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Border guards prevent attempted rape of a tourist at an Israeli checkpoint

Israelnationalnews.com reports that border police managed to stop the rape of a woman in the Old City of Jerusalem moments before the crime was about to take place. Police have arrested a 22 year old suspect, an illegal alien from Eritrea, and have charged him with attempted rape. The 28 year old woman, a tourist from France, was abducted by the illegal African on Hagai Street inside the Old City. He followed her until she passed by a bathroom, and took that opportunity to push her into the bathroom, where he planned on raping her. Read article

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American journalist detained by Venezuelan authorities

CBS News reports that a Miami Herald journalist was detained by Venezuelan authorities while reporting on politics and the chronic shortages in the South American country, the newspaper said Friday. Jim Wyss, the Herald’s Andean bureau chief, was detained initially in San Cristobal, a western city near the border with Colombia, by the National Guard. […]

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Ethiopian migrant killed by Saudi police during crackdown on illegal workers

Al Jazeera reports that an Ethiopian migrant has been killed by Saudi police after he tried to flee arrest during a round-up of thousands of foreigners suspected of working illegally in the kingdom. A statement on Wednesday by Riyadh police chief Nasser el-Qahtani said security forces killed the African migrant worker in el-Manhoufa a day […]

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United Kingdom: Czech nationals arrested for running tourist scam

Dailymail.co.uk reports that three members of an Eastern European family who flew ‘benefit tourists’ into the UK to illegally claim £750,000 in tax credits were jailed today. Julius Ziga, 34, his then partner Magdalena Ferkova, 33, her sister Iveta, 32, their aunt Alena Lackova, 39, and her husband Jan Lacko, 39, ran a two-year scam […]

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Portuguese DJ in Spanish resort town stabs two British vacationers

Telegraph.co.uk reports that a club DJ in the party resort of Magaluf on the Spanish island of Majorca has been arrested following a street brawl in which at least two British holidaymakers were stabbed. Nelson Delgado, 25, a Portuguese national who used to live in Britain, was remanded into custody following his arrest over a […]

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Group of Nigerians arrested in Indonesia in alleged money laundering scheme

Bernama.com reports that Indonesia’s National Police Criminal Investigation Directorate has arrested 25 Nigerians in Kelapa Gading, North Jakarta, for alleged involvements in money laundering via email account hijacking, Vietnam News Agency (VNA) reported. Indonesian Police Commissioner General Sutarman said during the raid, the police also took three Indonesian women into custody. All of the suspects […]

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American ship detained in disputed waters off Venezuelan coast

The BBC reports that Guyana says the Venezuelan navy has entered its territorial waters and detained a US-operated ship. The government said the Venezuelan actions in the disputed Essequibo region constituted “a serious threat to peace in the region”. The ship belongs to Texas-based company Anadarko, which has been granted a contract to look for […]

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Russia: Migrants arrested in Moscow raid after days of unrest

The BBC reports that police in Russia have arrested more than 1,200 people in a raid targeting migrants after major riots in Moscow. The “preventative raid” targeted workers at a vegetable warehouse, which was attacked by demonstrators on Sunday, Russian news agencies reported. Angry protesters overran the market searching for migrant workers. The rioting began […]

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Turkish citizen detained in Egypt for conspiring

As reported by AlArabiya.net, Egypt has detained a Turkish citizen on suspicion of spying and collusion with the Muslim Brotherhood, the state news agency MENA said on Saturday. The arrest could be a new source of tension between Ankara and Cairo whose relations have all but broken down since Mohammad Mursi, whose Muslim Brotherhood has […]

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U.S.: Man from U.K. arrested, planned on torturing, cannibalism of children

Scotsman.com reported that Geoffrey Portway born in the UK but residing in the US is facing 27 years in jail after he planned to kidnap, torture, and rape children and act out fantasies of cannibalism. Investigators were shocked to find Geoffrey Portway had created a sound-proofed torture chamber in his home in Worcester, Massachusetts which […]

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