A U.S. citizen has been arrested in Russia on drug charges amid escalating tensions between the two countries over Ukraine. The Ostankino District Court ordered his two-month custody while the investigation into charges of illegal drug trafficking is pending. Russian media say
Environmental regulators have brought several criminal charges against an airport accused of polluting the third-longest river in the UK with de-icer that is used on planes. Derby Railway Angling Club campaigned for years on the matter following the River Trent’s and the
LONDON (AP) — A neo-Nazi podcaster who called for the deaths of Prince Harry and his young son received a prison sentence Thursday along with his co-host Thursday. The sentencing judge in London called the duo “dedicated and unapologetic white supremacists” who
Former President Ernest Bai Koroma has been charged with treason for his alleged involvement in a failed coup attempt in November, Sierra Leone’s government said Wednesday. Koroma has also been charged with misprision of treason, which is the crime of concealing knowledge
Media mogul and Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Jimmy Lai pleaded not guilty to three charges of sedition and collusion with foreign countries on Tuesday. Lai, 76, a known opponent of the Chinese Communist Party, was sentenced to 69 months in prison last month
Motorists are having to pay charges worth hundreds of pounds a year to park their cars, as councils across the country impose net zero measures. One in seven councils are now applying parking charges based on vehicle emissions, charging the highest fees
The figures from NHS England were uncovered by the Liberal Democrats. (Image: Getty) Rip-off hospital car parking fees must be banned, campaigners are demanding, after patients, visitors and staff paid out nearly £200million in a single year. Data from NHS England shows
Former Tourism Secretary Najib Balala of Kenya has been charged alongside two others in a large-scale corruption case. Balala stands accused of defrauding tens of millions of dollars in inflated costs for a hospitality college’s construction. Balala has denied the charges. Kenya’s
Nigeria’s Supreme Court on Friday overturned a lower court ruling dismissing terrorism charges against a popular separatist leader whose trial has been blamed for an outbreak of violence in the country’s southeast region. The Court said Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous
State prosecutors in Thailand indicted a member of the country’s Senate on six charges involving narcotics trafficking, money laundering and association with a transnational criminal organization, said a statement received Friday from the attorney-general’s office. The senator, Upakit Pachariyangkun, denied all the