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Egypt jails former information minister

An Egyptian court sentenced former information minister, Anas el-Fekky, to seven years in prison for squandering ...

Tunisia arrests, jails former Libyan pm

Tunisia said Thursday it had arrested and jailed Baghdadi al-Mahmudi, Libya`s prime minister under fugitive ex-leader ...

US hikers freed from Iran arrive in Oman: AFP

The plane carrying two US hikers, released from Iran after more than two years in jail on charges of spying and ...

Police uncover int`l drug trafficking ring, arrest four suspects

Jakarta police have uncovered an international drug trafficking ring whose operations were controlled by an inmate of ...

32 inmates break out of three Mexican prisons

Inmates staged near simultaneous jailbreaks from three prisons in the Mexican state of Veracruz early Monday and at ...

Egypt`s ex-tourism minister gets 3-year jail term

A Cairo court sentenced former tourism minister Zuheir Garana on Sunday to three years in prison for illegally issuing ...

Rapper Gucci Mane sent to jail in Georgia

Rapper Gucci Mane will spend the next six months in jail in Georgia after admitting on Tuesday to pushing a woman out ...

Chavez recovers after surgery in Cuba

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez was recovering satisfactorily Sunday after undergoing surgery in Cuba and was ...

AGO suspicious of judge Syarifuddin since Agusrin`s acquittal

The Attorney General`s Office (AGO) has actually been suspicious of Judge Syarifuddin ever since he acquitted Bengkulu ...

Ratko Mladic transferred from prison hospital to cellian embassy in Moscow

Former Bosnian Serb army chief Ratko Mladic who is facing war crimes charges in The Hague, has been transferred from a ...

Egypt sentences ex-finance minister 30 years in jail

The Cairo Criminal Court issued on Saturday a 30-year prison sentence in absentia against Egyptian former Finance ...

NZ prisoners given carrots to quit smoking

New Zealand prisoners are reportedly being offered carrot sticks to help them overcome nicotine cravings as jails ...

KPK grills Hatta Rajasa as witness in train graft case

The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) grilled Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Hatta Rajasa as a ...

US welcomes Bahraini push for dialogue

The United States on Tuesday welcomed a call by Bahraini King Hamad for a national dialogue to begin July 1. "We ...

Lee praises navy commandos for daring rescue operation against Somali pirates

President Lee Myung-bak praised a contingent of Navy commandos Monday for their daring raid early this year to free a ...