Brazil meat packer JBS denies making undeclared payments for Rousseff campaign
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – JBS SA, the world’s largest beef producer, denied a Saturday newspaper report that it had made illegal payments for President Dilma Rousseff’s 2014 reelection campaign.
Three Spanish journalists kidnapped in Syria freed
MADRID (Reuters) – Three Spanish freelance journalists who went missing in Syria last year and were believed to have been kidnapped have been released, the Spanish government said on Saturday.
Mexican drug boss ‘Chapo’ moved to jail on U.S. border
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexican drug boss Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman was moved on Saturday from a jail in central Mexico to a prison in Ciudad Juarez, a northern city on the U.S. border, in a move that appears to bring him closer to extradition to the U…
U.N. urges judiciary reforms in Sri Lanka to avoid delay in justice
COLOMBO (Reuters) – United Nations human rights experts on Saturday urged Sri Lanka, which is under scrutiny for its human rights record during the 26-year Tamil insurgency, to implement judicial reforms to speed up prosecutions.
Saudi shake-up rolls on with big reshuffle of economic posts
RIYADH (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia’s King Salman on Saturday replaced his veteran oil minister and restructured some big ministries in a major reshuffle apparently intended to support a wide-ranging economic reform programme unveiled last week.
Egyptian court recommends death penalty for journalists, Mursi verdict postponed
CAIRO (Reuters) – An Egyptian court on Saturday recommended the death penalty for three journalists and three others charged with endangering national security by leaking state secrets to Qatar, in a ruling condemned by the Doha-based Al Jazeera channe…
Iran suffers losses in Syria, Aleppo truce extended
DUBAI (Reuters) – Thirteen Iranian soldiers were killed in a battle with Islamist militants over a village near the Syrian city of Aleppo, Tehran said on Saturday, in one of Iran’s biggest single-day losses since it sent forces to support President Bas…
Congo opposition leader summoned by prosecutor on mercenary charges
LUBUMBASHI, Democratic Republic of Congo (Reuters) – Democratic Republic of Congo opposition presidential candidate Moise Katumbi has been summoned to appear before a prosecutor on Monday to respond to accusations that he hired foreign mercenaries, his…
Two more suspects detained in attempted shooting of Turkish journalist: Anadolu
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkish police detained two more suspects on Saturday over the attempted shooting of a prominent Turkish journalist as he waited outside an Istanbul courthouse for a verdict in his trial.
Two more suspects detained in attempted shooting of Turkish journalist: Anadolu
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkish police detained two more suspects on Saturday over the attempted shooting of a prominent Turkish journalist as he waited outside an Istanbul courthouse for a verdict in his trial.
