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Argentinian FIFA suspect held in Italy AFP June 10, 2015, 1:22 am Rome (AFP) - Italian police said Tuesday that Argentinian businessman Alejandro Burzaco, who has been indicted by US authorities in the FIFA corruption scandal, has turned himself in. Burzaco, 50, was being held in Bolzano...

Qatar to be stripped of 2022 World Cup, according to country's whistleblower Phaedra Al-Majid says FIFA will be left with no option than to find new host Miss Al-Majid worked for Qatar's 2022 bid team until early 2010 She is now under the protective custody of the FBI Majid believes...

Hong Kong loophole may have helped Fifa suspect funnel cash Monetary Authority did not rate officials in charge of world soccer as high-risk persons PUBLISHED : Friday, 05 June, 2015, 5:09am UPDATED : Friday, 05 June, 2015, 10:19am Bryan Harris [email protected] Hong Kong's role in the...

May Day rallies in Asia as South Koreans clash with police AFP May 1, 2015, 9:29 pm Seoul (AFP) - South Korean workers clashed with riot police at a May Day rally in Seoul on Friday, vowing to wage an "all-out general strike" if the government pushes through with planned labour reforms...

Thwarted French jihadist brought up on terror charges AFP April 25, 2015, 1:37 pm Paris (AFP) - An Algerian jihadist sympathiser arrested in connection with a thwarted attack on a church in France was charged with terror-related murder after five days of police questioning. Sid Ahmed Ghlam...

Star Wars creator George Lucas strikes back in real estate feud Date April 20, 2015 - 3:11PM Josie Ensor Telegraph, London Star Wars creator George Lucas. Photo: Getty Images It is a case of the Star Wars director striking back. After being denied planning approval for a film studio on...

Eight Corinthians fans dead in fanbase massacre By Miles Chambers Apr 19, 2015 16:11:16 Police do not think the brutal murders are football-related but - to the surprise of many - Sunday's derby game against Palmeiras will go ahead Eight Corinthians fans were murdered as part of an...

Man indicted in US for drug deal elected senator in Nigeria By MICHELLE FAUL Apr. 16, 2015 1:34 PM EDT In this photo taken Sunday, Oct, 12, 2014, Buruji Kashamu attends a primary election event for Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan, Abuja, Nigeria. Kashamu, who is indicted in the U.S. for...

IS video shows destruction of ancient Assyrian city AFP April 12, 2015, 6:54 am Baghdad (AFP) - The Islamic State group on Saturday released a video that shows militants smashing artefacts at the ancient Assyrian city of Nimrud in northern Iraq before blowing up the site. The undated video...

Islamic State militants stone Iraqi couple to death Date March 25, 2015 - 7:35AM Rod Nordland An Islamic State flag captured by Iraqi police and Shiite fighters earlier this month. Photo: Reuters Baghdad: Islamic State militants stoned a man and woman to death on charges of adultery in...

California man facing terrorism charge writes to newspaper Mar. 22, 2015 5:08 PM EDT SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) — A 21-year-old Southern California man accused of trying to join the Islamic State group vowed revenge and identified with the Charlie Hebdo massacre in France in a series of writings...

IS claims responsibility for Tunis museum attack as more victims identified PUBLISHED : Friday, 20 March, 2015, 1:31pm UPDATED : Friday, 20 March, 2015, 7:02pm Agence France-Presse in Tunis The mother of the Tunisian policeman shot dead in the Bardo Museum attack becomes emotional during a...

Kurds probe 2 possible Islamic State chemical weapon attacks By MAEVA BAMBUCK and SINAN SALAHEDDIN Mar. 16, 2015 10:47 AM EDT A young volunteer militiaman passes under the Quran, the Muslim holy book, as a Shiite cleric blesses him before going to the battlefield against Islamic State...

Three British teens returned after trying to join Islamic State in Syria PUBLISHED : Monday, 16 March, 2015, 12:44am UPDATED : Monday, 16 March, 2015, 12:44am Associated Press in London Smoke rises after an air strike on Atimah, in Idlib province, close to the border with Turkey. Three...

Boy and man in latest Islamic State video identified as French citizens PUBLISHED : Thursday, 12 March, 2015, 11:12pm UPDATED : Friday, 13 March, 2015, 9:32pm Associated Press in Paris The two militants are believed to be French.Photo: SCMP Pictures A man and a boy featured in a chilling...

Islamic State video shows boy shooting dead accused Israeli spy PUBLISHED : Wednesday, 11 March, 2015, 10:20pm UPDATED : Wednesday, 11 March, 2015, 10:46pm Reuters in Beirut Boy shown executing an Arab Israeli. Photo: SCMP Pictures A video that has been posted online by Islamic State...

Female Islamic State recruiter arrested at Barcelona airport AFP March 8, 2015, 12:26 pm Madrid (AFP) - A Moroccan woman was arrested at a Spanish airport Saturday on suspicion of recruiting European and North African women to join the Islamic State group, authorities said. The suspect...

Frenchman on trial for helping girl, 14, seeking to join IS By LORI HINNANT and PHILIPPE SOTTO Mar. 6, 2015 12:47 PM EST PARIS (AP) — The French girl knew him as "Tony Toxiko" — an Islamic State recruiter who first used Facebook to cajole her into joining him in Syria, then brusquely called to...

Teacher sentenced to 6 years for attempt to join ISIS Mar. 5, 2015 7:40 AM EST LONDON (AP) — A British judge has sentenced a radicalized chemistry teacher to six years in prison for planning to travel to Syria to fight alongside the Islamic State group. Jamshed Javeed's family tried to hide...

'Jihadi John called a dog by father' Yahoo March 4, 2015, 9:22 am The father of 'Jihadi John' reportedly called his son a "dog, an animal and a terrorist" during a phone call with a colleague, The Telegraph reports. Jaseem Emwazi’s son Mohammed has been identified in reports as the masked...