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Tarique Rahman Returns Home After 17 Years in Exile - Bangladesh

Tarique Rahman, son of former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia and a senior leader of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), delivers a speech upon his arrival in Dhaka, Bangladesh on December 25, 2025. Rahman, widely seen as the partyâs political heir and an aspiring prime minister, returned to Bangladesh after 17 years in self-imposed exile. Photo by Habibur Rahman/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Tarique Rahman Returns Home After 17 Years in Exile - Bangladesh

Tarique Rahman, son of former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia and a senior leader of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), delivers a speech upon his arrival in Dhaka, Bangladesh on December 25, 2025. Rahman, widely seen as the partyâs political heir and an aspiring prime minister, returned to Bangladesh after 17 years in self-imposed exile. Photo by Habibur Rahman/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Tarique Rahman Returns Home After 17 Years in Exile - Bangladesh

Tarique Rahman, son of former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia and a senior leader of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), delivers a speech upon his arrival in Dhaka, Bangladesh on December 25, 2025. Rahman, widely seen as the partyâs political heir and an aspiring prime minister, returned to Bangladesh after 17 years in self-imposed exile. Photo by Habibur Rahman/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Tarique Rahman Returns Home After 17 Years in Exile - Bangladesh

Tarique Rahman, son of former prime minister Khaleda Zia and BNP's acting chairman waving to supporters from inside a bus during a rally after his arrival in Dhaka on December 25, 2025. Aspiring prime minister and political heavyweight Rahman was welcomed back to Bangladesh on December 25 by huge crowds of joyous supporters after 17 years in self-imposed exile. Photo by Habibur Rahman/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Tarique Rahman Returns Home After 17 Years in Exile - Bangladesh

Tarique Rahman, son of former prime minister Khaleda Zia and BNP's acting chairman waving to supporters from inside a bus during a rally after his arrival in Dhaka on December 25, 2025. Aspiring prime minister and political heavyweight Rahman was welcomed back to Bangladesh on December 25 by huge crowds of joyous supporters after 17 years in self-imposed exile. Photo by Habibur Rahman/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Tarique Rahman Returns Home After 17 Years in Exile - Bangladesh

Tarique Rahman, son of former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia and a senior leader of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), delivers a speech upon his arrival in Dhaka, Bangladesh on December 25, 2025. Rahman, widely seen as the partyâs political heir and an aspiring prime minister, returned to Bangladesh after 17 years in self-imposed exile. Photo by Habibur Rahman/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Tarique Rahman Returns Home After 17 Years in Exile - Bangladesh

Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) members and supporters gather as acting BNP chairman Tarique Rahman (not pictured) speaks after his return from London at 300 Feet Road Purbachal area in Dhaka, Bangladesh, 25 December 2025. The BNP organized a mass reception event to mark Rahman's homecoming as he returned to Bangladesh after 17 years of self-imposed exile. Photo by Habibur Rahman/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Tarique Rahman Returns Home After 17 Years in Exile - Bangladesh

Hundreds of thousands of supporters gather to welcome Tarique Rahman (L), son of former prime minister Khaleda Zia and a senior leader of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), upon his arrival in Dhaka, Bangladesh on December 25, 2025. Rahman, widely seen as the partyâs political heir and an aspiring prime minister, returned to Bangladesh after 17 years in self-imposed exile. Photo by Habibur Rahman/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Tarique Rahman Returns Home After 17 Years in Exile - Bangladesh

Tarique Rahman, son of former prime minister Khaleda Zia and BNP's acting chairman waving to supporters from inside a bus during a rally after his arrival in Dhaka on December 25, 2025. Aspiring prime minister and political heavyweight Rahman was welcomed back to Bangladesh on December 25 by huge crowds of joyous supporters after 17 years in self-imposed exile. Photo by Habibur Rahman/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Tarique Rahman Returns Home After 17 Years in Exile - Bangladesh

Tarique Rahman, son of former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia and a senior leader of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), delivers a speech upon his arrival in Dhaka, Bangladesh on December 25, 2025. Rahman, widely seen as the partyâs political heir and an aspiring prime minister, returned to Bangladesh after 17 years in self-imposed exile. Photo by Habibur Rahman/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Tarique Rahman Returns Home After 17 Years in Exile - Bangladesh

