Putin friend in ‘money laundering ring’
A suspected money laundering ring run by close associates of Vladimir Putin has been uncovered in a leak of confidential documents. BBC News – Europe
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Huge leak reveals elite’s tax havens
A huge leak of confidential documents from Panama law firm Mossack Fonseca reveals how the rich and powerful use tax havens to hide their wealth. BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean
Air strike ‘kills al-Nusra spokesman’
The spokesman for the al-Qaeda linked al-Nusra Front is among 20 or so jihadists killed in an air raid in Syria, activists report. BBC News – Middle East
Unions meet for emergency steel talks
Union leaders will meet to discuss the steel industry crisis later as efforts continue to save thousands of jobs. BBC News – UK
The 90-year-old Brit and the US millionaire
Law firm Mossack Fonseca says it does everything to ensure the offshore companies it sets up are not used for illicit purposes. But documents seen by the BBC show that isn’t always true. BBC News – US & Canada
Nigeria Islamist group leader ‘caught’
The leader of the al-Qaeda-linked Islamist group Ansaru, Khalid al-Barnawi, has been arrested in Nigeria, authorities there say. BBC News – Africa