Mnuchin to attend top Saudi event, media exit over missing journalist
U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and Wall Street bankers will show up at an elite Saudi investment conference this month despite a growing exodus of top media companies and business leaders after the disappearance of a Saudi journalist.
Portugal defense minister quits amid probe of theft cover-up
Portuguese Defence Minister Jose Azeredo Lopes resigned on Friday amid an investigation into a suspected army cover-up of a weapons theft last year, a ministry spokesman said.
Italy resisting EU push to impose sanctions over cyberattacks
(This October 12 story corrects Commissioner’s name from Julien to Julian in eight paragraph.)
Three migrants found dead off Spanish coast: rescuers
Three migrants drowned and 354 were rescued from dinghies in Spanish waters on Friday, the maritime rescue service said.
Nigerian opposition party candidate Abubakar chooses running mate: spokesman
The main opposition challenger to Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari in next year’s elections has selected a former governor from the southeast of the country to be his running mate, the candidate’s spokesman said on Friday.
Indian activist, 86, dies while fasting for cleaner Ganges
One of India’s most prominent environmental activists has died at the age of 86 after more than 15 weeks of a hunger strike to protest against government inaction on cleaning up the Ganges.
Saudi investment conference to proceed despite pullout of some speakers, partners: spokesperson
An elite Saudi investment conference will go ahead as planned later this month despite the “disappointing” withdrawal of some speakers and partners, a conference spokesperson said on Friday.
Nobel literature award body asks scandal-hit member to quit
The body that awards the Nobel Prize in Literature has asked the wife of the man at the centre of a rape scandal to resign from the Swedish Academy as it tries to rebuild its reputation, a member said on Friday.
Hindu hardliners force meat sellers to shut shop in New Delhi suburb
Indian Hindu hardliners are forcing meat sellers to shut shops in a New Delhi suburb that is home to global outsourcing firms, saying they must respect the feelings of majority Hindus celebrating a nine-day festival.
Six Palestinians killed in border protests: Gaza health officials
Israeli forces killed six Palestinians on Friday in protests along Gaza’s border, Gaza health officials said. Israel said its troops had shot and killed a group who broke through the fence with a bomb and attacked an army post.
