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Turkey

Turkish prosecutor held by gunmen in Istanbul courthouse

Gunmen have taken a Turkish prosecutor hostage in Istanbul. The far-left Revolutionary People’s Liberation Party-Front (DHKP-C) has published a

Israel

Israel's former prime minister Ehud Olmert faces jail again over fresh fraud claims

The former Israeli prime minister Ehud Olmert has been found guilty of fraud and breach of trust by a court in Jerusalem. He is said to have accepted

Italy

Amanda Knox: 'Joy' as murder conviction overturned

Amanda Knox describes joy as her conviction for the 2007 murder of Leeds University student Meredith Kercher.

Italy

Italy: Knox and Sollecito await court ruling over Meredith Kercher murder

After years of legal twists and turns, Italy’s highest appeals court is set to rule on Friday on whether to uphold the conviction of American Amanda

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Thailand

Thailand: ex-PM Yingluck Shinawatra to stand trial for negligence

Thailand’s ousted ex-prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra is to stand trial over a rice subsidy scheme that cost the government billions of euros. She

Argentina

Argentina: Nisman supporters call for justice on anniversary of his suspicious death

Hundreds of protesters in Buenos Aires called for justice as they marked the two-month anniversary of the death of federal prosecutor, Alberto

France

French comedian Dieudonné guilty of condoning terrorism

French comedian Dieudonné has been given a two-month suspended jail sentence after being found guilty of condoning terrorism by a Paris court. Days

Myanmar

Myanmar jails New Zealand bar manager and associates for insulting religion

New Zealander Phil Blackwood and two colleagues from Myanmar have been jailed for two and a half years with hard labour for insulting religion in the

USA

US millionaire is charged with murder after a live microphone picks up his apparent confession

US millionaire Robert Durst has been charged with murder after being accidently recorded apparently confessing to three killings

Egypt

14 Muslim Brotherhood leaders face death sentence in Egypt

A court in Egypt is seeking the death penalty for the Muslim Brotherhood’s top leader Mohamed Badie and 13 other members. The defendants are charged

France

2 French police officers on trial over electrocution of 2 youths

Two police officers have gone on trial in France over the deaths of two youths that detonated an explosion of violence nearly a decade ago. Officers

United Kingdom

Wikileaks' Julian Assange accepts Swedish prosecutors request

Julian Assange's lawyer says the Wikileaks founder has accepted a request from Swedish prosecutors to be questioned in London over sexual assault charges.

United Kingdom

Swedish prosecutors ask to quiz Assange in London

Swedish prosecutors have asked for approval from Wikileaks founder Julian Assange to quiz him in London. He has been stuck in the Ecuadorian embassy

Germany

Germany reverses headscarf ban for Muslim teachers

Today Germany’s highest court will lift the ban on headscarves for teachers, correcting a 2003 verdict. It follows an appeal made by two female

Germany

German court fines father who 'tried to marry gay son off to Lebanese girl'

Germany

German court fines father who 'tried to marry gay son off to Lebanese girl'

USA

Blurred Lines, but a clear-cut verdict: Marvin Gaye's estate awarded 7.4 million dollars

Robin Thicke and Pharrell Williams lose plagiarism case as LA judge rules parts of 'Blurred Lines' were lifted from Marvin Gaye hit 'Got To Give It Up.'

Indonesia

Richard Branson appeals to Indonesia to revoke death sentence for Bali 9 pair

The families of two Australian drug smugglers have made what could be one of their final visits to the men. Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran were

Italy

Silvio Berlusconi has his acquittal in the Rubygate affair upheld

Former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi has had his acquittal in the so-called “Rubygate affair”, upheld by the country’s highest court. The

France

French ex-minister under formal investigation in funding probe

Former French Minister Claude Gueant has been placed under formal investigation over allegations the ex-Libyan leader Gaddafi helped finance