US charges ex-KPMG auditor with insider trading
The US Justice Department on Thursday charged a former KPMG senior partner with insider trading with a friend who allegedly made more than $1 million in illegal proceeds.
View ArticleMubarak set for low key retrial in Egypt
The retrial of Egypt's former president Hosni Mubarak begins on Saturday in Cairo, with the fate of the ousted strongman largely eclipsed by the deadly turmoil and economic woes gripping the country.
View ArticleLawsuits can proceed against theater owner in Colorado massacre
A federal judge refused on Wednesday to dismiss wrongful death and personal injury claims brought against a movie theater chain on behalf of victims of last summer's mass shooting at a suburban Denver...
View ArticleRussia resumes trial of Putin critic Navalny
Alexei Navalny, the crowd-rousing Russian protest leader, goes back on trial on Wednesday on embezzlement charges that he claims were ordered by President Vladimir Putin to foil a dangerous political...
View ArticleMichael Jackson wrongful death trial set to get underway Monday
The civil trial over the death of Michael Jackson is set to get formally underway next week after jury selection was completed on Tuesday in the $40 billion case that pits the pop star's mother against...
View ArticleJackson lawyers to launch case against tour promoter
Lawyers for Michael Jackson's mother will launch their case Monday for massive compensation from the promoter of his last, doomed tour, at the trial over the King of Pop's 2009 death.
View ArticleLandmark neo-Nazi murder trial to open in Germany
Germany's most high-profile neo-Nazi trial begins Monday after 10 mostly racially motivated murders by a long-hidden far-right gang which Chancellor Angela Merkel has called a "disgrace" for the country.
View ArticleEmotions running high at neo-Nazi trial
There was tight security around the courthouse as the NSU trial began in Munich on Monday. The case was later adjourned for one week after defense lawyers questioned the impartiality of the judges.
View ArticleFrench police arrest six suspected Basque ETA members
The French Interior Ministry has announced the arrest of six suspected members of the Basque separatist group ETA. Police moved simultaneously in three locations to make the arrests.
View ArticleGerman court investigates raid on Congolese village
German authorities are examining a case in which a German manager who worked with a timber company in the DRC is accused of allowing local security forces to carry out a brutal raid against Congolese...
View ArticleCarlos the Jackal: Ex-enigma now mired in court
Carlos the Jackal, the flamboyant terrorist and self-proclaimed revolutionary who was once one of the Cold War's most wanted men, is appealing his life sentence for orchestrating bombings in France...
View ArticleGeorgian ex-PM detained on abuse of office charge
Two allies of Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili a former prime minister and a provincial governor were charged on Tuesday with embezzlement and abuse of office in another sign of an ongoing...
View ArticlePetrol bombs thrown in central Milan watch robbery
Six people armed with clubs robbed a luxury watch shop in central Milan on Tuesday, throwing petrol bombs in the street as they made off with their loot, Italian police said.
View ArticleSpain backs sending defensive arms to Syria rebels
Spain says it favors a partial lifting of sanctions against Syria that would allow the delivery of "defense material" that could include arms to help protect the population.
View ArticleReport shows neo-Nazi NSU on terror radar prior to murders
A German TV documentary has obtained investigators' correspondence suggesting that Saxony's domestic intelligence service already considered the NSU to "resemble" a terrorist cell, before its first...
View ArticleIMF's Lagarde in court for French arbitration case
IMF chief Christine Lagarde arrived in court on Thursday to be questioned by a French magistrate over her role in a 285-million-euro ($366 million) arbitration payment made to a supporter of former...
View ArticleDutch trader arrested for 'horsemeat fraud'
Dutch meat wholesaler Willy Selten was arrested on Thursday for allegedly selling 300 tonnes of horsemeat labelled as beef, the public prosecutor said.
View ArticleRussian court denies Pussy Riot's Alekhina parole
A Russian court denied parole on Thursday to a member of the Pussy Riot punk group.
View ArticleAppellate court: Berlusconi ran illegal scheme
Former Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi on Thursday called "surreal" the judicial reasoning behind an appellate court's decision to uphold his guilty verdict and four-year jail term in a tax fraud case.
View ArticleIMF expresses confidence in Lagarde as fund chief appears in court
The IMF has expressed confidence in its director, Christine Lagarde, who has appeared in a French court over allegations she acted illegally while finance minister. It is the second scandal for an IMF...
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