NewsReutersGreece arrests Russian suspected of running $4 billion bitcoin laundering ring
Greek police arrested a Russian man suspected of running a money laundering operation involving turning $4 billion from illicit business activities into the digital currency bitcoin, they said on Wednesday. The Russian Foreign Ministry in Moscow said it had no information on the case. Bitcoin was the
NewsReutersFrance says U.S. sanctions on Iran, Russia look illegal
PARIS (Reuters) - France's foreign ministry on Wednesday said new U.S. sanctions against Iran, Russia and North Korea appeared at odds with international law due to their extra-territorial reach. The U.S. House of Representatives voted overwhelmingly on Tuesday for these sanctions, which could affect
NewsReutersVenezuela's opposition starts two-day anti-Maduro shutdown
By Andrew Cawthorne and Alexandra Ulmer CARACAS (Reuters) - President Nicolas Maduro's adversaries launched a two-day national strike on Wednesday in a final push to pressure him into abandoning a weekend election for a super-congress they say will institutionalize autocracy in Venezuela. Millions
FinanceReutersBritain's opposition Labour alarms bankers with Robin Hood tax
By Andrew MacAskill, Anjuli Davies and William James LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's left-wing opposition party has held a series of meetings with top finance executives, setting out how it would levy taxes on one of the world's biggest financial trading centres if it snatched power from Prime Minister
NewsAFP NewsPhilippines to abolish agency hunting Marcos plunder
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte's government plans to abolish the agency tasked with recovering the billions of dollars plundered by late dictator Ferdinand Marcos and his allies, a cabinet member said Wednesday. The announcement was the latest development in the remarkable political rehabilitation
NewsAFP NewsEU could halt Poland's voting rights
The European Union warned Poland on Wednesday it would "immediately" move to suspend its voting rights in the bloc if it pushes ahead with a mass sacking of supreme court judges. President Andrzej Duda's unexpected vetoing of two controversial reforms, including one targeting the supreme
NewsAFP NewsEU court upholds Hamas terror listing
The European Union's top court on Wednesday upheld the bloc's decision to put Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas on its terrorism blacklist. The European Court of Justice overturned a 2014 ruling by the bloc's second highest court, saying it "should not have annulled Hamas' retention
NewsReutersU.S. pledges extra $140 mln to Lebanon for Syrian refugees
The United States will give Lebanon an extra $140 million to help Syrian refugees and the communities hosting them, the State Department said during a U.S. state visit by Lebanon's Prime Minister. Lebanon is hosting at least 1.5 million Syrian refugees who have fled the more than six-year conflict
NewsAFP News17 members of same Indian family found dead in floods: police
Seventeen members of the same Indian family were found dead Wednesday as floodwaters receded from a village in Gujarat, officials said, as the death toll from the state-wide disaster climbed above 110. "They seem to have drowned in the floodwaters. The bodies were found buried in muck," A
NewsAFP NewsStock markets buoyed before Fed update
World stock markets climbed Wednesday, with all eyes on the Federal Reserve's upcoming US interest rate decision and outlook. Approaching midday in London, the benchmark FTSE 100 index was up 0.6 percent compared with the close on Tuesday, as traders digested a slight improvement to British quarterly
NewsAFP NewsEU warns could halt Polish voting rights over court reforms
The EU will "immediately" take steps to halt Poland's voting rights in the bloc if it pushes through with controversial reforms of the country's top court, European Commission vice president Frans Timmermans said Wednesday. Timmermans said he welcomed the fact that Polish President
NewsReutersItaly minister says no interest so far from operators to build single fiber network
ROME (Reuters) - The idea of creating a single fibre-optic telecoms network in Italy makes sense but none of the players involved have so far signaled a willingness to do so, Italian Industry Minister Carlo Calenda said on Wednesday. "You know I look favorably at the creation of a company to run
NewsAFP NewsEgypt squatters lose homes as state seizes land
Hala Gamal looks at a pile of rubble on Cairo's Warraq island -- all that's left of her house after a police operation to evict residents accused of squatting on state land. In a cabinet report, it promised that "those who have contracts and official papers proving land ownership"
NewsAFP NewsHolidaymakers flee as fires rage in southern France
Over 10,000 people, including thousands of holidaymakers, were evacuated from campsites and homes in southern France as firefighters on Wednesday battled the latest in a string of huge blazes along the Mediterranean coast. The new fire broke out Tuesday night after France asked for Europe's help
NewsThe Malay Mail OnlineCops have man who threatened to behead Siti Kasim
KUALA LUMPUR, July 26 — The police have arrested a man who allegedly instigated other Muslims to behead civil rights lawyer Siti Kassim. Siti had made the announcement on her Facebook page this...
