Iraqi court sentences fugitive vice president to death
September 9th, 2012 - 9:08 pm ICT by IANS
Baghdad, Sep 9 (IANS) An Iraqi court Sunday sentenced fugitive Sunni Vice President Tariq Al Hashimi and his aide to death in absentia over terror charges, official television reported."The Central ... Read more...
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Tunisia’s Ben Ali sentenced to 20 more years in jail
June 14th, 2012 - 7:39 am ICT by IANS
Tunis, June 14 (IANS/RIA Novosti) A military court in Tunisia has sentenced ousted president Zine El Abidine Ben Ali to 20 years in jail in absentia on charges, including "incitement ... Read more...
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Interpol red corner notice against fugitive Iraqi vice president
May 8th, 2012 - 11:54 pm ICT by IANS
Baghdad, May 8 (IANS) Interpol issued Tuesday a red corner notice against fugitive Iraqi Vice President Tariq al-Hashimi, a Sunni, over alleged terrorist acts."At the request of Iraqi ... Read more...
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Assange-hosted TV show to debut in Russia
April 13th, 2012 - 6:25 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, April 13 (IANS/RIA Novosti) A 10-part political discussion hosted by Julian Assange, founder of whistleblowing website WikiLeaks, will be broadcast on the Russia Today television channel starting April 17."The ... Read more...
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Nine held in Italy for links with Turkish Hezbollah
February 22nd, 2012 - 8:35 am ICT by IANS
Rome, Feb 22 (IANS) Nine people have been arrested in Italy for alleged links with Sunni Islamic militant group Turkish Hezbollah and for running an illegal immigration ring, media reports ... Read more...
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SA prosecutor accused of ’sabotaging’ Brit-Indian honeymooners case with ‘fugitive’ comments
February 21st, 2011 - 1:18 pm ICT by ANI
London, Feb 20 (ANI): The family of the Brit-Indian millionaire charged with masterminding his wife's murder during their honeymoon in Cape Town last year have accused the South African prosecuting authority's head ... Read more...
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SA Prosecutor calls Brit-Indian honeymooner ‘guilty fugitive’ over wife’s murder
February 20th, 2011 - 1:38 pm ICT by ANI
Cape Town, Feb 20 (ANI): A South African Director of public prosecutions has claimed that Shrien Dewani, the Brit-Indian millionaire accused of masterminding his wife's murder during their honeymoon in Cape Town ... Read more...
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Tunisia may opt for government reshuffle
January 27th, 2011 - 8:30 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Jan 27 (IANS) Tunisia is likely to make changes in its interim government Thursday, a day after issuing an international arrest warrant for its deposed president Zine El Abidine Ali and ... Read more...
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Tunisia issues international arrest warrant for ousted president
January 26th, 2011 - 10:33 pm ICT by BNO News
TUNIS, TUNISIA (BNO NEWS) -- An international warrant for the arrest of Tunisia's ousted President Zine el Abidine Ben Ali was issued on Wednesday, the Justice Minister said, according to the official ... Read more...
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WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange arrested in London
December 7th, 2010 - 5:41 pm ICT by BNO News
LONDON (BNO NEWS) -- After weeks in hiding, marked by the issuance of an international arrest warrant and death threats from around the world over the release of classified U.S. documents, ... Read more...
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Assange’s mother does not want son to be ‘hunted down and jailed’
December 1st, 2010 - 5:16 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Dec 1(ANI): WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange's mother has said that she does not want her son to be "hunted down and jailed", after international police organization Interpol issued an arrest request ... Read more...
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Pakistani fugitive held in Italy
August 15th, 2010 - 4:46 am ICT by IANS
Latina (Italy) Aug 15 (IANS/AKI) A Pakistani fugitive who had been on the run since 2006 after being sentenced to 14 years imprisonment for drug and human trafficking has been arrested in ... Read more...
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‘Winnie the Pooh’ leads to Italy’s most wanted mafia gangster’s arrest
August 7th, 2010 - 5:09 pm ICT by ANI
London, August 07 (ANI): Vittorio Pirozzi, who was on Italy's 100 most wanted mafia gangsters list, has been arrested after seven years on the run after police traced him to his wife's ... Read more...
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Murder suspect Joran van der Sloot detained in Central Chile
June 4th, 2010 - 3:18 am ICT by BNO News
SANTIAGO, CHILE (BNO NEWS) -- A Dutch man who is the prime suspect in the disappearance of American teenager Natalee Holloway and was being sought in connection with the murder ... Read more...
