Venezuela president lands on Panama’s ‘high risk’ money laundering list
PANAMA CITY (Reuters) – Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro along with more than 50 Venezuelan nationals are considered “high risk” for laundering money and financing terrorism, according to an advisory issued by Panama’s economy and finance ministry.
Russia says British officials search Aeroflot flight at Heathrow airport
(Reuters) – The Russian embassy in Britain said that British authorities had searched an Aeroflot plane at London’s Heathrow airport on Friday.
U.S. seeks over six years prison for Macau billionaire in U.N. bribery case
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The U.S. government on Friday asked a judge to sentence Macau billionaire Ng Lap Seng to more than six years in prison, after his conviction last July for bribing two U.N. ambassadors to help him build a multi-billion dollar confer…
Pope marks Good Friday amid tight security; urges people to rediscover shame
ROME (Reuters) – Pope Francis led Roman Catholics in Good Friday services under tight security, urging people, including ministers of his Church, to rediscover the capacity to feel shame for their role in the world’s ills.
Israeli forces kill 16 Palestinians in Gaza border protests: Gaza medics
GAZA-ISRAEL BORDER (Reuters) – At least 16 Palestinians were killed and hundreds injured on Friday by Israeli security forces confronting one of the largest Palestinian demonstrations along the Israel-Gaza border in recent years, Gaza medical officials…
U.N. blacklists dozens of ships, companies over North Korea smuggling
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – The United Nations Security Council blacklisted dozens of ships and shipping companies on Friday over oil and coal smuggling by North Korea, boosting pressure on Pyongyang as leader Kim Jong Un plans to meet with his South Ko…
Israeli forces kill 15 Palestinians in Gaza border protests: Gaza medics
GAZA-ISRAEL BORDER (Reuters) – At least 15 Palestinians were killed and hundreds injured by Israeli security forces confronting one of the largest Palestinian demonstrations along the Israel-Gaza border in recent years, Gaza medical officials said.
U.S. visa applicants to be asked for social media history: State Department
(Reuters) – In a broad expansion of the information gathered from applicants for U.S. visas, the federal government is proposing to collect social media identities from nearly everyone who seeks entry into the United States, according to a State Depart…
Joy in Nobel winner Malala’s hometown, though some Pakistanis decry her
MINGORA, Pakistan (Reuters) – In the Pakistani hometown of Nobel Peace Prize laureate Malala Yousafzai, reminders are frequent of the daughter of scenic northwestern Swat Valley who survived a gun attack – and so are memories of harsh rule by the Taliban.
Russian accused of massive U.S. hacking is extradited, pleads not guilty
PRAGUE/NEW YORK (Reuters) – A Russian man on Friday pleaded not guilty to charges he hacked three U.S. technology companies, potentially compromising personal details of more than 100 million users, including on LinkedIn, after being extradited from th…
