GERMANY: A man armed with a machete was arrested after threatening to kill officers at a police station in western Germany this morning, prosecutors said. 

The Albanian citizen arrived at the police station in the small town of Linz am Rhein at about 2.40am. Prosecutors said he repeatedly shouted “Allahu akbar” — “God is great” in Arabic — and said he wanted to kill police officers.

SOUTH AFRICA: Justice minister Thembisile Nkadimeng denied today corruption allegations against her related to the VBS Mutual Bank where thousands of retirees lost their life savings.