NewsAFP News26 Afghan soldiers killed in Taliban attack on Kandahar base
At least 26 Afghan soldiers have been killed in a Taliban attack on a military base in southern Kandahar province, the defence ministry said Wednesday, the latest blow to the country's struggling security forces. The Afghan air force said it carried out strikes backing up soldiers on the ground
StyleAFP RelaxFinnish cello metal band to compose symphony based on country's DNA for tourism video
Finland's tourism office has commissioned a Finnish cello metal band, geneticist, and data composer to help launch a new campaign promoting the 100th anniversary of the country's independence, and underscore the country's unique DNA.
NewsAFP NewsHigh noon in Venezuela with strike then vote
Venezuela hurtled toward a high-stakes political confrontation with the opposition calling a general strike Wednesday in a bid to stop embattled President Nicolas Maduro from going ahead with a controversial plan to rewrite the country's constitution. The military, along with the courts, has proved
NewsReutersPakistan fuel tanker owners end strike, bringing halt to panic buying
By Syed Raza Hassan and Asif Shahzad KARACHI/ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Owners of Pakistani fuel tankers ended their protest strike on its third day on Wednesday, dispelling fears of a fuel shortage that had prompted long queues of panicked fuel buyers at petrol stations countrywide. Pakistan has 10 to
NewsReutersUK judge to decide whether baby Charlie Gard can go home to die
A British judge will rule on Wednesday on where terminally ill baby Charlie Gard will spend his last moments before his life support system is switched off, unless a last-ditch attempt by his parents to bring him home is successful. Charlie's parents, Connie Yates and Chris Gard, wish to take him
StyleAFP RelaxShortlisted teams announced for Centre Pompidou Brussels
Seven teams have been shortlisted to design a major new cultural center in Brussels that will include a new Centre Pompidou. An international architecture competition was launched in April to determine the design of the Citroën Cultural Centre, which will inhabit a plot of land at Place d'Yser,
NewsAFP NewsStandoff at Jerusalem holy site after metal detectors removed
A tense standoff was underway between Israel and Muslim worshippers at a Jerusalem holy site Wednesday despite the removal of metal detectors, with concerns of major unrest later this week if a resolution is not found. Muslims have refused to enter the site and have prayed in the streets outside for
NewsAFP NewsUniCredit says hackers get data on 400,000 clients
UniCredit said Wednesday that hackers obtained informaton on about 400,000 of its Italian customers, but not data that would give them access to bank accounts.
NewsReutersLibya asks Italy to help fight human trafficking in Libyan waters - PM Gentiloni
Libya's Tripoli-based government has asked Italy to provide naval support in fighting human trafficking in Libyan territorial waters, Italian Prime Minister Paolo Gentiloni said on Wednesday. Gentiloni spoke after meeting Libyan Prime Minister Fayez al-Seraj, who came to Rome a day after agreeing
NewsAFP NewsPhilippines to consult ASEAN on joint China sea oil search
The Philippines tried Wednesday to reassure Southeast Asian neighbours about its proposal to partner with Beijing in oil exploration in the disputed South China Sea, promising to consult them on any plans. President Rodrigo Duterte has softened his predecessor's policy opposing China's claims
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