The police in Thailand, widely criticized for dropping charges against the wealthy playboy in July after he was accused of a fatal hit-and-run, are seeking the agency’s help to arrest him.
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Israeli Accused of Sex Abuse in Australia Can Be Extradited, Court Says
Australia has been seeking Malka Leifer’s extradition for six years so she can face 74 charges of sexual assault stemming from her time as the principal of an ultra-Orthodox school in Melbourne.
After 7 Years on the Run, a Muslim Brotherhood Leader Is Caught
Egypt said that a raid in Cairo had netted the outlawed movement’s acting leader, Mahmoud Ezzat, who was thought to have fled abroad.
Afghan Soccer Official, Charged With Sexual Abuse, Evades Arrest
The unsuccessful operation against Keramuddin Keram, whom players accused of rape and other abuses, showed the limited reach of the national government.
Thailand Drops All Charges Against Red Bull Heir in Deadly Crash
Vorayuth Yoovidhaya, grandson of the energy drinks inventor, had fled the country after striking a police officer with his car in Bangkok in 2012.
South Korea’s Most-Wanted Man Seized in New York
Yoo Hyuk-kee faces charges of embezzlement from the shipping company that ran a South Korean ferry that sank, killing more than 300 people. Prosecutors say embezzlement helped lead to unsafe conditions on the ferry.
Fugitive Iranian Judge Dies After Fall From Hotel in Romania
The judge, on trial for bribery in Iran and known as a notorious jailer of journalists, plunged six stories in what is being called an apparent suicide.
Sudanese War Crimes Suspect Arrested After 13 Years on the Run
Ali Kushayb, a Sudanese militia leader charged with 50 crimes against humanity and war crimes related to the conflict in Darfur, has surrendered to the authorities.
Serial Rapist Jumps Off Cliff While Running From Police and Breaks Ribs
Called “the beast of Kavos,” Dimitris Aspiotis was twice convicted of raping several women, imprisoned and freed because of overcrowding. This month, another woman accused him of rape.
Félicien Kabuga, Who Financed Rwanda Genocide, Captured in France
Félicien Kabuga, 84, had been on the run for 23 years, since he was indicted by the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda on multiple charges of genocide.