FIFA’s Blatter comes out fighting despite scandal and divisions
ZURICH (Reuters) – FIFA President Sepp Blatter came out fighting on Saturday as he began his fifth term in charge of soccer’s governing body, implying that the United States timed the announcement of a major corruption probe to try to scupper his re-el…
U.S.-Egyptian released from Egypt jail: family
CAIRO (Reuters) – An Egyptian-American jailed in Egypt for nearly two years for involvement in the outlawed Muslim Brotherhood has been released and is headed for the United States, his family said on Saturday.
U.N. warns of coming hunger in North Korea
GENEVA (Reuters) – A drought in North Korea could lead to huge food shortages this year, the top U.N. official in the country told Reuters in an interview.
Burundi election body’s vice president has fled country: sources
BUJUMBURA (Reuters) – The vice president of Burundi’s election commission has fled the country ahead of the poll, sources said on Saturday, amid a political crisis triggered by President Pierre Nkurunziza’s decision to run for a third term.
China tells workplaces they must have Communist Party units
SHANGHAI (Reuters) – China has passed a regulation ensuring government organizations and private companies have Communist Party units so that party policy can be implemented across society, the People’s Daily, the official party mouthpiece, said on Sat…
Indian government again issues land acquisition order
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – The Indian government has issued an executive order for the third time to make it easier to buy farmland for large projects after failing to win parliamentary for a controversial land bill championed by Prime Minister Narendra Mod…
Fighters battle Houthis in Yemen’s southern city of Aden
ADEN (Reuters) – Heavy fighting erupted in southern Yemen near Aden airport on Friday when local militia attacked Shi’ite Houthi rebels in a push to drive them from the district, residents and fighters said.
Mexico lawmakers demand president detail wealth after misrepresentation
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexico’s president came under pressure on Friday to fully disclose his financial assets following a Reuters report on Thursday that he had misrepresented the circumstances under which he acquired a property in a lakeside retreat…
Blatter wins fifth FIFA term as challenger concedes
ZURICH (Reuters) – Sepp Blatter was re-elected president of FIFA for a fifth term on Friday after his only challenger conceded defeat in an election overshadowed by allegations of rampant corruption in world soccer.
Puerto Rico’s governor signs tax bill into law
(Reuters) – Puerto Rico’s governor on Friday signed into law a tax bill that is expected to provide the commonwealth with about $1.2 billion in much-needed additional tax revenue for the next fiscal year.
