France’s Sarkozy hit by fresh revelations
Paris: Nicolas Sarkozy appeared to sink deeper into trouble on Wednesday after fresh evidence emerged of an alleged attempt to influence judges involved in one of a string of corruption cases the former French President is embroiled in.
11 ‘bomb-makers’ jailed for 15 years in Bahrain
Dubai: A Bahrain court handed 15-year jail sentences to 11 defendants after convicting them of “manufacturing bombs for terror purposes”, the official BNA news agency reported.
US rejects dropping nomination of Murthy
Washington: The US on Wednesday rejected reports that it is abandoning the nomination of Indian-American Vivek Murthy as Surgeon General, saying his name was approved with bipartisan support.
Mush challenges special court order
Islamabad: Embattled former Pakistani military dictator Pervez Musharraf has challenged in the Islamabad High Court the recent rejection of his plea seeking to transfer his treason trial case to a military court.
Turkish gunman kills 7 in suicide attack
Ankara: A gunman on Wednesday stormed a branch of Turkey’s statistics agency, took colleagues hostage before opening fire and killing six of them. He then turned the gun on himself and died, officials and reports said. The private Dogan news agency said there were some 40 employees at the agency at the time of attack.