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French ‘getaway king’ won’t appeal conviction
AFP, Published on 07/11/2023
» PARIS - A career criminal and self-described "freedom addict" who escaped a French jail in a hijacked helicopter will not appeal his 14-year sentence for the escape, prosecutors told AFP Tuesday.
Banksy work stolen from Paris terror attack venue
AFP, Published on 27/01/2019
» PARIS - A painting in homage to terror victims by famous street artist Banksy has been stolen from the Bataclan concert hall in Paris, where 90 people were killed in 2015 in a jihadist attack.
Helicopter jailbreak gangster arrested in France
AFP, Published on 03/10/2018
» PARIS: A gangster who made a Hollywood-esque helicopter jailbreak has been arrested in northern France after three months on the run, sources close to the inquiry said early Wednesday.
'Defective' security may have aided helicopter jailbreak: French minister
AFP, Published on 02/07/2018
» PARIS: The French government pointed to possible security failings on Monday after a notorious gangster used a helicopter to stage his second brazen jailbreak of a crime career inspired by films such as "Scarface".
Pawn shops offer more than money for old rope
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 08/01/2018
» City Hall last year saw profits from its pawn business jump by millions of baht although financial gain is not its primary goal.
US credits Assad over Syria chemical arms destruction
AFP, Published on 07/10/2013
» President Bashar al-Assad can take "credit" for moving quickly to eliminate Syria's chemical arms, the United States said Monday, as disarmament experts declared Damascus was being "cooperative."
Destruction of Syria's chemical weapons begins
AFP, Published on 06/10/2013
» Experts destroyed missile warheads, aerial bombs and chemical mixing equipment Sunday on the first day of a campaign to eliminate Syria's chemical weapons, the UN said.