Police fired volleys of tear gas and rubber bullets in Lebanon's capital Saturday to disperse thousands of protesters, injuring hundreds in some of the worst rioting since demonstrations against the country's ruling elite erupted three months ago. The Red Cross and Civil Defense saying 377 ...
Macron says he repeatedly told Abe that Ghosn's treatment wasn't good enough
The French president felt the conditions of Carlos Ghosn’s detention and interrogation by Tokyo prosecutors were substandard.
Lebanon leaves possibility of Carlos Ghosn handover open, wants his dossier from Japan in 40 days
Lebanon's interim Justice Minister Albert Serhan on Friday did not rule out the possibility of the country handing over former Nissan Motor Co. Chairman Carlos Ghosn to Japan. If a Lebanese court rules Ghosn guilty and its prosecutors find special circumstances, it could be possible ...
Carlos Ghosn claims he has 'plenty of documents' to prove his innocence
Fugitive former Nissan Motor Co. boss Carlos Ghosn said Friday he has "plenty of documents" to prove he is innocent of financial misconduct charges. "I have proofs, I have facts and I hope I will have witnesses also of people talking about the collaboration between ...
Do the 'people on the street' in Japan still love Carlos Ghosn?
At his explosive news conference in Beirut on Wednesday, Carlos Ghosn claimed Japanese still love him, and haven't fallen for the image of the "cold, greedy dictator," as he says Tokyo prosecutors have sought to paint him. The reality is more complicated. He was once ...
Days after his amazing escape, public prosecutors have now asked Interpol to put ex-Nissan Motor Co. Chairman Carlos Ghosn's wife, Carole, who faces perjury allegations, on its wanted list, informed sources said Friday. The request was made through the National Police Agency. Carole Ghosn, 53, who ...
Carlos Ghosn banned from leaving as Lebanon takes French passport and requests dossier from Tokyo
Lebanon banned former auto tycoon Carlos Ghosn from travel Thursday and asked Japan to hand over his file on financial misconduct charges as Tokyo urged the fugitive to return. The 65-year-old businessman — for years venerated in Japan for turning around once-ailing Nissan — fled ...
Justice Minister Masako Mori backtracks on comment suggesting Carlos Ghosn should prove innocence
Justice Minister Masako Mori has backtracked on an inflammatory comment in which she said fugitive ex-Nissan boss Carlos Ghosn should come to Japan to "prove his innocence." Some took the comment as a gaffe proving the businessman's claim that under the Japanese justice system, he ...
Once a hero in Japan, Carlos Ghosn's news conference unlikely to restore his image
While international media has focused on criticisms of the Japanese criminal justice system, domestic media outlets have been more critical of Ghosn violating bail conditions.
Ghosn blames France's Macron for turning Nissan against him before arrest
Carlos Ghosn says it was French President Emmanuel Macron who set in motion the train of events that led to his downfall. The former CEO of Renault SA and Nissan Motor Co. pointed the finger at Macron, blaming the French leader for angering executives ...
Ghosn set to denounce Japan's justice system, but can he prove his innocence?
The 65-year-old former chairman of Nissan Motor, accused of financial wrongdoings, is expected to denounce Nissan as well as the Japanese legal system in a bid gain public sympathy.
The Great Escape: How Carlos Ghosn became the world's most famous fugitive
On Christmas Eve, Carlos Ghosn walked into his lawyers' modest office in central Tokyo to speak to his wife, Carole, for only the second time since April. During his long odyssey through the Japanese legal system — several arrests, more than 100 days in ...
