Trial resumes for Swiss ex-banker charged with giving data to Wikileaks
ZURICH (Reuters) – A former Julius Baer banker acknowledged that he passed confidential client data to WikiLeaks but argued his actions were not illegal, as his trial resumed on charges of breaching Swiss banking secrecy law.
Germany seeks to keep jihadi suspects from traveling for 3 years
BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany plans to seize the personal identity cards of would-be jihadists for up to three years – twice as long as originally planned – in order to prevent them from joining militants in the Middle East, according to a draft law.
New Croatian president targets government over economy
ZAGREB (Reuters) – Croatia’s new center president signaled on Monday she meant to hold the Social Democrat-led government to account over the economy, in comments that could herald months of tense cohabitation before a parliamentary election.
Police disperse protesters ahead of Congo parliament election debate
KINSHASA (Reuters) – Police fired tear gas on Monday at demonstrators trying to protest against a parliamentary debate on a proposed census in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s which, if approved, could delay next year’s elections.
Bad beer kills at least 69 people in Mozambique
MAPUTO (Reuters) – At least 69 people died over the weekend in Mozambique after drinking home-brewed beer, a local government official told state television.
Singapore court orders blogger to pay PM nearly $22,000 for legal costs
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – A Singapore court has ordered a blogger to pay S$29,000 ($21,700) to Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong as legal costs after Lee won a defamation case late last year.
EU sanctions on Russia depend on Ukraine truce: Latvia
MOSCOW (Reuters) – The European Union will consider lifting sanctions on Russia over the Ukraine crisis only if there is “real progress” in implementing a four-month-old ceasefire deal, Latvia’s foreign minister said on Monday.
Modi faces popularity test with Delhi election in February
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will face a test of his popularity next month as the national capital goes to the polls amid concerns over corruption and rising prices.New Delhi has been under president’s rule for almost a yea…
Afghan president finally nominates cabinet ministers
KABUL (Reuters) – Afghan President Ashraf Ghani nominated ministers for his new cabinet on Monday, after a wait of more than three months, to try to establish a working government to tackle the violence-racked country’s problems.
Egypt court orders release of 26 men detained over bath house ‘orgy’
CAIRO (Reuters) – An Egyptian court on Monday ordered the release of 26 men who were detained last month in a raid on a Cairo bath house after police received a tip that they were holding gay orgies.
