SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) — Authorities in the Dominican Republic said Thursday they have launched an investigation after an immigration officer was accused of raping a 14-year-old girl. The mother of the girl, who is from neighboring Haiti, alleged the assault
Tareck El Aissami, the once-powerful minister in charge of Venezuela’s rich oil reserves, has been arrested. El Aissami, who resigned last year, is set to appear in court for the first time on Tuesday on charges including money laundering, criminal association and
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Colombia’s prosecutor’s office said Tuesday they will call former President Álvaro Uribe to trial for the alleged crimes of bribery of witnesses in criminal proceedings and procedural fraud, which would make him the first former president to face
Sir Keir Starmer has been challenged to open an investigation into Angela Rayner’s tax affairs as the row over her housing arrangements escalated today. Ms Rayner is facing demands to explain her past living arrangements amid claims she may have escaped paying
A torso wrapped in plastic discovered at a nature reserve in Salford is that of a man aged older than 40, Greater Manchester Police (GMP) said. Officers have been conducting a murder investigation after the remains were found at Kersal Wetlands on
A second Tory MP has come forward with claims of being targeted by a sexting scandal, prompting the Metropolitan Police to launch an inquiry into “unsolicited messages” circulating within parliament. Dr Luke Evans, the MP for Bosworth, revealed on Friday that he
LIMA, Peru (AP) — Peruvian President Dina Boluarte testified to prosecutors behind closed doors Friday as authorities investigate whether she illegally received hundreds of thousands of dollars in cash, luxury watches and jewelry. Prosecutors have been investigating the highly unpopular leader on
Police have launched an investigation into alleged “malicious communications” against parliamentarians following a formal complaint from a serving MP. At least 12 men received “flirty” messages or explicit photos between October 2023 and February this year from two suspicious mobile numbers in
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Luis Rubiales, the disgraced former president of Spain’s soccer federation who kissed a player on the lips without her consent at the Women’s World Cup final, was arrested Wednesday as part of a separate corruption probe by Spanish
A team of Chinese investigators arrived in Pakistan on Friday to join a probe into a suicide attack that killed five of its nationals earlier this week, officials said, as Pakistan continued its own investigations into the attack. The slain Chinese engineers