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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

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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

South Africa

South Africa police slammed over Marikana miners' deaths

A report into the 2012 massacre of dozens of South African miners has called for a criminal investigation into the police officers who carried out

USA

Boston Bomber apologises to the victims as he is formally sentenced to death

Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev has been officially sentenced to death by a judge after a federal jury voted last month to impose capital

Egypt

Egypt's Mursi sentenced to life in prison for conspiring with foreign groups

An Egyptian court sentenced former Islamist President Mohamed Mursi to 25 years in prison on Tuesday in a case related to conspiring with foreign

Vatican

Former papal envoy faces Vatican court on charges of child sex abuse

The Vatican is to put on trial its former ambassador to the Dominican Republic on child sex abuse and child pornography charges. The former papal

South Africa

Sudan's Omar al-Bashir: wanted, but not detained

He is wanted by the ICC on charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity and was blocked by a court from leaving South Africa. But Sudan's president has departed, officials say, and is heading bac

France

Former IMF boss Strauss-Kahn cleared of sex crimes

Former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn has been acquitted of charges that he instigated sex parties with prostitutes. The French court verdict

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Egypt: Football riot death sentences upheld by court

Egypt

Eleven men sentenced to death after fatal Egyptian football violence

An Egyptian court has sentenced 11 men to death for their part in the worst football violence the country has seen. Seventy-four fans were killed at

Angola

Angola: Suspended sentence for 'Blood Diamonds' writer and anti-corruption activist

Judges in Angola have overruled an out-of-court settlement and handed anti-corruption activist Rafael Marques de Morais a six-month suspended

France

Sarkozy ex-ally cleared of swindling L'Oreal heiress

A French court has cleared a former ally of Nicolas Sarkozy on charges of swindling millions of euros from France’s richest woman, L’Oreal heiress

Iran

Spy trial of Washington Post journalist Jason Rezaian opens in Tehran

The trial of the Washington Post’s Tehran correspondent, Jason Rezaian, accused of espionage by the Iranian government opens today. The process will