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'Like a video game': Japan's gangs hire online
AFP, Published on 09/11/2023
» TOKYO - Risa Yamada grew up fatherless and struggled to find consistent work until she stumbled on an intriguing job listing: one of a growing number of advertisements posted on social media by Japanese criminal gangs.
Djokovic return win, Medvedev loses cool and Zverev grinds through
AFP, Published on 02/11/2023
» PARIS - Novak Djokovic returned to the court on Wednesday, cruising past Tomas Martin Etcheverry 6-3, 6-2 and strengthening his hold on top spot in the rankings after his two closest rivals both lost at the Paris Masters.
Harassment case against former Spanish king dismissed
AFP, Published on 06/10/2023
» LONDON - Spain's former king Juan Carlos I on Friday welcomed a UK judge's ruling that a harassment claim brought by an ex-lover cannot be heard in London, saying it "confirms his innocence".
Trump indicted for racketeering over 2020 election interference
AFP, Published on 15/08/2023
» ATLANTA - Donald Trump was indicted Tuesday on charges of racketeering and a string of election crimes after a sprawling, two-year probe into his efforts to overturn his 2020 defeat to Joe Biden in the US state of Georgia.
Battles rage hours after Sudan rivals agree to ceasefire
AFP, Published on 21/05/2023
» KHARTOUM - Residents of Sudan's capital again awoke to heavy clashes Sunday morning just hours after rival generals agreed to an upcoming one-week ceasefire amid ongoing talks in Saudi Arabia.
Air strikes shake Khartoum as Sudan rivals agree 1-week ceasefire
AFP, Published on 21/05/2023
» KHARTOUM: Air strikes and artillery exchanges shook the Sudanese capital Saturday and armed men ransacked the Qatari embassy as the country's warring generals kept up their struggle for control even as they agreed to a brief humanitarian pause.
Spain's former king wins partial victory in UK harassment case
AFP, Published on 06/12/2022
» LONDON - Three appeal judges in London on Tuesday ruled that the former mistress of Spain's ex-king Juan Carlos I could not sue him for harassment in the English courts for the period while he was on the throne.
Spain's former king appeals for immunity over UK harassment case
AFP, Published on 08/11/2022
» LONDON - Spain's former king, Juan Carlos I, on Tuesday resumed a UK court battle to win immunity over harassment claims by his former lover, just as a new podcast featuring her claims is released.
Spain's former king wins permission to appeal in harassment case
AFP, Published on 19/07/2022
» LONDON: Spain's former king Juan Carlos I on Monday won permission to appeal against a London court ruling that allowed his former lover to bring a harassment case against him.
The inmate and the officer: Alabama's improbable prison escape
AFP, Published on 05/05/2022
» WASHINGTON - A guard with a spotless record and a convict accused of murder -- this unlikely pair has vexed US law enforcement for days as they investigate an Alabama prison break seemingly planned down to the last detail.