LEADERS of the Colombian FARC rebel movement were paid millions of dollars to free Colombian politician Ingrid Betancourt and 14 other hostages, Swiss radio has said, quoting "a reliable source"
RUSSIA must pay compensation to an army conscript who was disabled after suffering "inhuman punishment" while on compulsory military service, the European Court of Human Rights has ruled
NEW EU competition rules on the collection of royalties have hit a wrong note with top songwriters such as Bee Gee Robin Gibb, who have threatened to pull their songs off the airwaves if they go ahead
FRENCH prosecutors are seeking charges against the assistant of Jerome Kerviel, the Societe Generale rogue trader accused of causing multi-billion euro losses at the bank
SLOVENIAN police have seized 98 tonnes of acetic anhydride, a chemical used in the production of heroin, making it the world`s biggest criminal haul of the chemical compound
