Paris St Germain president Nasser Al-Khelaifi has been charged with corruption by French authorities, his lawyers have confirmed.

A DEFIANT and smiling Carlos the Jackal, one of the most dreaded terror masterminds of the Cold War, went on trial again yesterday — this time over four deadly attacks in France nearly three decades ago.

A French satirical newspaper was today cleared in a case brought by Muslims angered by its publication of caricatures of the Prophet Mohammed.

FRENCH President Jacques Chirac yesterday offered public support to the man once seen as his likely successor but now disgraced after being convicted for his role in a party financing scandal.

FORMER French Prime Minister Alain Juppe’s political career lay in tatters last night after he was convicted of corruption and banned from public office.