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Volkswagen reaches deal over emissions scandal for drivers in United States

Volkswagen has reached a deal to compensate drivers in the United States over its emissions scandal. The final details will be announced in June.

Germany

Volkswagen agrees to compensate US owners of rigged diesel vehicles

The settlement would give US consumers the choice: having Volkswagen buy back the rigged cars or repair them.

World

Syria is an example of UN Security Council's failure, says OHCHR chief

Defending human rights “He is the UN High Commisssioner for Human rights. A tremendous responsibility in such troubled times. In the midst of the

Germany

VW nears deal with US authorities over diesel emissions cheating - reports

Volkswagen has reportedly reached a deal with US authorities to buy back up to half a million cars that cheated diesel emissions tests.

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Norway

Killer Anders Breivik's human rights have been breached, court rules

Norwegian killer Anders Behring Breivik has partly won a court case over his prison treatment. He is serving 21 years for murdering 77 people. The

Business Series

Moscow wins Yukos ruling

A Dutch court has annulled an international tribunal's award of $50 billion (44 billion euros) in compensation to shareholders of defunct Russian oil giant Yukos.

Norway

Mass killer Breivik wins court case over 'inhuman' prison conditions

Norwegian mass killer Anders Behring Breivik has partly won a court case against the Norwegian state, in which he claimed his human rights were

Europe News

Google hit with EU anti-trust charge over Android 'dominance'

The European Commission accused Google on Wednesday of unfairly trying to crush rivals to its Android smartphone operating system. Marghete Vestager

World News

EU charges Google with abusing Android dominance

The charge comes after a year-long investigation.

World News

Co-founder of anti-Islam PEGIDA appears in court on charges of inciting hatred

Lutz Bachmann, co-founder of Germany’s anti-Islam PEGIDA movement has appeared in court on charges of inciting hatred against migrants. Prosecutors

Ukraine

Ukraine jails Russian 'servicemen' for terrorist attack in restive east

The most tense dispute between Moscow and West in decades has been stepped up a notch. A court in Kyiv has sentenced two Russians to 14 years each in

Ukraine

Ukraine finds two Russian servicemen guilty of "terrorism"

A Ukrainian court on Monday sentenced two Russian servicemen, captured in Ukrainian territory last May, to 14 years in prison on charges relating to

World News

Johnny Depp and Amber Heard issue deadpan video apology over dogs row

Johnny Depp and Amber Heard have released a video apology to Australians for breaking strict biosecurity laws by bringing their dogs into the country

Brazil

Brazil's impeachment vote sends crowds into a football like frenzy

As Brazil’s congress voted to launch impeachment proceedings against the President Dilma Rousseff, thousands of ‘yes’ supporters exploded into

USA

Cyberspace vs the State: Microsoft sues US govt in privacy row

The US Department of Justice has yet to respond to the filing of the lawsuit

My Europe Series

Locked up in hell - inside Europe's prisons

Inside Europe's crumbling and overcrowded prisons: where suicide is for some the only way out.

My Europe Series

Conditions in some European prisons 'alarming' - human rights group

The head of the Council of Europe's Committee for the Prevention of Torture says some inmates have to share beds.

My Europe Series

Silent screaming - suicides and meds blight French prisons

Suicide rates in French prisons are almost double the European average. The latest data from the Council of Europe, in a report published in December

Belgium

High security in Brussels as terror suspects appear in court

Judges have ordered that the seven men continue to be detained while investigators gather evidence

My Europe Series

Italy leads way on prison reform but system in crisis

Italy is showing the world how to reform prisons, and has passed into law an impressive and widely-praised reform package. But the money to implement it is sorely lacking, and in the meantime most of