Archive for 'International'
Switzerland becomes Mecca of death tourism (Part 1)
19 November 2007Switzerland gains the status of the most popular in Europe “death tourism” direction that is the country with legalized euthanasia. Companies engaged in voluntary killing become more and more popular. At the same time there are many opponents of such practice.
The Swiss laws are the most loyal to such people, and the special organizations are […]
To get to Japan foreigners will have to give finger prints and a photo
14 November 2007According to new rules, entering Japan foreigners will be obliged to leave finger prints in an immigration police database at the airport.
Since November, 20, 2007 the government of Japan introduces system of obligatory dactyloscopy of foreigners coming to the country, informed the representative of the Ministry of Justice.
“The corresponding law has been passed on […]
20 thousand migrants came to the USA by mistake of officials
7 November 2007Thousands people, who should have been refused to enter the country, on quite lawful bases got in the country in 2006, is said in the new report of the US Accounting Chamber.
In an open part of the report, which has been distributed on Monday in Washington, there are no exact data on the amount of […]
The historical cargo of cocaine is caught in Mexico
6 November 2007At the Pacific coast of Mexico in port of Manzanillo, local police together with military seamen and customs officers has confiscated more than 23 tons of cocaine. It is the largest consignment of confiscated drugs for all history of the country.
Drugs have been found out in a transport container’s double bottom of a merchant ship […]
Germany introduces passports with finger-prints
5 November 2007Since November, 1 German authorities have introduced the new passport (the passport for travel) with electronic finger-prints of the owner.
Germany, thus, is the first of the EU member-states, which has introduced the exit document with the full biometric data of its citizens. The government of the country grounds an innovation as a protection measure […]
The Russian General Prosecutor’s Office has received additional inquiry on Litvinenko’s case
26 October 2007The General Prosecutor’s Office has received additional inquiry from Great Britain on Litvinenko’s case.
General Prosecutor’s Office has sent the letter addressed to the British Home Secretary to acknowledge the receipt of additional inquiry of Royal Prosecutor’s service of England and Wales about rendering of legal aid in the criminal case, opened on the fact […]
7 hostages are released in Nigeria
24 October 2007All seven hostages in Nigeria, among whom there were three foreigners, were released on Monday, October, 22, informs Reuters referring to the statement of the local government.
According to the agency three foreigners, have been abducted by malefactors after the armed incident in a oil-products area belonging to company Royal Dutch Shell.
According to Reuters, security […]
South Africa has issued a warrant to arrest the president of Interpol
1 October 2007South African Republic has issued a warrant to arrest the president of Interpol, who simultaneously takes up a post of the Interpol’s president, Jackie Selebi, writes The Times referring to South African broadcasting company SABC.
According to the mass-media, the warrant was issued the last week. Selebi, as asserts SABC, is accused in connection with […]
Mexican narco-baron has got a life sentence
20 September 2007Mexican narco-baron Francisco Xavier Areliano Felix in circuit court of the United States has pled guilty in running of criminal business and plot with the purpose of money-laundering.
Narco-baron has confessed to management Tijuana narcocartel, which has imported to the USA hundred tons of cocaine and marihuana and laundered hundred millions dollars.
These confessions Areliano Felix […]
Thailand has sentenced to death the murderer of Russian tourists
6 September 2007The criminal who on February, 24 killed two Russian tourists on the Thai resort Pattaya, has been sentenced to a death penalty. The verdict has been announced at sitting of the city Pattaya court, province Chon Buri in 106 mi to a southeast from Bangkok.
“The accused 24-years old citizen of Thailand Anuchit Lampert was conviction […]
