South African officials arrested over Mandela memorial ‘fraud’
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – Six senior South African government officials were arrested on Monday for alleged fraud relating to the memorial service in December of former president Nelson Mandela, police said.
Platinum union declares end to South Africa’s longest strike
RUSTENBURG South Africa (Reuters) – South Africa’s AMCU union declared a five-month platinum strike “officially over” on Monday as thousands of miners roared their approval when leader Joseph Mathunjwa asked if they wanted to end the longest work stopp…
No sign of surrender as Iraq’s Maliki fights for political life
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – In eight years in power, Iraq’s prime minister Nuri al-Maliki has never faced such a threat. Swathes of his country have fallen to Sunni insurgents. Rivals are seeking his downfall. Foreign sponsors in Washington and Tehran are wary…
At least eight killed, 20 wounded in blast at Nigerian college
KANO Nigeria (Reuters) – At least eight people were killed and 20 wounded by an explosion at a college campus in the heart of the northern Nigerian city of Kano during school hours on Monday, police said.
Afghan election officer quits, opens way for Abdullah to return to race
KABUL (Reuters) – Afghan presidential candidate Abdullah Abdullah, who pulled out of the race alleging vote-rigging, indicated he might return after a senior election official resigned on Monday.
UAE jails seven men convicted of belonging to al Qaeda
ABU DHABI (Reuters) – Seven men arrested last year on suspicion of planning attacks on the United Arab Emirates were jailed on Monday for belonging to an al Qaeda network and aiding its affiliate in Syria.
Syria hands over remaining chemical weapons for destruction
THE HAGUE (Reuters) – Syria on Monday handed over the remaining 100 tonnes of toxic material it had declared to the global chemical weapons watchdog, but the country cannot be declared free of the weapons of mass destruction, the organisation’s chief s…
South Africa mining union includes ‘back to work arrangements’ in rally programer
RUSTENBURG South Africa (Reuters) – South Africa’s striking AMCU mining union on Monday handed its members a program that included sections titled “reading of agreements” and “back to work arrangements” at a rally expected to decide on a wage offer fro…
The minister, his mentor and the fight against a suspect system in Serbia
BELGRADE (Reuters) – When a group of British-based Serbian academics dared to question the doctoral thesis of Serbia’s interior minister this month, his PhD mentor was quick to defend him.
Polish government ‘under attack by crime group’: minister
WARSAW (Reuters) – Poland’s government said on Monday it was under attack from a criminal conspiracy after a magazine published a new round of secretly recorded conversations that have embarrassed officials and left Prime Minister Donald Tusk under pre…
