Federal prosecutor says woman is suspected of dealing weapons to Africa on behalf of Iranian government

A California woman was arrested at Los Angeles international airport after allegedly trafficking weapons on behalf of the Iranian government to contacts in Africa, including Sudan.

Shamim Mafi, 44, of Woodland Hills was detained on Saturday night by federal agents, according to the top federal prosecutor in Los Angeles.

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Arsenal's lack of killer instinct is looking like it could damage their chance of a first league title in 22 years.

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Nicholas Enrich was an eyewitness to the dismantling of the US foreign aid organization by the Trump administration

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Nicholas Enrich was working in Kenya in 2003 when the then US president George W Bush signed a landmark $15bn, five-year commitment to combat HIV, the largest international health commitment by any nation to fight a single disease.

It was the peak of the epidemic, and for the young American government aid worker “it clicked that my government was ready to join the fight against HIV and I was excited to be a part of that”, he says.

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Goalkeeper Hannah Hampton says she just "did my job" in pulling off three crucial late saves as England held on to beat Iceland 1-0.

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Coventry City are back in the Premier League after 25 years. Here's how they achieved promotion under the guidance of Frank Lampard.

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An expert tells the BBC the attack in Kahramanmaras was a tragedy but "not a surprise".

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Bayern Munich leave it late in a back-and-forth classic to beat Real Madrid 4-3 to set up a meeting with Paris Saint-Germain in the semi-finals of the Champions League.

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