Egypt’s ex-President Hosni Mubarak should no longer be held over the killings of protesters during the revolution that toppled him, a Cairo court has ruled today. However, Hosni Mubarak will remain in custody as he faces separate corruption charges. Hosni Mubarak, 84, is awaiting a retrial for conspiring to kill protesters in early 2011. The [...]
Judge Mustafa Hassan Abdullah presiding over the retrial of ousted Egypt’s President Hosni Mubarak has withdrawn himself from the case as the trial opened in Cairo. There were chaotic scenes as the judge said he was referring the trial to another court. Hosni Mubarak was convicted in June 2012 of conspiring to kill protesters during [...]
Elba Esther Gordillo, known as Mexico’s most powerful woman, has been arrested on corruption charges. Elba Esther Gordillo, who runs the 1.5 million-member Mexican teachers’ union, is alleged to have diverted about $200 million from union funds to personal accounts. No-one from her legal team has responded to the allegations, but in the past Elba [...]
Ray Nagin, New Orleans ex-mayor, has been charged with 21 federal counts of wire fraud, bribery, filing false tax returns and money laundering. Ray Nagin, 56, mayor from 2002-10, came to national attention when Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans in 2005. Beginning in June 2004, Ray Nagin took payments, travel and other gratuities in exchange [...]
Former Romanian Prime Minister Adrian Nastase has attempted to commit suicide by shooting himself in the head but he eventually shot his neck. The incident occurred when police arrived at Adrian Nastase’s house to take him to prison, local media reports say. Hours earlier Romania’s highest court had upheld a two-year prison sentence against Adrian [...]
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Libya: Explosion at French embassy in TripoliA car bomb has exploded outside the French embassy in the Libyan capital Tripoli, wounding two guards and causing extensive damage. The blast completely destroyed the…
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