Category: Crime
Organ-trafficking plot politician Ike Ekweremadu and wife guilty
A senior wealthy Nigerian politician, his wife and a medical "middleman" have been found guilty of an organ-trafficking plot, after they brought a 21 [...]
Ex Nigerian Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu, Wife Found Guilty of Organ Trafficking to UK
Ike Ekweremadu, 60, a former deputy president of the Nigerian senate, his wife and a doctor have been convicted of organ trafficking, in the fir [...]
Eritrea and Ethiopia reject war crime accusations from US
Eritrea has joined Ethiopia in accusing the United States of unfairly apportioning blame for crimes committed during two years of civil war in the Ti [...]
Ugandan parliament passes bill to jail gay people
Uganda's parliament has passed a bill which would criminalise people who identify as gay, or a sexual minority.
Individuals could face lengthy pri [...]
Chadian rebels jailed over killing of ex-president Déby
A court in Chad on Tuesday handed life sentences to more than 400 rebels over the killing of former President Idriss Déby.
The former president&nb [...]
Investigations could see students face deportation from Canada
The Canada Border Services Agency is investigating a scheme in which Indian agents provided students with fake college acceptance letters to obtain s [...]
Salman Khan’s security beefed up outside Galaxy Apartment by Mumbai police after receiving threats on email
Salman Khan has received additional protection after receiving threats on an e-mail. A case has also been registered.
Salman Khan's security beefe [...]
Cloete Murray: South African corruption investigator shot dead
A South African accountant who was investigating high-level corruption cases has been shot dead along with his son.
Cloete Murray, 50, was the liq [...]
Hong Kong: Two men arrested for possessing ‘seditious’ children’s books
Two men have been arrested in Hong Kong for the possession of picture books which authorities say are "seditious".
They are believed to be the fir [...]
Fake India officer who conned his way into top meetings
Indian police have arrested a man for posing as a senior official from Prime Minister Narendra Modi's office.
Kiran Patel was on a visit to the Ka [...]