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Why Australia has lost its deputy prime minister

"It is a tough game, politics. You take the hits and the sacrifices," Barnaby Joyce told reporters

27/10/2017

Sport

PSG boss questioned over bribery claims by Swiss prosecutors

Paris Saint Germain chairman Nasser Al-Khelaifi was interrogated for hours by Swiss prosectors investigating the sale of World Cup media rights

25/10/2017

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.

24/10/2017

Portugal

Portuguese judge uses Bible to excuse abusive husband

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

23/10/2017

United Arab Emirates

Dubai's ruler overturns conviction of Briton who 'touched man in bar'

Jamie Harron had been sentenced to three months in prison.

23/10/2017

USA

Could allegations of sexual harassment against Trump catch up with him?

Ex-The Apprentice contestant who claims Trump groped her has subpoenaed his campaign for all documents concerning “any woman alleging that Donald J. Trump touched her inappropriately”

16/10/2017

World News

EU Public Prosecutor to fight fraud

12/10/2017

Italy

Courthouse café serves up a whole latte help to reform criminals

04/10/2017

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

03/10/2017

World News

Ryanair threatened with legal action over flight cancellations

The UK's Civil Aviation Authority is taking action against the low-cost carrier for "persistently misleading" customers about their rights following thousands of flight cancellations.

28/09/2017

United Kingdom

Man charged over London tube bomb attack

Ahmed Hassan, 18, has been charged with attempted murder over last week's London tube bomb attack and appeared in court on Friday.

22/09/2017

Belgium

Suspect in Jewish Museum attack 'too ill' to attend trial -lawyer

French national Mehdi Nemmouche, placed in solitary confinement in a Belgian prison cell, is currently "losing sight, losing hearing, and suffers from unbearable headaches," one of his lawyers told reporters in Brussels.

21/09/2017

Poland

Euroviews. View: EU must punish Poland for attack on judicial independence

The European Union should use political and economic tools to bring judicial autonomy to Poland

15/09/2017

Poland

EU gives Poland one month

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

12/09/2017

Guatemala

Guatemala's Morales in face-off with courts

Guatemalans call for president to leave and UN anti-corruption investigator to stay

28/08/2017

USA

"Crown Heights" tells true story of two mens' fight for justice

"Crown Heights" tells true story of the fight for justice by a wrongfully-imprisoned African-American, and his best friend.

23/08/2017

Turkey

Courting controversy: Turkey’s clampdown on defendants’ dress

It comes after a coup suspect appeared in court with 'Hero' written across his t-shirt.

08/08/2017

USA

Trump slams Russia probe as investigator 'calls grand jury'

Reports say Robert Mueller has convened a grand jury which has begun issuing subpoenas, stepping up the inquiry into alleged Russian meddling in the US election.

04/08/2017

USA

Trump 'weighed in' on son's Russia statement - White House

The White House has confirmed the president steered a statement by his son downplaying the intent of a meeting with a Russian lawyer during the 2016 presidential campaign.

02/08/2017

United Kingdom

Euroviews. View: The modest social initiative that has paid back dividends

The innovative UK scheme that uses private investment to reduce the number of young delinquents reoffending has set an example for the world

01/08/2017