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| Deceased former Russian press minister may have been attacked outside hotel - source | | | WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Police are investigating whether former Russian Press Minister Mikhail Lesin, who was found dead in a Washington hotel in November, was brutally assaulted before returning to the hotel, a U.S. law enforcement source said on Friday. The source familiar with the investigation said authorities are still trying to determine a possible motive for the apparent attack and do not have any suspects. U.S. authorities said on Thursday that Lesin had died of blunt force injuries to the head. (Reporting by Mark Hosenball; Editing by Tim Ahmann) |
| Malware suspected in Bangladesh bank heist -officials | |  By Serajul Quadir DHAKA (Reuters) - Investigators suspect unknown hackers managed to install malware in the Bangladesh central bank's computer systems and watched, probably for weeks, how to go about withdrawing money from its U.S. account, two bank officials briefed on the matter said on Friday. More than a month after hackers breached Bangladesh Bank's systems and attempted to steal nearly $1 billion from its account at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, cyber security experts are trying to find out how the hackers got in. Investigators now suspect that malware that allowed hackers to learn how to withdraw the money could have been installed several weeks before the incident, which took place between Feb. 4 and Feb. 5, the officials said.
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| Russian accused by U.S. of spy ring role pleads guilty | | | A Russian citizen whom U.S. authorities accused of posing as a banker while participating in a New York City spy ring that sought to collect economic and other intelligence pleaded guilty to a criminal conspiracy charge on Friday. Evgeny Buryakov, 41, admitted guilt in federal court in Manhattan less than a month before he was set to face trial for failing to register as an agent of the Russian government and conspiring to act as an agent without notifying U.S. authorities. Buryakov, who worked at Russian state-owned Vnesheconombank, had been arrested in January 2015 as U.S. authorities unveiled charges against him and two other Russians, Igor Sporyshev and Victor Podobnyy. |
| South African court to try misconduct cases against peacekeepers in Congo | | | By Aaron Ross KINSHASA (Reuters) - A mobile South African military court has arrived in the Democratic Republic of Congo to try 32 South African peacekeepers accused of misconduct, the U.N. mission in Congo said on Friday. U.N. peacekeeping missions have been dogged by accusations of sexual abuse. The United Nations reported 99 such allegations against staff members across the U.N. system last year. |
| Myanmar military chooses hardliner to work with Suu Kyi's proxy president | |  By Hnin Yadana Zaw and Antoni Slodkowski NAYPYITAW (Reuters) - Myanmar's military nominated a former junta stalwart who remains on a U.S. sanctions list as its choice for vice president on Friday, pointing to battles ahead for National League for Democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi and her hand-picked president. Myanmar's first democratically elected government for more than 50 years faces a formidable challenge delivering the reform and economic growth demanded by the electorate while working alongside a military that retains much political power. The lower house of parliament voted on Friday to confirm Htin Kyaw, a close friend and confidant of Nobel laureate Suu Kyi, as its presidential candidate.
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| Shi'ite cleric Sadr urges Iraq PM to press on with forming new cabinet | |  Powerful Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr urged Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi on Friday to press on with plans to form an independent cabinet of technocrats to fight graft despite "political pressure" to desist. Earlier Abadi asked political blocs in parliament and "influential social figures" to nominate technocrats as candidates for ministerial positions in the new cabinet, state television reported. "I want the prime minister to continue his reform plan with no fear of political pressure," Sadr said in a pre-recorded speech aired during a demonstration held in Baghdad by his supporters to demand political reforms.It was not immediately clear whether Sadr had recorded his speech before or after the state television announcement on Abadi's call.
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| Medecins Sans Frontieres files to block Pfizer patent on pneumonia vaccine in India | |  The charity Medicins Sans Frontieres has formally opposed U.S. firm Pfizer Inc's application for an Indian patent on a highly effective pneumonia vaccine, saying it could deprive many developing nations of cheaper copies of the drug. Some of the world's poorest countries and medical charities such as Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) depend on India's robust pharmaceutical industry to make cheaper forms of drugs and vaccines developed by big Western pharmaceutical companies such as Pfizer. If India granted Pfizer a patent on its Prevnar 13 pneumonia vaccine, Indian firms would not be able to produce affordable versions of it for domestic use or exports, MSF said.
