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Turkish exile faces fifth trial over deadly 1998 blast
AFP, Published on 31/03/2023
» ISTANBUL - An exiled Turkish dissident scholar went on trial in absentia in Istanbul on Friday over a deadly 1998 explosion, a charge she has been cleared of four times.
What's next following Trump indictment
AFP, Published on 31/03/2023
» WASHINGTON: In a political bombshell, Donald Trump has been indicted by a New York grand jury, the first-ever serving or former US president to face criminal charges.
US and Korea seek extradition of crypto fugitive
AFP, Published on 29/03/2023
» PODGORICA, Montenegro: The United States and South Korea have sought the extradition from Montenegro of fugitive cryptocurrency entrepreneur Do Kwon, the country's minister of justice said on Wednesday, just days after he was arrested in the Balkan nation.
Espionage: life of a Russian 'illegal' bared in US charges
AFP, Published on 29/03/2023
» WASHINGTON - Brazilian Viktor Ferreira was elated in May 2018 when he was accepted into the elite Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) in Washington.
Lingering bank worries keep lid on Asian shares
Business, Nuntawun Polkuamdee, Published on 25/03/2023
» RECAP: Asian shares came under pressure yesterday after lingering banking stability concerns gripped Wall Street, while bond markets bet that recent rate hikes by central banks will be among the last of the cycle, allowing for policy relief later in the year.
South Korea to seek extradition of crypto fugitive Do Kwon
Published on 24/03/2023
» South Korea will seek the extradition of fugitive crypto entrepreneur Do Kwon, prosecutors told AFP Friday, after the Terraform founder was arrested in Montenegro and hit with US fraud charges.
Finland seeks Turkish approval for NATO
AFP, Published on 17/03/2023
» ANKARA: Finland's leader arrived in Ankara on Friday to receive Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's verdict on his Nordic country's stalled drive to join the NATO defence bloc.
US arrests Chinese billionaire on fraud rap
AFP, Published on 16/03/2023
» NEW YORK: A Chinese tycoon closely tied to an adviser to former US president Donald Trump has been arrested in New York and charged with bilking $1 billion from supporters of his anti-Beijing activities.
Thai hit-run driver back in US
Published on 25/02/2023
» A 57-year-old Thai woman who fled to Thailand to avoid the consequences of a hit-and-run crash that killed a college student in suburban Detroit has returned to the United States, a local sheriff said on Friday.
Architect of Mexico's drug war convicted in US of trafficking
AFP, Published on 22/02/2023
» NEW YORK - A once-powerful Mexican government minister was convicted by a US jury Tuesday of aiding the very drug smuggling he was tasked with cracking down on.