South African former minister tells inquiry Guptas threatened to kill him
Former South African deputy finance minister Mcebisi Jonas told an inquiry that business friends of ex-president Jacob Zuma threatened to kill him if he spoke about a meeting at which they offered him money and the post of finance minister.
U.S. sanctions tied to nerve agent attack in effect Monday: federal notice
U.S. sanctions against Russia tied to a nerve agent attack in Britain will officially take effect on Monday, according to a notice posted on Friday at the Federal Register, a daily catalog of actions and regulations at government agencies.
Taliban launch attacks on approaches to Afghan city of Ghazni
Clashes have broken out between Taliban militants and government forces in Afghanistan forcing some civilians to flee from their homes near the city of Ghazni, which the insurgents stormed this month, officials said on Friday.
Eyeing election, Indian opposition leader sets out small business focus
Rahul Gandhi, leader of India’s opposition Congress party, said he would seek to shift the focus of the country’s economic policy towards supporting small and medium-sized firms if he won power at an upcoming election.
Taking the land: ANC grasps South Africa’s most emotive issue
South Africa’s ruling African National Congress (ANC) is forging ahead with its plans to change the constitution to allow the expropriation of land without compensation.
Thomas Cook evacuates 300 from Egyptian hotel after couple’s deaths
Britain’s Thomas Cook said it was evacuating all 301 of its customers from a hotel in Egypt’s popular Red Sea resort of Hurghada as a precautionary measure after two of its holidaymakers died in circumstances it said were still unclear.
Survivors of last major Islamic State battle in Iraq beg for food
On a scorching August afternoon, an angry crowd besieged a mini-truck loaded with meat of two slaughtered cows amidst the ruins of what was the last Islamic State (IS) bastion in Mosul.
Turkey says military solution for Syria’s Idlib would be a disaster
Turkey’s foreign minister said on Friday it would be disastrous to seek a military solution in the northern Syrian region of Idlib, a rebel-held enclave which the Syrian government says it aims to recapture.
Russia has made proposals to Turkey on northwest Syria: Ifax
Russia has presented proposals to the Turkish authorities on resolving the situation in north-western Syria, the Interfax news agency reported on Friday.
UK’s Conservatives split again by Hammond’s Brexit warning
The split in Britain’s ruling party over how to leave the European Union was exposed again on Friday as pro-Brexit lawmakers turned on the finance minister for his latest warning that a so-called hard Brexit would hurt the economy.
