A man set himself alight on Tuesday outside the court in Norway where Anders Behring Breivik is facing trial for attacks last July that left 77 people dead. The man, whose motivations remain unknown, was transported to a nearby hospital.
The trial of dozens of people charged over Egypt's worst football violence in history opened amid chaotic scenes. A recess had to be called after the defendants, insisting on their innocence, disrupted proceedings. Seventy-five people, including nine police officers, face charges ranging from murder to negligence for their alleged involvement in the clashes during a match in Port Said in February.
Seven Americans and eight other foreign democracy workers facing trial in Egypt on charges of fomenting unrest were flown out of the country Thursday, after the US posted nearly $5 million in bail on their behalf.
The trial of 43 NGO workers, including 16 Americans, was on Sunday adjourned until the end of April. The US is in "intense discussions" to resolve the issue, which has threatened $1.5 billion in US aid to Egypt.
Spanish judge Baltasar Garzon faces a courtroom once again - but this time, he's the defendant. Garzon faces charges of breaking Spain's amnesty law, which prevents the prosecution of anyone accused of political crimes during the Franco years. The judge was investigating the disappearance of 114,000 people between 1936 and 1975, which he says were crimes against humanity, and therefore not subject to the amnesty law.
Spanish judge Baltasar Garzon, who indicted Chile's former dictator Augusto Pinochet, went on trial Tuesday for allegedly ordering illegal wiretaps. Garzon faces another trial next week involving his probe into atrocities during Spain's civil war.
Prosecutors in the trial against Hosni Mubarak demanded the death sentence for the former Egyptian president and several of his co-defendants on Thursday. Mubarak faces charges related to a deadly crackdown on anti-government protests last February.
Prosecutors at a hearing on Wednesday aimed to prove that ailing former Egyptian leader Hosni Mubarak gave the order to use force against protesters during a 2011 uprising. Some 850 protesters died in the unrest that led to Mubarak's February ouster.
INTERNATIONAL PAPERS, Mon. 07/11/11, Many international dailies react to the ongoing political upheaval in Greece. China Daily is critical of outgoing Prime Minister Papandreou, accusing him of fanning the flames of the euro crisis. Meanwhile, "Carlos the Jackal" goes on trial in France. According to the New York Times, despite time and age he still "retains his bluster".
Michael Jackson could not have self-administered the dose of a powerful sedative that caused his death, pathologist Christopher Rogers (pictured) testified Tuesday at the trial of Jackson's personal physician, Conrad Murray.
