Getty Images Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez's wife, Begoña Gómez, has been charged with corruption after a two-year criminal investigation, according to a court ruling.
Gómez is accused of using her relationship to advance her private career through a position at Madrid's Complutense University. She is also accused of using public resources to advance private interests
BBC Standing next to the blown-out windows and cracked walls of her apartment in Tel Aviv, Liat Zvi voices an exasperation many Israelis say they feel.
"It's depressing… we've been in war for two and a half years and this just feels like another round," she sighs.
Six weeks ago, her central neighbourhood was among the many locations where Tehran delivered its
Reuters The Philippines has accused Chinese fishermen of dumping cyanide in waters around the Spratly Islands, a fiercely contested area in the South China Sea.
Manila described the alleged poisoning as an act of "sabotage" on Monday, intended to "kill local fish populations" and deprive Filipino troops stationed at Second Thomas Shoal of a crucial food source.
China dismissed the claim as a "farce". The allegation follows years of tense stand-offs and occasional violent confrontations between Philippine and Chinese vessels in the disputed waters
Reuters A former Nigerian oil minister accused of being treated to luxury home stays and lavish spending sprees in the UK in exchange for granting government contracts has denied asking for or taking bribes.
Diezani Alison-Madueke, 65, told Southwark Crown Court on Monday that she had "tried to push back on corruption" in a country plagued by it since the days it was a British colony.
Several Nigerian businessmen are alleged to have bankrolled huge spending sprees, including more than
Reuters There's no doubt the US military has the capability to mount a blockade of vessels moving in and out of the Gulf. The question is: to what end?
"I do think it's doable," retired US Rear Admiral Mark Montgomery told the BBC this morning. "And it's certainly less risky than the alternative, which would have been to forcibly push back the Iranians and create the conditions for a convoy."
Sengo Perez/EPA/Shutterstock The results of the general election in Peru have been delayed after tens of thousands of people were unable to vote due to technical and logistical problems at a number of polling stations.
The electoral authorities have granted a one-day extension to more than 50,000 voters who could not cast their ballots on Sunday.
A preliminary count of half the votes that were cast put conservative candidate Keiko Fujimori slightly ahead
Getty Images Iran executed at least 1,639 people last year, the highest number recorded there since 1989, two non-governmental organisations say.
Most of those hanged were convicted of drug-related offences or murder, they say. But at least 57 were convicted of security-related charges, including two protesters.
The NGOs warn that Iranian authorities could use executions even more extensively this year