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US and Venezuela swap prisoners, 'Fat Leonard' as tensions ease
AFP, Published on 21/12/2023
» WASHINGTON - The United States released an ally of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro in exchange for 10 American detainees and a fugitive dubbed "Fat Leonard" in a sweeping prisoner swap deal between the rival governments on Wednesday.
Spaniard arrested for helping N.Korea evade US sanctions
AFP, Published on 02/12/2023
» MADRID - Spanish police on Friday said they had arrested a man wanted by Washington for allegedly conspiring with cryptocurrency experts to help North Korea evade sanctions over its nuclear program.
US charges Indian man with foiled hit on American Sikh activist
AFP, Published on 30/11/2023
» WASHINGTON - The US Justice Department unveiled charges on Wednesday against a man they say planned to assassinate a Sikh separatist leader on American soil earlier this year under the direction of an Indian official.
Doctor goes on trial in France over Rwanda genocide
AFP, Published on 14/11/2023
» PARIS - A Rwandan doctor went on trial in France on Tuesday on charges of committing genocide and crimes against humanity during Rwanda's 1994 massacres, after a three-decade investigation by French authorities.
Peter Nygard, from Canadian fashion mogul to convicted sex abuser
AFP, Published on 13/11/2023
» TORONTO (CANADA) - Described as egocentric and manipulative, Peter Nygard built Canada's largest womenswear maker -- and on Sunday he was convicted of using that status to sexually assault women and girls.
Venezuelan government and opposition agree to resume talks
AFP, Published on 17/10/2023
» CARACAS - Venezuela's government and opposition said Monday they will restart talks seeking to end the country's political and economic crisis, after a nearly year-long suspension.
Car bombs rock Ecuador capital as prisoners seize 57 guards, police
AFP, Published on 01/09/2023
» QUITO - Ecuador's capital Quito was rocked by attacks with grenades and two car bombs overnight, followed hours later by inmates in six prisons taking hostage 57 prison guards and police officers on Thursday, officials said.
'Callous' headmistress jailed for abuse at Australian Jewish school
AFP, Published on 24/08/2023
» MELBOURNE - An ex-headmistress who sexually abused two sisters at an Australian Jewish school, before fleeing to Israel then being extradited back, was sentenced on Thursday to 15 years in jail.
International Criminal Court opens new probe into Sudan violence
AFP, Published on 14/07/2023
» UNITED NATIONS (UNITED STATES) - The International Criminal Court has opened a new probe into alleged war crimes in Sudan, its chief prosecutor said Thursday, expressing "great concern" over escalating violence.
Narrow lead for pro-Europe party in Montenegro parliamentary polls
AFP, Published on 12/06/2023
» PODGORICA (MONTENEGRO) - Montenegro's new pro-European party held a slim lead in parliamentary elections on Sunday, according to results from a leading pollster, likely spurring days of coalition building before a government forms.