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French full veil ban upheld by European Court of Human Rights

The French ban on wearing the Muslim full-face veil - the niqab – has been upheld by the European Court…

10 years ago

Turkey to pay $123 million for 1974 invasion of Cyprus

Turkey has been ordered to pay 90 million euros ($123 million) in damages over its 1974 invasion of Cyprus, according…

11 years ago

Bullfighting declared legal by France’s Constitutional Council

French top legal authority Constitutional Council has rejected a plea from animal rights campaigners to ban bullfighting. The campaigners wanted…

12 years ago

Yulia Tymoshenko’s appeal rejected by Ukraine’s high court

Ukraine's high court has rejected the appeal by jailed opposition leader and former PM Yulia Tymoshenko against her conviction for…

12 years ago

Adrian Nastase, Romania’s ex-PM, in suicide attempt

Former Romanian Prime Minister Adrian Nastase has attempted to commit suicide by shooting himself in the head but he eventually…

12 years ago