Extradition

A federal court rejected a second attempt by President Felipe Calderon's administration to extradite high-profile drug trafficker Sandra Avila Beltran to the US. Avila Beltran, known as La Reina del Pacifico (Queen of...

In a new twist to the saga of former President Alfonso Portillo (2000-2004), on Nov. 15, President Alvaro Colom officially ratified the extradition order that will allow the former president to face trial...

JANUARY WikiLeaks: The top-secret security leaks disseminated by Julian Assange's controversial website caused a global furore. The greatest shock for Africa was the revelation of the extent Shell's involvement with the Nigerian government....

A lawyer from the white shoe law firm Crowell & Moring is facing extradition from Hong Kong amidst allegations that he embezzled $2.5 million from a New York real estate investor. Douglas R....

Bout's wife suggests Russia expel American expats to pressure U.S. The wife of Viktor Bout, a Russian businessman convicted by a U.S. court of arms smuggling, has suggested that Russia expel American expatriates...

Federation Council members demand punishing Tajikistan for convicting Russian pilot A number of Russian Federation Council members have called for giving Tajikistan a hard time for convicting Russian pilot Vladimir Sadovnichy. "Our country...

? This article contains a table. Please see hard copy. ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? Greece was thrown into political turmoil, after the prime minister, George Papandreou,...

Julian Assange loses an appeal while WikiLeaks runs out of cash NO LONGER quite the cause célèbre he once was, Julian Assange was in court without his celebrity backers on November 2nd, when...

IsraelNationalNews.com Neo-Nazi gang leader Dimitri Bogotich was sentenced to a 69 month prison sentence for attacks in Israel between 2005-2007. Bogotich, whose Patrol 36 gang operated in Petach Tikva and Tel Aviv, was...

HEADNOTE Empire heads to Stockholm to witness how David Fincher, Daniel Craig and Rooney Mara are turning Stieg Larsson's brutal bestseller, The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo, into the darkest blockbuster ever IMAGE...

As he allied himself with Turabi and the latter's NIF, Bashir in 1991 began a systematic programme to make northern Sudan an Islamic state. For his part, Turabi was leading a coalition of...

A Long Island attorney charged with stealing more than $200,000 from his clients was arrested in Wyoming earlier this month after spending three years on the lam. Huntington resident Edward Christensen was picked...

The Riyadh government had been officially notified since 1999 that no one, from the royal family down, was allowed to make a public statement without prior authorisation from the trilateral partnership between Abdullah...

State seeks bids for Pure Michigan advertising work The state is seeking bids on a three-year contract to do the creative advertising work on its Pure Michigan tourism campaign. The work has been...

? This article contains a table. Please see hard copy. ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? The Palestinians seemed set to bid for full statehood at the United...

The scope of this article is to analyze the evolution of the mechanisms to fight treaty shopping in the U.S. Model Treaty and the role and efficiency regarding the application of domestic anti-conduit...

A tricky diplomatic assignment for the prime minister TO UNDERSTAND David Cameron's approach to foreign policy, suggests a close ally, bear in mind his belief in openness. Since becoming prime minister last year,...

Britain's position on Litvinenko case has not changed - Cameron London's position regarding the death of former special service officer Alexander Litvinenko has not changed and Britain does not plan to stop discussing...

The release of all the leaked embassy cables marks both the end of WikiLeaks and the beginning of an era IF CYBERSPACE had air, it would be thick with recriminations. Thanks to a...