Dutch Trader Arrested for ‘Horsemeat Fraud’
Dutch meat wholesaler Willy Selten was arrested on Thursday for allegedly selling 300 tons of horsemeat labelled as beef, the public prosecutor said. The prosecutor’s office said that Dutch food safety authority NVWA arrested the man, whom media identified as Selten, allegedly a key player in Europe’s horsemeat scandal, as part of “a criminal investigation more »
Islamists Kill 20 in Suicide Attacks in Niger
Niamey. Islamist suicide bombers struck a barracks and a French-run uranium mine in Niger on Thursday, officials said, killing 20 people and wounding dozens in attacks that showed armed unrest spreading across West Africa. In Agadez, the largest town in northern Niger, at least 20 soldiers were killed and 16 injured when suicide bombers attacked more »
Pussy Riot Member Refused Parole by Russian Court
A Russian court refused on Thursday to grant parole to a member of Pussy Riot serving a two-year prison sentence for protesting in Moscow’s main cathedral with a “punk prayer” against President Vladimir Putin. The judge ruled against Maria Alyokhina, supporters tweeted, saying she did not qualify for parole because she had violated prison rules, more »
Cameron Calls Terror Killing ‘Betrayal of Islam’ as Probe Widens
Prime Minister David Cameron said the killing of a soldier in London by two men wielding knives and meat cleavers was a “betrayal of Islam” as the police probe into the murder widened to eastern England. “There is nothing in Islam that justifies this truly dreadful act,” Cameron told reporters outside his London office on more »
Saudi Arabia Confirms Another Death From SARS-Like Virus
Dubai. Saudi Arabia has announced another death from the SARS-like novel coronavirus (nCoV) in its central al-Qassim region, bringing the total number of deaths in the kingdom to 17. A non-Saudi, whose nationality and age were not given, died on Tuesday, the Health Ministry said on its website late on Wednesday. It said he more »
Switching From Scandals, Obama to Address Drones and Guantanamo
President Barack Obama will seek to draw attention away from a series of domestic scandals with a speech on Thursday that defends the US use of drones abroad and lays out a vision for closing the military prison in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. After nearly two weeks of controversies about his handling of attacks that killed more »
Czech Police Search for American Suspected of Killing Family
Prague. Police are searching for an American man suspected of killing four members of a family in the Czech Republic’s second-largest city Brno, police said on Thursday. Police spokeswoman Petra Vedrova said the suspect may be armed and dangerous. Police had taken measures to stop him from leaving the country and were in contact with more »
China Offers 500 Troops to UN Mali Force: Envoy
China has offered to send more than 500 soldiers to the UN force seeking to contain Islamist militants in Mali in what would be its biggest contribution to UN peacekeeping, diplomats said. The move could be a bid to overcome tensions with the West over the Syria conflict and to strengthen Beijing’s relations in Africa, more »
Five Climbers Feared Dead on Nepal Mountain
Kathmandu. Five climbers, including the first Hungarian to scale Mount Everest, are missing and feared dead on Nepal’s treacherous Kangchenjunga mountain, tourism officials said Thursday. The climbers, two from Hungary, two from Nepal and one from South Korea, went missing on Monday afternoon as they attempted to climb the 8,586-meter (28,169-foot) peak, the officials said. more »
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