British man faces death penalty in Indonesia on drug-smuggling charges

Turkish gendarmerie caught smugglers with an 1100-year-old Hebrew manuscript in southeastern Diyarbakır, security sources said. The smugglers were seeking a...

Iranian held for smuggling 43 kilos of drugs

The Coast Guard personnel have arrested an unidentified Iranian for allegedly attempting to smuggle into the country 43 kilos of...

Lebanon seizes 142 kg of illicit drugs in major bust with help from Saudi authorities

Police in Lebanon have seized more than 800,000 pills of the stimulant Captagon worth about $12 million in an operation...

Russia to Help Venezuela’s Agriculture, Mining Industry

The government of Venezuela has signed an agreement with Russia to receive investment and participation of Russian companies in the...

Seized elephant tusks are presented by Hong Kong Customs in Hong Kong October 20, 2012. Customs officers have made a record seizure of smuggled ivory - with the discovery of more than 1,200 elephant tusks and a batch of ivory ornaments worth more than HK$26 million ($3.3 million) during a joint operation with Guangdong authorities, government radio reported on Saturday. Picture taken October 20, 2012.

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Chinese customs seize record smuggling ivory tusks

BEIJING: Chinese customs seized 7.48 tonnes of smuggled ivory tusks during an operation on March 30 this year, the General...

Finnish police break largest cocaine ring in the country

Finnish police said they have cracked a large cocaine ring in the Tampere region which imported 13 kilos of cocaine...

Four Indians arrested in Nepal for smuggling gold

Four Indian nationals were arrested on Sunday from the national capital's Tribhuvan International Airport for allegedly trying to smuggle nearly...

Comedian Zelenskiy would win second round of Ukraine election – poll

Comic actor Volodymyr Zelenskiy, a political novice who plays a fictional president in a popular TV series, is likely to...

For Vietnam, Trade War a Sword That Cuts Both Ways

HO CHI MINH CITY, VIETNAM — Look at a list of the top four countries in Asia that could be...

Sentient Blue, drone company from Italy, wins $1M in Genius NY competition

Syracuse, N.Y. -- Sentient Blue, a company from Italy that is developing micro gas turbines to power drones, has won...

Public debt rises by 1.2 billion in February

Portugal’s public debt stood at €249.3 billion in February increasing by €1.2 billion from the end of January, the country’s...

Spanish economy set to keep growing despite global uncertainty

The Bank of Spain on Wednesday issued its projections for the Spanish economy to 2021, and warned that any government...

Hungary to enhance cooperation with Huawei despite US concerns

Hungarian Finance Minister Mihaly Varga met with leaders of the Export-Import Bank of China and executives of Huawei during his...

Oman’s share index closes higher marginally

Muscat: The MSM30 index ended higher and closed at 3,983.79 points, up by 0.30 per cent. The MSM Sharia Index...

Kuwait bans import of Indian, British and American food products