ahead.

Kosovo

Trial of former Kosovo President Hashim Thac gets underway in The Hag

Kosovo’s former president, Hashim Thaci has pleaded not guilty to 10 charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity as his trial got underway Monday in The Hague.

Culture news

She's Gwynnocent! Key takeaways from the Paltrow trial

Oscar winning actress Gwyneth Paltrow was being sued by retired optometrist Terry Sanderon for allegedly injuring him during a skiing trip in 2016. She countersued for a symbolic single dollar and won the case. From the memes and the fashion, here are the key takeaways.

Culture news

Charges dropped against Rick and Morty co-creator Justin Roiland

California prosecutors have dropped domestic violence charges against Justin Roiland, the co-creator of hit Adult Swim animated series “Rick and Morty”

Culture news

Culture Club to pay 'expelled' ex-drummer Jon Moss €2 million

Drummer Jon Moss claims he was fired from Culture Club during the Life Tour in 2018.

Culture news

Gwyneth Paltrow to stand trial for 'hit and run' ski crash

Gwyneth Paltrow is being sued by a man who says the actress crashed into him while skiing, knocking him out and causing a brain injury and four broken ribs.

No Comment

Tokyo court orders retrial of ex-boxer after 57 years on death row

Hakamada was sentenced to death in 1968 for robbing and murdering his boss, the man's wife and their two teenage children. But Amnesty International says his conviction was based on a forced confession.

Culture news

'Dances With Wolves' actor charged in sex abuse case

The actor, 46, is accused of sexually abusing Indigenous girls and women for two decades in multiple states in the US

7 February 2023

Culture news

'Rick and Morty' drops co-creator and voice actor Justin Roiland

Adult Swim has stated that “Rick and Morty will continue” despite dropping its main voice actor and co-creator

25 January 2023

USA

Google sued over allegations of monopolising online advertising

The US Justice Department and eight states are suing Google, alleging that the tech giant's dominance in digital advertising harms competition

25 January 2023

Romania

Social media influencer Tate's detention is extended til 27 Feb

A Romanian court has extended the police detention of social media influencer Andrew Tate and his brother Tristan. The pair will stay in custody until 27 February, as investigations continue over allegations of rape and exploitation.

21 January 2023

World News

Brazil’s Supreme Court agrees to probe Jair Bolsonaro for riot

Brazil’s Supreme Court has agreed to investigate whether former president Jair Bolsonaro incited the far-right mob that ransacked the country’s government buildings last week.

14 January 2023

Culture news

Rick And Morty's Justin Roiland facing domestic assault charges

The voice of the cartoon comedy's titular characters has been charged with “one felony count of domestic battery with corporal injury and one felony count of false imprisonment by menace, violence, fraud and/or deceit.”

13 January 2023