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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

World News

France: former IMF chief Strauss-Kahn cleared of pimping charges

Former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn has been cleared of pimping charges in France. The trial hinged on sex parties that took place in the midst

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

USA

US jailbreak: record-breaking manhunt crosses into Vermont

In the fifth day of a record-breaking manhunt for two convicted killers, US police extend the search eastwards into Vermont.

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Romania

The Prime Minister of Romania has survived an attempt to bring a criminal prosecution against him.

Romania's parliament has voted overwhelmingly to block an inquiry into Prime Minister Victor Ponta. Deputies voted 231 to 120 to preserve his immunity.

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

USA

US prisoner's release ordered after 40 years in solitary confinement

Romania

No-confidence vote prolongs Romania's week-long political crisis

Romania's Prime Minister predicts his government will survive a no-confidence vote

South Africa

Oscar Pistorius to be released after 10 months in prison

South African athlete Oscar Pistorius is set to be released from prison on parole in August after serving 10 months for culpable homicide in the

Pakistan

Malala Yousafzai suspects acquitted not convicted as first reported

It has emerged that eight out of ten men reportedly jailed over the shooting of Pakistani schoolgirl Malala Yousafzai were actually acquitted. In

Iraq

Tariq Aziz, Iraq's former deputy PM in Hussein regime, dies

Tariq Aziz, former deputy prime minister and foreign minister of Iraq during the Saddam Hussein regime, has died at the age of 79. It is being

France

France can take man off life support following court decision

The European Court of Human Rights has upheld a decision by France's highest legal body to allow doctors take a man, in a coma since 2008, off life support.

Egypt

Egypt: Mubarak to face second retrial over killing of protesters during 2011 uprising

Former Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak is to face a second and final retrial over the killing of protesters during the 2011 uprising which forced

Egypt

Egypt: Mursi death sentence ruling postponed

An Egyptian court has delayed issuing a final ruling over a death sentence recommendation for former Islamist president Mohamed Mursi. He and other

Egypt

Egypt's top court to decide on death sentence for former president Mohamed Mursi

Egypt's top court will make its final ruling on Tuesday over whether it should sentence the country's former president, Mohamed Mursi, to death over his role in a mass jail break in 2011.

USA

Court win for Muslim woman denied job for wearing head scarf

The US Supreme Court has ruled in favour of a Muslim woman who was denied a job because she was wearing a head scarf for religious reasons. Samantha

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

World

Iran begins trial of US journalist held for ten months

The trial of Jason Rezaian has begun — the Washington Post correspondent who has been detained in Iran for almost 10 months. The accusation against

Austria

14-year-old Austrian jailed over Vienna train station bomb plot

A teenage boy from Austria has pleaded guilty to planning to bomb a Vienna train station. The 14-year-old downloaded bomb making instructions onto

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