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Kyrgyzstan says ousted president's son held in London
Oct 13, 2012 07:20 EDT
The son of Kyrgyzstan's ousted president has been arrested in London after an extradition request from the United States, according to the Kyrgyz presidency and British diplomats.
More Italian football corruption cases could unfold: police
Oct 09, 2012 15:01 EDT
Italian football's sporadic affair with match-fixing and corruption may be about to reveal more dirty secrets, according to the country's chief of police on Tuesday.
Spokesman for I.Coast's Gbagbo re-arrested in Ghana: lawyer
Sep 28, 2012 19:54 EDT
Police in Ghana on Friday re-arrested the spokesman for ex-Ivory Coast leader Laurent Gbagbo, Justin Kone Katinan, days after he was granted bail while facing an extradition hearing, his lawyer said.
Organised crime moving into logging: UN, Interpol
Sep 27, 2012 14:06 EDT
Organised crime is now a big player in illegal logging, which accounts for up to 30 percent of all wood traded globally, the UN and Interpol warned on Thursday.
Search widens for teenager missing with teacher
Sep 26, 2012 05:14 EDT
The search for a schoolgirl missing with her maths teacher was extended across Europe on Wednesday after officers admitted that the couple can be anywhere in the continent.
French magazine risks Muslim fury with cartoons
Sep 19, 2012 04:56 EDT
A French magazine published a series of provocative cartoons Wednesday showing a nude Prophet Mohammed, likely to further fan the flames after a wave of Muslim protests over an anti-Islam film.
French magazine risks Muslim fury with cartoons
Sep 18, 2012 23:19 EDT
A French magazine is set to increase Muslim ire by printing cartoons of the Prophet Mohammed Wednesday a day after 12 died in an Afghan suicide bombing, the deadliest attack linked to an anti-Islamic film.
Gambia allows UN to probe case of slain, missing journalists
Sep 18, 2012 12:54 EDT
Gambian President Yahya Jammeh has allowed the United Nations to investigate the cases of two journalists -- the disappearance of Chief Ebrima Manneh and the death of Deyda Hydara -- a media dispatch issued by the US embassy said Tuesday.
Ex-Elf chief charged in Togo fraud probe: lawyer
Sep 18, 2012 08:20 EDT
The former head of French oil giant Elf, Loik Le Floch-Prigent, has been charged with accessory to fraud in Togo after being extradited to the West African nation, his lawyer said Tuesday.
Ex-Elf chief questioned by Togo judge over fraud probe
Sep 17, 2012 16:35 EDT
The former head of French oil giant Elf, Loik Le Floch-Prigent, faced questioning from a Togolese judge for some three hours Monday after being extradited from Ivory Coast in a fraud probe.
Ex-Elf chief appears at Togo court over fraud probe
Sep 17, 2012 13:49 EDT
The former head of French oil giant Elf, Loik Le Floch-Prigent, arrived at a Togolese court on Monday to be questioned by a judge after being extradited from the Ivory Coast in a fraud probe.
Ex-Elf chief to appear in Togo court over fraud probe
Sep 17, 2012 06:40 EDT
The former head of French oil giant Elf, Loik Le Floch-Prigent, is due to appear in a Togolese court Monday after being extradited in a fraud probe, a move condemned by his lawyer.
Ex-Elf chief to appear in Togo court over fraud probe
Sep 16, 2012 23:17 EDT
The former head of French oil giant Elf, Loik Le Floch-Prigent, is due to appear in a Togolese court Monday after being extradited in a fraud probe, a move condemned by his lawyer.
Ex-Elf chief transferred to Togo over fraud probe
Sep 16, 2012 17:20 EDT
The former head of French oil giant Elf, Loik Le Floch-Prigent, who was arrested as part of a fraud probe in Ivory Coast, has been transferred to Togo in a move condemned by his lawyer Sunday.
Egypt issues warrant for last Mubarak PM
Sep 11, 2012 13:26 EDT
Egyptian authorities ordered the arrest of ousted strongman Hosni Mubarak's last prime minister Ahmed Shafiq on Tuesday on suspicion of corruption, judicial sources said.
Iraq fugitive VP gets death term on day of carnage
Sep 09, 2012 16:42 EDT
Iraq's fugitive Vice President Tareq al-Hashemi, a top critic of Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki, was convicted of murder on Sunday and sentenced to the gallows, in a decision that coincided with a wave of deadly attacks.
Iraq's fugitive VP sentenced to hang
Sep 09, 2012 12:42 EDT
Iraq's fugitive Vice President Tareq al-Hashemi, a top critic of Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki, was convicted of murder Sunday and sentenced to death by hanging, in a decision likely to renew political tensions.
Wanted Kadhafi spy chief extradited to Libya
Sep 05, 2012 15:02 EDT
Abdullah al-Senussi, dead Libyan dictator Moamer Kadhafi's former spy chief wanted by the International Criminal Court for crimes against humanity, was extradited to his home country on Wednesday.
Mauritania extradites ex-Kadhafi spy chief to Libya
Sep 05, 2012 09:47 EDT
Mauritanian authorities have handed over Moamer Kadhafi's ex-spy chief to Libya nearly five months after he was arrested for entering the country illegally, state television reported Wednesday.
Fugitive whale campaigner vows to stop Japan hunt
Aug 31, 2012 04:38 EDT
Fugitive Sea Shepherd founder Paul Watson vowed Friday to spearhead his group's next campaign against Japan's annual whale hunt, pledging to prevent a single animal being killed.
