Police arrest Malta businessman implicated in journalist murder: sources
Malta police arrested one of the country’s most prominent businessmen on Wednesday as part of an investigation into the murder of journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia, two sources said.
Struggling with influx, Greece gets tough with asylum seekers
Greece will shut overcrowded refugee camps on its outlying islands and replace them with more restrictive holding centres, in a marked hardening of the stance towards asylum seekers from the country on the frontline of Europe’s migration crisis.
Turkey says about 100,000 Syrians left Istanbul since early July
Turkey’s Interior Minister said on Wednesday that around 100,000 Syrians living without approval in Istanbul had left it since early July, when the government set a deadline for Syrians not registered in the city to leave for other provinces.
Court postpones hearing for eighth time for Tanzanian journalist
A Tanzanian court on Wednesday postponed the hearing for the eighth time of a prominent Tanzanian journalist arrested in July in a case his lawyers and rights group say is politically motivated.
BT will maintain ties with skills group if it drops Prince Andrew as patron
Britain’s BT has told a company promoting digital skills it would continue working with it if it dropped Prince Andrew as a patron.
Sri Lankan PM Wickremesinghe to resign on Thursday: spokesman
Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe will resign from office on Thursday after his party’s candidate lost a presidential election over the weekend, his spokesman said.
Two members of Spain’s ‘Wolf Pack’ sentenced for filming gang-rape
Two men serving 15-year jail sentences for gang-raping a teenager at a bull-running festival in Spain in 2016 have been handed further prison sentences for filming the assault.
Hong Kong Open postponed due to protest violence: organizers
The Hong Kong Open golf tournament has been postponed after violence from anti-government protests escalated this week, the Asian Tour and European Tour said on Wednesday.
Slovak journalist murder trial to start in December
The trial of a high-profile Slovak businessman and three others charged with ordering and carrying out the murder of an investigative journalist and his fiancee will start on Dec. 19, the special criminal court said on Wednesday.
Ethiopia’s Sidama vote on autonomy in test of nationalist passions
Members of Ethiopia’s Sidama minority lined up before dawn to vote in a self-determination referendum on Wednesday, a test of Ethiopia’s ability to peacefully manage ethnic demands and political change after more than a year of sweeping reform.
