Briefs, March 7, 2013

Riot police break up Tsvangirai meeting

HARARE - Armed riot police broke up a meeting called by Zimbabwe's Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai, his spokesman said, raising tensions in a fragile power-sharing government ahead of elections this year. Tsvangirai went into government with his rival President Robert Mugabe after a violent and disputed vote in 2008. The two have had a stormy relationship and Tsvangirai has accused Mugabe of using the security services to intimidate his supporters in the past - charges Mugabe denies. Reuters

Resorts shut in Italian crime clans swoop

ROME - Italian police have arrested 20 people and seized some 17 seaside resorts along the southern coast in a crackdown on organised crime clans suspected of laundering money through the tourist industry. Italian prosecutor Nicola Gratteri said two 'Ndrangheta crime syndicates are believed to have invested illicit revenue in the resorts. Authorities said those arrested include two Spanish businessmen with dealings with the 'Ndrangheta, which is based in southern Calabria. Prosecutors say the investigation indicates that a Belfast-based developer was also involved. AP

Terminator 2 star jailed for probation breaches

LOS ANGELES - A judge has sentenced Terminator 2 star Edward Furlong to six months in jail for violating his probation in a 2010 case. The 35-year-old actor was accused of disobeying the terms of his sentence in a domestic violence case in which he was convicted of violating a restraining order. Furlong has been the subject of restraining orders filed by both his former wife and an ex-girlfriend. He was charged in January with battery on his ex-girlfriend in a case that remains pending. AP