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New York Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver, one of the state's most powerful politicians for more than two decades, is charged with fraud after a lengthy corruption investigation. Linda So reports.
New York Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver, one of the state's most powerful politicians for more than two decades, is charged with fraud after a lengthy corruption investigation. Linda So reports.
Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy arrives at the Paris courthouse to hear the verdict of the appeal trial in the 'Bygmalion' case. Sarkozy was previously sentenced to a year in prison for illegal financing of his 2012 presidential campaign. IMAGES
Nicolas Sarkozy arrives at the Palais de Justice in Paris as the Court of Appeal is due to rule on the fate of the former French president, his long-serving lawyer and a former high-ranking magistrate in the so-called "wiretapping" case. IMAGES
South Africa's ex-president Jacob Zuma makes a surprise court appearance in his latest bid to replace the chief prosecutor in a long-running corruption trial over a 1990s arms deal. Aged 79, Zuma was in September released from prison due to ill health two months into a 15-month jail sentence for refusing to collaborate with a graft probe into his 2009-18 presidency. IMAGES