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Ivory Coast

Gbagbo: ICC hears details of war crimes charges

Former Ivory Coast president goes on trial in the Hague

Ivory Coast

Ivory Coast: ex-president denies war crimes

Dozens of Laurent Gbagbo's supporters gather outside the court building in The Hague

France

French justice minister resigns over anti-terror plan

Christiane Taubira stepped down on Wednesday, just as parliament prepared to examine a constitutional reform plan she openly criticized.

Malaysia

Malaysia PM cleared over $681 million Saudi gift

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France

Teacher charged with manslaughter after French Alps avalanche deaths

A teacher who was among a group hit by an avalanche in the French Alps on Wednesday (January 13) has been charged with manslaughter. He and some of

Business Series

US regulators reject VW's plans for emissions fix

US regulators have rejected Volkswagen’s plans to fix 2.0 litre cars equipped with equipment which “cheated” emissions tests allowing them to emit 40

World News

Dramatic footage of El Chapo arrest raid

The Mexican government has released dramatic video coverage of the raid by soldiers on a house that led the arrest of the world’s most wanted drug

Mexico

Mexico begins 'EL Chapo' drugs lord extradition process

Mexico has started formal extradition proceedings against the captured drug lord Joaquin Guzmán, known as El Chapo – in the strongest sign it intends

Spain

Spain's Princess Cristina appears in court on tax fraud charges

Spain’s Princess Cristina has appeared in court with her husband in Majorca on charges of tax fraud. The 50-year-old sister of King Felipe VI is the

World News

Spanish princess to appear in court on tax fraud charges

Spain’s Princess Cristina is due in court in Mallorca on Monday in connection with tax fraud charges in a case that has embarrassed the country’s

Mexico

Mexico 'wishes to talk to Penn and del Castillo' over El Chapo meeting

Mexican authorities wish to speak to actors Sean Penn and Kate del Castillo about a meeting they had with notorious drug lord El Chapo while he was

World News

CCTV shows fight between doctor and patient in Russia

Officials say doctor has been charged with manslaughter after patient later died

Sport

Former FIFA vice president Hawit agrees to extradition

Former FIFA vice-president Alfredo Hawit has agreed to be extradited to the United States to face criminal charges. Hawit, from Honduras, was acting

USA

US justice department sues Volkswagen over emissions scandal

The US justice department is suing Volkswagen over the emissions scandal in which the German car manufacturer fitted illegal devices to its cars so

Bangladesh

Killers of Bangladesh blogger are given death penalty

Two former students were sentenced to death in Bangladesh on Thursday for the murder of a secular blogger in 2013. Only one of the pair was present

Sport

FIFA scandal: Swiss bank documents handed over to US Justice department

Bank account documents that were allegedly used for bribes connected with FIFA’s ongoing corruption scandal have been handed over to the US Justice

USA

US: comedian Bill Cosby charged with sexual assault

Comedian Bill Cosby has been charged in the US with drugging and sexually assaulting a women at his home in 2004. He has gone before a district

Indonesia

Court in Indonesia delivers setback in government's fight against forest fires

A court in Indonesia has delivered a setback in the government’s bid to punish companies allegedly responsible for the country’s annual forest fires

USA

Waiting to die: the hundreds condemned to years on death row in California

Hundreds of convicted killers are languishing in limbo on death row in California. No-one has been executed in the state in almost a decade yet

World News

Chicago police officer pleads not guilty to murdering black teen

A white Chicago police officer who gunned down a black teenager last year has pleaded not guilty to murder. Jason Van Dyke faces six counts of first