The Washington Post reports that a U.S. filmmaker jailed for alleged espionage in Venezuela was expelled from the country and returned to the United States in a gesture that could signal a thaw in tense relations between the two countries. The release of Timothy Tracy, 35, occurred just hours before the top diplomats of both countries agreed during a meeting in Guatemala to discuss restoring ambassador-level relations. Read article
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Deccanherald.com reports that Tamil Nadu Police have rescued a kidnapped British couple. Chennai Police Commissioner S. George, speaking to reporters Monday, said the May 29 kidnap has been cracked and eight of the nine involved in it have been arrested. One member of the nine-strong gang, comprising Indian nationals and Sri Lankan refugees, is on […]
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According to a thelocal.es report, two Marbella-based expats, an Irish man and a Briton, have been arrested for their part in a massive international cigarette smuggling ring. The two men were hauled in by Spain’s Guardia Civil for their alleged participation in a €11 million ($14 million) a month tobacco smuggling operation. They have not […]
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According to a radioaustralia.net.au report, human rights groups have voiced anger over the forced repatriation to Pyongyang of nine young refugees captured in Laos. The refugees, aged between 15 and 23, were arrested in Laos around three weeks ago. They were returned to China on Monday and flown back to Pyongyang the next day. Read […]
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Allafrica.com reports that Kenyan police in Nairobi tortured, raped, and otherwise abused and arbitrarily detained at least 1,000 refugees between mid-November 2012 and late January 2013, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today. The Kenyan authorities should immediately open an independent public investigation, and the United Nations refugee agency – which has not […]
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Thenational.ae reports that a man was robbed after withdrawing Dh200,000 from a bank, a court heard today. SA withdrew the money from an Emirates NBD branch on Al Maktoum street on February 21 and put it in a white envelope before walking off. But shortly afterwards he was grabbed from behind by a robber who […]
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A world away from the glitzy skyscrapers and pulsing nightclubs of downtown Dubai, Bangladeshi labourer Mohamed Ashraf stares at the metal gates of his labour camp, terrified about his future after management broke a strike at the company where he has worked for six years, according to an Al Jazeera report. Backed by security forces, […]
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Militarytimes.com reports that Pakistani authorities once arrested an American citizen now known to have been killed in a U.S. drone strike in the country, but he escaped after being released on bail. The Obama administration revealed Wednesday that Jude Kenan Mohammad died in a U.S. drone strike in Pakistan’s tribal region, making him the fourth […]
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Thelocal.fr reports that a British national, suspected of being the mastermind of €1.6 million bank fraud scam in France was found hanged in his cell in a French prison this week. The man, who has not been named by French authorities, was considered the mastermind of a swindle in which €1.66 million euros in loans […]
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Hindustantimes.com reports that a 25-year-old Indian lorry driver has been jailed by a Singapore court for eight weeks and banned from driving for five years for causing the death of a compatriot worker and injuring 14 others. Wheelchair-bound Periyasamy Jayapraksh pleaded guilty to causing the death of Mathialagu Kathiravan, 19, when his lorry collided head-on […]
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