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French tourist murders: Trial begins in Argentina

Wed, 26 Mar 2014 09:47:00 +0100

Three men went on trial in Argentina on Tuesday for the rape and murder of two young French tourists whose bodies were found in a scenic park overlooking the north western city of Salta.

Transsexual prostitute ring busted by Paris cops

Mon, 30 Sep 2013 16:34:00 +0200

Paris police have reportedly broken up a major transsexual prostitution ring with the ring-leader accused of controlling his "protégés" with the threat of "black magic." Separately, a French minister has proposed punishing prostitutes' clients with community service.

'Angel of Death' gets life sentence in Argentina

Thu, 27 Oct 2011 14:37:00 +0200

An Argentine court sentenced ex-naval officer Alfredo Astiz on Wednesday to life in jail for torture, murder and rights abuses including his murder of two French nuns during the country's 1976 to 1983 dictatorship.

Argentina murders involved multiple rapes: police

Thu, 18 Aug 2011 13:29:00 +0200

DNA tests show that one of the two French travelers killed in Argentina last month was raped by several assailants before being fatally shot, a law enforcement source told AFP Wednesday.

DNA links Argentine tour guide to French murders

Wed, 17 Aug 2011 18:08:00 +0200

DNA evidence has linked a 24-year-old Argentinian tour guide to the murder of two French women in a nature reserve in northwestern Argentina, authorities said on Tuesday.

'Two guns used' in Argentina murders

Fri, 12 Aug 2011 12:42:00 +0200

Ballistics tests show that the two French tourists murdered in a northwestern Argentine nature reserve were shot dead with two different weapons, local officials said on Thursday.

Bodies of murdered Frenchwomen head home

Thu, 04 Aug 2011 17:07:45 +0200

The bodies of two French women who were found shot to death in a nature preserve in northern Argentina are to be sent home as new evidence emerged from the crime scene, officials said.

New arrest in Argentina tourist murders

Wed, 03 Aug 2011 16:56:00 +0200

Authorities have arrested a new suspect in the murders of two French women who were found shot to death in a nature preserve in northern Argentina, federal police announced Tuesday.

Suspect in Argentina tourist murders freed on bail

Tue, 02 Aug 2011 13:58:56 +0200

Authorities have bailed a man arrested on Monday in connection with the murder of two French women found shot dead in a tourist area in northern Argentina, a court official has said.

Murdered French tourists' families to meet officials

Mon, 01 Aug 2011 12:35:12 +0200

The families of two French tourists shot dead in Argentina were to meet with a French government minister on Sunday while other officials were headed to the place of their murder, the government said.

French students murdered in Argentina

Mon, 01 Aug 2011 12:41:07 +0200

Two young women murdered in northern Argentina have been confirmed as Cassandre Bouvier, 29, and Houria Moumni, 24, both students in Paris.