Ex-Sudan prez got millions from Saudis, court told

KHARTOUM: Sudan’s ousted president Omar Hassan al-Bashir acknowledged receiving millions of dollars from Saudi Arabia, a detective told a court on Monday at the start of a corruption trial. Bashir is charged with illicit possession of foreign currency in an unofficial manner. His lawyer has dismissed the accusations. Reuters

Protesters torch parliament building in Papua

Manokwari: Thousands of protesters in Indonesia’s West Papua province on Monday set fire to a local parliament building in a violent protest against the alleged insults and arrests of Papuan students. The angered mob set fire to tyres and twigs on several roads leading to a seaport, shopping centres and offices in Manokwari, said Vice Governor Mohammad Lakotani. “The city’s economy has been paralyzed by the demonstrators,” he said. AP