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| U.S. citizen killed when vehicle hit by stone-throwers in Ethiopia | | | NAIROBI (Reuters) - A U.S. citizen was killed on the outskirts of Ethiopia's capital when the vehicle she was in was struck by rocks thrown by people in the area, the U.S. embassy said in a message to citizens. The embassy did not give details about Tuesday's incident in its message to U.S. citizens that was sent to Reuters, but sporadic protests and violence has flared for a year or more in the Oromiya region, near Addis Ababa, over land and political rights. ... |
| UK 'fake sheikh' reporter guilty of plot to alter evidence in celebrity case | |  Mazher Mahmood, one of Britain's best known undercover reporters renowned for his "fake sheikh" sting operations, was facing jail on Wednesday after being convicted of plotting to alter evidence in a high-profile court case where he was the main witness. Mahmood, whose elaborate disguises have duped criminals, celebrities, sporting figures and even royalty, conspired to alter a police statement during the 2014 drugs prosecution of Tulisa Contostavlos, a singer and former judge of the British version of the "X Factor" TV talent show. Contostavlos was set to go on trial accused of supplying cocaine for Mahmood while he posed as an influential Indian film producer.
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| International Court prosecutors visit Israel, Palestinian Territories | | | A delegation of prosecutors from the International Criminal Court is starting a five-day visit on Wednesday to Israel and the Palestinian territories, the court said, describing it as an outreach trip that will not be gathering any evidence. The visit is potentially sensitive because the ICC is conducting a preliminary investigation into possible war crimes committed by either side during a 50-day war in 2014 between Israel and Islamist Hamas militants in the Gaza Strip. The Palestinian Authority joined the ICC in early 2015, over the protests of Israel, the United States and most of the court's European backers, who have said any legal action the Palestinians might attempt against Israel in The Hague risks further damaging the already-stalled Middle East peace process. |
| Swiss seek Malaysia's help to probe new allegations in 1MDB case | |  By Joshua Franklin ZURICH (Reuters) - Swiss prosecutors are investigating whether the country's financial industry was used in the alleged misappropriation of $800 million from a former subsidiary of Malaysian state fund 1MDB. Switzerland's Office of the Attorney General (OAG) said on Wednesday a Ponzi scheme may have been set up to conceal the alleged fraud, adding it was seeking further help from Malaysia for its investigation. 1Malaysia Development Berhad, commonly known as 1MDB, was founded by Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak in 2009 shortly after he came to office, and is currently being probed for money-laundering in several countries.
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| Insight: Aleppo will eventually fall, but Syrian war will go on | |  By Samia Nakhoul BEIRUT (Reuters) - It may take weeks or months, but Aleppo is likely to fall to Syrian government forces backed by Russian air power and the most lethal bombardment in nearly six years of war. Capturing the strategically important city, an economic and trading centre which is key to controlling Syria's northwest, would be an important military triumph for President Bashar al-Assad and his Russian and Iranian allies. It would be a crippling setback for the Western-backed Syrian rebels who, without quick reinforcements from their foreign backers, look set to be bombed out of their stronghold.
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| Swiss AG says "serious suspicion" of Swiss banks being involved in alleged 1MDB graft | |  SINGAPORE (Reuters) - There was serious suspicion of Swiss banks being involved in alleged criminal activities linked to Malaysian state fund 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB), Swiss Attorney General Michael Lauber said on Wednesday. "The analysis of all the financial documents brought up serious suspicion of the possible implication of Swiss banks in these alleged criminal activities and of an abuse of our financial place to deceive legitimate Malaysian sovereign funds," Lauber said at an event in Singapore. ...
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| Mosul fight could fracture Iraq - former Sunni governor | |  By Michael Georgy and Babak Dehghanpisheh ERBIL, Iraq (Reuters) - The battle for Mosul will be a make-or-break moment for Iraq that could split the country along ethnic and sectarian lines, said the former regional governor who has assembled a force which will take part in the campaign. Iraq has been preparing for more than a year for its offensive to drive Islamic State out of its last major stronghold. What happens after a victory could present an even bigger challenge than the battle, however -- Sunnis, Kurds and Shi'ites who have formed an uneasy alliance against the militants will be faced with the daunting task of drawing up an effective power-sharing formula in Iraq, a major OPEC oil producer.
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| Pence takes tougher line than Trump on Russia at contentious VP debate | |  By Ginger Gibson and Alana Wise FARMVILLE, Va. (Reuters) - U.S. Republican vice presidential nominee Mike Pence called Russian President Vladimir Putin a "small and bullying leader" on Tuesday and condemned his actions in Syria, taking a harder line than Donald Trump at a contentious debate with Democratic rival Tim Kaine. Pence's denunciation of Putin for his interference in the Syrian civil war and support for Syrian President Bashar al-Assad was a departure from the frequent praise of Putin by Trump, the Republican presidential nominee, who has called him a better leader than U.S. President Barack Obama and said he could work with him. "The small and bullying leader of Russia is now dictating terms to the United States," Pence said.
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| South African watchdog to question Zuma in Gupta inquiry | |  By Joe Brock JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - South Africa's public protector will question President Jacob Zuma this week over allegations he was influenced by the wealthy Gupta family in making government appointments, her office said on Wednesday. The Gupta family became household names in South Africa after Deputy Finance Minister Mcebisi Jonas dropped a political bombshell earlier this year when he said they offered to secure him his boss's job. Zuma says the Guptas are his friends but denies they have influenced political appointments.
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| Turkey detains 55 military, intelligence personnel over attempted coup - media | | | Turkey detained 55 military and intelligence agency personnel on Wednesday over suspected links with U.S.-based cleric Fethullah Gulen and his network, accused by Ankara of orchestrating a failed coup in July, media reports said. In the latest of a stream of raids targeting those suspected of ties to the putsch, police carried out operations in 31 provinces after prosecutors issued detention warrants for a total of 101 suspects, state-run Anadolu Agency reported. Gulen, who has lived in self-imposed exile in Pennsylvania since 1999, denies government accusations he was behind the action. |
| Billboard porn video suspect arrested by Indonesia police | | | Indonesian police have arrested a man they suspect hacked into an advertising company's computer system to show a pornographic video on an electronic billboard at a busy intersection of south Jakarta last week. A police officer cut the power supply to the billboard after the sexually explicit film had run for five minutes, but by then pictures and videos of the clip taken by amused motorists had already been widely shared on social media. Indonesia, a predominantly Muslim country, has a strict censorship policy. |
| Myanmar asked to review disputed terrorism case after law reform | | | By Wa Lone and Simon Lewis YANGON (Reuters) - Campaigners are calling for Myanmar to review the convictions of 20 Muslims jailed on terrorism charges after the Southeast Asian country repealed an authoritarian law under which they were convicted. President Htin Kyaw had signed off on a bill abolishing the notorious Emergency Provisions Act of 1950, which was frequently used by previous military governments to quash dissent, his office said in a statement on Tuesday. "It is incumbent upon the government to review cases that involve defendants who possibly were wrongly convicted under this law," said Matthew Smith, founder of campaign group Fortify Rights. |
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