French Prosecutors Probe Modern-Day Slavery Claims Against Saudi Prince - FARS

(FNA)- French prosecutors said Monday they are investigating claims that a Saudi prince kept seven employees in a state of modern-day slavery at an apartment he owned outside Paris.

Catalan Government Sues Rajoy Over Abuse of Power

New Catalan leader Quim Torra has filed a lawsuit against Mariano Rajoy, who was ousted as Spain's prime minister earlier on Friday, and his deputy Soraya Saenz de Santamaria over abuse of power.

Judge: Trump can't block Twitter users over political beliefs

A federal judge in New York decided Wednesday that President Donald Trump can't block people who disagree with him from his @realDonaldTrump Twitter account.

Spanish Supreme court upholds rebellion, corruption charges against Puigdemont, former cabinet

Spanish Supreme Court Judge Pablo Llarena has confirmed in a new judicial order that charges of rebellion, misuse of public resources and civil disobedience against former Catalan President Carles Puigdemont and 24 members of his cabinet would be upheld.

US court: Iran must pay $6bn in damages to victims of 9/11 attacks

A US judge has ruled that Iran must pay over $6b in compensation to the victims of 9/11 terror attacks in the United States, aljazeera website reported Tuesday.

Spain's Supreme Court rejects request to arrest Catalan ex-president

Spain's Supreme Court rejected a request by prosecutors to reactivate an arrest warrant for deposed Catalan president Carles Puigdemont in Denmark on Monday.

3,317 fugitives abroad captured in China's 'Fox Hunt'

Chinese police caught 3,317 fugitives from over 120 countries and regions in the past five years, according to the Ministry of Public Security (MPS).

Ousted Catalan leader in Brussels to apply for political asylum: media

Ousted Catalonian president Carles Puigdemont, as well as five of his advisers, is in Belgium, amidst speculation he could apply for political asylum, local media reported on Monday.

Israeli PM's wife to be charge with misuse of public funds

Israel's Attorney General told Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's wife, Sara Netanyahu, that she will be indicted for fraudulently receiving items worth 115,000 dollars, according to a report late on Thursday.

Colonisation : la justice israélienne «dépasse toutes les limites» selon le patriarche de Jérusalem

L'Eglise grecque-orthodoxe de Jérusalem a dénoncé une récente décision de la justice israélienne autorisant une organisation nationaliste juive d'acquérir des biens appartenant à l'Eglise dans la vieille ville de Jérusalem.

US court throws out Blackwater murder conviction

A U.S. appeals court on Friday threw out the first-degree murder conviction of a former Blackwater contractor who was sentenced to life in prison for his role in the killings of at least 17 Iraqi civilians in 2007.

Egypt jails scores for life over 2011 protests

An Egyptian criminal court on Tuesday sentenced 43 activists to life in prison in connection with violence in 2011 following the removal of former President Hosni Mubarak in a popular uprising, judicial sources said.

Appeals court says Dutch partially liable for Srebrenica deaths

A Dutch appeals court has confirmed that the Netherlands was partly liable for the deaths of about 300 Muslims who were expelled from a Dutch UN base after the surrounding area was overrun by Bosnian Serb troops.

Four on trial in Hungary over murder of 71 refugees

Four men have gone on trial in Hungary charged with murdering 71 refugees found suffocated to death in the back of a lorry at the height of Europe's migrant crisis in 2015.

Chile judge sentences 106 intelligence agents for kidnappings

A judge in Chile sentenced 106 former intelligence agents for their role in the kidnapping and murder of 16 leftist activists during the Augusto Pinochet dictatorship.

White House blasts federal judge for blocking Trump's executive order on sanctuary cities

The White House on Wednesday blasted a federal judge for blocking an executive action ordering cities to comply with federal immigration regulations.

Egyptian Court Jails 56 over Migrant Boat Shipwreck

An Egyptian court sentenced 56 people to prison on Sunday over the capsizing of a migrant boat that left over 200 people dead last year, judicial sources said.

Egypt court confirms Mubarak's acquittal of killing protesters

An Egyptian top court issued a final verdict on Thursday confirming acquittal of former President Hosni Mubarak of the charges of being responsible for killing protesters who joined the 2011 uprising that ended his three-decade rule, official MENA news agency reported.

Trump fires acting attorney general for refusal to enforce 'extreme vetting' order

President Donald Trump has fired acting Attorney General Sally Yates, making Dana Boente, the US Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia the new acting attorney general.

Greece won't extradite soldiers to Turkey to stand trial for coup attempt

Greece's Supreme Court rejected a extradition request from Turkey for eight Turkish soldiers who fled to Greece during Turkey's 2016 coup attempt.