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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

Germany

Ex-colonel given life jail term over torture and murder in Syria

Anwar Raslan was found guilty of crimes against humanity for his role in murder and torture committed by Bachar al-Assad's government.

13/01/2022

Myanmar

Aung San Suu Kyi: Ousted leader 'sentenced to four more years in jail'

A legal official speaking anonymously said the court found Suu Kyi guilty of illegally importing and possessing walkie-talkies and violating coronavirus restrictions.

10/01/2022

USA

Maxwell accuser says jury 'sent a strong message' on sexual abuse

The British socialite was found guilty on Wednesday of luring teenage girls to be sexually abused by the American millionaire Jeffrey Epstein.

30/12/2021

Denmark

Denmark's ex-immigration minister convicted over asylum seeker policy

The rare impeachment case related to a 2016 order to separate asylum-seeking couples when one of the partners was a child.

13/12/2021

USA

Prosecution rests in sex-abuse trial of Ghislaine Maxwell

Prosecutors completed presenting their case against Ghislaine Maxwell after a key accuser testified that Maxwell and Jeffrey Epstein forced themselves on her.

11/12/2021

USA

Maxwell trial: British teenager 'was groomed' by Jeffrey Epstein lover

The witness was the second woman to take the witness stand against Maxwell in federal court in Manhattan.

07/12/2021

USA

Jeffrey Epstein: Trial of former lover Ghislaine Maxwell begins

The trial, taking place in the Thurgood Marshall US courthouse in lower Manhattan, is expected to continue into mid-January.

29/11/2021

United Kingdom

'Life-changing': Revolutionary new HIV drug approved for use in the UK

Charities have welcomed the move as it offers an alternative to taking a daily cocktail of drugs.

19/11/2021

Italy

Two tourists on trial in Italy over fatal Lake Garda boat crash

The collision on June 19 killed left two people dead.

10/11/2021