World briefs

MALAYSIA Leading politician Anwar Ibrahim (pictured) said that fugitive tycoon Jho Low accused of ransacking a state investment fund will be given a fair trial, while hinting that more former officials could be tried on corruption charges.

MYANMAR Facebook is admitting that it didn’t do enough to prevent its services from being used to incite violence and spread hate in Myanmar.

JAPAN A medical university that acknowledged systematically discriminating against female applicants announced yesterday plans to accept more than 60 who were unfairly rejected over the past two years.

AUSTRALIA The government yesterday warned it intends to block a Hong Kong and Chinese consortium’s 13 billion Australian dollar (USD9 billion) takeover bid for an energy infrastructure company because it conflicts with Australia’s national interest.

PAKISTAN The army says an officer died while trying to defuse a roadside bomb found during a sweep in the country’s northwestern tribal regions bordering Afghanistan.

CAMEROON The 79 school children kidnapped by unidentified gunmen from a school in Cameroon have been released, but two of the three staff members abducted are still being held, said a church official.

POLAND The mayor of Warsaw banned a march that radical Polish nationalists planned to hold to coincide with the centennial of Polish independence, saying yesterday she made the decision to curb “aggressive nationalism.”

GREECE’s left-led government and the country’s powerful Orthodox Church have struck a tentative deal to end decades of discord over of large tracts of real estate both claim as their own.

FRANCE Marseille firefighters say the death toll has risen to six in the collapse of two dilapidated apartment buildings in the southern French city with the discoveries of two men’s bodies Yesterday.

US A Bangladeshi immigrant was convicted of setting off a pipe bomb in New York City’s busiest subway station, disputing in court that he was supporting the Islamic State group and saying he was instead motivated by anger at President Donald Trump.

MEXICO Thousands of Central American migrants will take at least a couple of days to rest in a Mexico City stadium as they debate whether to accept offers to stay in Mexico or continue their trek to the U.S. border.