Equatorial Guinea leader promotes son in reshuffle

DAKAR (Reuters) - Equatorial Guinea President Teodor Obiang Nguema has promoted his farm minister son - wanted in France for alleged money laundering - to vice president in charge of national defense and state security, a government statement said on Tuesday. The promotion was part of a cabinet reshuffle and reform of the constitution which critics of the oil-rich Central African state believe ...

Suspects in Giants fan beating now facing weapons charge

Federal weapons charges have been filed in Los Angeles against two men accused of brutally assaulting a San Francisco Giants fan at Dodger Stadium during opening day last year.

Putin shifts former ministers to Kremlin

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin named several trusted former cabinet ministers to Kremlin posts on Tuesday, asserting his authority in a move likely to weaken Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev's new government and undermine its mandate for change. Bluntly showing who is in charge, Putin issued a decree bringing prominent allies into his administration less than 24 hours after ...

Penndel sues its former top cop

Penndel is suing its former officer in charge, saying he is holding the borough's police website hostage.

Russia's Putin shifts former ministers to Kremlin

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin named several trusted former cabinet ministers to Kremlin posts on Tuesday, asserting his authority in a move likely to weaken Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev's new government and undermine its mandate for change. Bluntly showing who is in charge, Putin issued a decree bringing prominent allies into his administration less than 24 hours after ...