Argentine ex-President Menem could face 7 years in prison for arms smuggling
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – Former Argentine President Carlos Menem received a seven-year prison sentence for arms smuggling to Croatia and Ecuador in the 1990s, but he will not be jailed unless his fellow senators strip him of immunity, a court said on T…
Putin says Russia seeking IMF reform, battling offshores
MOSCOW (Reuters) – The International Monetary Fund needs “thorough reform” and Russia will push for deals giving developing countries more clout in time for a G20 summit it is hosting in September, President Vladimir Putin said in remarks published on …
Greeks strike over state TV closure, PM offers talks
ATHENS (Reuters) – Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras moved to defuse a political crisis over the government’s abrupt closure of state broadcaster ERT that prompted a nationwide strike on Thursday and brought thousands into the streets in protest.
Tunisian rapper in court to hear sentence for insulting police
TUNIS (Reuters) – A Tunisian rapper who was sentenced to two years in jail in absentia in March for insulting the police was handed the same punishment on Thursday after he surrendered to the authorities.
Czech cabinet in crisis after police sweep government offices
PRAGUE (Reuters) – Czech Prime Minister Petr Necas said on Thursday he had no intention of resigning from his post after a series of police raids on government offices threatened to expose a web of corruption.
Lebanese Hezbollah suspects to sue Nigerian government
ABUJA (Reuters) – Four Lebanese men suspected of having links to Islamist militant group Hezbollah are seeking 1 billion naira ($6.2 million) in compensation from the Nigerian government for unlawful incarceration, their lawyer said on Thursday.
News Corp.’s Rupert Murdoch files for divorce from wife Wendi
(Reuters) – News Corp. Chief Executive Rupert Murdoch has filed for divorce from his wife Wendi, the company confirmed on Thursday, just days before News Corp. itself splits into two.
News Corp.’s Rupert Murdoch files for divorce from wife Wendi
(Reuters) – News Corp. Chief Executive Rupert Murdoch has filed for divorce from his wife Wendi, the company confirmed on Thursday, just days before News Corp. itself splits into two.
Khartoum says rebels based in South Sudan caused oil pipeline blast
KHARTOUM (Reuters) – Sudan said that rebels based in South Sudan had attacked a pipeline in its Diffra oilfield on Wednesday, causing an explosion and fire that lasted for several hours.
U.N. says 93,000 killed in Syrian conflict, fears for Aleppo
GENEVA (Reuters) – The death toll in Syria reached at least 93,000 at the end of April, but the true number of victims from the violence now in its third year may be much higher, the United Nations human rights office said on Thursday.
