Romanian PM Ponta indicted in corruption case
Reuters, Bucharest
Romanian Prime Minister Victor Ponta was indicted on charges of forgery and money-laundering on Thursday in a case related to his former activities as a lawyer, the biggest case yet in a sweeping crackdown on corruption.
Ponta, who was charged in August, has repeatedly denied the accusations against him and accused prosecutors of “manipulating public opinion” and disclosing incomplete information.
Reuters, Bucharest
Romanian Prime Minister Victor Ponta was indicted on charges of forgery and money-laundering on Thursday in a case related to his former activities as a lawyer, the biggest case yet in a sweeping crackdown on corruption.
Ponta, who was charged in August, has repeatedly denied the accusations against him and accused prosecutors of “manipulating public opinion” and disclosing incomplete information.
Blasts kill 21 in Baghdad
Reuters, Baghdad
Two suicide attackers targeted Iraqi police checkpoints in commercial areas in central Baghdad during rush hour Thursday, killing at least 21 people, officials said.
Both attacks were carried out by bombers on foot, wearing explosives-laden vests, two police officers said. One bomber struck in Baghdad’s Bab al-Sharji area, killing nine civilians and three police officers there. Forty-five people were wounded in that explosion.
The second bomber hit in al-Wathba Square, killing nine people, including four policemen, and wounding 31.