Hundreds of thousands of supporters gather to welcome Tarique Rahman (L), son of former prime minister Khaleda Zia and a senior leader of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), upon his arrival in Dhaka, Bangladesh on December 25, 2025. Rahman, widely seen as the partyâs political heir and an aspiring prime minister, returned to Bangladesh after 17 years in self-imposed exile. Photo by Habibur Rahman/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Tarique Rahman Returns Home After 17 Years in Exile - Bangladesh

Hundreds of thousands of supporters gather to welcome Tarique Rahman (L), son of former prime minister Khaleda Zia and a senior leader of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), upon his arrival in Dhaka, Bangladesh on December 25, 2025. Rahman, widely seen as the partyâs political heir and an aspiring prime minister, returned to Bangladesh after 17 years in self-imposed exile. Photo by Habibur Rahman/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Tarique Rahman Returns Home After 17 Years in Exile - Bangladesh

Tarique Rahman, son of former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia and a senior leader of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), delivers a speech upon his arrival in Dhaka, Bangladesh on December 25, 2025. Rahman, widely seen as the partyâs political heir and an aspiring prime minister, returned to Bangladesh after 17 years in self-imposed exile. Photo by Habibur Rahman/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Tarique Rahman Returns Home After 17 Years in Exile - Bangladesh

Tarique Rahman, son of former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia and a senior leader of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), delivers a speech upon his arrival in Dhaka, Bangladesh on December 25, 2025. Rahman, widely seen as the partyâs political heir and an aspiring prime minister, returned to Bangladesh after 17 years in self-imposed exile. Photo by Habibur Rahman/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Tarique Rahman Returns Home After 17 Years in Exile - Bangladesh

Tarique Rahman, son of former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia and a senior leader of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), delivers a speech upon his arrival in Dhaka, Bangladesh on December 25, 2025. Rahman, widely seen as the partyâs political heir and an aspiring prime minister, returned to Bangladesh after 17 years in self-imposed exile. Photo by Habibur Rahman/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Tarique Rahman Returns Home After 17 Years in Exile - Bangladesh

Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) members and supporters gather as acting BNP chairman Tarique Rahman (not pictured) speaks after his return from London at 300 Feet Road Purbachal area in Dhaka, Bangladesh, 25 December 2025. The BNP organized a mass reception event to mark Rahman's homecoming as he returned to Bangladesh after 17 years of self-imposed exile. Photo by Habibur Rahman/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Tarique Rahman Returns Home After 17 Years in Exile - Bangladesh

Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) members and supporters gather as acting BNP chairman Tarique Rahman (not pictured) speaks after his return from London at 300 Feet Road Purbachal area in Dhaka, Bangladesh, 25 December 2025. The BNP organized a mass reception event to mark Rahman's homecoming as he returned to Bangladesh after 17 years of self-imposed exile. Photo by Habibur Rahman/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Tarique Rahman Returns Home After 17 Years in Exile - Bangladesh

Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) members and supporters gather as acting BNP chairman Tarique Rahman (not pictured) speaks after his return from London at 300 Feet Road Purbachal area in Dhaka, Bangladesh, 25 December 2025. The BNP organized a mass reception event to mark Rahman's homecoming as he returned to Bangladesh after 17 years of self-imposed exile. Photo by Habibur Rahman/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Tarique Rahman Returns Home After 17 Years in Exile - Bangladesh

Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) members and supporters gather as acting BNP chairman Tarique Rahman (not pictured) speaks after his return from London at 300 Feet Road Purbachal area in Dhaka, Bangladesh, 25 December 2025. The BNP organized a mass reception event to mark Rahman's homecoming as he returned to Bangladesh after 17 years of self-imposed exile. Photo by Habibur Rahman/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Tarique Rahman Returns Home After 17 Years in Exile - Bangladesh

Tarique Rahman, son of former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia and a senior leader of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), delivers a speech upon his arrival in Dhaka, Bangladesh on December 25, 2025. Rahman, widely seen as the partyâs political heir and an aspiring prime minister, returned to Bangladesh after 17 years in self-imposed exile. Photo by Habibur Rahman/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Tarique Rahman Returns Home After 17 Years in Exile - Bangladesh

Tarique Rahman, son of former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia and a senior leader of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), delivers a speech upon his arrival in Dhaka, Bangladesh on December 25, 2025. Rahman, widely seen as the partyâs political heir and an aspiring prime minister, returned to Bangladesh after 17 years in self-imposed exile. Photo by Habibur Rahman/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Tarique Rahman Returns Home After 17 Years in Exile - Bangladesh

