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Thai court rejects U.S. extradition request for ‘Merchant of Death’
A Thai court on Tuesday rejected the extradition of a man dubbed the "Merchant of Death", whom the U.S. government accuses of selling millions of dollars in weapons to Colombian rebels.
Turkish man held over murder of 8 relatives
Turkish police have detained a discharged army officer suspected in the murder of eight of his relatives, officials said Tuesday. “Globally, we are at phase 5, but we are nearing phase 6,” said Dr. Keiji Fukuda, WHO’s Assistant Director General.