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Iran Guards seize 'foreign tanker' accused of fuel smuggling
AFP, Published on 18/07/2019
» TEHRAN - Iran's Revolutionary Guards said Thursday they had detained a "foreign tanker" and its crew for allegedly smuggling fuel, the latest incident in a tense standoff in the Gulf.
Israel launches dozens of Gaza strikes after rockets target Tel Aviv
AFP, Published on 15/03/2019
» GAZA CITY (PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES) - Israel said Friday its aircraft had struck dozens of Hamas targets in the Gaza Strip overnight in response to rockets from the Palestinian enclave, including rare fire toward its economic capital Tel Aviv.
'Abused' Saudi sisters risk deportation
AFP, Published on 23/02/2019
» HONG KONG: Two Saudi sisters trapped in Hong Kong say chronic physical abuse by male family members prompted them to flee the kingdom, where they now fear they will be forcibly returned.
Israel says strikes Iranian targets in Syria after rocket
AFP, Published on 21/01/2019
» JERUSALEM - Israel struck what it said were Iranian targets in Syria early Monday in response to missile fire it blamed on Iran, sparking concerns of an escalation after a monitor reported 11 fighters killed.
US arrests alleged Chinese spy after extradition from Belgium
AFP, Published on 11/10/2018
» WASHINGTON - US authorities said Wednesday they have arrested a Chinese intelligence agent after he was extradited from Belgium, accusing him of a state-sponsored effort to steal American trade secrets.
Chinese army linked to US military hacking
AFP, Published on 20/01/2016
» OTTAWA - Two Chinese soldiers were "co-conspirators" in a plot to steal US military secrets, including designs for the F-35 stealth fighter and other warplanes, a Canadian newspaper reported Tuesday.
Indonesian boat captain testifies about 'turn-back payment'
AFP, Published on 02/12/2015
» ROTE ISLAND, INDONESIA - The captain of an asylum-seeker boat allegedly intercepted by the Australian navy has told a court how he negotiated a hefty payment to take the migrants back to Indonesia to avoid going home "empty-handed".
Indonesian police say Australia paid people-smugglers: reports
AFP, Published on 17/06/2015
» SYDNEY - Indonesian police insist Australian authorities paid the crew of a people-smuggling boat US$31,000 to turn back, displaying thousands of US dollars as proof, reports said Wednesday.
Strauss-Kahn's 'pimping' trial dominated by political intrigue
AFP, Published on 02/02/2015
» The pimping trial of ex-IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn was dominated Monday by hints of conspiracy and political intrigue as his lawyers argued the case was based on a secret, state-ordered probe into the former presidential frontrunner.
N. Korea to repatriate rare S. Korean defector
AFP, Published on 05/09/2014
» SEOUL - North Korea said Friday it would send home a South Korean man who entered the country illegally in a rare case of a defection to the impoverished communist state.