Former financial director of Porsche fined for credit fraudA criminal court in Stuttgart, Germany, on Tuesday sentenced Holger Haerter, former CFO of German luxury carmaker Porsche Holding, to a EUR 630,000 fine for a loan fraud.13:15 05.06.2013
Estonia to revoke alleged Russian crime boss' residence permit - reportThe Estonian authorities have launched a procedure to revoke the residence permit earlier issued to Alexander Kharkovsky, an alleged Russian criminal boss known as "Grebets" and member of a Vladivostok criminal group in the 1990s.13:14 04.06.2013
British air force pays out GBP 2,200 over parrot's death - reportThe UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) paid out GBP 2,200 to a pet owner after the noise from a low-flying Royal Air Force (RAF) plane scared his parrot to death.11:45 03.06.2013
Cannabis smokers to be fined in SwitzerlandCriminal punishment for the users of small amounts of cannabis will be replaced with a fine of 100 Swiss francs ($104) on Oct. 1, the Swiss government said in a statement on Friday. The decision does not apply to minors.16:26 31.05.2013
Prosecutor demands 2.5 years each for Dolce and Gabbana for tax evasionMilan prosecutors on Wednesday asked the court to sentence Italian fashion designers Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana, who have been found guilty of tax evasion, to two and a half years in prison each.10:11 30.05.2013
Some 300 held during anti-gay marriage rally in ParisAbout 300 people were detained when a rally against France’s new gay marriage law sparked clashes between police and protestors.10:58 27.05.2013
Russian Constitutional Court Chairman leaves Venice CommissionValery Zorkin, Chairman of Russia's Constitutional Court, has left the Venice Commission, the Council of Europe's advisory body on constitutional matters. His deputy Sergei Mavrin follows after him.12:20 24.05.2013
Wrecked Costa Concordia captain to go on trial on July 9Francesco Schettino, the captain who crashed the Costa Concordia liner, will stand trial on July 9, according to a decision taken by Judge Pietro Molino who presided over the preliminary hearing in Grosseto.17:40 22.05.2013
Italy arrests four hackers from AnonymousAuthorities in Italy have launched a major crackdown on the international hacker group Anonymous, which thus far has resulted in the arrest of four suspects.12:53 17.05.2013
Captain of Costa Concordia may face trial aloneFrancesco Schettino, former captain of the Costa Concordia which sank in January 2012, may be the only person facing trial, with five of the other suspects in the cruise ship disaster making plea bargains.10:19 15.05.2013
Criminal gang in Belarus suspected of stealing $250K from US citizensAn investigation into the online theft of $250,000 from US citizens by a group of suspects has wrapped in Belarus.15:24 06.05.2013
Ukraine violated rights of ex-prime minister Tymoshenko – ECHRThe European Court of Human Rights held unanimously Tuesday that the rights of former prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko to liberty and security, a speedy review of the lawfulness of detention, and compensation for unlawful detention, had been violated in connection with Tymoshenko’s arrest and detention for abuse of power in Ukraine.13:08 30.04.2013
Five convicted for Kosovo organ trafficking caseFive men have been convicted in Pristina of involvement in an organ trafficking case at a clinic called Medicus, the press service of the European Union Rule of Law Mission in Kosovo (EULEX) announced on Monday.11:16 30.04.2013
Complaints in the Bettencourt case to be heard on June 6The Bordeaux Court of Appeals on June 6 will hear the defendants' request to dismiss charges of taking advantage of the ill health of France's richest woman, L'Oreal heiress Liliane Bettencourt. The defendants include former President Nicolas Sarkozy and 11 other people.10:50 26.04.2013
HRW and AI urge Europe to work out unified stance on human rights in RussiaHuman Rights Watch and Amnesty International have published reports critical of a number of Russian laws on Wednesday, and urged the EU to develop a unified position in regards to Russia's observance of human rights.17:57 24.04.2013
Estonian court upholds ban on teaching in Russian at municipal schoolsThe Tallinn District Court has rejected an appeal from the Tallinn and Narva governments, upholding the Russian-language teaching ban.15:14 23.04.2013
Spain arrests alleged al-Qaida members in Boston aftermath probeTwo suspected members of al-Qaida branch who have a similar profile to the suspects in the recent terror attacks in Boston were arrested in Spain, Associated Press reports with reference to Spain's Interior Ministry.14:04 23.04.2013
Russian banker suspected of embezzling $95 mln detained in AustriaThe former owner of the Bank of East European Finance Corporation (EEFC Bank, St. Petersburg) Alexander Gitelson, who was on the international wanted list for embezzling about 3 billion rubles ($94.6 million), has been arrested at his home in Austria.12:50 19.04.2013
Luxembourg violated free expression rights of news agency – ECHRThe European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) held Thursday that Luxembourg violated the rights of a news agency and its journalists to free expression and protected privacy and family life by issuing a disproportionately broad search warrant as part of a defamation investigation.15:57 18.04.2013
Spanish princess appeals summons in corruption trialThe daughter of King Juan Carlos I of Spain has appealed against her court summons as an official suspect in a corruption case against her husband.13:15 17.04.2013