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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

Denmark

Three Iranians sentenced in Denmark for spying for Saudi Arabia

The men had been found guilty of promoting terror in Iran and passing on information for Saudi intelligence services.

02/03/2022

France

Ex-soldier convicted of kidnap and murder of 8-year-old French girl

The killing sent shockwaves across France.

18/02/2022

France

'I didn't kill anyone,' says main defendant in Paris attacks trial

Salah Abdeslam will be questioned for the next two days over the November 13 terror attacks.

09/02/2022

France

Ex-French soldier on trial for murder of 8-year-old Maëlys de Araujo

The 38-year-old man has already admitted to killing Maelys and faces life in prison.

31/01/2022

Netherlands

Nicky Verstappen: Dutch court convicts man of 1998 child killing

The abduction and killing of the 11-year-old boy shocked the Netherlands and had remained unsolved for over 20 years.

28/01/2022

Germany

Six men on trial for stealing jewels worth €113m from Dresden museum

Prosecutors said those accused of stealing the gems, which have never been recovered, belong to an organised crime family known as the "Remmo clan".

28/01/2022

Germany

Trial begins of 22-year-old German woman who joined IS group in Syria

The young woman is charged with complicity in crimes against humanity after being repatriated with her two children.

25/01/2022

Turkey

Trial of philanthropist Osman Kavala resumes in Turkey

Turkey has repeatedly refused to release Kavala despite a ruling by the European Court of Human Rights.

17/01/2022