South Africa’s Zuma seeks to appeal ruling on influence-peddling
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – South Africa’s President Jacob Zuma has sought leave to appeal a court ruling ordering him to set up a judicial inquiry into influence-peddling in his government, local television channel eNCA reported on Friday.
China tells U.S. not to be a ‘human rights judge’ after sanctions on Chinese official
BEIJING (Reuters) – China on Friday urged the United States not to set itself up as a “human rights judge” and denounced the U.S. Treasury Department for punishing a Chinese public security official for alleged rights abuses.
Lotte chief gets suspended prison sentence; free to run firm
SEOUL (Reuters) – A Seoul court on Friday found Lotte Group Chairman Shin Dong-bin guilty of breach of trust and embezzlement and sentenced him to 20 months in prison, suspended for two years, leaving him free to try and revive the conglomerate after s…
Moon visits scene of deadly South Korea fire as anger mounts
SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korean President Moon Jae-in comforted mourners in the small scenic city of Jecheon on Friday amid growing public anger at how fire ripped through an eight-floor building, killing at least 29 people, most of them taking a sauna….
Tougher North Korea sanctions could hit home, analysts say ahead of U.N. vote
SEOUL (Reuters) – Newly proposed sanctions on North Korea could have a significant effect on the isolated country’s already struggling economy, analysts said ahead of an expected U.N. Security Council vote on Friday, which will hinge on support from Ch…
Iran denies that British-Iranian aid worker can be released in a swap deal: Tasnim
LONDON (Reuters) – The head of the justice department in Tehran denied on Friday reports in Western media that British-Iranian aid worker Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, who has been sentenced to five years in jail in Iran, might be released in a swap deal….
Peruvian president divides opposition to avert ousting
LIMA (Reuters) – Peruvian President Pedro Pablo Kuczynski has thwarted a bid in Congress to force him out over a graft scandal, as an opposition lawmaker accused him of securing votes by promising to free ex-president Alberto Fujimori from jail.
Explosion outside Athens court shatters windows, no injuries
ATHENS (Reuters) – A makeshift bomb exploded outside a Greek court in Athens early on Friday shattering windows and damaging the facade of the building, police officials said.
UK’s Boris Johnson to Russia: Stop destabilizing Europe or else
MOSCOW (Reuters) – British foreign minister Boris Johnson will tell his Russian counterpart on Friday that there can be no “business as usual” until Moscow stops “destabilising” Europe and that Britain is ready to retaliate against any cyber attacks.
Lotte chief gets suspended prison sentence leaving him free to run firm
SEOUL (Reuters) – A Seoul court on Friday found Lotte Group Chairman Shin Dong-bin guilty of breach of trust and sentenced him to 20 months in prison, suspended for two years, leaving him free to try and revive the conglomerate after steep losses in Ch…
