US ex-speaker charged over payments
Former US House of Representatives speaker Dennis Hastert faces charges of lying to the FBI over secret payments to cover up “prior misconduct”. BBC News – US & Canada
Former US House of Representatives speaker Dennis Hastert faces charges of lying to the FBI over secret payments to cover up “prior misconduct”. BBC News – US & Canada
Saudi-led coalition warplanes have bombed a special forces camp in Yemen’s capital, Sanaa, killing at least 36 people, officials and witnesses say. BBC News – Middle East
The trader at the centre of the Libor rate-rigging trial tried to influence other banks to manipulate the key benchmark rate, a court hears. BBC News – Business
An EU referendum, tax freezes and a boost for “working people” are among the plans unveiled in the first Conservative Queen’s Speech in nearly two decades. BBC News – UK
The European Commission urges EU states to take in 40,000 asylum seekers from Syria and Eritrea who land in Italy and Greece in the next two years. BBC News – Europe
Two criminal inquiries into corruption at football’s world governing body Fifa are under way, as seven high-ranking officials are arrested in Zurich. BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean