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Nissan's former chairman Carlos Ghosn speaks at a press conference in Beirut, Lebanon, Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2020. (AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo)

Fugitive Ghosn brings global attention to Japanese justice

By YURI KAGEYAMA - Associated Press

Journalists stand outside of the house of ex-Nissan chief Carlos Ghosn in Beirut, Lebanon, Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2020. Tokyo prosecutors obtained an arrest warrant Tuesday for the wife of Nissan's former chairman, Ghosn, on suspicion of perjury, adding to the couple's legal troubles in the country where he once was revered as a star executive. (AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo)

Prosecutors raid lawyer’s office where Ghosn worked on case

By YURI KAGEYAMA - Associated Press

Brig. Gen. Iraj Masjedi as a history of targeting U.S. troops, says Iran's main opposition group. (Associated Press)

Qassem Soleimani adviser Iraj Masjedi has history of targeting U.S. troops, says opposition group

By Rowan Scarborough - The Washington Times

In this May 12, 2016, file photo, then Nissan Motor Co. President and CEO Carlos Ghosn speaks during a press conference in Yokohama, near Tokyo. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko, File) ** FILE **

Japan issues arrest warrant for Nissan ex-chair’s wife

By Yuri Kageyama - Associated Press

A Lebanese woman with her puppy, passes by the house of ex-Nissan chief Carlos Ghosn, in Beirut, Lebanon, Sunday, Jan. 5, 2020. Ghosn earlier this week jumped bail in Japan and fled to Lebanon rather than face trial on financial misconduct charges in a dramatic escape that has confounded and embarrassed authorities. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)

Japan vows to improve border checks, bail after Ghosn escape

By YURI KAGEYAMA - Associated Press

FILE- In this Sept. 18, 2016 photo released by an official website of the office of the Iranian supreme leader, Revolutionary Guard Gen. Qassem Soleimani, center, attends a meeting with Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and Revolutionary Guard commanders in Tehran, Iran. A U.S. airstrike near Baghdad's airport on Friday Jan. 3, 2020 killed Gen. Qassem Soleimani, the head of Iran's elite Quds Force. Soleimani was considered the architect of Iran's policy in Syria. (Office of the Iranian Supreme Leader via AP, File)

Thousands mourn Iranian general as region braces for revenge

By QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA and SARAH EL DEEB - Associated Press

A woman mourns in a demonstration over the U.S. airstrike in Iraq that killed Iranian Revolutionary Guard Gen. Qassem Soleimani in Tehran, Iran, Jan. 3, 2020. Iran has vowed &quot;harsh retaliation&quot; for the U.S. airstrike near Baghdad's airport that killed Tehran's top general and the architect of its interventions across the Middle East, as tensions soared in the wake of the targeted killing. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)

Cycle of revenge: What’s next after killing of Iran general?

By JOSEPH KRAUSS - Associated Press

Protesters demonstrate over the U.S. airstrike in Iraq that killed Iranian Revolutionary Guard Gen. Qassem Soleimani in Tehran, Iran, Jan. 3, 2020. Iran has vowed "harsh retaliation" for the U.S. airstrike near Baghdad's airport that killed Tehran's top general and the architect of its interventions across the Middle East, as tensions soared in the wake of the targeted killing. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)

Iran vows ‘harsh’ response to U.S. killing of top general

By Qassim Abdul-Zahra and Zeina Karam - Associated Press

In this March 6, 2019, file photo, former Nissan Chairman Carlos Ghosn travels in a car, in Tokyo, after posting 1 billion yen ($8.9 million) in bail once an appeal by prosecutors against his release was rejected. On Thursday, Jan. 2, 2020, Japanese prosecutors raided the Tokyo home of Ghosn, who skipped bail while awaiting trial on financial misconduct allegations, and left for Lebanon. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko. File)

Ex-Nissan chief made escape to Beirut aboard charter flights

By SUZAN FRASER and YURI KAGEYAMA - Associated Press

A motorbike passes the house of ex-Nissan chief Carlos Ghosn in Beirut, Lebanon, Friday, Jan. 3, 2020. The former Nissan Motor Co. Chairman fled Japan this week while awaiting trial on financial misconduct charges and appeared in Lebanon. (AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo)

Ghosn lawyer outraged by Japan’s justice system and escape

By YURI KAGEYAMA - Associated Press

In this April 25, 2019, former Nissan Chairman Carlos Ghosn leaves the Tokyo Detention Center in Tokyo. A Japanese court has turned down an appeal from the lawyers of Ghosn over his bail conditions that limit his contact with his wife. Kyodo News service reported Thursday the Tokyo District Court rejected the appeal filed earlier in the day. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko, File)

