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Interpol Issues Alert for Moammar Gadhafi; What Does That Mean, Exactly?

The international community is starting to put the squeeze on Libya's Moammar Gadhafi. Interpol has issued an alert, called an "orange notice," for Gadhafi as well as 15 other Libyans, including some family members and other associates. So what does this mean? Interpol issues seven different kinds of notices: red,...

Tunisia Issues Arrest Warrant for Ousted President Ben Ali

Tunisia has issued an international arrest warrant for the country's recently ousted president, his wife and several members of their families, the country's justice minister announced today. Lazhar Karoui Chebbi told reporters that he had asked Interpol to help detain former President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali, who fled to...

Facing New Arrest Warrant, WikiLeaks' Julian Assange Warns of 'Poison Pill'

(Dec. 6) -- Julian Assange may soon have his date with the law. Today, British officials received a European arrest warrant charging the WikiLeaks founder with "sex allegations which he denies," according to the BBC. Britain's Serious Organised Crime Agency is processing the warrant before it is sent to the Metropolitan...

Nigeria to Interpol: Arrest Dick Cheney!

(Dec. 2) -- Julian Assange may be getting some unlikely company. If Nigeria has its way, former Vice President Dick Cheney will be next on Interpol's international "wanted" alert, for bribery charges related to his time as the CEO of Halliburton. Nigeria's anti-corruption agency says it plans to file charges against...

'Sex by Surprise' at Heart of Assange Criminal Probe

(Dec. 2) -- The international manhunt for WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange in a sex-crime investigation in Sweden apparently stems from a condom malfunction. Assange's London attorney, Mark Stephens, told AOL News today that Swedish prosecutors told him that Assange is wanted not for allegations of rape, as previously...

Background on interpol

The International Criminal Police Organization (ICPO), widely known as INTERPOL or Interpol, is an organization facilitating international police cooperation.

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