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French court finds Bayer's Monsanto liable for farmer's sickness

PARIS (REUTERS) – A French court has ruled that Monsanto was liable for the sickness of a farmer who inhaled one of its weedkillers, in another legal setback for the Bayer-owned business over health claims. In the latest stage of a decade-long legal tussle, the appeals court in Lyon on Thursday (April 11) found in […]

Julian Assange’s legal battle against extradition could last years

Julian Assange’s legal fight against extradition to the United States could take years, according to legal experts. The US Department of Justice unsealed computer hacking charges against the 47-year-old Australian on Thursday, after his political asylum at the Ecuadorian embassy in London was revoked and he was arrested by British authorities. But Assange’s lawyers vowed […]

Family's anger at cyclists who stop to pee on tree outside their house each week

A furious family have hit out at lycra-clad cyclists who relieve themselves outside their home every weekend. The fully-grown men have been photographed queuing up to go to the loo on a verge in full view of residents. Car salesman Romeo Busuttil has had enough and said the spectacle has ‘grossed out’ his two children, […]

BREAKING: Girl, 3, in serious condition after horror holiday lake FALL

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Sudan’s President Omar al-Bashir ousted by military and placed under arrest

Khartoum: President Omar al-Bashir, who ruled Sudan with an iron fist for 30 years, was on Thursday overthrown in a coup by the armed forces which announced a two-year period of military rule to be followed by elections. In an address on state television, Defence Minister Awad Mohamed Ahmed Ibn Auf said Bashir, 75, was […]

British mum jailed for calling ex-husband's wife a horse told she can go home

The British woman arrested in Dubai over Facebook posts which branded her ex-husband’s new wife a ‘horse’ has been told she will be able to go home. Laleh Shahravesh, 55, was convicted of a misdemeanour and ordered to pay a £650 (Dh3,000) penalty which she will have to pay before she can leave the UAE. […]

Julian Assange arrest – Russia outrageously accuses Britain of ‘strangling freedom’ by arresting Wikleaks chief

RUSSIA has brazenly accused Britain of "strangling freedom" following Julian Assange's arrest in London today. The WikiLeaks founder, 47, was dragged out of the Ecuadorian embassy in handcuffs this morning after spending 2,487 days holed up in West London since 2012. But despite killing its own people with nerve agents and poisoning political opponents, Moscow has […]