South Africa’s former home affairs minister resigns from parliament
South Africa’s former Home Affairs Minister Malusi Gigaba has quit as a member of parliament following his resignation from the government after the High Court found he had lied under oath, parliament said on Thursday.
Chinese government official in hot water after missing phone calls
A rural Chinese government official who did not respond to telephone calls from an anti-graft inspection team while he was in the shower one evening has been reprimanded, state media said on Thursday.
Wife of Malaysia’s former PM Najib charged with two counts of graft
Malaysia on Thursday accused Rosmah Mansor, the wife of former Prime Minister Najib Razak, on charges of soliciting and receiving bribes involving a sum of 189 million ringgit ($45.12 million) to help a company secure a government project.
Conservative MP believes threshold reached for vote of no confidence in May
A British Conservative lawmaker said she believed that the threshold had been reached to trigger a vote of no confidence in Prime Minister Theresa May.
Britain’s Labour Party says PM May has no authority after latest resignation
Britain’s main opposition Labour Party said on Thursday Prime Minister Theresa May had no authority left after her Brexit minister Dominic Raab resigned.
UK’s Brexit Secretary Raab resigns thrusting May’s government into turmoil
British Brexit Secretary Dominic Raab resigned on Thursday thrusting Prime Minister Theresa May’s government into turmoil after she clinched a Brexit deal that was mauled by opponents, allies and mutinous members of her party.
Brexit minister Raab quits UK government over May’s EU deal
Britain’s Brexit minister Dominic Raab resigned on Thursday in protest at Prime Minister Theresa May’s deal for leaving the European Union.
Taliban attacks in western Afghanistan kill at least 30 security forces
Major assaults by Taliban insurgents in Afghanistan’s western province of Farah bordering Iran, mounted with the aim of weakening the government’s grip on the region, have killed at least 30 Afghan security forces, officials said on Thursday.
Rohingya protest in Bangladesh; launch of repatriation postponed: sources
Hundreds of Rohingya Muslim refugees in Bangladesh protested on Thursday against any attempt to send them back to Myanmar after sources in Bangladesh said the launch of a repatriation plan had been postponed.
Britain’s Brexit minister Raab quits
Britain’s Brexit minister Dominic Raab resigned on Thursday in protest at Prime Minister Theresa May’s deal for leaving the European Union.
