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Vladimir Kara-Murza: Russian opposition leader jailed for 25 years after treason conviction
The 41-year-old former journalist, who holds Russian and British passports, has criticized his prosecution, which he has likened to the Joseph Stalin show trials of the 1930s.
One of Vladimir Putin's biggest critics has been jailed in Russia for 25 years after being found guilty of treason.
Vladimir Kara-Murza, 41, a father of three and former journalist who holds Russian and British passports, spent years as a politician opposing the Russian president.He was accused of treason and discrediting the military by prosecutors after he criticized the country's invasion of Ukraine.
His 25-year sentence, which matches the sentence requested by prosecutors, is the harshest of its kind since Russia's invasion.
Mr Kara-Murza, who stood by his words throughout his trial, previously criticized his prosecution and compared it to one of Soviet dictator Josef Stalin's show trials in the 1930s.
He declined to ask the court to acquit him and said: "Criminals are supposed to repent of what they have done. I, on the other hand, am in prison for my political views.", "I also know that the day will come when the darkness over our country will dissipate," he said during his trial.
Mr Kara-Murza's sentencing attracted criticism from the British government, which described the conviction as "politically-motivated".
The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) said it had summoned the Russian Ambassador, Andrey Kelin, and that it will "make clear that the UK considers Mr Kara-Murza's conviction to be contrary to Russia's international obligations on human rights, including the right to a fair trial".
Foreign Secretary James Cleverly said: "Vladimir Kara-Murza bravely denounced Russia's invasion of Ukraine for what it was - a blatant violation of international law and the UN Charter."Russia's lack of commitment to protecting fundamental human rights, including freedom of expression, is alarming.
"We continue to urge Russia to adhere to its international obligations including Vladimir Kara-Murza's entitlement to proper healthcare.
Air France and Airbus cleared of involuntary manslaughter over 2009 crash which killed 228 people
Families of victims wept as a French court delivered a verdict that there wasn't sufficient evidence of a direct link between the companies' decisions and the Airbus A330 coming down during a thunderstorm in June 2009 between Rio de Janeiro and Paris, killing people from 33 countries.
Air France and Airbus have been found not guilty of involuntary manslaughter over the crash of Flight 447 in 2009 that killed 228 people.
The Airbus A330 was travelling from the Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro to Paris when it crashed into the Atlantic Ocean during a thunderstorm in June 2009, killing people from 33 countries.
A French court delivered the ruling today following a two-month trial, concluding that there wasn't sufficient evidence of a direct link between the companies' decisions and the crash.
Air France has compensated the families of those killed.
France's first ever corporate manslaughter ended in disappointment for the victims' families.
Claire Durousseau, who lost her niece in the crash, said: "Our lost ones have died a second time. I feel sick". President of the AF447 victim's association, Daniele Lamy said: "The loser first and foremost is French justice."Air France expressed "deepest compassion" to the relatives, while Airbus's lawyer declined to comment after the decision. The official report on the disaster was started after black box recorders were found following a two-year search. It found that the aircraft crashed due to several factors, including icing over external sensors called pitot tubes and pilot error. All the crew died in the disaster. Air France was accused of not having implemented training in case the pitot tubes iced over, while Airbus was accused of not sufficiently informing airlines and crews about pitot faults and not providing sufficient training to mitigate the risk. An Associated Press investigation found Airbus had known about problems with the types of pitots used on the jet that crashed since at least 2002, but had failed to replace them until after the tragedy. The model in question - a Thales AA pitot - was subsequently banned and replaced. Meanwhile, Air France changed its training manuals and simulations. How did Flight 447 crash? As a storm buffeted the plane, ice disabled the tubes, stopping speed and altitude information and leading to the autopilot disconnecting. The crew resumed manual piloting, but with erroneous navigation data.The aircraft then went into an aerodynamic stall, its nose pitched upward and it plunged into the sea.
“Record” haul of cocaine found floating off coast of Sicily
Police said the "peculiar packaging methods and the presence of a luminous device to allow tracking" suggested a cargo ship dumped the drugs in the sea. A "record" amount of cocaine worth €400m (£353m) has been recovered off the coast of Sicily. Seventy waterproof parcels, weighing a total of two tonnes, were found floating in the sea near the port of Catania. The packages, tagged with an illuminating signal device, were spotted from the sky by a surveillance plane. Plastic wrapping prevented the drugs from getting wet and the parcels were held together with fishing nets. Police deployed dinghies to recover the drugs and later found that the packages contained 1,600 packets of cocaine. It is one of the largest hauls ever confiscated in Italy, with police calling it a "record" seizure. A police statement said that the "peculiar packaging methods and the presence of a luminous device to allow tracking" suggested a cargo ship dumped the drugs at sea so it could be collected at a later time. Police ships tracked the port of Catania for any boats that may have been involved in the operation.
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Fire destroys home of German cannibal Armin Meiwes
Meiwes said his victim had answered an internet post seeking a young man for "slaughter and consumption".
The former home of a German cannibal has been destroyed in a fire, police say.
Armin Meiwes was convicted almost two decades ago of murder and disturbing the peace of the dead, with both crimes having been committed at the half-timber house.
The cause of the overnight fire in the German town of Rotenburg an der Fulda is not clear, but police said they are not ruling out arson, according to news agency dpa.
The house had been empty for years. The town's mayor, Christian Grunwald, said he hoped its destruction would stop people visiting the site. He said: "The ruin must be removed permanently. It must not become a pilgrimage site."
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