A former French budget minister is on trial for tax fraud. 63 years old Jerome Cahuzac faces up to seven years in prison and a €2million fine if he is convicted. His ex-wife, a Swiss banker and a Dubai-based lawyer are co-defendants in this case. The 12 years old message It is the year… Continue reading
On 8 February 2016, Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto announced the recapture of the fugitive drug lord Joaquin Guzmán, better known as El Chapo, six months after he escaped from a Mexican maximum security prison. The President wrote on his Twitter account: “Mission accomplished: we have him.” El Chapo’s July 2015 escape through a tunnel… Continue reading
On 21 January 2016, British police issued arrest warrants for Russian-nationals Andrey Lugovoy and Dmitry Kovtun, both accused of murdering Alexander Litvinenko.
A French-led military initiative On 17 March 2011, United Nations Security Council adopted French-proposed Resolution 1973 on the situation in Libya. The resolution formed the legal basis for military intervention in the Libyan civil war,
It is the worst humanitarian crisis of our time. Since the Syrian civil war began, in 2011, more than 4 million refugees have left the country. For years, the bulk of the refugees from Syria have been settled in the surrounding states. At the end of 2015, Turkey hosts more than 2.2 million Syrian refugees, Lebanon hosts… Continue reading
A statement posted on the Kremlin website on 4 January 2016 said that General Igor Sergun had suffered a “sudden death,”
