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Italian marines return to India to face trial
26/03/2013 - DIPLOMACY

Italian marines return to India to face trial

Two Italian marines returned to India Friday to face trial for murder after Italy reversed a decision on shielding them from the charges. India had refused to allow the Italian ambassador to leave the country until the soldiers returned.
Italian soldiers en route to India to face murder charges
22/03/2013 - DIPLOMACY

Italian soldiers en route to India to face murder charges

Two Italian marines were en route to India Friday to face trial for murder after Italy reversed a decision on shielding them from the charges. India had refused to allow the Italian ambassador to leave the country until the soldiers returned.
French anti-racism groups sue Twitter for $50 million
21/03/2013 - FRANCE

French anti-racism groups sue Twitter for $50 million

Following a wave of racist and anti-Semitic posts on Twitter in 2012, two French organisations have filed criminal charges against the US-based website for refusing to hand over the details of users violating French law.
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French police raid home of IMF boss Christine Lagarde
20/03/2013 - FRANCE

French police raid home of IMF boss Christine Lagarde

French authorities searched the Paris apartment of IMF director Christine Lagarde on Wednesday as part of their investigation into her handling of a settlement paid out to Bernard Tapie in 2008 while she was French finance minister, her lawyer said.
French firing over veil was ‘religious discrimination’
25/03/2013 - FRANCE

French firing over veil was ‘religious discrimination’

Five years after a woman was fired from her job at a private nursery school in France for refusing to remove her Islamic veil at work, the country’s top court ruled on Tuesday that her dismissal amounted to “religious discrimination”.
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Russia drops Sergei Magnitsky death case
19/03/2013 - RUSSIA

Russia drops Sergei Magnitsky death case

Russian investigators said Tuesday that they were dropping their investigation into the 2009 death of whistleblowing lawyer Sergei Magnitsky. His family and former employer say he was beaten to death in jail after uncovering a fraud scheme.
India denies Italian envoy immunity over marines row
18/03/2013 - INDIA - ITALY

India denies Italian envoy immunity over marines row

India’s Chief Justice said on Monday that the Italian ambassador could not claim diplomatic immunity from prosecution in an escalating row over two Italian marines who skipped bail while on trial for murder.
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Khmer Rouge's Ieng Sary dies while on trial
14/03/2013 - CAMBODIA

Khmer Rouge's Ieng Sary dies while on trial

The Khmer Rouge's number 3, Ieng Sary, has died. He was on trial along with Nuon Cheak and Khieu Samphan for genocide. The regime was responsible for millions of deaths in Cambodia from 1975-1979 but few of its leaders and senior figures have been brought to justice. The UN-backed Khmer Rouge Tribunal was launched in 2006 and so far has only convicted one defendant. Other cases are taking so long that the accused are dying of old age before their trial comes to an end.
EU court sides with he who dared to mock Sarkozy
14/03/2013 - FRANCE

EU court sides with he who dared to mock Sarkozy

The European Court of Human Rights has ruled against a French court that fined a man 30 euros in 2008 for mocking Nicolas Sarkozy, reviving one of the former president’s most memorable - and least flattering - moments.
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Italian lawmakers protest against Berlusconi trial
11/03/2013 - ITALY

Italian lawmakers protest against Berlusconi trial

The legal and political battle around former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi increased on Monday as dozens of his parliamentary allies protested outside a Milan court where he is to face charges of paying for sex with a minor.
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