A man sued by his pet dog over a vicious beating has been ordered to pay the pup GBP 650 compensation for the severe distress he caused it. Accused Abynner…
An elephant dubbed the 'saddest in the world' has come under judicial protection after Mexico's Supreme Court ordered zoo bosses to rapidly improve her living conditions. African elephant Ely's heartbreaking…
A German family has been evicted from their home after a court ruled that the property must be returned to a Jewish organisation because the current owner's ancestors had purchased…
An SS death camp guard dubbed the last Nazi should stand trial accused of murdering 3,300 Holocaust victims, high court judges have ruled. Gregor Formanek, now 100, had successfully appealed…
Formula One legend Niki Lauda's GBP 445 million legacy has been finalised in a ruling by Austria's Supreme Court. Judges upheld a claim by his 45-year-old widow, Birgit Lauda, that…
A space-age death pod dubbed the 'Tesla Of Euthanasia' has been banned by prosecutors in Switzerland. The 3D-printed Sarco pod can kill occupants at the press of a button, flooding…
A 99-year-old former Nazi death camp guard will not face justice after a court in Germany declared him unfit to stand trial. Former SS trooper Gregor Formanek was due to…
Sausage makers in Germany who sued claiming rivals had stolen their bangers' identity were telling porkies, judges in Munich have ruled. A collective of craft bratwurst makers in Nuremberg claimed…
Heartbroken parents who put an orange statue of their dead son on his grave have been ordered to take it down by judges in Germany because it is 'too flashy'.…
Formula One legend Niki Lauda's widow has been awarded a huge share of his GBP-445-million legacy after a landmark ruling by judges in Austria. The motor racing icon's second wife…