Section: Nigeria
Judge Keeps Former Trump Campaign Officials Under House Arrest
US President Donald Trump SAUL LOEB / AFP United States President Donald Trump’s ex-campaign chairman and an associate were ordered by a judge Thursday to remain under house arrest while they await trial for money laundering and other charges. Paul Manafort, 68, who managed Trump’s campaign from June to August 2016, and Robert Gates,...
Europa League: Arsenal on brink of knockout rounds
The Gunners play host to the 1991 European Cup winners in north London a fortnight after Olivier Giroud's remarkable late goal secured a 1-0 win in Belgrade. Having made a perfect start to their Europa League campaign, Arsenal can secure a place in the knockout phase with two group games to spare by beating Red Star Belgrade on Thursday.The...
Politics: How a prominent Democratic lobbyist got swept up in Meuller’s Russia probe
Tony Podesta quit his firm on Monday after being named in the Mueller probe. Here's how his group is connected to Russian and Ukrainian lobbying efforts. Tony Podesta stepped down from his lobbying firm after it was found to be in violation of the Foreign Agents Registration Act. The Podesta Group had worked with Paul Manafort, President...
Finance: Paul Manafort indictment shows he made ‘thousands of dollars a week’ using Airbnb to rent out a $3 million New York City condo he bought with offshore funds
Paul Manafort, President Donald Trump's campaign chairman, also took out a $3.18 million mortgage on the condo, the indictment says. Paul Manafort, President Donald Trump’s former campaign chairman, and Manafort’s associate Rick Gates have been indicted on charges including money laundering and tax fraud. Manafort is charged with...
Trump’s Former Campaign Chairman Charged With Money Laundering
US President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with members of the Senate Finance Committee and his economic team in the Cabinet Room of the White House in Washington, DC, on October 18, 2017. MANDEL NGAN / AFPDonald Trump’s former campaign chairman, Paul Manafort, was on Monday charged with conspiracy against the United States and money...
Politics: Mueller has reportedly filed the first charges in the Russia investigation
The charges, which are still sealed and unclear on its specific allegations, could see an arrest as soon as Monday. Special counsel Robert Mueller has filed the first charges in the Russia investigation, CNN reported Friday. Mueller is investigating Russia’s interference in the 2016 election, as well as whether anyone in President Donald...
In The Arctic: Search continues for Russian missing helicopter
Two Norwegian helicopters and several vessels have been searching the area since Thursday, and more help was on the way. A search continued Friday in the Arctic for a Russian helicopter that went down at sea with eight people on board, off Norway’s Svalbard archipelago, Norwegian rescue crews said.Two Norwegian helicopters and several...
Russian Helicopter Crashes At Sea In Arctic
This file picture taken on May 5, 2011 shows the Russian helicopter which crashed, in the hangar of the base Kapp Heer at Barentsburg, Svalbard. Birger Amundsen / NTB Scanpix / AFPA Russian helicopter with eight people on board crashed at sea in Norway’s Svalbard archipelago in the Arctic on Thursday, Norwegian rescue services said, with...
Ukraine Protesters Set Up Tent Camp Outside Parliament
Hundreds of disgruntled Ukrainian activists gathered on Wednesday in a tent camp outside parliament to demand a more forceful fight against government graft. Some had spent the night there following a rally on Tuesday that drew nearly 5,000 people and saw calls for President Petro Poroshenko to resign. The protesters have set up several dozen...
Four die as plane crashes off Ivory Coast
Four Moldovan nationals were killed on Saturday when a transport plane chartered by the French army crashed off Ivory Coast, firefighters said. Another six people were injured in the crash of the Antonov aircraft which had 10 people on board, firefighter Colonel Issa Sakho told local television. Four French nationals were among the injured, a...
