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| India arrests highlight impact of "sand mining mafia" on local communities | | | By Rina Chandran Chennai, INDIA (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - The arrests of several businessmen and sacking of a senior bureaucrat in southern India have highlighted the power of the so-called "sand mining mafia", accused of damaging the coastline and destroying livelihoods of impoverished communities. India's main agency for investigating corruption, the Central Bureau of Investigation, this week arrested sand mining baron Shekhar Reddy and several associates after seizing large amounts of cash and gold from his home in Tamil Nadu state. Tamil Nadu's Chief Secretary P. Rama Mohana Rao was removed from his job a day after his home was raided. |
| Berlin market attack suspect killed in shootout in northern Italy | |  By Emilio Parodi and Antonella Cinelli MILAN (Reuters) - The suspect in the Berlin Christmas market truck attack was killed in a pre-dawn shoot-out with police in a suburb of the northern Italian city of Milan on Friday, Italy's interior minister said. "The man killed was without a shadow of doubt Anis Amri," Marco Minniti said, referring to the 24-year-old Tunisian who is suspected of driving the truck that smashed through a Berlin market on Monday killing 12 people.
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| IOC investigates 28 Russian athletes over Sochi samples | |  Twenty-eight Russian athletes who took part in the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi face disciplinary proceedings over possible manipulation of their urine samples, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) said on Friday. The step follows publication earlier this month of the second and final part of the World Anti-Doping Agency's independent McLaren report into Russian doping. It found more than 1,000 Russian competitors in more than 30 sports were involved in an institutional conspiracy to conceal positive drug tests over the course of five years.. The IOC said on Friday that in the case of the 28 athletes being investigated, there was "evidence of manipulation of one or more of their urine samples" collected at the 2014 Sochi Games for doping tests.
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| How Deutsche's big bet on Wall Street turned toxic | |  By Edward Taylor FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Deutsche Bank's pursuit of success on Wall Street has come at a high price, a $7 billion plus penalty illustrating the extent of its decline since 2008 when its then chief executive claimed it was one of the "strongest banks in the world". Expanding from its roots in Germany dating back to 1870, Deutsche transformed itself into a major player on Wall Street over the past two decades, often taking extravagant bets to do so. "The strategic options open to Deutsche Bank in the U.S.A. are clearly restricted because the profitability of the business will be weakened," said Ingo Speich, a fund manager at Union Investment, a shareholder in Deutsche.
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| Congo forces killed 40, arrested 460 in Kabila protests - U.N | | | GENEVA (Reuters) - The head of the U.N. human rights agency said on Friday that Congolese security forces had killed at least 40 people and arrested 460 in protests against President Joseph Kabila this week. "Such high casualty figures suggest a serious disregard ... of the need to exercise restraint in policing demonstrations," U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra'ad al-Hussein said in a statement. Protests erupted against Kabila when he failed to step down despite his mandate expiring on Tuesday. ... |
| Putin says there is no state-supported doping system in Russia | |  MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Friday there were some problems with sports doping in Russia, but that there was no state-sponsored doping system as critics have alleged. Speaking at an annual end-of-year news conference, Putin said that sports should not be politicised. (Reporting by Katya Golubkova, Vladimir Soldatkin and Denis Pinchuk; Writing by Polina Devitt; Editing by Andrew Osborn)
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| Fighting back: How Indonesia's elite police turned the tide on militants | |  By Tom Allard and Kanupriya Kapoor JAKARTA (Reuters) - As the world battles a spike in assaults and plots by Islamist militants, Indonesia's anti-terrorism unit is drawing praise for stemming a wave of bloody attacks in the sprawling Muslim-majority nation. Indonesia has foiled at least 14 attacks this year alone and made more than 150 arrests, disrupting plots ranging from suicide attacks in Jakarta to a rocket attack from Indonesia's Batam island targeting Singapore. Going back to 2010, a Reuters analysis of data shows the elite unit, Special Detachment 88 (Densus 88), has prevented at last 54 plots or attacks in the nation of 250 million people, the world's fourth largest.
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| Berlin lorry suspect shot at Italian police before being killed - police source | | | A man believed to be the suspect in the Berlin Christmas market truck attack was shot dead in the early hours of Friday after he pulled a gun on police who had asked for his I.D. papers, a police source said. The source said the 24-year-old Tunisian Anis Amri was stopped by a regular patrol near the railway station of Sesto San Giovanni at around 3.30 a.m. (0230 GMT). A justice source said Italian police had information he might be in the area. |
| West Africa regional bloc says forces "on alert" for Gambia | |  West Africa's regional bloc has put standby forces "on alert" in case Gambian president Yahya Jammeh does not step down when his mandate ends on Jan. 19, president of the ECOWAS commission Marcel de Souza said late on Thursday. Jammeh has vowed to stay in power despite losing a Dec. 1 election to rival Adama Barrow. ECOWAS has previously warned him that it would take "all necessary actions" to resolve the impasse.
