Section: Independent Online (South Africa)
#PanamaPapers: Call for probe into Poroshenko
Ukrainian lawmakers said parliament should investigate allegations that President Petro Poroshenko used an offshore firm to avoid tax. ||| Kiev – Ukrainian lawmakers said on Monday parliament should investigate allegations that President Petro Poroshenko used an offshore firm to avoid tax, following a global leak of documents from a...
Panama to assist in #PanamaPapers ‘probe’
The Government of Panama is ready to cooperate with investigation in any money laundering probe linked to Mossack Fonseca. ||| Mexico City – The government of Panama is ready to cooperate with investigation in any money laundering probe linked to Mossack Fonseca, a Panama firm selling offshore companies, according to a statement issued by...
‘Panama Papers’ lift lid on illicit deals
Leaked documents from a Panama-based law firm reveal how top politicians, sports stars and criminals hide their money. ||| Berlin – A huge leak of 11.5 million documents from a Panama-based law firm reveals how top politicians, sports stars and criminals hide their money using offshore tax havens, Germany’s Sueddeutsche Zeitung said...
US, Japan, South Korea warn North Korea
President Barack Obama joined with President Park Geun-hye and PM Shinzo Abe, vowing to ramp up pressure on North Korea over “provocations”. ||| Washington – US President Barack Obama joined with South Korean President Park Geun-hye and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Thursday, vowing to ramp up pressure on North Korea in response to...
‘Use weapons of love to fight terrorism’
Pope Francis urged the world in his Easter message to use the “weapons of love” to combat the evil of “blind and brutal violence”. ||| Vatican City – Pope Francis urged the world in his Easter message on Sunday to use the “weapons of love” to combat the evil of “blind and brutal violence”, following the attacks in Brussels. After a week of...
MH17 team to discuss legal options
Flight MH17 investigation team is in Malaysia to discuss options with authorities to set up a tribunal to hold those responsible to account. ||| Kuala Lumpur – A joint team investigating the downing of a Malaysia Airlines flight over Ukraine in 2014 is in Malaysia to discuss options with authorities to set up a tribunal to hold those...
Mother found covered in blood, kids dead
The estranged wife of a celebrated pianist is suspected of having smothered their children with pillows before attempting suicide. ||| Dallas – The estranged wife of celebrated Ukrainian pianist Vadym Kholodenko is suspected of having smothered her children with pillows before attempting suicide inside their suburban Fort Worth home,...
Ukrainian pilot found guilty in Russia
A Russian court sentenced Nadezhda Savchenko to 22 years in jail after finding her guilty of complicity in the killing of two journalists. ||| Donetsk, Russia – A Russian court on Tuesday sentenced Ukrainian pilot Nadezhda Savchenko to 22 years in jail after finding her guilty of complicity in the killing of two Russian journalists during...
Bus carrying exchange students in fatal crash
At least 13 people were killed when a bus carrying a large group of foreign university students crashed midway between Valencia and Barcelona. ||| Freginals, Spain – At least 13 people were killed when a bus carrying a large group of foreign university students crashed early on Sunday midway between the Spanish cities of Valencia and...
Terrorism not cause of fatal #Flydubai crash
Investigators probing the crash of Flydubai flight FZ981said that the lines of inquiry include the possibility of crew error, a technical failure and bad weather conditions. ||| London – All 62 people aboard a passenger jet flying from Dubai to southern Russia were killed when the aircraft crashed on its second attempt to land at...
