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  • Paris: 'Angolagate' trial opens in France 7 Oct 2008 01:34 GMT
    ... A PRESIDENT'S son, a thriller writer and a former ... spotlight on alleged high-level French involvement in weapons deliveries, in violation of a UN arms ... presidential palace, is accused of "complicity in illegal trade and embezzlement" and taking bribes worth $US2.6 ...

  • 5:57am'Angolagate' trial opens in France 7 Oct 2008 01:31 GMT
    ... A PRESIDENT'S son, a thriller writer and a former ... spotlight on alleged high-level French involvement in weapons deliveries, in violation of a UN arms ... presidential palace, is accused of "complicity in illegal trade and embezzlement" and taking bribes worth $US2.6 ...

  • Angolagate trial opens in Paris 6 Oct 2008 22:08 GMT
    ... Angolagate 'arms for oil' trial opens in Paris The ... refused to hand over the tanks and weapons, prosecutors alleged Mr Dos Santos looked for ... five years if convicted of "complicity in illegal trade and embezzlement" and taking bribes worth $2.6 ...

  • Angola arms trial opens in Paris 6 Oct 2008 21:31 GMT
    ... 14:11 GMT, Monday, 6 October 2008 15:11 UK Forty-two people ... in Paris accused of involvement in illegal arms sales to Angola in the 1990s. The ... organising the sale of $790m worth of weapons to war-torn Angola. Other suspects, including the ...

  • 'Angolagate' trial opens in France 6 Oct 2008 21:18 GMT
    ... PARIS (AFP) - The son of late president François Mitterrand ... spotlight on alleged high-level French involvement in weapons deliveries, in violation of a UN arms ... presidential palace, is accused of "complicity in illegal trade and embezzlement" and taking bribes worth 2.6 ...

  • Croatia: Daughter of Zagorec Lawyer Killed 6 Oct 2008 21:13 GMT
    ... general suspected of profiting during the 1991-1995 war, has been murdered. Ivana Hodak, a 26 ... buy an air defence system on the black market, as was under an international arms embargo at the time. Read more: The ...

  • 5 Oct 11:02 EDT (15:02 GMT)PARIS - Forty-two people including the son of late French president Francois Mitterrand and dozens of businessman, politicians and public figures go on trial Oct. 6 over a vast arms-to-Angola scandal.", 6 Oct 2008 21:02 GMT
    ... By JEAN-LOUIS PANY, AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE Published: 5 Oct 11:02 ... to 1992, is accused of "complicity in illegal trade and embezzlement" and taking bribes worth $2.6 ... Santos turned to Falcone, the boss of weapons firm Brenco International, and his associate Gaydamak, ...

  • No Quick Solutions to Somali Pirate Crisis 6 Oct 2008 20:57 GMT
    ... discovery: 33 Soviet-designed T-72 tanks, plus small arms, rockets and ammunition. The arms shipment was ... likely to wind up on the African black market instead, unless the vessel's shady owners cough ... the early skirmishes in a long piracy war. Somalia hasn't had a lasting and functional ...

  • Angola seeks to stop French 'Angolagate' trial 6 Oct 2008 20:51 GMT
    ... PARIS (AFP) - The son of late president François Mitterrand ... spotlight on alleged high-level French involvement in weapons deliveries, in violation of a UN worth ... presidential palace, is accused of "complicity in illegal trade and embezzlement" and taking bribes worth 2.6 ...

  • French 'establishment' on trial over Angola arms 6 Oct 2008 19:29 GMT
    ... The trial of 42 people accused of facilitating arms sales ... civil war, €590 million (£456 million) of weapons arrived in the On Monday the trial ... 1995, has been charged with complicity in illegal trade, embezzlement and bribes. According to prosecutors, Angolan ...

  • PROCUREMENT: Corrupt Kenyan Gunrunners Outed 6 Oct 2008 18:26 GMT
    ... October 6, 2008: The UN has discovered that Kenya is ... that Kenya is importing large quantities of weapons (at least 77 tanks, 15 jet fighters ... and imports (the better to control the illegal trade in arms.) Not everyone follows the rules. ...

  • 42 face trial over French 'Angolagate' 6 Oct 2008 17:34 GMT
    ... It revolves around the trafficking of $790 million (590 million ... to 1992, is accused of "complicity in illegal trade and embezzlement" and taking bribes worth 2.6 ... Santos turned to Falcone, the boss of weapons firm Brenco International, and his associate Gaydamak, ...

  • » French begin arms trial 6 Oct 2008 16:31 GMT
    ... Forty-two people including the son of late French president ... to 1992, is accused of "complicity in illegal trade and embezzlement" and taking bribes worth $2.6-million. ... Santos turned to Falcone, the boss of weapons firm Brenco International, and his associate Gaydamak, ...

  • Forty-two face trial over French 'Angolagate' 6 Oct 2008 15:56 GMT
    ... PARIS (AFP) - Forty-two people including the son of late ... go on trial Monday over a vast "arms-to-Angola" scandal. Dubbed "Angolagate" by the French press, ... to 1992, is accused of "complicity in illegal trade and embezzlement" and taking bribes worth ...

  • French begin arms trial 6 Oct 2008 14:58 GMT
    ... Forty-two people including the son of late French president ... to 1992, is accused of "complicity in illegal trade and embezzlement" and taking bribes worth $2.6-million. ... Santos turned to Falcone, the boss of weapons firm Brenco International, and his associate Gaydamak, ...


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