Calling the 25-year US jail sentence for Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout "baseless and biased," Russia’s foreign ministry on Friday vowed the repatriation of the so-called "Merchant of Death" would be one of its diplomatic priorities with Washington.
Viktor Bout, a Russian arms dealer dubbed the "Merchant of Death", was on Thursday sentenced to 25 years imprisonment by a US court. Caught in a sting operation, he was convicted of conspiracy to kill US nationals, among other charges.
Concern over the proliferation of arms in Libya. Men growing moustaches for prostate cancer throughout the month of November. And a paraglider crashes with an eagle over the Indian Himalayas.
A New York jury on Wednesday found Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout, known as "the merchant of death", guilty of conspiring to sell weapons to terrorists. Bout was extradited from Thailand in 2010 to face US charges in a move that angered Moscow.
The estranged wife of Thierry Gaubert (pictured), French President Nicolas Sarkozy's former communications adviser, told investigators on Friday that her husband made several trips to Switzerland with an arms dealer to pick up suitcases of cash.
Ibrahim Ag Bahanga, the influential former leader of a Tuareg rebellion in Mali, has been killed, Malian officials say. Bahanga was thought to have been involved in arms smuggling across the border with Libya.
A member of Iran's Revolutionary Guard and a Nigerian accomplice were charged with the illegal shipment of mortars and rockets by a Nigerian court on Thursday. The illegal arms were seized in the port of Lagos in October.
Russia tussles with the United States over the extradition of alleged arms dealer Viktor Bout, who's better known as the Merchant of Death. How India's micro-financing industry is in danger of collapsing. And a look at the rich heritage of Singapore's Baba community whose treasures are currently on display here in Paris
Russian arms trafficking suspect Viktor Bout arrived in New York from Bangkok Wednesday following a protracted extradition process that has sparked a diplomatic tug-of-war between Moscow and Washington.
Accused Russian arms trafficker Viktor Bout, known as the "Merchant of Death", was flown out of Bangkok on a special US jet after Thai authorities on Tuesday approved his extradition to the United States on terrorism charges.
