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Europe's largest whorehouse raided after just nine days: "Five Brazilian women were found in the Paradise club in La Jonquera were in the country illegallyWhat has been described as Europe’s largest knocking shop, the Paradise club near the border with France at La Jonquera, has...
Spanish police on trial in San Sebastian, Spain over alleged torture of two ETA Members: "Spanish police on trial in San Sebastian, Spain over alleged torture of two ETA Suspected Members15 Spanish police charged over alleged torture of ETA suspected Members Fifteen Spanish policemen went on trial in Spain's northern Basque region San Sebastian charged with torturing two ETA separatists while they were in custody.The newspaper El Pais said that the...
Costa gang rape: 3 held - mirror.co.uk: "Three men have been arrested over the gang rape of a British tourist nine years ago on the Costa del Sol.The men were linked through DNA samples to the knifepoint attack in Torremolinos in 2001.The victim was 33 when she was drugged and raped.Two Spanish brothers, aged 31 and 32, and their cousin are being held on remand.Police said: 'The arrests were possible thanks to a biological profile obtained following...
UK Chancellor George Osborne met with his Swiss counterpart Hans-Rudolf MerzThe UK and Switzerland have signed a declaration to begin negotiations on tax issues in a step towards making Britons with Swiss bank accounts pay tax on the interest they earn.Switzerland has strict secrecy laws and has long attracted the very wealthy as a place to save their money.Treasury sources said negotiations were in the early stages and no details of tax rates had...
.An airplane carrying some 176 kilograms of cocaine crashed Sunday morning by the Torres river, west of the Costa Rican capital of San José, police said. The plane was believed to be heading to Guatemala after taking off from Tobías Bolaños Airport in Pavas, also west of San José.The crash came after a week of major drug busts in other Central American countries.The Honduran Police seized 460 kilograms of cocaine in the country's Caribbean region...
