World Briefing: Pakistan: Officer Kills Suspect Accused of Blasphemy, Police Say
Posted in Main Blog (All Posts) on November 7th, 2014 12:08 am by HL
World Briefing: Pakistan: Officer Kills Suspect Accused of Blasphemy, Police Say
A police officer in Punjab Province hacked a man to death apparently over remarks considered to be blasphemous, the police said Thursday, just two days after a Christian couple was lynched over accusations of blasphemy in the same province.
In Britain, Guidelines for Spying on Lawyers and Clients
British spies have the authority to intercept privileged communications — and may have illegally exploited that access — according to confidential documents that were released Thursday.
Secret FIFA Report Stirs Dispute Between Investigators
A report on the circumstances surrounding the winning World Cup bids by Russia and Qatar has not been released, and the men at the center of the investigation disagree about whether it should ever be made public.
Sinosphere Blog: Q. and A.: Andrew Wedeman on the Fight Against Corruption in China
The professor of political science at Georgia State University explains the background and implications of the anticorruption drive led by the Communist Party leader Xi Jinping.
Bulgaria’s Central Bank Revokes License of Troubled Lender K.T.B.
The move halts all activities at the bank and opens the way for the payment of about $2.3 billion in deposits to businesses and consumers.
