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Ghana’s president suspends the chief justice of the country’s top court in a surprise move
ACCRA, Ghana (AP) — The president of Ghana has suspended the chief justice of the country's Supreme Court, the government said, days after an investigation was launched against her....
Israeli airstrike kills 10 at Gaza City shelter, Palestinians say
Ten people were killed in an Israeli airstrike on a former school building in Gaza City that was being used to shelter displaced Palestinians, the Hamas-controlled civil defence agency...
EU Parliament committee votes to lift far-right German MEP’s immunity
The European Parliament's justice committee has voted to recommend lifting the immunity of a leading lawmaker from the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) over investigations into money laundering and...
Brazilian police probe a pension fraud scheme that stole $1 billion from retirees
SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazil 's federal police said Wednesday they are investigating a scheme that diverted over 6 billion reais ($1.05 billion) from pensions paid by the National...
Belgian teenagers found with 5,000 ants to be sentenced in 2 weeks
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Two Belgian teenagers who were found with thousands of ants valued at $9,200 and allegedly destined for European and Asian markets will be sentenced in...
Suspect in killing of 17-year-old Afghan in Germany detained in UK
A man suspected of a deadly knife attack on a 17-year-old Afghan in northern Germany earlier this year has been detained in the United Kingdom, German prosecutors said on...
Suspension of Ghana’s chief justice is ‘abuse of power’, says opposition
Opposition MPs in Ghana have fiercely condemned the suspension of the country's chief justice, accusing President John Mahama of trying to "pack the courts" with justices who are sympathetic...
Kandhari Global Beverages deal for Hindustan Coca-Cola assets gets green light
India’s competition watchdog has waved through Kandhari Global Beverages’ acquisition of a set of assets from Hindustan Coca-Cola Beverages. In a brief statement issued yesterday (22 April), the Competition...
Palestinian Authority’s Abbas demands that Hamas release hostages
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has called on the Islamist organization Hamas to release the hostages it is holding.Speaking at a gathering in Ramallah on Wednesday, Abbas said that ending...
UN: Humanitarian crisis in Gaza could be worst since start of war
The Gaza Strip is "likely facing the worst humanitarian crisis" since the war between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas began more than a year and a half...
