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Runaway teacher: court to rule on sex charge

Tue, 18 Dec 2012 20:13:00 +0100

A French court will rule on January 15 on whether Jeremy Forrest, the British schoolteacher who ran away to France with a 15-year-old pupil, can be charged with having sex with a minor.

France denies Russian extradition request

Fri, 11 Nov 2011 11:52:00 +0100

A Russian request for the extradition of a businessman who fled Saint Petersburg while under investigation for fraud was rejected by France on Thursday.

France to extradite Noriega to Panama

Thu, 04 Aug 2011 17:08:43 +0200

Panama's ex-strongman Manuel Noriega looked set Wednesday to finally return home -- and go straight into custody there -- after more than two decades in foreign prisons, as France ordered his extradition.

France to extradite Noriega to Panama: lawyer

Wed, 03 Aug 2011 16:47:54 +0200

France is about to extradite former Panamanian strongman Manuel Noriega – currently serving a French jail term for laundering drug money – to face charges in his home country, his lawyer said.