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Court upholds Albanian club's 10-year UEFA ban for fixing

The longest ban ever imposed on a club by UEFA for match-fixing linked to betting scams has been upheld by sport's highest ...

Ex-president's son found not guilty in fatal car accident

The son of former South African president Jacob Zuma has been found not guilty of culpable homicide and negligent driving ...

The Latest: Italian court rules mistaken identity, frees man

The Latest on a migrant smuggling trial in Italy (all times local): 3:30 p.m. A court in Sicily has ruled that the wrong ...

Danish mother seeks death for daughter's killers in Morocco

Nearly two dozen suspects returned to court on terrorism charges Thursday for the brutal slayings of two Scandinavian women ...

Swedish court convicts man for rape in test of consent law

Sweden's top court has reversed a lower court's ruling and found a man guilty of rape for having sex without explicit consent

Second judge blocks request to change lawyers in census case

A second federal judge on Wednesday rejected the Justice Department's plan to switch up the legal team fighting to include ...

Spanish judge rules 43-year-old man is son of Julio Iglesias

A judge in Spain has found there is sufficient evidence to establish that a 43-year-old man is the biological son of Julio ...

French tycoon acquitted of fraud in huge arbitration case

A Paris court has acquitted the flamboyant French tycoon Bernard Tapie of fraud over a 404 million-euro ($452.5 million at ...

Intl court convicts Congo rebel leader known as 'Terminator'

The International Criminal Court on Monday convicted a notorious rebel commander known as "The Terminator" of 18 counts of ...

Poland convicts former gov't employee of spying for Russia

A Polish court has convicted a former government employee on charges of spying for Russia and sentenced him to three years ...

UK High Court finds Yaxley-Lennon in contempt

Britain's High Court has found far-right activist Stephen Yaxley-Lennon of being in contempt of court for filming defendants ...

French comedian known for anti-Semitic jokes guilty of fraud

A French court has convicted controversial comedian Dieudonne on fraud and money laundering charges and sentenced him to two ...

Appeals court orders unsealing of records in sex-tinged case

A federal appeals court on Wednesday ordered the unsealing of nearly 2,000 pages of records related to a civil case that may ...

Acquitted Navy SEAL thanks Fox News, Trump for their support

The decorated Navy SEAL who was acquitted of murder in the killing of a wounded Islamic State captive in Iraq thanked Fox ...

Italy judge rules to free captain of migrant rescue boat

The sea captain who rammed a police boat while bringing 40 rescued migrants to an Italian port she'd been warned to stay out ...

The Latest: Judge ends house arrest of migrant ship captain

The Latest on migration issues in Europe (all times local): 9:10 p.m. A judge has denied Italian prosecutors' request to ...

Russia's opposition leader Navalny gets 10-day sentence

Russia's opposition leader Alexei Navalny has been sentenced to 10 days in jail on charges of taking part in an unsanctioned ...

Russia's opposition leader Navalny gets 10-day sentence

Russia's opposition leader Alexei Navalny has been sentenced to 10 days in jail on charges of taking part in an unsanctioned ...

Semenya wins women's 800, wants to defend world title

Caster Semenya easily won the women's 800 at the Prefontaine Classic on Sunday, as an international court continues to debate ...

New ruling puts high court overhaul back on 2020 Dems' radar

Thursday's Supreme Court decision on partisan gerrymandering reignited calls from progressives for overhauling the high ...