Prosecutors demand 20-year jail sentence for husband in mass rape trial

Dominique Pelicot, 72, is facing the maximum sentence for rape in a case that has horrified France.

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Prosecutor asks judge to drop Trump election interference case

In a new filing, Special Counsel Jack Smith says a policy bans the prosecution of a sitting president.

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Drone footage shows huge fire engulfing Manila shanty town

Around 1,000 houses were destroyed in the blaze, officials say, months after a similar incident in the Philippine capital.

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Far-right candidate takes shock lead in Romania presidential election

Calin Georgescu, a critic of the EU and Nato, looks set to face the pro-Europe prime minister in the second round.

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South African anti-apartheid writer Breytenbach dies

The anti-apartheid critic spent seven years in prison for opposing the white minority regime.

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'Don't drink the spirits': Laos backpackers avoid shots after suspected poisonings

The deaths of six tourists sent shock waves through the backpacker scene in Vang Vieng.

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In stifled sobs and fierce accusations, family falls apart at mass rape trial

Gisèle Pelicot, 71, is the woman at the centre of this trial, but no-one has emerged unscathed in her family.

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