Tarique Rahman, son of former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia and a senior leader of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), delivers a speech upon his arrival in Dhaka, Bangladesh on December 25, 2025. Rahman, widely seen as the partyâs political heir and an aspiring prime minister, returned to Bangladesh after 17 years in self-imposed exile. Photo by Habibur Rahman/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Tarique Rahman Returns Home After 17 Years in Exile - Bangladesh

Tarique Rahman, son of former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia and a senior leader of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), delivers a speech upon his arrival in Dhaka, Bangladesh on December 25, 2025. Rahman, widely seen as the partyâs political heir and an aspiring prime minister, returned to Bangladesh after 17 years in self-imposed exile. Photo by Habibur Rahman/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Ex-Thai PM Thaksin at Supreme Court

Supporters of former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra gather in front of the Supreme Court in Bangkok on Sept. 9, 2025. Thaksin was returned to prison to serve a one-year sentence after the court ruled that he had faked illness to avoid incarceration when he returned from years of self-imposed exile in August 2023.

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Ex-Thai PM Thaksin at Supreme Court

Supporters of former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra gather in front of the Supreme Court in Bangkok on Sept. 9, 2025. Thaksin was returned to prison to serve a one-year sentence after the court ruled that he had faked illness to avoid incarceration when he returned from years of self-imposed exile in August 2023.

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Ex-Thai PM Thaksin at Supreme Court

Former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra (C) and his daughter and former Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra (front, 2nd from L) arrive at the Supreme Court in Bangkok on Sept. 9, 2025. Thaksin was returned to prison to serve a one-year sentence after the court ruled that he had faked illness to avoid incarceration when he returned from years of self-imposed exile in August 2023.

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Erdogan's Arch-Enemy Gulen Dies at 83 - Pennsylvania

File picture of Fethullah Gulen is seen with Ekrem Dumanli, at his home in his property, Saylorsburg, PA, USA, on March 10, 2014. Fethullah Gulen, the Turkish cleric accused of masterminding a bloody attempted coup in 2016, has died aged 83, on Monday October 21, 2024, the Turkish foreign minister has confirmed. The cleric, who had been living in self-imposed exile in the USA, died after being admitted to a Pennsylvania hospital, according to reports in Turkish media. Sometimes described as Turkey's second most powerful man, Gulen was the spiritual leader of the Gulen movement, a powerful Islamic community with followers in Turkey and worldwide. Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan blamed the Gulen movement for the 2016 attempted coup, accusations Gulen denied. Photo by Depo Photos/AbACAPRESS.COM

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Erdogan's Arch-Enemy Gulen Dies at 83 - Pennsylvania

File picture of Fethullah Gulen is seen at his home in his property, Saylorsburg, PA, USA, on March 10, 2014. Fethullah Gulen, the Turkish cleric accused of masterminding a bloody attempted coup in 2016, has died aged 83, on Monday October 21, 2024, the Turkish foreign minister has confirmed. The cleric, who had been living in self-imposed exile in the USA, died after being admitted to a Pennsylvania hospital, according to reports in Turkish media. Sometimes described as Turkey's second most powerful man, Gulen was the spiritual leader of the Gulen movement, a powerful Islamic community with followers in Turkey and worldwide. Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan blamed the Gulen movement for the 2016 attempted coup, accusations Gulen denied. Photo by Depo Photos/AbACAPRESS.COM

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Erdogan's Arch-Enemy Gulen Dies at 83 - Pennsylvania

File picture of Fethullah Gulen is seen at his home in his property, Saylorsburg, PA, USA, on March 10, 2014. Fethullah Gulen, the Turkish cleric accused of masterminding a bloody attempted coup in 2016, has died aged 83, on Monday October 21, 2024, the Turkish foreign minister has confirmed. The cleric, who had been living in self-imposed exile in the USA, died after being admitted to a Pennsylvania hospital, according to reports in Turkish media. Sometimes described as Turkey's second most powerful man, Gulen was the spiritual leader of the Gulen movement, a powerful Islamic community with followers in Turkey and worldwide. Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan blamed the Gulen movement for the 2016 attempted coup, accusations Gulen denied. Photo by Depo Photos/AbACAPRESS.COM

