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Israel

Palestinians slam delay in Israeli court's verdict on murdered teen

Palestinians have denounced an Israeli court’s verdict on the murder of a 16-year-old Palestinian youth who was abducted in East Jerusalem and burned

Vatican

Vatileaks 2 trial opens

Two journalists and three others implicated in the latest Vatican leaks scandal have gone on trial. All defendants face up to eight years in prison

Italy

Mafia Capital trial opens in Rome

Former neo-fascist gangster Massimo Caminati is among those on trial for corruption.

South Africa

South African Supreme Court considering new Pistorius verdict

South Africa’s Supreme Court is considering whether to scale up Paralympic sprinter Oscar Pistorius’ culpable homicide conviction to murder. The

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India

Uber: former driver convicted of rape in New Delhi

A court in India has convicted a former driver with US-based private hire company Uber of raping a woman passenger. Shiv Kumar Yadav was found guilty

Ukraine

Rival trials held in Russia and Ukraine

Rival court cases are being heard in Russia and Ukraine. The countries are currently divided by conflict. Kyiv accuses two men captured in the east

Russia

Russia: controversial trial of Ukrainian pilot Nadiya Savchenko opens

The trial of Ukrainian military pilot Nadiya Savchenko has opened in Russia. She’s accused of murdering two Russian journalists in eastern Ukraine

Sport

Judge overturns Brady's four-game 'deflategate' suspension

A federal judge in New York has overturned Tom Brady’s four-game ban handed down by the NFL for his alleged involvement in the “Deflategate” scandal

USA

US judge rejects bid to drop charges against police officers over Freddie Gray death

A judge in the US has rejected a defence bid to drop charges against six police officers, accused over the death of a black man, and ordered separate

World News

91-year-old charged with smuggling 4.5kg of cocaine into Australia

A 91-year-old Australian man has been charged with smuggling over a million euros worth of cocaine hidden in soap. Dr Victor Twartz said he had been

Russia

Russia begins pre-trial hearings for Ukraine ex-pilot Nadiya Savchenko

A court in southern Russia has begun pre-trial hearings in the case of a Ukrainian former military pilot charged over the deaths of two Russian

Libya

Saif al-Islam Gaddafi: Libya's failed reformer

Saif al Islam Gaddafi was once widely seen as the future of reform in Libya. Muammar Gaddafi’s second son was once regarded as the man who would

Libya

Libya: Rights groups slam death sentence for Gaddafi son

The United Nations human rights office says it is ‘deeply disturbed’ by death sentences handed down by a Libyan court to a son of Colonel Gaddafi and

Libya

Libya: Colonel Gaddafi's son Saif al-Islam sentenced to death

A court in Libya has sentenced Saif al-Islam Gaddafi to death by firing squad in absentia. The second son of former dictator Muammar Gaddafi was on

Croatia

Croatia: Former PM Sanader granted retrial on corruption charges

Croatia’s Constitutional Court has ordered a retrial of former Prime Minister Ivo Sanader after he successfully appealed against a guilty verdict

Romania

Romania: former prison commandant given 20 years for crimes against humanity

The former commandant of one of the harshest prisons of Romania’s communist era has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for crimes against humanity

Thailand

Thailand: murder trial to resume of two Burmese men accused of murdering British holidaymakers

The trial is due to resume in Thailand of two Burmese men accused of killing two British packpackers. The hearing will examine the reliability of

Senegal

Hissene Habre dragged from court; officials suspend war-crimes trial

“This is a farce” shouted the former President of Chad as he was dragged from a court in Senegal, where he is being tried on counts of war crimes

Senegal

Chad's victims of Hissene Habre 'will inspire others' demanding justice

In the Chadian capital Ndjamena, the work of the Association of Victims of the Crimes of Hissene Habre has finally born fruit — 25 years after

Senegal

Trial of Chad's former leader Hissene Habre begins in Senegal

The trial of the former president of Chad has begun in Senegal. Hissene Habre appears on charges of crimes against humanity after being brought to