Top UN court: lacks jurisdiction to halt French case against Equatorial Guinea vice president

Equatorial Guinea's President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo inspects a guard of honour upon his arrival at the presidential airport in Abuja. REUTERS/Afolabi Sotunde

THE HAGUE (Reuters) - The highest court of the United Nations said on Wednesday that it lacks jurisdiction to rule on a request by Equatorial Guinea to halt a French money-laundering case against the tiny African country's vice president, Teodoro Obiang. (Reporting By Anthony Deutsch; Editing by Catherine Evans)