Fugitive US tycoon held in Africa
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A US businessman charged with multiple counts of fraud and money laundering is arrested in Namibia.
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The scandal-hit former head of the Organisation of American States is arrested in his native Costa Rica.
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A Zimbabwe court on Tuesday ordered the release of a controversial British property tycoon who was arrested last week for breaching foreign exchange laws and possessing pornography, his lawyer said.
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One of North Africa's most wanted Islamic militant leaders, accused in the kidnapping of 32 European tourists last year, has been taken into custody in Algeria, authorities said on Thursday.
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From The Fugitive to The Prisoner Police in Nambia have arrested Jacob 'Kobi' Alexander, the ex-CEO of Comverse Technology, the voicemail software maker, who fled the US he was charged with fraud over backdated stock options.â¦
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The family of Mark Thatcher, who was arrested in South Africa last week on suspicion of financing a coup attempt in oil-rich Equatorial Guinea, have quit his Cape Town home bound for the United States.
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British property tycoon Nicholas van Hoogstraten is arrested in Zimbabwe, according to local media.
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The United States embassy in Nigeria said  on Tuesday that it had received reports that an American  citizen was among oil workers kidnapped in the southern oil  city of Port Harcourt.
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Mark Thatcher, the son of former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, has been arrested in South Africa on suspicion of involvement in a mercenary plot against the government of oil-rich Equatorial Guinea.
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U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration agents arrested a former rebel leader and presidential candidate with alleged ties to drug traffickers, Haitian radio reported.
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A New York man who was sentenced some five years ago for his role in a securities fraud scheme was arrested on Tuesday for allegedly defrauding investors of millions of dollars in a foreign exchange scam.
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Former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher&#39;s son, Mark, was arrested in South Africa early Wednesday in connection with the alleged plot to overthrow the government of oil-rich Equatorial Guinea.
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A fugitive tycoon fighting extradition from Namibia to the US is seeking bail to release him from Namibian custody.
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The son of former British Prime  Minister Margaret Thatcher was arrested in South Africa on  Wednesday on suspicion of involvement in a mercenary plot  against the government of oil-rich Equatorial Guinea.
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CAPE TOWN --The family of Mark Thatcher, who was arrested in South Africa last week on suspicion of financing a coup attempt in Equatorial Guinea, left his Cape Town home. The 51-year-old son of former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher of Britain is effectively under house arrest until he pays a $300,000 bond. Thatcher has denied involvement in the plot. His ...
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The founder and chairman of Apex Digital, which imports cheap electronic items into the US, is arrested by Chinese authorities.
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South African police arrested the son of former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher on Wednesday on suspicion of involvement in a mercenary plot to topple the government of oil-rich Equatorial Guinea.