Oil giants face Nigeria bribe case
Global oil giants Eni and Shell are to stand trial in Italy next year over charges of corruption in…
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Romanian inmates get early release
Overcrowding and filthy conditions in Romanian prisons will allow thousands of convicts to regain their freedom regardless of their crimes…
Norway police chief jailed in drug bust
A Norwegian court has sentenced a former police chief to 21 years in prison for involvement in one of the…
Saakashvili vows to fight for citizenship
Mikheil Saakashvili, the former Georgian president and Odesa regional governor who has been stripped of his Ukrainian citizenship, said he…
Macron allies quit cabinet
François Bayrou (pictured), the leader of France’s centrist MoDem (Democratic Movement) party and the freshly appointed justice minister, has resigned…
Navalny held after giant protests
Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny (pictured in March) has been jailed for 30 days and more than 1,500 of his…
Romanian MPs bow to protesters’ wishes
Romanian crowds are reviving the spirit of 1989, this time with mobile phones. Source: YouTube The Romanian parliament…
Romanians condemn govt amnesty
President Klaus Iohannis has joined the protesters. Source: Wikimedia Thousands of Romanians have marched across the country to protest against…
Putin busts his economic chief
Russian finance minister, Alexei Ulyukayev, with President Vladimir Putin. Source: Kremlin The Russian economic development minister, Alexei Ulyukayev, has been…
Ukraine MPs could face jail over assets
Ukraine’s parliament has opened a can of worms. Source: Wikimedia Ukrainian MPs have given up a pay rise to try…
Moldova awaits election results
Moldova is divided. Source: IHA Moldova has gone to the polls in its first proper presidential election since the…
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