South African prosecutor wins anti-corruption award
BERLIN (Reuters) – Anti-corruption body Transparency International named South African lawyer Thuli Madonsela as the winner of its integrity award for 2014 on Friday, citing her investigations into graft allegations at every level – all the way up the …
Philippine militants free two German hostages
MANILA (Reuters) – Al Qaeda-linked Islamist militants in the Philippines released two German hostages on Friday, after saying they would behead one of them if their demands were not met.
Fans at South Korean pop concert plunge into ventilation shaft, 16 dead
SEOUL (Reuters) – Sixteen people were killed at an open-air pop concert in South Korea on Friday when the cover of a ventilation shaft they were standing on gave way, officials and media said.
Renamo rejects Mozambique vote results but leader vows ‘no more war’
MAPUTO (Reuters) – Mozambique’s main opposition group, the former rebel movement Renamo, said on Friday it would challenge as fraudulent results showing the ruling Frelimo party had won national elections, but Renamo’s leader promised there would be no…
Former Myanmar religion minister jailed for 13 years: lawyer
YANGON (Reuters) – A former minister of religious affairs in Myanmar was sentenced to 13 years in prison on Friday on charges of misappropriation of state funds and sedition, his lawyer said.
Mugabe’s wife tells would-be successors to let him ‘finish his job’
MARONDERA Zimbabwe (Reuters) – President Robert Mugabe’s wife accused senior figures in his ruling ZANU-PF on Monday of dividing the party by maneuvering to replace the 90-year-old Zimbabwean leader, and called on them to let him “finish his job”.
Poland arrests two men on suspicion of spying for Russia
WARSAW (Reuters) – Authorities in Poland have arrested two men on suspicion of spying for Russia, a Polish lawmaker briefed on the issue said on Friday, a case likely to aggravate tensions between two countries already at odds over the Ukraine crisis.
Poland arrests two men on suspicion of spying for Russia
WARSAW (Reuters) – Authorities in Poland have arrested two men on suspicion of spying for Russia, a Polish lawmaker briefed on the issue said on Friday, a case likely to aggravate tensions between two countries already at odds over the Ukraine crisis.
Four held under terrorism laws ‘plotted to kill London police officers’
LONDON (Reuters) – Four men appeared in court on Friday, charged under anti-terrorism legislation with swearing allegiance to Islamic State (IS) militants and preparing to launch an attack on policemen or soldiers on the streets of London.
Japan and Russia leaders meet in Milan, say will continue dialogue
MILAN (Reuters) – Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Russian President Vladimir Putin, whose countries are locked in a long-standing dispute over Russian-held islands off Hokkaido, met on Friday and agreed to maintain dialogue, Japanese officials s…
