A: I don't understand why I'm being arrested. B: You have a warrant. A: A warrant for what? B: Apparently, you have a bench warrant. A: What does that mean? B: You missed a court appearance. A: I wasn't aware that I had to go to court. B: I don't kno...
A senior Iraqi security official say as many as 50 Interior Ministry officials have been arrested during the past three days for allegedly trying to topple the government of Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki. But some reports say many of those arrested...
Yemeni President Ali Abdallah Saleh is threatening to track down Islamic militants and arrest them inside their houses, following a crackdown, yesterday, in which at least 25 alleged suspects in Wednesday's attack on the U.S. Embassy in Sanaa were d...
Al Arabiya TV is reporting the Yemeni government has arrested at least 25 people in a crackdown on militants thought to be involved in an attack Wednesday on the U.S. Embassy in Sanaa. For VOA, Edward Yeranian reports from Beirut. The Yemeni governm...
Bolivian troops have arrested an opposition governor accused of leading attacks that killed at least 15 government supporters. In Miami, VOA's Brian Wagner reports that unrest in Bolivia has prompted U.S. officials to withdraw aid workers from the c...
Thai police have arrested key leaders of protests who have occupied a main government building in Bangkok since August 26. But as Ron Corben reports for VOA, analysts warn the arrests mark a setback in efforts to reconcile anti-government protesters...
Thai police have issued warrants for the arrest of the leaders of this week's protests in Bangkok after thousands surrounded key government buildings. As Ron Corben reports, the protest movement's activities, led by the People's Alliance for Democra...
Italian police have arrested a Muslim imam from Morocco who has been linked to suicide bombings in Casablanca in 2003. The imam of a mosque in the northern Italian city of Varese was picked up at his home in Italy and Italian authorities say they pl...
The war crimes cases of the former Bosnian Serb leader and the president of Sudan involve two separate courts, both in The Hague. Transcript of radio broadcast: 25 July 2008 This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. Former Bosnian Serb leader Rado...
The Islamic militant group Hamas that rules the Gaza Strip has launched a crackdown on its rivals after a deadly bomb attack. Robert Berger reports from the VOA bureau in Jerusalem. Hamas has arrested dozens of supporters of the rival Palestinian Fa...