Aburundi tense amid gunfire after killing of a general
Bujumbura (Burundi): Gunfire rang out in Burundi’s capital following the killing of a feared military general who was a close ally of President Pierre Nkurunziza. Nkurunziza, who was re-elected last month, said in a televised address that he has ordered the police to find lt Gen Adolphe Nshimirimana’s killers within 10 days.
Moroccan suffocates trying to enter Spain in suitcase: police
Madrid: A 27-year-old Moroccan man suffocated to death while trying to illegally enter Spain hidden inside a suitcase in the trunk of a car, police said today. The man’s older brother appears to have tried to smuggle him into Spain by ferry.
Israel President threatened over ‘Jewish terrorism’ comment
Jerusalem: Israeli police have opened an investigation into threats on social media against President Reuven Rivlin following his condemnation of “Jewish terrorism” after a firebombing killed a Palestinian child, a presidential spokesman said today. Rivlin had written a Facebook post following Friday’s arson attack on a Palestinian family’s home in the West Bank village of Duma by suspected Jewish extremists.
2 Indians jailed for trying to bribe govt official in Dubai
Dubai: Two Indians were among three foreigners who have been jailed here for one year for trying to bribe 250,000 Dirham to a senior Government official to allot them parking lots for their trucks at a market in violation of rules. Two investors, an Indian and an Iranian, had offered 250,000 Dirham (`43,60,185) bribe to an inspector at the Ras Al Khor Vegetables and Fruit market to help them have parking lots for their trucks in violation of Dubai Municipality rules.
China’s military wants more teeth to counter India, US, Japan
Beijing: Bracketing India along with the US, Japan, Taiwan and Vietnam as “threats” to China’a airspace, the PlA in a study has sought the broadening of its air surveillance and attack capabilities with high-speed cruise missiles and a new generation of bombers. China’s Air Force Command Academy in its report last year identified the United States, Japan, Taiwan, India and Vietnam as “threats” to its military airspace until the year 2030, Japanese news agency Kyodo reported.
Malaysian agency: money in Najib’s accounts came from donors
Kuala lumpur: Malaysia’s anti-corruption agency said on Monday that $700 million in Prime Minister Najib Razak’s personal bank accounts came from donations, not from a debt-ridden state investment fund. The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission effectively cleared Najib of any criminal wrongdoing. In early July, The Wall Street Journal reported that the money came into Najib’s accounts from entities linked to the 1MDB state investment fund.