The last member of the armed left-wing group Action directe (Direct Action) still in prison has been granted semi-liberty. A court on Wednesday granted the appeal of Jean-Marc Rouillan.
US oil company Chevron has been ordered to pay 6.4 billion euros to Amazonian communities in Ecuador in compensation for severe pollution plus 670 million euros in reparations.
Nicolas Sarkozy took a hard line as he fielded questions on immigration, crime, employment and cabinet ministers' foreign holiday gaffes during a television interview led by members of the public on Thursday night.
Italian judges were preparing Wednesday to request that Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi face immediate trial over sex allegations and alleged abuse of powers.
