'Asia's El Chapo' extradited to Australia
SYDNEY: The alleged boss of Asia's biggest crime syndicate and one of the world's most wanted men has been extradited to Australia and arrested on drug trafficking charges, police said Thursday.

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Bahamas orders Bankman-Fried extradited to face US fraud charges
NASSAU (BAHAMAS) - The Bahamas ordered Sam Bankman-Fried, the founder of collapsed cryptocurrency business FTX, to be extradited Wednesday to face charges of fraud in New York.

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Ukraine flags vie with Christmas decor as Zelensky visits Washington
WASHINGTON - Days before the year-end holiday, downtown Washington's streets were dominated Wednesday not just by Christmas decor but by the flag of Ukraine, marking the surprise visit to the US capital by Volodymyr Zelensky.

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Europe's access to space in jeopardy after Vega-C rocket failure
KOUROU - Flights of the new European Vega-C rocket have been suspended pending an investigation into an overnight launch failure, French firm Arianespace said Wednesday, leaving Europe with few avenues into space.

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2016 Ivory Coast attack
ABIDJAN - An Ivory Coast prosecutor Wednesday urged life in jail for four suspects over one of West Africa's bloodiest jihadist attacks -- a 2016 machine-gun assault on a beach resort that killed 19.

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China says no new Covid deaths after changing criteria
BEIJING - China said Wednesday that no one had died of Covid-19 the previous day, after changing the criteria such that most virus deaths are no longer counted, as the World Health Organization said it was "very concerned" about the new wave of cases.

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