Noriega facing extradition

A French court ruled that former dictator Manuel Noriega can be extradited to Panama to serve time for past crimes, more than 20 years after being ousted and arrested in a US invasion.

The elderly former Panamanian strongman has not seen his homeland in more than two decades after spending years behind bars in Florida on drug charges, and in France for money laundering.

Panama wants Noriega, who is in his 70s, returned to serve prison terms handed down after he was convicted in absentia for embezzlement, corruption and murder, but there is a chance that because of his age he may serve out his time under house arrest.