EUROPEAN UNION: EU adds Nigeria, S/Arabia to dirty-money blacklist
The European Commission added Saudi Arabia, Panama, Nigeria and other jurisdictions to a blacklist of nations seen as posing a threat because of lax c
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IRAN: Suicide bombing kills 27 Revolutionary Guards
A suicide bomber killed at least 27 members of Iran’s elite Revolutionary Guards on Wednesday, Tasnim news agency said, in a region where security for
Sri Lanka: Govt begins recruitment for ‘moral’ hangmen
Sri Lanka has begun a search for two executioners with “strong moral character” as part of a crackdown on drug smuggling. The job, advertised in the s
MALDIVES: Ex-president Yameen charged with money laundering
The top prosecutor in the Maldives has filed money-laundering charges against Abdulla Yameen over allegations the former president received one millio
Kenya: Plane crash kills 3 Americans, 2 other people
A light plane crashed in Kenya’s Great Rift Valley region on Wednesday, killing five people including three Americans, a police source said. Witnesses