America Movil may not face tougher regulation without asset sale: regulator
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexico’s telecom regulator will not necessarily impose tougher rules against billionaire Carlos Slim’s America Movil if it does not go ahead with a plan to sell off assets, the head of the regulatory agency said in an interview …
Police fire tear gas on crowd during Sierra Leone Ebola lockdown
FREETOWN (Reuters) – Police fired tear gas at an angry crowd in Sierra Leone on Saturday after they threw stones at officials during a three-day national lockdown that the government hopes will accelerate the end of the Ebola epidemic, residents said.
Libya’s Tripoli parliament says troops pull back from major oil ports: lawmaker
TRIPOLI (Reuters) – A rival Libyan parliament based in the capital Tripoli has ordered the withdrawal of troops loyal to it from frontlines near Libya’s biggest oil ports, a senior lawmaker said on Saturday.
Tanzania orders probe into “ghost workers” on government payroll
DAR ES SALAAM (Reuters) – Tanzanian President Jakaya Kikwete has ordered a probe into “ghost workers” on the public sector payroll after a new audit revealed the government paid 141.4 billion Tanzanian shillings ($76.6 million) to fake workers over the…
Saudi blogger Badawi views survival of 50 lashes as miracle: magazine
BERLIN (Reuters) – Jailed Saudi blogger Raif Badawi has described in his first public remarks from prison how he “miraculously survived 50 lashes” as part of a conviction that sparked an international outcry, the German weekly Der Spiegel reported on S…
Pakistan militants deny 30 killed in renewed Khyber fighting
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (Reuters) – Pakistan security forces killed 30 militants in gunbattles in the mountainous northwestern Khyber region on Saturday, a senior official said, but a spokesman for the militants denied suffering any losses.
Rift deepens in India’s Common Man party that challenged Modi
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Two founding members of an Indian anti-establishment political party were ousted from its top decision-making panel on Saturday, deepening the rift in the party that is seen as a potential challenger to Prime Minister Narendra Mod…
At least 8 killed by gunmen in northeast Nigeria: APC spokesman
ABUJA (Reuters) – At least eight people including opposition house of assembly candidate for Dukku in northeastern Nigeria’s Gombe state were killed by unidentified gunmen, a spokesman for the All Progressives Congress (APC) told Reuters on Saturday.
Bangladesh central bank governor says banks to be investigated for militant financing
DHAKA (Reuters) – The Bangladesh central bank governor said on Saturday all commercial banks would be investigated for links to Islamist militants and warned lenders would be shut down if found to be involved in funding such organizations.
Boko Haram gunmen kill six voters in northeast Nigeria
DAMATURU, Nigeria (Reuters) – Islamist Boko Haram insurgents launched two deadly attacks on voters in northeast Nigeria on Saturday, police and a security source said, killing six people in an election in which insecurity is a major issue.
