The arrest of Nicolás Petro poses another test for President Gustavo Petro, who has struggled to push many of his reforms through a divided Congress.
Tag: Fugitives
Four Charged in Gold Coin Theft From German Museum
The arrests came about eight months after thieves cut fiber optic cables, broke into a museum in Bavaria and stole 483 ancient gold coins, the police said.
Rwandan Genocide Fugitive Is Arrested After Being on the Run for 30 Years
Accused of having a direct hand in the killing of hundreds of Tutsis, Fulgence Kayishema was arrested in South Africa, where he hid as an asylum seeker.
U.A.E. Denies Extradition for Gupta Brothers, Accused of Corruption in South Africa
The businessmen Atul and Rajesh Gupta were implicated in the looting of state funds under President Jacob Zuma. They fled to the United Arab Emirates about five years ago.
Italian Mobster, 16 Years on the Lam, Found Working at a Pizzeria
Edgardo Greco, 63, was arrested as he was about to start a night shift at a restaurant in France. Investigators identified him through online photographs.
A Secret Room and a Comfortable Life: A Mobster’s Years on the Run
Since the arrest earlier this week of Matteo Messina Denaro, a picture of his time on the lam is starting to take shape.
Matteo Messina Denaro, Italian Mafia Boss, Is Arrested
Matteo Messina Denaro, who was sentenced in absentia for the 1992 murders of two prosecutors and other crimes, was apprehended at a Sicilian hospital.
For Moldova, War Next Door Brings Energy Crunch and Paid Protests
The tiny country, starved of natural gas and electricity because of the conflict in neighboring Ukraine, is confronting street rallies bankrolled by a pro-Russian politician to target its pro-Western government.
Edward Snowden Receives Russian Citizenship
Mr. Snowden, a former intelligence contractor, left the United States after giving hundreds of highly classified N.S.A. documents to The Guardian and The Washington Post in 2013.
Canada Stabbing Suspect Remains at Large After Manhunt in Saskatchewan
The police received reports that Myles Sanderson was spotted at the Indigenous reserve where the stabbings took place, but by day’s end he was not in custody, and an emergency alert was still in place for Saskatchewan.