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After two convictions, France's Sarkozy seeks to merge sentences

After two convictions, France's Sarkozy seeks to merge sentences

A Paris criminal court will on Monday examine former president Nicolas Sarkozy's request to merge two sentences for convictions in separate cases related to graft and illegal campaign financing. The one-term president from 2007 to 2012 has faced a series of legal challenges since leaving office, receiving

More than 1,500 request amnesty under new Venezuela law

More than 1,500 request amnesty under new Venezuela law

More than 1,500 political prisoners in Venezuela have applied for amnesty under a new law, the head of the country's legislature said Saturday, two days after the measure -- enacted under pressure from Washington -- came into effect. "A total of 1,557 cases are being addressed immediately,

UK govt considers removing ex-prince Andrew from line of succession

UK govt considers removing ex-prince Andrew from line of succession

The British government on Friday mulled passing a law to remove former prince Andrew from the line of succession, as police stepped up investigations into his conduct, quizzing the disgraced royal's former protection officers. Amid a torrent of often tawdry revelations from the files of late US sex

A Froid mechanic was charged with illegal reentry; here’s what that means

A Froid mechanic was charged with illegal reentry; here’s what that means

In January, the federal government charged Roberto Orozco-Ramirez, a 42-year-old father of four and auto mechanic, with illegal reentry into the U.S., a felony. While Orozco-Ramirez has lived for more than a decade in Froid, a town of 195 people in northeast Montana, he’s

Police still searching for man who vanished 28 years ago

Police still searching for man who vanished 28 years ago

By Elizabeth Hunter Police have begun reinvestigating the disappearance of a man who went missing 28 years ago. Kenneth Jones was last seen at around 10:30 p.m on Nov. 2, 1998, in Ancrum Court, Glenrothes, Scotland - aged just 18. His family reported him missing two days later, on

Colombia's Medellin builds mega-prison inspired by El Salvador's CECOT

Colombia's Medellin builds mega-prison inspired by El Salvador's CECOT

The mayor of Medellin on Friday touted the construction of a mega-prison in his city, Colombia's second-largest, becoming the latest Latin American leader to mimic the iron-fisted approach to gang violence of El Salvador's Nayib Bukele. The high-security prison will hold more

Arrested and released: What now for UK's ex-prince Andrew?

Arrested and released: What now for UK's ex-prince Andrew?

Britain's former prince Andrew was arrested and released under investigation in a day of drama. What is he being probed for? Could he be jailed? And what next? - What is the probe? - British police are investigating Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor -- who was stripped of his royal titles last year