Interpol issues notice after Carlos Ghosn, former Nissan executive, jumps bail

By Bassem Mroue and Aj Naddaff - Associated Press

In this March 6, 2019, file photo, former Nissan Chairman Carlos Ghosn travels in a car, in Tokyo, after posting 1 billion yen ($8.9 million) in bail once an appeal by prosecutors against his release was rejected. On Thursday, Jan. 2, 2020, Japanese prosecutors raided the Tokyo home of Ghosn, who skipped bail while awaiting trial on financial misconduct allegations, and left for Lebanon. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko. File)

Lebanon receives Interpol wanted notice for Carlos Ghosn, Nissan ex-chair

By Bassem Mroue and Yuri Kageyama - Associated Press

FILE - In this April 25, 2019, file photo, former Nissan Chairman Carlos Ghosn leaves Tokyo's Detention Center for bail in Tokyo. By jumping bail, Ghosn, who had long insisted on his innocence, has now committed a clear crime and can never return to Japan without going to jail. (Kyodo News via AP, File)

What we know about ex-Nissan boss Ghosn’s escape to Beirut

By YURI KAGEYAMA - Associated Press

In this May 11, 2012, file photo, then Nissan Motor Co. President and CEO Carlos Ghosn speaks during a press conference in Yokohama, near Tokyo. A close friend says Monday, Dec. 30, 2019, that Ghosn, who is awaiting trial in Japan, has arrived in Beirut. It was not clear how Ghosn, who is of Lebanese origins, left Japan where he is under surveillance and is expected to face trial in April 2020. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara, File)

Turkey detains 7 in probe into Ghosn fleeing bail in Japan

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In this May 11, 2012, file photo, then Nissan Motor Co. President and CEO Carlos Ghosn speaks during a press conference in Yokohama, near Tokyo. A close friend says Monday, Dec. 30, 2019, that Ghosn, who is awaiting trial in Japan, has arrived in Beirut. It was not clear how Ghosn, who is of Lebanese origins, left Japan where he is under surveillance and is expected to face trial in April 2020. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara, File)

Carlos Ghosn, ex-Nissan boss, now in Lebanon; he left Japan over ‘injustice’

By Yuri Kageyama - Associated Press

Anti-government protesters occupy the Hamra branch of BLC Bank Dec. 28, 2019 in Beirut, Lebanon. Banks have imposed weekly limits on withdrawals of U.S. dollars amid a shortage in liquidity and as the country grapples with its worst economic and financial crisis since the end of the 1975-90 civil war. The country has been without a prime minister since ongoing mass protests forced the resignation of Premier Saad Hariri on Oct. 29. (AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo)

Lebanese protesters turn their ire on banks

By MAYA ALLERUZZO - Associated Press

In this Sunday, Dec. 22, 2019, photo, volunteer Ibtisam Nablussi tosses a Christmas present, as anti-government protesters distribute clothing to the needy ahead of Christmas, at Martyrs Square in Beirut, Lebanon. Lebanon is entering its third month of protests, the economic pinch is hurting everyone, and the government is paralyzed. So people are resorting to what they've done in previous crises: They rely on each other, not the state. (AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo)

Lebanese help each other as economic crisis crushes lives

By SARAH EL DEEB - Associated Press

Protesters chant slogans during ongoing protests against the Lebanese political class, in downtown Beirut, Lebanon, Sunday, Dec. 22, 2019. Lebanon's new prime minister held consultations Saturday with parliamentary blocs in which they discussed the shape of the future government. The next administration will have to steer the country out of its worst economic and financial crisis in decades. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein)

Thousands protest against new PM, close roads in Lebanon

By BASSAM HATOUM - Associated Press

In this photo released by Lebanon's official government photographer Dalati Nohra, newly-assigned Lebanese Prime Minister, Hassan Diab, left, meets with outgoing Prime Minister Saad Hariri, in Beirut, Lebanon, Saturday, Dec. 21, 2019. Diab said he plans to form a government of experts and independents to deal with the country's crippling economic crisis. Diab spoke to reporters Friday, following a meeting with former Prime Minister Saad Hariri, a day after he was asked by the president to form the country's next government. (Dalati Nohra via AP)

New Lebanon PM meets with parliamentarians on road ahead

By BASSEM MROUE - Associated Press