Australian police minister resigns over corruption inquiry
SYDNEY (Reuters) – The police minister of Australia’s most populous state resigned on Friday after being linked to a plot to illegally funnel political donations from a property development group owned by embattled Australian tycoon Nathan Tinkler.
Red herring in hunt for MH370 highlights air traffic flaws
PARIS (Reuters) – Fresh questions have been raised over air traffic co-ordination after a preliminary report on the Malaysia Airlines plane that disappeared almost two months ago revealed 90 minutes of wasted effort while controllers looked in the wron…
Philippines dismantles ‘sextortion’ groups, arrests 58 people
MANILA (Reuters) – The Philippine National Police and International Police had dismantled international “sextortion” operations during simultaneous raids in seven areas, arresting 58 people and seizing 250 laptops and computers, officials said on Frida…
After bombing in west, China angered by U.S. criticism in terror report
URUMQI, China (Reuters) – China’s foreign ministry has reacted angrily to U.S. criticism of the level of cooperation from Beijing on fighting terrorism, after an apparent suicide bombing in the country’s far west pointed to a possible escalation of unr…
Suspected bomb on edge of Nigerian capital kills at least 15
ABUJA (Reuters) – A suspected car bomb exploded on the outskirts of Nigeria’s capital Abuja on Thursday, killing at least 15 people a week before the city was to host a conference of leaders and business executives focused on Africa’s growth prospects,…
North Korea seen testing engine for intercontinental ballistic missile
SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korea has recently conducted engine tests for an intercontinental ballistic missile that could potentially deliver a nuclear warhead to the United States, a U.S. think tank said on Friday.
Indonesia’s Jokowi pledges to eliminate fuel subsidies slowly: media
JAKARTA (Reuters) – Indonesian presidential frontrunner Joko “Jokowi” Widodo said he would gradually eliminate costly fuel subsidies over a four year period if he wins a July election, The Jakarta Post newspaper quoted him as saying on Friday.
Northern Ireland rocked by Gerry Adams arrest over 1972 killing
ANTRIM, Northern Ireland/DUBLIN (Reuters) – Northern Irish police questioned Sinn Fein leader Gerry Adams on Thursday after arresting him under an investigation into one of the province’s most notorious murders, a move that stirred fierce political rea…
Seven dead after rains cause landslide in central Mexico
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – At least seven have died after strong rains caused a landslide in the central Mexican state of Puebla, the state governor tweeted on Thursday.
Republic of Congo expels 50,000 citizens of neighboring Congo
KINSHASA (Reuters) – Republic of Congo has expelled more than 50,000 citizens of the Democratic Republic of Congo over the past month, authorities in Kinshasa said on Thursday, a move rare on this scale in the relations between the two neighbors.