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| Israeli-Arab lawmaker held on suspicion of smuggling phones to Palestinian prisoners | |  Israeli police have arrested an Arab-Israeli lawmaker on suspicion of smuggling mobile phones for Palestinian security convicts in an Israeli jail, a police spokesman said on Friday. Basel Ghattas, a member of Israel's parliament, or Knesset, was arrested late on Thursday and a magistrate's court extended his detention by four days, the spokesman said. "He is suspected of offences of conspiracy, fraud and breach of trust," spokesman Micky Rosenfeld said.
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| German prosecutors in contact with Italy over Berlin attack case | |  BERLIN (Reuters) - German investigators are in contact with Italian authorities over the Berlin Christmas market attack, a spokesman for the Chief Federal Prosecutor's office said on Friday. A man believed to be the suspect in the Berlin truck attack was killed in a shoot-out in a suburb of the northern Italian city of Milan on Friday, a security source told Reuters. (Reporting by Michael Nienaber; editing by Joseph Nasr)
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| China detains legal activist on suspicion of subversion | | | Chinese authorities have confirmed prominent legal activist Jiang Tianyong has been detained on suspicion of inciting subversion of state power, his lawyer said on Friday, setting the stage for possible formal charges. Disbarred lawyer Jiang, 45, has spoken out about a government crackdown on legal defenders and has been involved in high-profile cases of dissidents who have angered authorities, including blind activist Chen Guangcheng, who left China after he fled to the U.S. embassy in 2012. Jiang's family had been unable to locate him despite police saying he was released on Dec. 1 after spending nine days in detention. |
| Berlin market attack suspect killed in shootout in Italy - security source | | | ROME (Reuters) - A man believed to be the suspect in the Berlin Christmas market truck attack was killed in a shoot-out in a suburb of the northern Italian city of Milan on Friday, a security source told Reuters. The Italian interior minister will hold a news conference at 10.45 a.m. (0945 GMT), the ministry said. (Reporting by Emilio Parodi; Editing by Robin Pomeroy) |
| Man matching Berlin market attacker description seen in Denmark | | | COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - A man matching the description of the man suspected of killing 12 people with a truck at a Berlin Christmas market on Tuesday has been seen in Aalborg in northern Denmark, the Danish police tweeted on Friday. The police said people should keep away from the area as it had an ongoing operation there. (Reporting by Teis Jensen; Editing by Robin Pomeroy) |
| As alliance wavers, U.S. says gave Philippines big annual defence aid boost | |  By Manuel Mogato MANILA (Reuters) - The United States provided the Philippines with $127 million in security assistance in the 12 months ended in September, the biggest sum in about 15 years, overlapping with a stream of angry threats from President Rodrigo Duterte to sever their defence alliance. The U.S. embassy in Manila on Friday confirmed its longtime Asian ally had received a 154 percent increase in military assistance from the 2014-2015 period, the biggest sum since American forces returned to the Philippines in 2002. The aid boost went mostly into items such as communications equipment, small arms, replacement parts for hardware and coastal radar for maritime security.
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| Opposition says Congo politicians agree Kabila transition deal | |  By Aaron Ross KINSHASA (Reuters) - Congolese politicians have agreed in principle to a deal under which President Joseph Kabila leaves office by the end of 2017, opposition leaders said on Friday, an unexpected breakthrough after dozens were killed in anti-government protests this week. In return, the constitution cannot be changed to let Kabila stand for a third term, a prime minister will be named from the main opposition bloc and its leader Etienne Tshisekedi will oversee the implementation of the deal, Martin Fayulu and Jose Endundo told Reuters. "He will not try to stand for a new term." A government spokesman declined to comment on the specifics of the deal, which requires final approval by all the delegates at negotiations mediated by Democratic Republic of Congo's (DRC) Catholic Church.
