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| White suspect confesses to deadly attack on black U.S. church - CNN | |  By Edward McAllister and Harriet McLeod CHARLESTON, S.C. (Reuters) - A 21-year-old white man confessed to shooting dead nine black people at a historic South Carolina church, and hoped his actions would start a race war in the United States, CNN reported on Friday, citing unnamed law enforcement officials. Charleston Police spokesman Charles Francis declined to comment on the reports of a confession. Dylann Roof is due to face a bail hearing later on Friday, where he will appear by video link from the Charleston-area detention center, to which he was brought by police following his arrest in North Carolina, 220 miles (354 km) north of the nearly 200-year-old Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church.
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| Switzerland may tighten anti-money laundering rules | |  By Joshua Franklin and Karolin Schaps ZURICH (Reuters) - Switzerland may tighten its anti-money laundering laws after a report by a government-appointed group found the country was still subject to financial crime. A report from Switzerland's interdepartmental group on combating money laundering and terrorism financing (CGMT) comes amid a corruption scandal surrounding Zurich-based FIFA, world soccer's governing body. "(The report) shows that Switzerland is not immune to financial crime and is still an attractive location for laundering the proceeds of crime mostly committed abroad," Switzerland's government said in a statement.
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| China rights activists drop lawyers, halt subversion trial | |  Three Chinese rights activists on trial for distributing books advocating a peaceful end to dictatorships on Friday dismissed their lawyers, bringing a halt to the proceedings. The trial in the southern city of Guangzhou comes as President Xi Jinping's government has ratcheted up pressure on dissent, wary of any organised challenge to the rule of the Communist Party. The activists, among them prominent human rights lawyer Tang Jingling, were arrested last June for "inciting subversion", a charge that carries a maximum sentence of 15 years, although lawyers expect they could face terms of up to five years.
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| Supreme Court asks Sahara to deposit $5.7 billion in 1-1/2 yrs | |  The Supreme Court on Friday set tougher terms for Sahara to secure the release of its jailed founder, saying the firm must repay the entire $5.7 billion the court says it owes investors in illegal bonds within the next 18 months. The amount includes the $1.6 billion in bail the court had set for the release of Subrata Roy, who was arrested in March last year after Sahara failed to comply with an earlier court order to refund money it had raised from millions of small investors by selling them the bonds. Sahara has previously said it had repaid 95 percent of the amount due to the investors, which has not been accepted by the court.
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| World Cup insurers risk blizzard of claims, disputes over Russia, Qatar | |  By Carolyn Cohn LONDON (Reuters) - World Cup insurers are likely to refuse to pay out on many cancellation contracts if Russia and Qatar lose the rights to hold the tournaments because of fraud, industry experts said. Russia and Qatar could be stripped of their World Cup hosting rights if evidence emerges of bribery in the bidding process, the head of the audit and compliance committee of soccer's governing body FIFA has said. Lawyers and insurance specialists say many contracts could be annulled or go into dispute if governments, organising bodies, or firms such as sponsors, broadcasters or hospitality providers have taken out cancellation insurance and are found to be linked to fraudulent action.
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