Brazilian police again arrest Eike Batista, once Brazil’s richest man
Police in Brazil on Thursday arrested Eike Batista, the charismatic mining and oil magnate who was once the country’s richest man, on suspicion of money laundering and insider trading.
Bulgaria’s data breach suspect sent back to custody
The owner of a Bulgarian cyber security company has been sent back into custody, a court said on Thursday, as part of an investigation into the nation’s biggest data breach.
Romania to jail rapists for life after teenager murder
Romania will approve an emergency decree, making life imprisonment the punishment for rape and paedophilia, Prime Minister Viorica Dancila said on Thursday, days after DNA tests confirmed that a kidnapped Romanian girl had been killed.
UK must leave EU on Oct. 31, PM Johnson says when asked about prospect of resigning
Parliament should honor the 2016 Brexit referendum and leave the European Union on Oct. 31, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Thursday when asked if he would resign if his government lost a vote of no-confidence.
Sri Lankan presidential hopeful Gotabaya Rajapaksa renounces U.S. citizenship
Gotabaya Rajapaksa, younger brother of opposition leader and former President Mahinda Rajapaksa, has renounced U.S. citizenship, paving the way for him to make a bid for his country’s presidency.
UAE releases activists on Eid amnesty: rights groups
The United Arab Emirates has released three activists who were jailed on state security charges, two rights groups said on Thursday.
Two dead in Russian rocket engine explosion; radiation spikes, shipping shut
Two people were killed and a nearby city reported a rise in radiation levels when a rocket engine blew up at a testing site in northern Russia on Thursday, forcing authorities to shut down part of a bay in the White Sea to shipping.
Greece scraps no-go areas at universities; opposition fumes
Greek lawmakers on Thursday scrapped regulations making universities a no-go zone for police, a move authorities say will tackle lawlessness but which critics have decried as a clampdown on democracy.
India to hold state assembly elections in Jammu & Kashmir soon: Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi told the people of Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday that elections would be held soon in the state for the local assembly, two days after government’s decision to end special status for the state and split it into two union te…
Mexico minister says 107 Mexicans detained in Mississippi operations
Mexican Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard said on Thursday that 107 Mexicans had been detained in the southern U.S. state of Mississippi as part of sweeping U.S. immigration operations.
