Russian tycoon Lebedev avoids jail over TV brawl
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian media magnate Alexander Lebedev was ordered on Tuesday to do 150 hours of community service, but avoided a jail sentence after being convicted of battery for punching a rival during a television talk show.
Billionaire Saudi prince branded ‘capricious’ in UK court
LONDON (Reuters) – A billionaire Saudi prince fighting a lawsuit connected to the sale of a private jet to Libya’s Muammar Gaddafi was branded “capricious” and “a debt-dodger” in a London court on Tuesday.
South African police investigating Mandela grandson in grave dispute
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – South African police opened an investigation on Tuesday into Nelson Mandela’s grandson on suspicion of illegally exhuming the bodies of three of the ailing anti-apartheid hero’s children, a police spokesman said.
Obama administration sanctions Myanmar general for dealings with North Korea
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Obama administration on Tuesday sanctioned the head of a missile research and development facility in Myanmar for ignoring international requirements that he stop buying military equipment from North Korea.
French far-right chief Le Pen loses immunity
STRASBOURG, France (Reuters) – The leader of France’s far-right National Front lost her right to legal immunity as a European Parliament deputy on Tuesday, exposing her to possible prosecution over a racism charge.
Merkel opponent derides jobless summit as cynical ploy
BERLIN (Reuters) – Angela Merkel’s summit on youth unemployment in Europe is an attempt to paper over the economic consequences of the austerity policies she championed in the region, a leading member of Germany’s opposition Social Democrats (SPD) said…
Somali central bank governor denies U.N. charges over funds
NAIROBI (Reuters) – The governor of the Central Bank of Somalia denied on Tuesday allegations in a U.N. report linking him to irregularities regarding millions of dollars withdrawn from the bank, saying the charges were malicious and baseless.
Exclusive: Egypt army plan would scrap constitution, parliament – sources
CAIRO (Reuters) – Egypt’s armed forces would suspend the constitution and dissolve an Islamist-dominated parliament under a draft political roadmap to be pursued if Islamist President Mohamed Mursi and his opponents fail to reach a power-sharing agreem…
Princess Fawzia, Shah’s first wife, dies in Egypt
ALEXANDRIA, Egypt (Reuters) – Princess Fawzia Fuad, a daughter and sister of Egyptian kings and the first wife of the last Shah of Iran, died on Tuesday in Alexandria, a member of the former royal family and a senior local police officer said.
UAE Islamist group had no desire to topple government: families
DUBAI (Reuters) – With a small, wealthy local population, the United Arab Emirates seemed immune to both Islamist militancy and revolts of the Arab Spring. So when it said it had exposed a “secret organization” plotting to depose the ruling sheikhs, as…
