MEXICO CITY – A group of Mexican media outlets and civil society groups have launched MexicoLeaks, a digital platform to receive information leaks that could lead to corruption investigations. Representatives of the effort said Tuesday that those wanting to leak information can do so anonymously. Information and tips will be …
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PARIS – France has reoriented its military efforts in West Africa to focus more on the fight against Boko Haram, especially by providing intelligence to the African countries that are at war against the extremist movement. France supports the offensive led by Chad in cooperation with Cameroon, Niger and Nigeria …
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CAIRO – Foreign Ministry spokesman Badr Abdellaty says authorities will require individual foreign tourists who are not travelling in groups to Egypt to obtain a visa in advance from embassies in their own countries for the time being. The decision, to take effect on May 15, does not affect tour …
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BANGKOK – Thailand’s junta has denied accusations of torturing suspects in a bombing investigation, as human rights groups step up their criticism of the military regime. Lawyers for four suspects in a March 7 grenade attack outside Bangkok Criminal Court say their clients alleged they were punched and tortured with …
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BUENOS AIRES, Argentina – Argentina’s foreign minister on Wednesday sharply criticized Britain for building up its military capacity in the disputed Falkland Islands, a small increase that caused a big stir in the South American country. Foreign Minister Hector Timerman said Britain’s decision underscores an unwillingness to negotiate in the …
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BUCHAREST, Romania – Romanian anti-corruption prosecutors say they have searched the home of the son of a former Moldovan president on suspicion of corruption-related charges. Prosecutors carried out a search of the home of Sergiu Lucinschi, a businessman who also has Romanian citizenship, late Monday. A statement said he was …
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LISBON, Portugal – Portugal Telecom shares are being battered amid fresh concerns over the company’s future. Following an initial 12 percent decline, the company’s share price was down 3.2 percent, to 0.69 euros, at lunchtime Tuesday. The fall came a day after the postponement of a shareholder decision on whether …
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KABUL, Afghanistan – An Afghan police official says that a roadside bomb planted by the Taliban has killed two policemen in the northern Faryab province. The spokesman for the provincial police, Massoud Yaquobi, says the police chief of Almar district and his bodyguard, also a policeman, were killed when their …
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ROME – Police in Rome seized more than 600 kilograms (1,320 pounds) of cocaine and hashish and fanned out to arrest 31 suspected mobsters in what they say further indicates the ‘ndrangheta crime syndicate is making the Italian capital a strategic base for its global operations. The ‘ndrangheta still is …
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BANGKOK – A military-appointed legislature in Thailand voted to impeach former Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra on Friday, a move that could further polarize a divided nation that’s been beset by political upheaval for a decade. Some key dates in the crisis: — Sept. 19, 2006: The army topples Yingluck’s brother, …
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