After the fall of Tunisian president Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali the hunt is on to track down his assets and those of his wife and former hairdresser Leila Traelsi and their network of relatives who lived off the backs of the Tunisian population. Their financial empires are now the subject of an international investigation. Sources [...]

Could Mohamed ElBaradei the former Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) who joined thousands of protestors in defying a curfew imposed by under pressure Egyptian President Mubarak become the next president of Egypt. In the sixth day of protests across Egypt demanding the resignation of Mubarak, ElBaradei addressed thousands of people in [...]

The five Somalis capture onboard a hijacked ship when it was stormed by South Korean commandos have been flown to Busan in South Korea to face possible criminal charges. Eight other Somalis were killed in a shoot out during the rescue action. Korean officials have said that the five suspected pirates will face charges including [...]

Three Indonesian men who survived the shipwreck of the boat carrying asylum seekers to Christmas Island have been charged with people smuggling offences following the death of forty-eight people in the shipwreck that occurred in mid December. The three men ranging in age from 22 to 60 were crew members on the frail boat carrying [...]

Some maritime countries have voiced their concerns about their lack of ability to prosecute Somali pirates that have been caught during rescues or by naval patrols.  Therefore as a result the pirates have been released and no doubt keen to continue their lucrative operations. Now a UN advisor on piracy to the UN Secretary General  [...]

President Sebastian Pinera of Chile made an emergency landing in his helicopter on a main road after running out of fuel 270km (170mi) south of the capital Santiago. The President might have been happy to make a safe. if somewhat un scheduled landing but Congressman Gabriel Ascencio of the opposition Christian Democrats sees it differently. [...]

A woman who is suspected of abducting a nineteen day old baby from a hospital in New York in 1987 has surrendered to the police and will face kidnapping charges. She gave herself up to police in Bridport Connecticut and is expected to appear in court in New York on Monday. A warrant had been [...]

Irish discount airline Ryanair charges €40 for a boarding card for those passengers who fail to print out their on before arriving at the airport. However they are now threatening to turn away passengers who arrive at the check in without a  boarding card unless a ruling  from a Spanish court is overturned. In a [...]