Extradition

Official says Swiss court likely to rule in 2-3 weeks on Roman Polanski's request for bail Switzerland's highest criminal court is expected to decide in two or three weeks whether to release film director Roman Polanski on bail pending a decision on ...

Switzerland's top criminal court said Tuesday that it was likely to rule in two to three weeks' time on film-maker Roman Polanski's appeal for bail. Polanski's lawyers lodged the appeal at the Federal Criminal Tribunal on November 3 after an earlier bail ...

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thousands of Thais gathered in central Bangkok on Sunday to protest at remarks made about the monarchy by fugitive ex-Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra. The demonstrators were also angry about the ousted premier's visit last week to neighboring Cambodia, which ...

Cesare Battisti, an ex-militant awaiting a verdict on whether he should be extradited to his native Italy for murder, started a hunger strike in his Brazilian prison, reports said. Battisti, who maintains his innocence, announced his refusal to eat in a letter ...

Relatives of an 88-year-old alleged war criminal on Friday vowed to fight his extradition to Hungary after it was approved by Australian officials. Ernie Steiner, son of Charles Zentai who is accused of beating a Jewish teenager to death during World War ...

Australia OKs extradition to Hungary of man accused of war crimes as Nazi collaborator The Australian government on Thursday approved the extradition of an alleged Nazi collaborator accused by Hungary of a World War II killing. Home Affairs Minister Brendan O'Connor said ...

Fugitive former Thai premier Thaksin Shinawatra on Thursday accused his country's rulers of "false patriotism" as he delivered a lecture in his new role as Cambodia's economic adviser. The billionaire, ousted in a 2006 coup and living abroad to avoid jail for ...

Thaksin Shinawatra was set to deliver a lecture in his new role as Cambodia's economic adviser Thursday, amid tensions over Phnom Penh's refusal to extradite the fugitive former Thai premier. The billionaire, ousted in a 2006 coup and living abroad to avoid ...

Cambodia rejected a request by Thailand to extradite fugitive former premier Thaksin Shinawatra Wednesday, deepening a rift over Phnom Penh's appointment of the tycoon as an economic adviser. Thai diplomats handed over papers for the extradition of the billionaire, who was ousted ...

Cambodia on Wednesday rejected a request by Thailand to extradite Thaksin Shinawatra, deepening a rift over Phnom Penh's appointment of the fugitive former Thai premier as an economic adviser. Thai diplomats handed over papers for the extradition of the tycoon, who was ...