Zuma friends ‘offered ministerial job’
South Africa’s deputy finance minister confirms allegations he was offered a promotion by a member of the wealthy and controversial Gupta family. BBC News – Africa
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Brazil’s Lula ‘to become minister’
Former Brazilian leader Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva is expected to accept a key ministerial role in President Dilma Rousseff’s government, media reports say. BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean
‘Dozens killed’ in Yemen air strike
At least 41 civilians have been killed and 75 others wounded in an air strike by Saudi-led coalition warplanes in northern Yemen, medics say. BBC News – Middle East
SFO drops forex market investigation
The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) says it is closing a criminal investigation into allegations of price-rigging in the foreign exchange market. BBC News – Business
Belgium manhunt after terror-raid shots
Belgian and French police are said to be still hunting two men believed to be linked to the Paris attacks, after shots were fired during an anti-terror raid in Brussels. BBC News – Europe
Bomb attack prison officer dies
A prison officer injured in a bomb in Northern Ireland earlier this month dies after being rushed back to hospital 11 days after the attack. BBC News – UK