Kenyan court grants bail to Nairobi governor charged with corruption
A Kenyan court granted bail on Wednesday to the Nairobi County governor charged with multi-million dollar corruption in one of the most high profile cases in the government’s anti-graft push.
Thai election panel wants opposition party dissolved over loans from leader
Thailand’s election panel asked the Constitutional Court on Wednesday to dissolve the opposition Future Forward Party, accusing it of infringing laws governing political parties by accepting multimillion-dollar loans from its leader.
At top U.N. court, Suu Kyi rejects charge of Rohingya genocide as ‘misleading’
Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi on Wednesday rejected accusations of genocide committed against her country’s Muslim Rohingya minority as “incomplete and misleading”, and said the case should not be heard by the U.N.’s highest court.
Iran says it foiled ‘very big’ foreign cyber attack
Iran has foiled a major cyber attack on its infrastructure that was launched by a foreign government, the Iranian telecoms minister said on Wednesday, two months after reports of a U.S. cyber operation against the country.
With Netanyahu’s fate in question, Israel poised for new election
Israel headed on Wednesday toward a third national election in less than a year with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu facing the fight of his life for political survival after a criminal indictment.
How a mega fire spread toward Sydney
Ferry services were halted, fire alarms triggered and Sydney’s famous Harbour Bridge and Opera House disappeared from view in a thick, smoky haze this week.
Russia, Turkey and Iran express concern about militants in Syria’s Idlib
Russia, Turkey and Iran are concerned about the increased presence of terrorist groups in Syria’s Idlib province, the three countries said after talks in Kazakhstan, pledging to coordinate actions aimed at eliminating the militants.
Russia arrests alleged Ukrainian nationalist in suspected bomb plot: RIA
Russian security forces on Wednesday arrested a man they described as a Ukrainian nationalist suspected of plotting to bomb a local administration building in the northern Russian city of Murmansk, the RIA news agency reported.
Turkish court rules to keep U.S. consulate worker in jail: lawyer
A Turkish court ruled on Wednesday to keep a U.S. consulate employee in jail as his trial on espionage charges continues, a lawyer said, meaning he will remain in detention until the next hearing in March.
Chemical plant fire in Spain forces authorities to evacuate area
Catalan authorities evacuated the area around a chemical plant outside Barcelona early on Wednesday after a fire ripped through the facility in Spain’s northeastern region, sending plumes of black smoke high into the air.
