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Turkey

Iran sanctions-busting trial

Turkish-Iranian gold-trader gives evidence in an Iran sanctions-busting trial in New York

Cambodia

Cambodian court dissolves main opposition party

Prime Minister Hun Sen now looks set to extend more than three decades in power in elections next year

Sport

FIFA OFFICIALS FOUND GUILTY OF CORRUPTION

A court in New York has found two South-American football officials have been found guilty of corruption

Germany

German pharmacist: an ice-cold killer?

A German pharmacist from the city of Bottrop has gone on trial, accused of diluting the medication of 1,000 cancer patients

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Pakistan

Former Pakistan PM attends anti-corruption trial

Pakistan's former prime minister Nawaz Sharif attended an anti-corruption trial on Friday ordered by the country's Supreme Court when it removed him from office earlier this year.

Spain

Spain's state prosecutor asks judge to issue European arrest warrant for ousted Catalan leader, Carles Puigdemont.

Catalonia crisis: The Spanish state prosecutor has requested an European arrest warrant for ousted Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont after he failed to appear at a court

USA

Judge orders man to write 144 'nice things' about his girlfriend

“For every nasty thing you said about her, you’re going to write a nice thing”

USA

Tiger Woods avoids jail, pleads guilty to reckless driving

The golf legend, who was found asleep at the wheel with the engine running, will spend a year on probation.

Turkey

Terror charges: Turkish court orders release of eight activists

A court in Turkey releases eight activists – among them foreign nationals – while they are tried on terror charges.

Turkey

Human rights activists go on trial in Turkey

Eleven human rights activists including the local heads of Amnesty Internationl face 15 years on terrorism charges.

Malaysia

Kim Jong Nam murder suspects wheeled around crime scene

The two women say they thought they were carrying out a prank for a reality show when they approached the North Korean leader's half-brother at Kuala Lumpur's international airport last February.

Portugal

Portuguese judge uses Bible to excuse abusive husband

The appeal court judge suggested an abused women deserved to be punished for adultery

World News

Steven Avery is denied a re-trial

The man at the centre of the popular Netflix series Making a Murderer was denied a re-trial by a Wisconsin judge on Tuesday.

Russia

Jail sentence for Russian opposition leader

A Moscow court has sent Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny to jail for 20 days for calling for an unsanctioned protest

USA

Back from 'nowhere, USA': O.J. Simpson freed after nine years in jail

"Look, I've been in nowhere, USA, for the last nine years doing nothing. Nothing has changed in my life. What do you expect? Nothing's changed," Simpson said when asked what it felt like to be a free man.

Turkey

Trial of Cumhuriyet staff resumes in Turkey

The trial of 20 executives and staff members of Turkish daily Cumhuriyet resumes in Turkey on Monday.

Greece

March marks murder of Greek rapper

Clashes break out after rally to mark four year anniversary of murdered Greek rapper Pavlos Fyssas

Brazil

Lula cries foul over fresh corruption charges

The former Brazilian president says accusations against him are "politically motivated"

Poland

EU gives Poland one month

EU threaten to take Poland to Court of Justice over judicial reforms

Turkey

Turkish journalists to stay in jail

Istanbul court rules 17 members of Turkey's main opposition newspaper must remain behind bars