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| Belgium court acquits scientology of organised crime charges | | | A Belgian court acquitted the Church of Scientology on Friday of charges of forming a criminal organisation, and dismissed demands that it should close its Belgian branch and European headquarters. Prosecutors had accused the church's Belgian branch, its European headquarters and a number of church members of forming a criminal organisation over alleged fraud, unlawful medical practice, extortion and invasion of privacy. If you've said that you've said it all," Pascal Vanderveeren, lawyer for the church, told reporters after Friday's ruling. |
| Pakistan arrests 22 tribesmen in "collective responsibility" punishment | | | By Hafiz Wazir and Jibran Ahmed WANA, Pakistan (Reuters) - Pakistani authorities on Friday arrested 22 tribesmen in the troubled northwestern South Waziristan region in a "collective responsibility" punishment a day after eight government officials were kidnapped, officials said. Pakistan's tribal areas, which include South Waziristan, are governed by colonial-era legislation under which relatives, tribesmen and neighbours of suspects can be arrested and detained for years without trial for a crime committed by another. Eight officials of the Fata Development Authority (FDA), the a government organisation for the Federally Administered Tribal Areas, were kidnapped in South Waziristan on Thursday. |
| Europe moves closer to imposing Libya sanctions - diplomats | |  By Robin Emmott and Francesco Guarascio BRUSSELS (Reuters) - European Union foreign ministers are considering sanctions on three Libyans they see as blocking efforts by the United Nations to form a government of national unity and may go ahead even if a government is agreed, diplomats said. UN special envoy for Libya Martin Kobler will also attend, although he is not arguing in favour or against sanctions, diplomats told Reuters. The three under the threat of sanctions are Nouri Abusahmain, the head of Libya's General National Congress in Tripoli, one of two rival parliaments, Khalifa al-Ghwell, who heads one of Libya's two rival governments, and Aguila Saleh, the president of Libya's internationally recognised parliament in Tobruk.
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| As hard times hit, Egyptians at last find fault with Sisi | |  "Not one single issue has been solved since you took over." After years of hearing little but enthusiastic applause for Abdel Fattah al-Sisi and vilification of his enemies, the tens of millions of Egyptians who watch the country's pugnacious talk shows are suddenly being presented with the president's faults. The former military chief who overthrew the Muslim Brotherhood to take power in 2013 is facing the first sustained public criticism of his rule. After years of publicly lionising Sisi as the saviour of the nation, many of the country's most influential figures have emerged to blame the president for an economy in crisis, an Islamist insurgency raging in the Sinai peninsula and the brutality of an unreformed police force.
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| Trump's Islam comments draw attacks as Republicans discover civility | | | By James Oliphant and Luciana Lopez MIAMI (Reuters) - U.S. Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump came under fire from his rivals on Thursday for saying Muslims hate the United States at a debate where the gut-punching attacks of earlier forums gave way to a suddenly civil tone with a serious focus on the issues. Trump, who has voiced skepticism about U.S. military involvement abroad in the past, for the first time said America's effort against Islamic State militants might require between 20,000 and 30,000 U.S. troops, a number similar to what some Republican hawks have proposed. The CNN-hosted debate at the University of Miami was crucial, coming days before votes in Florida and Ohio that will determine whether U.S. Senator Marco Rubio of Florida and Ohio Governor John Kasich will be able to continue with their increasingly long-shot candidacies. |
| MPs to seek smaller health warnings on cigarette packs - sources | |  By Aditya Kalra and Nigam Prusty NEW DELHI (Reuters) - A panel of lawmakers will call for smaller health warnings on cigarette packs, saying the government's requirement of 85 percent of surface area is too harsh on the tobacco industry, sources who have seen the panel's draft report said. The decision is the latest twist in a tussle between the health ministry, which wants to step up an anti-smoking campaign, in line with the rest of the world, and members of parliament who fear lower sales will hurt tobacco farmers. Tobacco use is linked to 900,000 deaths every year in India, and the government had ordered manufacturers to print health warnings covering 85 percent of the surface of a cigarette pack, up from 20 percent now.
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| Sensex, Nifty edge higher; post second weekly gain | |  MUMBAI (Reuters) - Indians stock markets edged higher on Friday in a volatile session as energy companies such as Reliance Industries rallied after the country simplified oil and gas licensing rules, while property developers gained after parliament passed a real estate bill. The broader Nifty rose 0.32 percent to end at 7,510.20 after spending the day swinging between gains and losses as investors also booked profits in recent outperformers. For the week, the broader index rose 0.33 percent, marking a second consecutive weekly gain. The benchmark BSE Sensex rose 0.38 percent to end at 24,717. ...
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