Citing procedural flaw, Lebanon not cooperating with Interpol request over Carlos Ghosn
Lebanese authorities have not accepted a formal cooperation request from Interpol in relation to Carlos Ghosn, filed after the former Nissan Motor Co. chairman jumped bail in Japan and fled to the Middle-Eastern country, a Lebanese prosecution official said Sunday. The official's disclosure conflicts with ...
Lebanon receives Interpol arrest warrant for Carlos Ghosn, judicial source says
In past cases, where Lebanon has received red notices for citizens resident in the country, the suspects have not been detained, the source said.
Wife of detained former Interpol chief Meng Hongwei sues agency
The wife of the former head of Interpol, who was detained in his native China, said on Sunday she had sued the global police cooperation agency for failing to protect his family and complicity in what she called China's "wrongful acts. Grace Meng first publicly ...
Taiwan seeks assistance from Japan and Interpol in locating double-murder suspect
Taiwanese authorities said Thursday they are seeking the assistance of Interpol in locating an Iraqi man who this week fled with his 1-year-old son to Japan, where he works, after allegedly killing his Taiwanese parents-in-law. Prosecutors issued a statement saying they sought an arrest warrant ...
Colombia's ELN rebels free cash-transport helicopter crew but keep the money
Colombia's ELN rebels have freed three civilian helicopter crew members captured more than three weeks ago, the country's high peace commissioner said on Sunday. The men — Maxwell Joya, Carlos Quiceno and Julio Diaz — were taken hostage by the National Liberation Army (ELN) on ...
China will expel former Interpol chief Meng Hongwei from a high-profile though largely ceremonial advisory body to parliament, state media reported, after the Chinese government put him under investigation for bribery and other violations. Under President Xi Jinping, China has been engaged in a sweeping ...
African billionaire Mohammed Dewji returns home unharmed after release by kidnappers
Africa's youngest billionaire, snatched a week ago off the street outside a luxury hotel in Tanzania, has returned home unharmed after being released by his kidnappers, police said Saturday. Mohammed Dewji, 43-year-old CEO of the METL Group family conglomerate, was seized as he arrived for ...
China's detention of Interpol Chief Meng Hongwei shows nothing takes precedence over the Chinese Communist Party's self-perceived need to protect itself. Governments around the world, including Tokyo, must take note.
G-7 foreign ministers to seek Interpol info to fight terrorism
The Group of Seven's foreign ministers are expected to pledge better use of information to counter terrorism when they hold talks in Hiroshima.
U.S. House votes overwhelmingly to end visa waivers for travelers to Syria, Iraq
The House overwhelmingly voted Tuesday to bar people who have visited Iraq and Syria in the past five years from a program that allows visa-free entry to the U.S. The measure, passed 407-19, is part of lawmakers' efforts to ensure the U.S. is secure following ...
New virus directly targeting ATMs likely headed for Japan: Interpol
Banks in several countries have been hit by a new form of financial cyberattack, in which a virus alters banks' computer systems to allow cash withdrawals from automated teller machines to users without an account, Interpol officials said Saturday. Interpol, or the International Criminal Police ...
