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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.

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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

Turkey

Rights group: Turkey newspaper trial a 'mockery of justice'

Prosecutors have charged 17 staff members of Turkey's main opposition newspaper Cumhuriyet with allegedly "sponsoring terror organisations," including the network of U.S.-based cleric Fethullah Gulen, whom the government blames for last year's failed coup.

Ukraine

Russia gives Crimean Tatar leader eight years in jail

Russia gives Crimean Tatar leader eight years jail in, say critics, a travesty of a trial.

Israel

Court rejects appeal of Israeli soldier over manslaughter charges

An Israeli military court has rejected the appeal of a former Israeli soldier against manslaughter charges for killing a wounded and incapacitated Palestinian assailant.

Turkey

17 Turkish journalists go on trial accused of supporting terrorism

Demostrations take place in Istanbul as the trial of 17 employees of Turkish opposition newspaper Cumhuriyet gets underway.

Spain

Salvador Dali exhumed for paternity test

The body of surrealist artist Salvador Dali is being exhumed in Spain. Samples will be taken from his body for a paternity test after a woman claiming to be his daughter won her case in court.

Russia

Man behind blue whale suicide ‘game’ is jailed

World News

Welsh hospital staff fined 77K euros for unpaid parking tickets

Doctors and nurses at Wales' biggest hospital were ordered to collectively pay £68,000 (77,369€) after losing a court battle over outstanding parking tickets on Friday, July 14.