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Sweden prosecutes former Iranian official for 1988 mass executions

A former Iranian official will face trial in Sweden over his suspected role in mass executions of political prisoners during the Iran-Iraq war.

Russia

Russia approves testing combination of Sputnik & AstraZeneca vaccines

Russia’s health officials have given a go-ahead to test a combination of the Oxford-AstraZeneca and the Sputnik V vaccines.

USA

Lawyers granted slight delay in opening of R. Kelly trial

R. Kelly will be on trial for sex trafficking charges in New York City from August. The singer denies ever abusing anyone.

France

French court convicts 11 people of sending online hate to teenage girl

Speaking at the trial Mila -- now aged 18 -- testified that she doesn't like "any religion, not just Islam," and that the online hate messages made her feel like she had been "condemned to death".

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France

French woman convicted of killing 'monster' abuser, set free

Valerie Bacot given a symbolic four-year prison sentence for killing her abusive husband

France

France: Woman stands trial for murder of decades-long abuser husband

A mother-of-four is accused of killing her husband after decades of sexual, physical and psychological mistreatment, in a case that has highlighted long-held taboos around domestic abuse.

France

France's ex-leader Sarkozy faces jail term in campaign financing trial

Prosecutors have requested a six-month prison term, as well as a six-month suspended sentence and a fine of €3,750.

France

Ikea France fined €1 million for spying on staff and some customers

The French subsidiary of the home furnishings giant Ikea was found guilty of spying on union representatives, employees and some unhappy customers in the country.

France

Man who slapped Macron will spend at least 4 months behind bars

Damien T., 28, will stand immediate trial on Thursday after he admitted slapping the French president in an incident that shocked the nation.

World News

MH17 plane crash trial enters crucial stage of hearing evidence

A Dutch court is due to start hearing evidence in the trial of three Russians and a Ukrainian over the downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 over war-torn Ukraine in 2014.

Italy

Giulio Regeni: Italy awaits court hearing on student's murder case

Italy is investigating four high-ranking Egyptian security officials in the 2016 kidnapping, torture and killing of an Italian student doing doctoral research in Cairo.

Italy

Italy's poet Dante Alighieri given symbolic re-trial 700 years on

The author of the Divine Comedy left Florence in 1302 never to return.

Germany

German soldier who posed as refugee on trial over planned attack

A German army officer who posed as a Syrian asylum-seeker has gone on trial accused of plotting to kill prominent politicians and blame the attack on refugees.

Russia

Former army green beret sentenced to 15 years for Russian espionage

Peter Dzibinski Debbins had admitted to divulging US military secrets to Russia for 15 years.

France

Airbus and Air France to stand trial over 2009 Atlantic crash

Both the aircraft manufacturer and the airline have stated that they will appeal the decision.

Albania

New bid to put Albania's ex-defence minister on trial over 2008 blast

26 people were killed when a munitions disposal factory exploded near the capital Tirana in 2008.

World

Austrian post service tests in-home delivery for when recipient is out

With in-home delivery systems, if the customer is not home, the recipient gives the post office worker permission to enter the property and leave the package.

Europe Decoded

George Floyd: What was the reaction like to Chauvin's guilty verdict?

Former police officer Derek Chauvin has been found guilty of murdering George Floyd, a killing that sparked protests worldwide over racial injustice.

USA

George Floyd died of a lack of oxygen, says expert trial witness

Medical experts have emphatically denied Derek Chauvin's defence argument that George Floyd died as a result of drugs and underlying health problems.

Turkey

Dozens handed life sentences over failed 2016 coup in Turkey

A total of 497 people have stood trial in Turkey since 2017 over the failed coup attempt.