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Added on the 03/09/2024 12:23:39 - Copyright : AFPTV - First images
A Moscow court has ordered a French researcher accused of breaching Russia's "foreign agent" law to be held in jail until February next year, at the start of a trial that comes amid tensions between Russia and the West over the Ukraine conflict. IMAGES
French serial killer Michel Fourniret's widow, Monique Olivier, arrives in the courtroom's dock to stand trial for complicity in the abduction and murder of little girl and two young women in northern France. Spanning three decades, the murders included a 9 year old girl on her way back from school, a mentally disabled 18 year old and a 20 year olf British woman whose body was found in a river in 1990. Fourniret, known as the "ogre of the Ardennes", was charged with abduction, rape and murder in the cases but died in 2021, aged 79, before he could be brought to trial. IMAGES
The trial of retired surgeon Joël Le Scouarnec, accused of rape and sexual assault on four children, with hundreds more possible victims, starts this morning at the Criminal Court at Saintes in France. Images of courtroom before trial IMAGES
US investor Michael Calvey and French banker Philippe Delpal attend their hearing concerning the extension of their house arrest. Delpal, a senior executive in investment firm Baring Vostok, was arrested in February together with company chief Michael Calvey and other suspects. The case alleges that Calvey, Delpal, and other suspects defrauded Russia's Vostochny Bank of 2.5 billion rubles ($38.7 million) -- charges they deny as fabricated by a competitor. IMAGES
Images of Mendoza airport as two French international rugby players, accused of raping a woman while on tour in Argentina, leave the city for Buenos Aires. IMAGES
Supporters of Zambian President Lungu hold a rally in Lusaka during a tense presidential race, which has been marked by clashes between rival supporters. The presidential election will take place on Thursday. IMAGES.