Author investigated for ‘clown’ gibe Portuguese author and journalist Miguel Sousa Tavares is being investigated for calling President Anibal Cavaco Silva “a clown” in an interview.
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Barrick Gold fined for Chile project Chilean authorities fine the world’s largest gold mining company, Barrick Gold Corp, more than $16m for environmental offences at an Andean mine.
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China-Swiss free-trade deal sealed China and Switzerland sign a memorandum of understanding on a free-trade agreement, the first such deal for China with a major Western economy.
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IMF chief Lagarde made key witness A French court does not place IMF head Christine Lagarde under investigation over a payout made when she was finance minister, making her a key witness instead.
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Dancer ‘lied’ in Berlusconi sex case A dancer alleged to have had paid sex as a minor with Italy’s ex-PM Silvio Berlusconi tells a court she lied to investigators in 2010.
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Toronto’s Ford denies ‘crack video’ Toronto Mayor Rob Ford has denied allegations from a major Canadian newspaper he was caught on camera smoking crack cocaine.
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Nigeria Boko Haram camps ‘destroyed’ The Nigerian army says it has destroyed a number of camps used by militant Islamist group, Boko Haram, in the north-east of the country.
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