The case of Madeleine McCann, a British girl who disappeared 16 years ago at the age of 3 from a vacation apartment in Portugal, returned this week to saturate media coverage as the Portuguese police resumed searching for her. The police wrapped up their search after three days on Thursday in the Algarve region of […]
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Alejandro Toledo Returns to Peru Facing Charges in Corruption Case
LIMA, Peru — Two of Peru’s former presidents are behind bars, one convicted of human rights violations, the other accused of illegally trying to dissolve Congress. A third ex-president may soon join that ignominious group with all three sharing the same prison. Alejandro Toledo, who led Peru two decades ago, surrendered on Friday to law […]
Prosecutor Drops Australia Parliament Rape Case, Citing Toll on Accuser
Prosecutors have dropped a rape charge against a former parliamentary staff member in a case that has gripped Australia for months, a decision they called necessary to protect the plaintiff’s health after she had endured rounds of grueling questioning in an initial mistrial. The plaintiff, Brittany Higgins, 28, had accused a colleague, Bruce Lehrmann, 27, […]