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Chris Brown: US singer arrested in Paris on suspicion of rape

January 22, 2019 World Justice News 0

US singer Chris Brown has been arrested in Paris on suspicion of rape, French police say. A 24-year-old woman alleges that the star assaulted her in a hotel suite in the city earlier this month. […]

Horsemeat scandal: Trial of firms accused of selling horse as beef opens in Paris

January 21, 2019 World Justice News 0

Four people have gone on on trial in Paris over the 2013 horsemeat scandal in Europe. Two former managers of French meat-processing firm Spanghero are accused, along with two Dutch meat traders. They are accused […]

Yellow vests: France to crack down on unsanctioned protests

January 7, 2019 World Justice News 0

French Prime Minister Edouard Philippe has announced plans to punish people who hold unsanctioned protests after seven weeks of anti-government unrest. His government wants to draft new legislation that will ban troublemakers from protests and […]

Strasbourg: Christmas market attacker ‘shot dead’

December 13, 2018 World Justice News 0

French police have shot dead the man believed to have attacked Strasbourg’s Christmas market, police sources have told reporters. Cherif Chekatt had been on the run since the attack on Tuesday evening. Three people have […]

French father jailed ‘for rotting boys’ teeth with Coke’

October 25, 2018 World Justice News 0

The father of two boys, aged three and four, has been sent to prison in France after rotting their teeth with cake and Coca-Cola, prosecutors say. The man, described as an alcoholic who was violent […]

France sued for ‘crimes’ over nuclear tests: Polynesia leader

October 10, 2018 zoshinuk 0

A complaint has been filed at the Hague-based International Criminal Court against France for alleged crimes against humanity over nuclear tests conducted in the South Pacific, a French Polynesian opposition leader said on Tuesday. “It’s […]

Captured French gangster evaded police in burqa

October 4, 2018 World Justice News 0

France’s most-wanted fugitive Rédoine Faïd was tracked down by police through phone-taps and was discovered using a burqa as a disguise, prosecutors say. Faïd, 46, was detained on Wednesday in the town where he grew […]

Marine Le Pen ordered to undergo psychiatric testing

September 20, 2018 World Justice News 0

A French court has ordered far-right leader Marine Le Pen to undergo psychiatric tests as part of an inquiry into her sharing images of Islamic State group atrocities. Ms Le Pen tweeted pictures of the […]

Gérard Depardieu: French actor accused of rape

August 30, 2018 World Justice News 0

French actor Gérard Depardieu has been accused of rape and sexual assault by a young actress, judicial sources say. He denies the allegations “absolutely”, his lawyer told AFP news agency. The allegations against the 69-year-old […]

Monaco noble sues France for millions over royal ‘trick’

August 13, 2018 World Justice News 0

A French-born aristocrat is suing the French state for €351m (£314m; $401m) in damages, alleging that it tricked his relatives out of succeeding to the throne of Monaco. Count Louis de Causans, 44, says that […]

Australia

Australia’s most-decorated living soldier charged over alleged war crimes

April 7, 2026 0

Australia’s most-decorated living soldier has been charged over allegations he committed war crimes in Afghanistan. Ben Roberts-Smith – who left the defence force in 2013 – was arrested at Sydney airport on Tuesday and will […]

Human Rights

‘The gravest crime against humanity’: What does the UN vote on slavery mean?

March 28, 2026 0

The United Nations General Assembly this week overwhelmingly backed a resolution declaring the transatlantic slave trade “the gravest crime against humanity”. Welcoming the vote, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said that the wealth of many Western […]

Human Rights

Leading anti‑racism activist in Tunisia jailed for eight years

March 21, 2026 0

A Tunisian court has sentenced human rights activist Saadia Mosbah to eight years in prison and fined her £26,000 ($35,000). Mosbah, who leads the anti-racism group Mnèmty, had been charged with money laundering and illicit […]