An ex-president of Peru who's been accused of bribery has been arrested in the US.
According to the chief prosecutor's office, Alejandro Toledo has been detained in relation to an extradition request that was issued last year.
He's accused of taking over AED 73.4 million in bribes from Brazilian construction firm Odebrecht.
Toleda, who currently lives in the US, has denied any wrongdoing.
Strong earthquake strikes central Peru
An earthquake of magnitude 6.7 hit central Peru on Thursday, the United States Geological Survey said, although authorities reported no immediate casualties or damage.
Overloaded boat capsizes in Nigeria, at least 40 bodies recovered
At least 40 bodies, mostly of children, have been recovered after an overloaded boat capsized in Nigeria's northwest Sokoto state, local officials and residents said on Thursday.
Australian police recover body of missing teenage hiker near Sydney
Australian police recovered the body of an 18-year-old hiker overnight from dense bushland in a remote national park near Sydney, authorities said on Friday, more than a week after she went missing.
Bangladesh elects ruling party veteran Alamgir as president
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Russian strikes kill 16 in Ukraine's Kyiv
Russian strikes have killed 16 people and injured more than 40 in Kyiv and the surrounding region on Thursday as President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said a failure by Ukraine's allies to replenish its stock of air defence missiles was costing lives.