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Interpol issues ‘Red Notices’ in Hamas leader killing
February 19th, 2010 - 3:56 am ICT by IANS
Paris, Feb 19 (DPA) The international police agency Interpol said Thursday it has issued "Red Notices" for 11 individuals charged by UAE authorities in the killing of Hamas commander Mahmoud al-Mabhouh in ... Read more...
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Former neo-Nazi arrested in connection with Auschwitz sign theft
February 12th, 2010 - 4:33 pm ICT by ANI
Stockholm, Feb. 12 (ANI): A former neo-Nazi has been arrested by Swedish police in connection with the theft of the "Arbeit Macht Frei" sign from Auschwitz concentration camp.Anders Hoegstroem, 35, who ... Read more...
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Roman Polanski’s Arrest Shocks Hollywood
October 1st, 2009 - 6:12 pm ICT by GD
By Gina Gomez
Oct 1, (THAINDIAN NEWS) Looks like tragic occurrences and acclaimed director Roman Polanski are never far from each other. Decades after (31 years to be precise), the past has come ... Read more...
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Interpol denies issuing international arrest warrant against Vahidi
September 8th, 2009 - 6:58 pm ICT by ANI
Jerusalem, Sep. 8 (ANI): Interpol has denied issuing an international arrest warrant for Iran's new Defense Minister Ahmed Vahidi, who is suspected of masterminding the 1994 Buenos Aires Jewish centre bomb ... Read more...
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Four extremist Nepal Defence Army leaders arrested with arms
September 6th, 2009 - 2:38 pm ICT by ANI
Kathmandu, Sep.6 (ANI): At least four leaders of the Nepal Defence Army (NDA), including its chairman R.P Mainali, have been arrested for possessing arms.The NDA leaders were arrested at about 11 a.m. ... Read more...
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Over 7,600 aid workers receive expulsion orders from Sudan
March 11th, 2009 - 7:49 am ICT by IANS
Geneva, March 11 (DPA) A total of 7,610 aid workers have now been ordered to leave northern Sudan in response to the international arrest warrant issued against the country's president last week, ... Read more...
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Expelled groups responsible for Darfur’s half of relief works: UN
March 10th, 2009 - 11:30 am ICT by IANS
New York, March 10 (DPA) The 13 relief organisations expelled by the Sudanese government last week provided 50 percent of humanitarian assistance to civilians in need in Sudan's Darfur region, the top ... Read more...
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EU supports International Criminal Court on Bashir warrant
March 5th, 2009 - 6:36 am ICT by IANS
Prague, March 5 (DPA) The Czech presidency of the European Union (EU) said Wednesday it supports the International Criminal Court in the Hague after it issued an arrest warrant for Sudanese President ... Read more...
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Sudan warns of ramifications if al-Bashir arrested
February 6th, 2009 - 7:53 am ICT by IANS
New York, Feb 6 (DPA) Sudan has warned that it would use "all options" available if the International Criminal Court (ICC) were to issue an international arrest warrant for President Omar al-Bashir, ... Read more...
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Wanted Nazi war criminal long dead: report
February 5th, 2009 - 2:28 pm ICT by IANS
Frankfurt, Feb 5 (DPA) Wanted Nazi war criminal Aribert Heim, who was accused of killing and torturing hundreds of concentration camp inmates, is long dead, Germany's ZDF television channel reported Wednesday.The former ... Read more...
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Two Britons, Indian acquitted of paedophilia charge
July 23rd, 2008 - 8:28 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, July 23 (IANS) The Bombay High Court Wednesday acquitted two Britons and an Indian of paedophilia and molestation charges for want of sufficient evidence against them. The accused, British nationals Duncan ... Read more...
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ICC prosecutor requests arrest warrant for al-Bashir
July 14th, 2008 - 6:50 pm ICT by IANS
DPA
The Hague, July 14 (DPA) The chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) asked the court Monday to issue an international arrest warrant for Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir. Luis Moreno-Ocampo ... Read more...
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European court bans Russian extradition of Israeli to Colombia
May 28th, 2008 - 7:02 pm ICT by admin
RIA Novosti
Moscow, May 28 (RIA Novosti) The European Court of Human Rights Wednesday ruled that Russia cannot extradite to Colombia an Israeli national accused by Bogota of conspiracy to commit terrorism, the ... Read more...
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