Ex-PM Maliki making comeback as Iraq’s most powerful man
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Nuri al-Maliki is once again positioning himself as Iraq’s most powerful man, poised to return as kingmaker in a fight for influence that could decide Iraq’s fate as a unified country after the coming battle to recapture Mosul from …
Turkey orders detention of 125 police officers: media
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – A Turkish prosecutor on Tuesday ordered the detention of 125 police officers in the investigation of a religious movement the government blames for an unsuccessful military coup, the state-run Anadolu Agency reported.
South Africa’s Zuma forms team to resolve university fee crisis
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – South Africa’s President Jacob Zuma has formed a ministerial team to help bring an end to weeks of clashes at university campuses between police and students demanding free education, the presidency said on Tuesday.
Spanish police arrest three suspected of Islamist militant links
MADRID (Reuters) – Spanish police have arrested two men accused of belonging to Islamic State and a third man accused of spreading Islamist militant messages on social media, the Interior Ministry said on Tuesday.
Fire hits iconic Europa-Center in Berlin
BERLIN (Reuters) – A fire broke out on Tuesday on the roof of the Europa-Center, a landmark shopping center in western Berlin, a spokesman at the fire department in the German capital said.
South African finance minister to face fraud charges, rand plunges
PRETORIA (Reuters) – South African prosecutors on Tuesday ordered Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan to appear in court on Nov. 2 over allegations he broke public finance rules by granting a colleague early retirement, news that sent the rand and share pr…
At least 10 people killed in blast in northern Syria: Observatory
BEIRUT (Reuters) – At least 10 people were killed when an Islamic State suicide bomber blew himself up in a village in northern Syria in the early hours of Tuesday, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights monitoring group said.
Nigeria releases judges arrested by security agency
ABUJA (Reuters) – Senior Nigerian judges arrested as part of a corruption investigation have been released, the head of the country’s bar association and a security agency official said on Tuesday.
Carnage and corruption: upstart Mexican cartel’s path to top
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – In barely four years, a little-known criminal gang has grown to challenge the world’s most notorious drug lord, Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman, for domination of the Mexican underworld, unleashing a new tide of violence.
South Africa prosecutor says studying court ruling barring Zuma appeal on graft charges
PRETORIA (Reuters) – South Africa’s top prosecutor said on Tuesday he was still studying a Constitutional Court order from last week which said his office could not appeal a ruling that may see corruption charges reinstated against President Jacob Zuma…
