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China Sonangal denies smuggling diamonds from Zimbabwe

Chinese firm accused of using company plane to smuggle diamonds

China Sonangal denies smuggling diamonds from Zimbabwe

CHIADZWA, Mutare West, Zimbabwe - China Sonangal has refuted a report by 100Reporters, a website run by journalists, implicating the company in the smuggling of diamonds from Marange through the ...

Tanzania Director of Wildlife sacked over illegal wildlife export

no-nonsense Minister fires several top officials

Tanzania Director of Wildlife sacked over illegal wildlife export

By Dr. Wolfgang H. Thome, eTN Uganda

(eTN) - Tanzania’s no-nonsense Minister for Natural Resources and Tourism, Ambassador Khamis Kagesheki, announced today the sacking of several top officials in his ministry for their involvement ...

Crossing the US-Mexican border on a bicycle

Travel Joke

Crossing the US-Mexican border on a bicycle

While crossing the US-Mexican border on his bicycle, the man was stopped by a guard who pointed to two sacks the man had on his shoulders. "What's in the bags?", asked the guard.

Tourism and drug trafficking booming in Bali

Bali becomes haven for international drug gangs

Tourism and drug trafficking booming in Bali

Bali has become a haven for international drug gangs lured by ever-growing throngs of tourists, island officials have warned.

130 African grey parrots rescued from smuggler in Uganda

Animal Smuggling In Africa

130 African grey parrots rescued from smuggler in Uganda

Over 130 rare African parrots were seized near midnight Monday from a woman officials say was smuggling the valuable birds from the Democratic Republic of Congo to Uganda, a frequent jumping-off ...

German tourist jailed in New Zealand for smuggling lizards

Tourist Receives 15-Week Sentence In NZ

German tourist jailed in New Zealand for smuggling lizards

WELLINGTON, New Zealand — A German tourist was sentenced to jail time Wednesday after he admitted trying to smuggle native New Zealand lizards out of the country — the second such case in five ...

Eritrea subjected to UN sanctions

Arms Smuggling And Militant Training In Horn Of Africa

Eritrea subjected to UN sanctions

By Wolfgang H. Thome, eTN

Eritrea got an unwelcome Christmas present from the UN Security Council, when in a 13-0-1 vote the council opted for sanctions until such time that the country "ceases arming, training, and ...

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