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| Turkey detains 31 in operation targeting Islamic State - NTV | | | Turkish authorities detained 31 people on Friday suspected of links to Islamic State, broadcaster NTV said, as clashes between Turkish soldiers and the jihadist group intensified in northern Syria. Turkey issued arrest warrants for 41 people in Istanbul for "being members of an armed terrorist organisation", NTV said. Turkey launched a military incursion into Syria on Aug. 24 in support of Syrian rebels to try to push Islamic State away from the border area, and has frequently carried out raids on suspected jihadist safe-houses in Istanbul and other cities. |
| Asia on Christmas alert as police foil two bomb plots | |  By Fransiska Nangoy and Panarat Thepgumpanat JAKARTA/BANGKOK (Reuters) - Security forces across Asia were on alert on Friday ahead of the Christmas and New Year holidays, as police in Australia and Indonesia said they had foiled bomb plots and Malaysian security forces arrested suspected militants. Australian police said they had prevented attacks on prominent sites in Melbourne on Christmas Day that authorities described as "an imminent terrorist event" inspired by Islamic State. The announcement came after an attack in Berlin in which a Tunisian suspect smashed through a Christmas market in a truck on Monday, killing 12 people.
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| U.S. hits Credit Suisse, Deutsche Bank with toxic debt penalties | |  By Michael Shields and Arno Schuetze ZURICH/FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Credit Suisse and Deutsche Bank have been hit with a combined penalty of more than $12 billion over the sale of U.S. toxic debt, further hampering two of Europe's leading investment banks as they grapple with falling profits. The penalty puts them at a further disadvantage to larger U.S. rivals. Credit Suisse agreed in principle to pay U.S. authorities $2.48 billion to settle claims it misled investors in residential mortgage-backed securities it sold in the run-up to the 2008 financial crisis, the Swiss bank said on Friday.
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| Australia assures fans over Boxing Day security fears | |  Cricket Australia has assured fans over security arrangements for the Boxing Day (Dec. 26) test against Pakistan on Friday after police foiled a plot to attack prominent sites in Melbourne with a series of bombs on Christmas Day. About 400 police and members of Australia's domestic spy agency conducted overnight raids on homes in the suburbs of Melbourne and arrested six men and a woman, all Australian citizens in their 20s. "Our security team is in contact with the relevant authorities to ensure we have the appropriate level of security at the Boxing Day test and other cricket matches being held around the country," CA chief executive James Sutherland said.
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| Deutsche Bank agrees to $7.2 billion mortgage settlement with U.S. | |  By Karen Freifeld, Arno Schuetze and Kathrin Jones NEW YORK/FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Deutsche Bank has agreed to a $7.2 billion settlement with the U.S. Department of Justice over its sale and pooling of toxic mortgage securities in the run-up to the 2008 financial crisis. The agreement in principle, announced by Deutsche Bank's Frankfurt headquarters early Friday morning, offers some relief to the German lender, whose stock was hit hard in September after it acknowledged the Justice Department had been seeking nearly twice as much. It also highlights the Justice Department's recent efforts to hold European banks accountable for shoddy securities that contributed to the U.S. housing market collapse.
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| Credit Suisse agrees $5.3 billion U.S. deal on mortgages | |  Credit Suisse had agreed in principle to pay U.S. authorities $2.48 billion to settle claims it misled investors in residential mortgage-backed securities it sold in the run-up to the 2008 financial crisis, the Swiss bank said on Friday. Credit Suisse will also provide $2.8 billion in consumer relief over five years from the settlement, it said in a statement, adding the deal was subject to negotiation of final documentation and approval by its board of directors. "Credit Suisse will take a pre-tax charge of approximately $2 billion in addition to its existing reserves against these matters.
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| Swiss Raiffeisen group pays no penalty in talks with U.S. DOJ | |  ZURICH (Reuters) - Swiss cooperative banking group Raiffeisen has wrapped up talks with U.S. justice officials on whether it helped wealthy Americans dodge taxes and does not have to pay a fine, it said on Friday. Raiffeisen, Switzerland's third-biggest bank, three years ago decided to qualify itself as one of the Swiss financial institutions that had not committed any offenses under U.S. tax law. An accord with the U.S. Department of Justice this week "creates legal certainty and ends the tax conflict without payment of a penalty", it said in a statement. (Reporting by Michael Shields)
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| Australia makes arrests over 'imminent threat' of Christmas Day attacks | |  By Tom Westbrook SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australian police said on Friday they had foiled a plot to attack prominent sites in the city of Melbourne with a series of bombs on Christmas Day that authorities described as "an imminent terrorist event" inspired by Islamic State. Police laid terrorism charges against one man, and were expected to charge at least three others, after authorities conducted overnight raids on homes in the suburbs of Australia's second-largest city. Six men and a woman, all Australian citizens in their 20s, were arrested during the raids, which were conducted by about 400 police and members of Australia's domestic spy agency.
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