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Erdogan's Arch-Enemy Gulen Dies at 83 - Pennsylvania

File picture of Fethullah Gulen is seen at his home in his property, Saylorsburg, PA, USA, on March 10, 2014. Fethullah Gulen, the Turkish cleric accused of masterminding a bloody attempted coup in 2016, has died aged 83, on Monday October 21, 2024, the Turkish foreign minister has confirmed. The cleric, who had been living in self-imposed exile in the USA, died after being admitted to a Pennsylvania hospital, according to reports in Turkish media. Sometimes described as Turkey's second most powerful man, Gulen was the spiritual leader of the Gulen movement, a powerful Islamic community with followers in Turkey and worldwide. Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan blamed the Gulen movement for the 2016 attempted coup, accusations Gulen denied. Photo by Depo Photos/AbACAPRESS.COM

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Erdogan's Arch-Enemy Gulen Dies at 83 - Pennsylvania

File picture of Fethullah Gulen is seen at his home in his property, Saylorsburg, PA, USA, on March 10, 2014. Fethullah Gulen, the Turkish cleric accused of masterminding a bloody attempted coup in 2016, has died aged 83, on Monday October 21, 2024, the Turkish foreign minister has confirmed. The cleric, who had been living in self-imposed exile in the USA, died after being admitted to a Pennsylvania hospital, according to reports in Turkish media. Sometimes described as Turkey's second most powerful man, Gulen was the spiritual leader of the Gulen movement, a powerful Islamic community with followers in Turkey and worldwide. Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan blamed the Gulen movement for the 2016 attempted coup, accusations Gulen denied. Photo by Depo Photos/AbACAPRESS.COM

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Erdogan's Arch-Enemy Gulen Dies at 83 - Pennsylvania

File picture of Fethullah Gulen is seen at his home in his property, Saylorsburg, PA, USA, on March 10, 2014. Fethullah Gulen, the Turkish cleric accused of masterminding a bloody attempted coup in 2016, has died aged 83, on Monday October 21, 2024, the Turkish foreign minister has confirmed. The cleric, who had been living in self-imposed exile in the USA, died after being admitted to a Pennsylvania hospital, according to reports in Turkish media. Sometimes described as Turkey's second most powerful man, Gulen was the spiritual leader of the Gulen movement, a powerful Islamic community with followers in Turkey and worldwide. Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan blamed the Gulen movement for the 2016 attempted coup, accusations Gulen denied. Photo by Depo Photos/AbACAPRESS.COM

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Erdogan's Arch-Enemy Gulen Dies at 83 - Pennsylvania

File picture of Fethullah Gulen is seen at his home in his property, Saylorsburg, PA, USA, on March 10, 2014. Fethullah Gulen, the Turkish cleric accused of masterminding a bloody attempted coup in 2016, has died aged 83, on Monday October 21, 2024, the Turkish foreign minister has confirmed. The cleric, who had been living in self-imposed exile in the USA, died after being admitted to a Pennsylvania hospital, according to reports in Turkish media. Sometimes described as Turkey's second most powerful man, Gulen was the spiritual leader of the Gulen movement, a powerful Islamic community with followers in Turkey and worldwide. Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan blamed the Gulen movement for the 2016 attempted coup, accusations Gulen denied. Photo by Depo Photos/AbACAPRESS.COM

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Erdogan's Arch-Enemy Gulen Dies at 83 - Pennsylvania

File picture of Fethullah Gulen is seen at his home in his property, Saylorsburg, PA, USA, on March 10, 2014. Fethullah Gulen, the Turkish cleric accused of masterminding a bloody attempted coup in 2016, has died aged 83, on Monday October 21, 2024, the Turkish foreign minister has confirmed. The cleric, who had been living in self-imposed exile in the USA, died after being admitted to a Pennsylvania hospital, according to reports in Turkish media. Sometimes described as Turkey's second most powerful man, Gulen was the spiritual leader of the Gulen movement, a powerful Islamic community with followers in Turkey and worldwide. Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan blamed the Gulen movement for the 2016 attempted coup, accusations Gulen denied. Photo by Depo Photos/AbACAPRESS.COM

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Erdogan's Arch-Enemy Gulen Dies at 83 - Pennsylvania

