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Anti-whalers return to Australia claiming win over Japan
Mar 20, 2013 01:28 EDT
The Sea Shepherd anti-whaling fleet docked in Australia Wednesday claiming victory over Japan, as Canberra indicated fugitive founder Paul Watson would not face arrest if he came ashore.
Anti-whalers return to Australia claiming win over Japan
Mar 19, 2013 23:18 EDT
The Sea Shepherd anti-whaling fleet docked in Australia on Wednesday claiming victory over Japan, as the activist group urged Canberra to grant fugitive founder Paul Watson free passage into the country.
Interpol deal with drug firms to fight fake medicines
Mar 12, 2013 14:38 EDT
Interpol on Tuesday announced a deal with the world's top pharmaceutical companies to fight fake drugs which threaten the health of millions, especially in poor countries.
Cyprus police alert Interpol over 'Madeleine sighting'
Mar 03, 2013 10:14 EST
Cyprus police said on Sunday they had alerted Interpol over a possible sighting of missing British girl Madeleine McCann in the holiday resort of Ayia Napa.
Fiji police investigate claims of Taliban links
Mar 02, 2013 14:21 EST
Fiji police said Saturday they were working with Interpol to investigate reports of Fijian militants joining the Taliban.
China football fans' fury over Zhang's move
Mar 02, 2013 09:33 EST
Chinese football fans expressed fury Saturday over reports that the man once tipped to head the sport's top body in Asia may have been "sacrificed" by Beijing in its drive to dominate the Olympics.
Somali president offers amnesty to pirates
Feb 28, 2013 15:31 EST
Somalia's president has offered an amnesty to young pirates in a bid to end attacks off the Horn of Africa nation's coast as he seeks to rebuild the war-torn country, he told AFP.
Caretaker Asian boss in shock election pull-out
Feb 28, 2013 12:34 EST
Asia's caretaker football chief and presumed next president has pulled out of upcoming leadership elections, a source told AFP Thursday, in a shock move which threatens further turmoil at the troubled body.
S.Africa probes death of man dragged by police van
Feb 28, 2013 10:42 EST
South Africa's police watchdog on Thursday opened a murder investigation into the death in custody of a Mozambican taxi driver who was dragged by a police van through the streets.
Malaysia busts child trafficking syndicate, rescues victims
Feb 22, 2013 12:06 EST
Malaysian police said Friday they have broken up a child trafficking syndicate and rescued 21 children and babies.
UN-backed court puts Hariri trial on hold
Feb 21, 2013 13:54 EST
The trial of four members of the powerful Hezbollah movement for the 2005 bombing that killed former Lebanese prime minister Rafiq Hariri has been postponed, the Special Tribunal for Lebanon announced on Thursday.
Top match-fixing suspect 'assisting' investigation
Feb 21, 2013 12:03 EST
Singaporean police said the suspected boss of a major football match-fixing ring was "assisting" investigations Thursday after the head of Interpol urged his arrest and an alleged associate was held in Italy.
Match fixing suspect 'assisting' Singapore probe
Feb 21, 2013 09:22 EST
A key suspect in an alleged international football match-fixing ring is "assisting" investigations in Singapore, police said Thursday, after the head of Interpol called for his arrest.
Interpol urges arrest of Singapore 'match-fixer'
Feb 21, 2013 07:34 EST
The head of Interpol on Thursday urged Singapore to move against one of its citizens considered a key suspect in global football match-rigging, as one of his alleged associates was arrested in Italy.
Thai FA 'shocked' by match-fixing claim
Feb 21, 2013 05:07 EST
Thai Football Association President Worawi Makudi said Thursday he was "shocked" over a reported attempt to rig last year's Thai FA Cup final, and vowed to root out any corruption in Thai football.
Japan vows to keep whale hunt after activist clash
Feb 21, 2013 04:03 EST
Japan vowed to continue its whale hunt in the Southern Ocean after clashes with the militant conservationist Sea Shepherd group, which claimed Tokyo had been forced to end the mission.
Italy police to quiz 'match-fixer' - Interpol
Feb 21, 2013 02:42 EST
An associate of a Singaporean businessman suspected in a global match-fixing scandal is en route to Italy, where police are poised to intercept him, Interpol's secretary-general said.
FIFA calls for strict match-fixing laws
Feb 20, 2013 06:15 EST
Football authorities vowed Wednesday to excise the "cancer" of match-fixing but said tougher laws were needed worldwide to smash criminal syndicates suspected of rigging hundreds of matches.
FIFA vows to stamp out match-fixing 'cancer'
Feb 20, 2013 03:16 EST
Football authorities vowed to excise the "cancer" of match-fixing, but said tougher laws were needed worldwide to protect the bruised integrity of the world's most popular sport.
2012 another deadly year for elephants in Africa: CITES
Feb 19, 2013 11:08 EST
The number of African elephants killed by poachers in 2012 will most likely be higher than the 25,000 illegally killed the previous year, the head of UN wildlife trade regulator CITES said Tuesday.
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| International Criminal Police Organization – INTERPOL | |
| Common name | Interpol |
| Abbreviation | ICPO |
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| Logo of the International Criminal Police Organization – INTERPOL. | |
| Agency overview | |
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| Formed | 1923 |
| Legal personality | Governmental: Government agency |
| Jurisdictional structure | |
| International agency | |
| Countries | 188 member states |
| Governing body | Interpol General Assembly |
| Constituting instrument | ICPO-INTERPOL Constitution and General Regulations |
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| Operational structure | |
| Headquarters | 200, quai Charles de Gaulle, Lyon, France |
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| Facilities | |
| National Central Bureaus | 187 |
| Website | |
| http://www.interpol.int/ | |
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