Law

Athens Mayor George Kaminis on Wednesday filed a lawsuit against opposition Golden Dawn (Chryssi Avghi) MP George Germenis, who had physically attacked him last Thursday

A woman accused of being at the heart of a neo-Nazi killer cell went on trial Monday in a case that has shocked and shamed Germany and prompted calls for a security services overhaul.

The trial of former PASOK defence minister and 18 others implicated in a money laundering and kickbacks in armaments procurement programmes opened Monday morning in an Athens criminal court.

U.S. authorities have charged the Boston Marathon bombing suspect with using a weapon of mass destruction, meaning if he is convicted he could face the death penalty for last week's explosions that killed three people and injured more than 170 others.

Former Defense Minister Akis Tsochatzopoulos, who is accused of accepting bribes and laundering money, is due to go on trial with another 18 suspects at the Athens Appeals Court

International Monetary Fund Managing Director Christine Lagarde has been summoned to appear before a French court next month in connection with her handling of a political scandal during her past job as French finance minister.

A former Greek finance minister has been granted bail of €50,000 ($66,000) after testifying before a public prosecutor investigating allegations that he submitted false income declarations to tax authorities.

The trial of four officials of the Stadiou Street Marfin Egnatia Bank branch in central Athens in connection with the death of three employees in a fire caused by protesters in May 2010

A jury trial in U.S. District Court ended Wednesday 2½ days after it began when a settlement was reached between the widow of a Greek port captain and the dock company she claimed was responsible for her husband’s death four years ago.

The UK has urged Saudi Arabia not to carry out a reported sentencing of paralysis for a Saudi man as punishment for paralysing another man.