PARIS, FRANCE - Air France and plane manufacturer Airbus were acquitted Monday over the 2009 crash of a Rio-Paris flight after a French court ruled their errors could not be proven as the disaster's cause. While the ruling was expected after prosecutors recommended to the Paris court not to seek a...
Swiss federal prosecutors probe UBS takeover of Credit Suisse
Geneva, Switzerland--Swiss federal prosecutors said Sunday that they had opened an inquiry into the UBS takeover of its embattled banking rival Credit Suisse, following pressure from federal authorities and media leaks. In an email to AFP, prosecutors said they issued orders to investigate after "taking stock of the situation with all...
Former Qatar finance minister charged with bribery, money laundering, corruption
DOHA, QATAR - Qatari prosecutors have charged former finance minister Ali Sharif Al-Emadi with bribery, money laundering and a range of corruption charges, the state news agency said Sunday. Al-Emadi, 54, was arrested in May 2021 when he was one of the most influential business executives in the Middle East. He...Former US President Donald Trump claims his arrest is imminent
Donald Trump called on his supporters to "protest, take our nation back", as he expects to be arrested over an alleged hush-money payment made to a porn star in 2016. Amid growing signs of prosecutors moving closer to an indictment, the 76-year-old billionaire said on his Truth Social platform that...
Interpol sends out red notice for Terra crypto founder
Nearly a month after a South Korean court issued an arrest warrant for Do Kwon, a cryptocurrency founder, Interpol has issued a red notice for Kwon who flew from South Korea to Singapore ahead of the crash in May. South Korean prosecutors had requested Interpol place him on the red...
Algeria ex-football star Rabah Madjer on trial for fraud
Prosecutors in Algeria on Thursday said ex-football star Rabah Madjer should be jailed for 18 months, during his ongoing trial for fraud.
Tunisia probes leaked ‘presidential aide’ recordings
Prosecutors in Tunisia have opened an investigation to determine the authenticity of recorded conversations purported to involve a former top aide criticising President Kais Saied, Tunisian media said Wednesday. The 11 recordings, widely shared and debated since the first leaks on Friday, allegedly feature Nadia Akacha, who was Saied's chief...
Deutsche Bank offices raided in money-laundering probe
Investigators searched the offices of Germany's biggest lender Deutsche Bank on Friday, prosecutors said, with the focus on the bank's anti-money-laundering activities. The raid was linked to "suspicious activity reports filed by the bank" in relation to money-laundering, Deutsche Bank said in a statement.
Turkey orders arrest of Olympic swimmer for mocking Erdogan
Turkish prosecutors on Monday issued an arrest warrant for a former Olympic swimmer over tweets appearing to express relief that President Recep Tayyip Erdogan tested positive for Covid-19.
UAE prosecutors launch probe into Union Properties
The UAE prosecutors have begun an investigation into Union Properties, the Dubai-based real estate developer, after allegations arose of the company selling property at less than its real value.
4 French executives charged with spying on opposition Libya, Egypt figures
The former chief of Amesys, Philippe Vannier, was charged in Paris last week with "complicity in acts of torture" Olivier Bohbot, head of Nexa Technologies, and two other executives were charged with "complicity in acts of torture and forced disappearances" Prosecutors have charged four executives at two French companies accused...
