Ex-treasurer of Spain’s ruling party says inherited slush fund: source
MADRID (Reuters) – A former treasurer for Spain’s ruling People’s Party who is accused of amassing personal wealth from a secret slush fund told a judge on Thursday that he inherited the fund from the party’s former secretary general, a court source sa…
Senior British politician cleared of sex offences
LONDON (Reuters) – Nigel Evans, a former deputy speaker of Britain’s parliament, was cleared on Thursday of sexual assault and a rape charge and said afterwards he had been through 11 months of “hell”.
At least 13 killed in Central African Republic as rebels, militia clash
BANGUI (Reuters) – At least 13 people were killed when Christian militia forces attacked a town held by Muslim Seleka rebels in a rural area of Central African Republic, residents said on Thursday.
Former household staffer says was insulted by Netanyahu’s wife
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – A former maintenance man at Benjamin Netanyahu’s residence has filed a lawsuit alleging abusive conduct by the prime minister’s wife, Sara, another in a series of complaints faced by Israel’s first lady.
As riot-hit Indian region votes, religious divide favors Hindu leader
MUZAFFARNAGAR, India (Reuters) – Manoj Balyan wants Narendra Modi to become India’s next prime minister when results of a general election are released next month, and not because of the pro-business opposition leader’s record as a credible economic ma…
Russia says NATO is using Ukraine crisis to boost appeal
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia’s Foreign Ministry accused NATO on Thursday of using the crisis in Ukraine to boost its appeal to members and justify its existence by rallying them against an imaginary threat.
Pakistani leader of banned sectarian group gets parliament seat
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – Pakistan’s Election Commission has awarded a parliamentary seat to the leader of a banned sectarian group that activists blame for the deaths of hundreds of people.
Turkey seeks wider spy agency powers amid Erdogan power struggle
ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkey’s government sought parliamentary approval to boost the powers of the secret service on Thursday, a move seen by Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan’s critics as a bid to tighten his grip on the apparatus of state as he wages a bitt…
Pope says ‘enough’ to human trafficking, calls it crime against humanity
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – Pope Francis said “enough” to human trafficking on Thursday, denouncing it as a crime against humanity as police leaders and religious groups from around the world pledged to work together to combat it.
Gunmen kill two Saudi guards near Yemen’s border: agency
RIYADH (Reuters) – Unidentified gunmen have killed two Saudi border guards who were patrolling Saudi Arabia’s border with Yemen, the Saudi state news agency said on Thursday.
