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Trump orders rebuilding and reopening of defunct US prison Alcatraz

US President Donald Trump said Sunday he had directed officials to rebuild and reopen Alcatraz prison, the notorious federal jail based on a small island in California that closed six decades ago.

Brazil police foil Lady Gaga gig bomb plot

Brazilian police said Sunday they had arrested two people in connection with a foiled plot to attack Lady Gaga's packed mega-concert in Rio de Janeiro.

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Meta agrees $90 mn settlement in Facebook privacy suit

Facebook-parent Meta has agreed to pay $90 million to settle a 10-year-old lawsuit accusing it of tracking users online even after they logged off the social network, court records show.

'His reputation will never recover': Prince Andrew's downfall

Prince Andrew's out of court settlement with his sexual assault accuser halts the highly damaging US legal battle, but effectively ends the royal career of Queen Elizabeth II's second, and reportedly favourite, son.

Sandy Hook families settle with gunmaker over school massacre

Families of nine victims of the 2012 Sandy Hook school shooting have reached a $73 million settlement with US gunmaker Remington, in a landmark deal for a country plagued by campus massacres.

Sandy Hook families settle with gunmaker Remington over school massacre

The families of nine victims of the 2012 Sandy Hook school shooting have reached a settlement with Remington, the maker of the rifle used in the massacre, according to US court documents released Tuesday.

Prince Andrew settles sex assault lawsuit with Virginia Giuffre

Prince Andrew and his accuser Virginia Giuffre have settled a sexual assault lawsuit for an unspecified sum, according to a court filing Tuesday.

Footballer Sala felt pressure over transfer before plane death, inquest hears

Emiliano Sala felt under "a lot of pressure" to complete a transfer to the Premier League shortly before he died in a plane crash as he headed to his new club, an inquest heard on Tuesday.

Honduran ex-president faces US extradition for alleged drug trafficking

Honduran ex-president Juan Orlando Hernandez, accused by Washington of ties with drug traffickers, vowed Tuesday to cooperate with domestic justice in a US bid to extradite him.

Italy issues global warrant for Robinho after rape sentence: media

Italian prosecutors on Tuesday issued an international arrest warrant for former Brazil forward Robinho and asked for his extradition following confirmation of his conviction for gang rape, news agencies reported.

Taliban declare Soviet exit holiday, six months after seizing power

The Taliban on Tuesday declared February 15 a national holiday to mark the anniversary of the Soviet withdrawal from Afghanistan -- six months after they stormed into Kabul to topple the US-backed government.

Navalny faces extra decade in jail as prison trial begins

President Vladimir Putin's main political opponent, Alexei Navalny, went on trial from inside prison on Tuesday, in a new fraud case that could see his jail time extended by more than a decade.

Interpol issues warrants for Canadians over gangster's murder in Thailand

Interpol has issued two "red notice" arrest warrants for a pair of Canadians over the suspected murder of an Indian gangster outside a luxury villa on Thailand's Phuket island.

German chancellor to meet Putin as Ukraine's fate in the balance

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz was due in Moscow Tuesday in search of a diplomatic solution to avoid a war in Ukraine as the West and Russia signalled tentative hopes of an easing in the tense standoff.

Hollywood actor jailed for $650 million movie ponzi scheme

An American actor who swindled $650 million in a huge Hollywood ponzi scheme, using it to finance a lavish lifestyle of yachts, jets and fast cars, was jailed Monday for 20 years.

'Now or never': Victims of Italy's predator priests urge inquiry

Victims of paedophile priests in Italy will unveil Tuesday a campaign dubbed "Beyond the Great Silence", pushing for an independent investigation into clerical abuse carried out on the Vatican's doorstop.

Grisly killings stoke cartel fears in Ecuador

The bodies of two men hung from a pedestrian bridge in southwestern Ecuador stunned the country Monday and raised the spectre of Mexican cartels there.

Experts exhume some El Salvador massacre victims

Forensic experts on Monday started exhuming the remains of at least 16 victims, mainly children, of a massacre committed by soldiers in El Salvador 41 years ago.

Calls grow to free Nicaragua prisoners after Ortega opponent dies

Calls mounted Monday for dozens of opposition figures jailed in Nicaragua to be freed after the death of a would-be presidential candidate fueled fears for the health and safety of others.

Climate-boosted drought in western US worst in 1,200 years

The megadrought that has parched southwestern United States and parts of Mexico over the last two decades is the worst to hit the region in at least 1,200 years, researchers said Monday.

Brother acquitted for 'honour killing' of Pakistani social media star

The brother of a Pakistani social media star who was murdered in one of the country's most notorious "honour killings" was acquitted on Monday after serving less than six years in prison, lawyers said.

Five questions as Bangladesh hangs top Islamist leader

Bangladesh Tuesday executed the chief of its main Islamist party for atrocities committed during the country's 1971 independence war with Pakistan.

How the storm clouds massed for Brazil impeachment

After months of the storm clouds massing, lightning struck President Dilma Rousseff on Thursday with Brazil's Senate ejecting her from office as it moves towards her likely impeachment.

EgyptAir crash: What we know

French experts confirmed Saturday that smoke had been detected in the cabin of an EgyptAir plane that crashed into the eastern Mediterranean carrying 66 people, but what brought it down remains a mystery.

Smoke doesn't reveal what caused EgyptAir crash, experts say

Smoke detected in the cabin shortly before EgyptAir flight MS804 crashed into the Mediterranean suggests there was a fire on board, but is not enough to establish the cause of the disaster, experts said Saturday.

Vojislav Seselj: Unrepentant Serb ultranationalist

Serb academic turned far-right leader Vojislav Seselj won notoriety during the 1990s Balkan wars for his incendiary rhetoric and remains defiant since his provisional release from more than a decade in detention in The Hague.

MH17: from crash to disputed conclusion

International investigators this week concluded that a Malaysia Airlines flight that crashed in war-torn Ukraine in 2014 had been struck by a missile that came from a Russian military brigade.

Sixty years ago: when the Berlin Wall went up

In the early hours of Sunday, August 13, 1961, communist East Germany's authorities began building the Berlin Wall, cutting the city in two and plugging the last remaining gap in the Iron Curtain.

Gunmen attack high-profile Sri Lanka TV journalist

Armed men stormed the home of a high-profile Sri Lankan television journalist critical of the government Monday, police said, sparking condemnation by local media rights groups.

Taiwan LGBTQ activists hold Valentine's Day marriage law protest

LGBTQ activists in Taiwan braved a Valentine's Day downpour Monday to protest against the island's same-sex marriage law, which critics say falls short of full recognition for many international couples.

The Brazil resort town disappearing into the sea

Vultures roam the sand in the Brazilian resort town of Atafona amid the ruins of the latest houses destroyed by the sea, whose relentless rise has turned the local coastline into an apocalyptic landscape.

Cambodia steps up surveillance with new internet gateway

Cambodia is powering up its new National Internet Gateway, a move activists say will allow the government to further silence the country's embattled opposition voices.

Canada police arrest protesters, mayor says border bridge crisis over

A Canadian mayor Sunday declared the standoff on a key US border bridge over after police moved in and arrested protesters, but the trucker-led movement against Covid-19 restrictions remained defiantly mobilized in the capital Ottawa and elsewhere.

Relief, concern at Kyiv airport as West calls citizens home

Moroccan entrepreneur Aimrane Bouziane sighs with relief after seeing the "boarding" sign for his flight light up at Kyiv's main airport despite fears that airspace may soon close over Ukraine.

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