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DSK due back in court: from IMF chief to 'aggravated pimping' suspect

Austria

Chechen accused of fighting with ISIL goes on trial in Austria

The trial has begun in Austria of a Chechen man accused of fighting with ISIL. Identified only as Magomed Z., it is claimed he trained with Islamic

Germany

Germany: nurse admits killing 30 patients

USA

Boston Marathon bombing trial: Jury selection begins

The trial of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, the man accused of the Boston Marathon bombing, begins today, (Monday January 5), starting with jury selection

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Suspected al Qaeda bomb planner dies days before trial in New York

A Libyan man accused of helping plan al Qaeda bombings of US embassies in Africa in the late 1990s has died of liver cancer in New York only days

Myanmar

NZ bar manager faces Myanmar prison for 'insulting religion'

A New Zealand bar manager appeared in court in Myanmar on Friday on charges of insulting religion after posting an online advert showing a

Egypt

Australia seeks return of Al Jazeera journalist Peter Greste jailed in Egypt

Calls grow for the three journalists jailed in Cairo for "spreading lies" to be freed, following the order of a retrial.

Egypt

Retrial of Al Jazeera journalists must lead to freedom, says Amnesty

Egypt’s highest court, the Court of Cassation, has ordered a retrial of three jailed Al Jazeera journalists citing flaws in last year’s trial

Egypt

Egyptian court orders retrial of Al Jazeera journalists

Russia

Putin critic Alexei Navalny given suspended prison sentence

Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny has been given a suspended sentence of three and a half years. His brother Oleg has been jailed for three and a half

Ivory Coast

Simone Gbagbo goes on trial in Ivory Coast

The former first lady of Ivory Coast has gone on trial for her alleged role in post-election violence five years ago. Simone Gbagbo, the wife of ex-

Saudi Arabia

Saudi women drivers referred to terrorism court

Two Saudi women detained for nearly a month in defiance of a ban on females driving have been referred to a court established to try terrorism cases

Spain

Spain's Princess Cristina to be tried on tax fraud charges

Cristina de Borbon, sister of Spain’s King Felipe VI, has been ordered to stand trial on charges of tax fraud, the High Court of the Balearic Islands

Russia

Opposition activist in Russia faces 10-year sentence

Prosecutors in Russia are calling for a 10-year jail term against opposition activist Alexei Navalny, in a fraud case dismissed by his supporters as

Turkey

Turkish court postpones 'attempted coup' trial of 35 football fans

Members of the Carsi supporter group gathered outside an Istanbul court in a show of solidarity on Tuesday ahead of the start of a trial of 35

Turkey

Turkey: Beşiktaş football fans on trial for plotting anti-government coup

Thirty-five Turkish football fans have gone on trial in Istanbul accused of trying to overthrow the government during mass protests last year

France

French mayor sentenced to 4 years jail in Xynthia case

A French court has sentenced a mayor to four years in jail in a trial for manslaughter. The court ruled René Marratier concealed flood risks in

Sport

Prosecutors to appeal Pistorius verdict

State prosecutors in South Africa have won the right to appeal the culpable homicide verdict handed down to Paralympic track star Oscar Pistorius

Spain

Spain: Prosecutors want Princess Cristina cleared of wrongdoing in corruption probe

Spanish prosecutors say the king’s sister Princess Cristina should be cleared of criminal wrongdoing in a corruption probe. But they want her husband

Spain

Spain: prosecutor to seek jail time for King Felipe's brother-in-law

Spanish King Felipe’s brother-in-law Iñaki Urdangarín could be jailed for up to 15 years. Urdangarín is accused with 15 others of embezzling around