Canada expels 20 Hungarians for human trafficking
Canada announced the extradition of 20 Hungarians convicted in what authorities described as the largest human trafficking case in Canadian history, for forcing eastern European refugee claimants into slavery.
Four children, two adults killed in France minibus crash
Four children, their driver and a 20-year-old were killed when the minibus they were travelling in crashed head-on into a truck coming the other way in France, authorities said.
Taiwan battens down for Typhoon Matmo
Typhoon Matmo churned towards Taiwan, picking up strength with thousands of tourists evacuated from outlying islands as weather forecasters warned of possible flash floods and landslides.
23 July 2014
Turkey arrests more than 50 senior police officers: TV
Turkish authorities arrested 55 senior police officers in a criminal probe over alleged corruption and abuse of office, the latest apparent crackdown on opponents of Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan ahead of presidential polls.
US court makes first conviction in Boston attacksA US jury on Monday returned the first conviction over the 2013 Boston Marathon attacks, finding a friend of the prime suspect guilty of obstructing the investigation into the bombings.
Tazhayakov avoided Tamerlan Tsarnaev: FBIKazakhstani student Azamat Tazhayakov, accused of obstructing justice in the Boston bombings case allegedly avoided Dzhokhar Tsarnaev’s brother Tamerlan considering him too religiously devout.
S. Korea police find body of fugitive ferry ownerSouth Korean police said Tuesday they had found the body of the fugitive business tycoon who headed the family operating the Sewol ferry which sank in April with the loss of around 300 lives.
22 July 2014
Little boy dragged to death outside hijacked car in S.AfricaA four-year-old boy trapped by his seatbelt was dragged to his death behind a hijacked car in South Africa, leaving his traumatised mother screaming at the side of the road, police and media said.