File picture of Fethullah Gulen is seen at his home in his property, Saylorsburg, PA, USA, on March 10, 2014. Fethullah Gulen, the Turkish cleric accused of masterminding a bloody attempted coup in 2016, has died aged 83, on Monday October 21, 2024, the Turkish foreign minister has confirmed. The cleric, who had been living in self-imposed exile in the USA, died after being admitted to a Pennsylvania hospital, according to reports in Turkish media. Sometimes described as Turkey's second most powerful man, Gulen was the spiritual leader of the Gulen movement, a powerful Islamic community with followers in Turkey and worldwide. Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan blamed the Gulen movement for the 2016 attempted coup, accusations Gulen denied. Photo by Depo Photos/AbACAPRESS.COM

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Erdogan's Arch-Enemy Gulen Dies at 83 - Pennsylvania

File picture of Fethullah Gulen is seen at his home in his property, Saylorsburg, PA, USA, on March 10, 2014. Fethullah Gulen, the Turkish cleric accused of masterminding a bloody attempted coup in 2016, has died aged 83, on Monday October 21, 2024, the Turkish foreign minister has confirmed. The cleric, who had been living in self-imposed exile in the USA, died after being admitted to a Pennsylvania hospital, according to reports in Turkish media. Sometimes described as Turkey's second most powerful man, Gulen was the spiritual leader of the Gulen movement, a powerful Islamic community with followers in Turkey and worldwide. Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan blamed the Gulen movement for the 2016 attempted coup, accusations Gulen denied. Photo by Depo Photos/AbACAPRESS.COM

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Erdogan's Arch-Enemy Gulen Dies at 83 - Pennsylvania

File picture of Fethullah Gulen is seen at his home in his property, Saylorsburg, PA, USA, on March 10, 2014. Fethullah Gulen, the Turkish cleric accused of masterminding a bloody attempted coup in 2016, has died aged 83, on Monday October 21, 2024, the Turkish foreign minister has confirmed. The cleric, who had been living in self-imposed exile in the USA, died after being admitted to a Pennsylvania hospital, according to reports in Turkish media. Sometimes described as Turkey's second most powerful man, Gulen was the spiritual leader of the Gulen movement, a powerful Islamic community with followers in Turkey and worldwide. Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan blamed the Gulen movement for the 2016 attempted coup, accusations Gulen denied. Photo by Depo Photos/AbACAPRESS.COM

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Erdogan's Arch-Enemy Gulen Dies at 83 - Pennsylvania

File picture of Fethullah Gulen is seen at his home in his property, Saylorsburg, PA, USA, on March 10, 2014. Fethullah Gulen, the Turkish cleric accused of masterminding a bloody attempted coup in 2016, has died aged 83, on Monday October 21, 2024, the Turkish foreign minister has confirmed. The cleric, who had been living in self-imposed exile in the USA, died after being admitted to a Pennsylvania hospital, according to reports in Turkish media. Sometimes described as Turkey's second most powerful man, Gulen was the spiritual leader of the Gulen movement, a powerful Islamic community with followers in Turkey and worldwide. Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan blamed the Gulen movement for the 2016 attempted coup, accusations Gulen denied. Photo by Depo Photos/AbACAPRESS.COM

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Erdogan's Arch-Enemy Gulen Dies at 83 - Pennsylvania

NO FILM, NO VIDEO, NO TV, NO DOCUMENTARY - File Photo dated on January 11, 2019 - Fethullah Gulen sits among his guests during an afternoon prayer at his property in Saylorsburg. Donald Trump's white house explored cutting grants for a network of charter schools tied to Gulen. - Fethullah Gulen, the Turkish cleric accused of masterminding a bloody attempted coup in 2016, has died aged 83, the Turkish foreign minister has confirmed. The cleric, who had been living in self-imposed exile in the US, died after being admitted to a Pennsylvania hospital, according to reports in Turkish media. Sometimes described as Turkey's second most powerful man, Gulen was the spiritual leader of the Gulen movement, a powerful Islamic community with followers in Turkey and worldwide. Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan blamed the Gulen movement for the 2016 attempted coup, accusations Gulen denied. Photo by Tom Gralish/Philadelphia Inquirer/TNS/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Spain: Former Catalan Leader Carles Puigdemont Returns To Barcelona

Former Catalonia leader Carles Puigdemont, who had fled Spain after organizing an illegal independence referendum in the region nearly 7 years ago, returned to the country on Thursday, August 8, despite a pending arrest warrant. Puigdemont briefly addressed the crowd near the Catalan Parliament in Barcelona.

