French Court to rule on Sarkozy's appeal in graft case
The verdict in former French president Nicolas Sarkozy's appeal against a conviction for corruption and influence peddling is to be announced in Paris on Wednesday, reported German news agency (dpa).
Wed May 17 2023
Malaysia PM vows to protect global assets as sultan heirs claim $15 bln award
The heirs are targeting Malaysian property overseas following the government's refusal to recognise an arbitration award by a French court.
Tue Jul 19 2022
French court shortens jail sentence for ex-PM Fillon
A French appeals court upheld former PM Francois Fillon's conviction for embezzling public funds, but cut a year off his prison term.
Tue May 10 2022
French court orders damages for victims of PIP breast implant scandal
The case was brought by 2,700 women who said they suffered long-term physical and mental health problems.
Thu May 20 2021
French court rules against Clint Eastwood testifying in train attack trial
Eastwood had not witnessed the incident and that it made no sense to call on a 90-year-old in the midst of a pandemic.
Thu Nov 19 2020
French court to hear case over topless Duchess of Cambridge pictures
The Duchess and her husband Prince William pressed at the time for criminal charges in France to try to prevent wider publication of the pictures.
Tue May 02 2017
IMF's Lagarde found guilty of negligence by French court
IMF head Christine Lagarde on Monday was found guilty of negligence by a French court over a massive payout to a tycoon when she was finance minister, but will not be fined or face prison.
Mon Dec 19 2016
IMF's Lagarde to stand trial over Tapie affair: French court
France's highest appeals court dismissed Lagarde's appeal against the decision to try her for negligence in her handling of the affair.
Fri Jul 22 2016
British fans get prison for Euro 2016 violence
A French court on Monday jailed two British men for their role in the Marseille fan battles before the England-Russia Euro 2016 match.
Mon Jun 13 2016
Woman can use dead husband's sperm: French court
A Spanish woman whose husband died in France last year won the right Tuesday to use his frozen sperm and continue the in vitro treatment the couple had started before he died.
Wed Jun 01 2016
Mother jailed seven years for freezing baby
A French court on Thursday sentenced a Belgian woman to seven years in jail for killing her baby by putting him in the freezer.
Fri May 20 2016
Real Madrid striker Benzema to appear in French court in blackmail case
Karim Benzema has been taken to the court to appear before an investigating magistrate who will decide what happens next in the procedure.
Thu Nov 05 2015
French court upholds Scientology fraud conviction
The Cour de Cassation on Wednesday rejected the organisation's request that a 2009 conviction for "organised fraud" be overturned on the grounds it violated religious freedoms.
Thu Oct 17 2013
French Jewish students take legal action against Twitter
A Jewish student group has announced it was taking further legal action against Twitter for failure to respond to a French court order to hand over data to help identify anti-Semitic tweets.
Thu Mar 21 2013
France orders Twitter to identify racist users
A French court ruled Thursday that Twitter, which has steadfastly refused calls to police its millions of users, must hand over data.
Thu Jan 24 2013
'No one will win a trade war,' China says after Trump tariff threat
Donald Trump says he would impose the tariffs until China stops the flow of illegal drugs, particularly fentanyl, into the United States.
Tue Nov 26 2024
What has caused Pakistan's deadly clashes between police and supporters of Imran Khan?
Topping the demands of Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party is the release of all its leaders, including Khan, who has been jailed on a series of corruption charges since August 2023.
Tue Nov 26 2024
One woman or girl killed every 10 minutes by intimate partner or family member - UN
The report highlights that "60 per cent of all female homicides" are committed by "people closely related to them".
Tue Nov 26 2024
Sweden urges Chinese ship to return for undersea cable investigation
Two subsea cables, one linking Finland and Germany and the other connecting Sweden to Lithuania, were damaged in less than 24 hours.
Tue Nov 26 2024
[COLUMNIST] Building more highways won’t solve traffic congestion - reducing demand will
It is clear that adding more lanes and highways doesn't work, because we are still attempting the same approach to solve the issue.
Tue Nov 26 2024
Hyundai to invest RM2.16 bil in Malaysia through strategic partnership with INOKOM
This investment includes efforts to upgrade INOKOM's existing assembly capacity to meet Hyundai's automotive needs.
Tue Nov 26 2024
‘C4Cinta’ sets record as highest-grossing Malaysian Tamil film
'C4Cinta', directed by young filmmaker Karthik Shamalan, has set a new benchmark in Malaysian Tamil cinema.
Tue Nov 26 2024
Man charged with mother's murder, storing body in freezer
The court denied bail and scheduled case mention on Feb 7 for the submission of forensic, autopsy, and chemist reports.
Tue Nov 26 2024
Abolition of examination in schools to reduce pressure on pupils - Fadhlina
The classroom assessment approach offers a much more interesting learning ecosystem, says Fadhlina Sidek.
Tue Nov 26 2024
Google, Meta urge Australia to delay bill on social media ban for children
Google and Meta says the government should wait for the results of an age-verification trial before going ahead.
Tue Nov 26 2024