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Biden's son Hunter indicted on gun charges
AFP, Published on 15/09/2023
» WASHINGTON - US President Joe Biden's son Hunter was indicted Thursday for illegally buying a gun when he was using drugs, casting a new shadow over his father's campaign for reelection next year.
Biden's son Hunter indicted on gun charges
AFP, Published on 15/09/2023
» WASHINGTON - US President Joe Biden's son Hunter was indicted Thursday for illegally buying a gun five years ago at a time when he admits he was using drugs heavily.
Biden's son pleads not guilty on tax charges as deal derails
AFP, Published on 27/07/2023
» WILMINGTON (UNITED STATES) - US President Joe Biden's son Hunter pleaded not guilty to minor tax offenses Wednesday as a deal with federal prosecutors derailed in a Delaware court.
US seeks jailed Vietnam blogger’s release before Blinken visit
Published on 14/04/2023
» The US called on Vietnam to release blogger Nguyen Lan Thang, who was sentenced to six years in prison Wednesday for anti-state activities, ahead of Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s weekend visit for talks in Hanoi.
Trump ally Bannon faces possible prison term
AFP, Published on 21/10/2022
» WASHINGTON: Donald Trump's former aide Steve Bannon arrived in court Friday to hear a judge hand down his sentence for refusing to testify in the congressional probe of the Jan 6, 2021 attack on the Capitol.
US crypto expert jailed 63 months for helping N.Korea
AFP, Published on 13/04/2022
» NEW YORK - A US cryptocurrency expert was sentenced Tuesday to 63 months in prison for advising North Korea on how to create cryptocurrency services and blockchain technology to circumvent US sanctions over its nuclear program, court officials in New York said.
Saudi woman activist freed after nearly 3 years in jail, family says
AFP, Published on 11/02/2021
» RIYADH - Saudi authorities on Wednesday released prominent women's rights activist Loujain al-Hathloul after nearly three years in detention, her family said, as the kingdom comes under renewed US pressure over its human rights record.
Vienna anti-terror chief suspended after attack failures
AFP, Published on 07/11/2020
» VIENNA - The head of anti-terror operations in the Austrian capital Vienna was suspended Friday as details emerged of further security lapses in the run up to this week's jihadist attack which left four people dead.
Actress jailed in US college admissions scandal
Published on 14/09/2019
» BOSTON: 'Desperate Housewives' star Felicity Huffman has been sentenced to 14 days in prison for paying $15,000 to rig her daughter’s test scores, tearfully apologising to the teenager for not trusting her to get into college on her own.
Police: 7 killed, 22 injured in West Texas shooting rampage
Associated Press, Published on 02/09/2019
» ODESSA, Texas: Authorities said Sunday they still could not explain why a man with an AR-style weapon opened fire during a routine traffic stop in West Texas to begin a terrifying, 10-mile (16-kilometre) rampage that killed seven people, injured 22 others and ended with officers gunning him down outside a movie theater.