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Former King Juan Carlos returns to Spain for 2nd visit since self-imposed exile

STORY: Former King Juan Carlos returns to Spain for 2nd visit since self-imposed exile DATELINE: April 20, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:28 LOCATION: Madrid CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the arrival of Spain's former King Juan Carlos I STORYLINE: Spain's former King Juan Carlos I returned to his homeland on Wednesday for his second visit in three years following his move to Abu Dhabi in August 2020 in the wake of a series of scandals. The 85-year-old king emeritus, who abdicated in favor of his son, Felipe VI, in June 2014, is attending a sailing regatta in the resort of Sanxenxo in the north-western region of Galicia. Juan Carlos flew to Spain from London in a private jet. On Tuesday, he watched Real Madrid's 2-0 win against Chelsea in the Champions League in London, and he was also pictured leaving an exclusive club there on Monday night. Juan Carlos is not expected to travel to the capital Madrid or meet his son during what was described as a "private visit" and a "personal decision" b

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Ousted premier Thaksin returns home to face corruption charges

BANGKOK, Thailand - Thailand's ousted Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra speaks at a news conference at a hotel in Bangkok on Feb. 28 after being granted bail. Earlier in the day, Thaksin returned home to fight corruption charges after 17 months in self-imposed exile.

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Ousted Thai premier Thaksin returns home to face corruption charges

BANGKOK, Thailand - Thailand's ousted Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra greets supporters after arriving at Bangkok's Suvarnabhumi Airport on Feb. 28. Thaksin returned home after 17 months in self-imposed exile to fight corruption charges, vowing not to get involved in politics.

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Ousted premier Thaksin returns home to face corruption charges

BANGKOK, Thailand - Thailand's ousted Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra speaks at a news conference at a hotel in Bangkok on Feb. 28 after being granted bail. Earlier in the day, Thaksin returned home to fight corruption charges after 17 months in self-imposed exile.

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Kim Dae Jung dissatisfied with S. Korean report on abduction

KYOTO, Japan - Former South Korean President Kim Dae Jung speaks at a news conference in Kyoto on Oct. 30. Kim said he is dissatisfied with the South Korean government's report on his abduction from a Tokyo hotel in 1973. Kim, then in self-imposed exile in Japan, was abducted from the Hotel Grand Palace in Tokyo on Aug. 8, 1973, taken to Seoul by boat and released in the streets of the South Korean capital five days later.

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Peru's head prosecutor says Japan not cooperating over Fujimori

LIMA, Peru - Peru's General Prosecutor Nelly Calderon speaks in an interview with Kyodo News in Lima on Nov. 17. Calderon express dissatisfaction with Japan's lack of cooperation in corruption investigations involving former President Alberto Fujimori, who has been in self-imposed exile in Japan since November 2000.

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Fujimori marks exile anniversary, wants to return to Peru

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil - Former Peruvian President Alberto Fujimori (file photo) marked the second anniversary of his self-imposed exile in Japan on Nov. 19 with a vow to return to Peru. ''I'm ready to fight a new battle,'' Fujimori said in a statement issued through a spokesman, as he renewed his pledge to travel back to Peru to contest the 2006 presidential election.

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Kim Dae Jung dissatisfied with S. Korean report on abduction

KYOTO, Japan - Former South Korean President Kim Dae Jung speaks at a news conference in Kyoto on Oct. 30. Kim said he is dissatisfied with the South Korean government's report on his abduction from a Tokyo hotel in 1973. Kim, then in self-imposed exile in Japan, was abducted from the Hotel Grand Palace in Tokyo on Aug. 8, 1973, taken to Seoul by boat and released in the streets of the South Korean capital five days later. (Kyodo)

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Fugitive former Thai PM sends photo book to foreign media

A photo book detailing the life and times of Thailand's former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra is seen in this photo dated Jan. 13, 2016, the day when it was sent to foreign media in the country by the fugitive former prime minister. Thaksin is in self-imposed exile after being deposed by a military coup in 2006 and charged with abuse of power during his time as prime minister. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Ousted Thai premier Thaksin returns home to face corruption char

BANGKOK, Thailand - Thailand's ousted Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra greets supporters after arriving at Bangkok's Suvarnabhumi Airport on Feb. 28. Thaksin returned home after 17 months in self-imposed exile to fight corruption charges, vowing not to get involved in politics. (Kyodo)