Lagarde keeps IMF job, escapes penalty after negligence conviction in France
PARIS/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – International Monetary Fund chief Christine Lagarde escaped punishment and kept her job on Monday despite a conviction on negligence charges over a state payout made while she served as France’s finance minister in 2008.
Chinese man guilty of stealing military program documents: U.S. Justice Department
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A 38-year-old Chinese man pleaded guilty on Monday to charges that he stole numerous sensitive military program documents from United Technologies Corp and transported them to China, the U.S. Justice Department said.
U.N. chief fears genocide about to start in South Sudan
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said on Monday he feared genocide was about to start in South Sudan unless immediate action is taken, renewing his plea for the Security Council to impose an arms embargo on the wo…
U.S. sees China returning drone as early as Tuesday in South China Sea
WASHINGTON/BEIJING (Reuters) – The United States expects China to return soon an underwater U.S. drone seized by a Chinese naval vessel last week, with one U.S. official telling Reuters the exchange could happen as early as Tuesday at an agreed locatio…
Protests erupt in Congo capital, police fire tear gas
KINSHASA (Reuters) – Protests erupted in several neighborhoods of the Congolese capital Kinshasa late on Monday, and police fired tear gas to disperse them, witnesses said, just before President Joseph Kabila’s mandate expires at midnight.
Thousands evacuated from Aleppo after deal over besieged villages
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Thousands of people were evacuated from the last rebel-held enclave of Aleppo on Monday in return for insurgents allowing people to leave two besieged pro-government villages in nearby Idlib province.
U.N. Security Council calls for Aleppo evacuation monitoring
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – The United Nations Security Council on Monday unanimously called for U.N. officials and others to observe the evacuation of people from the last rebel-held enclave in Aleppo and monitor the safety of civilians who remain in t…
Kosovo arrests 59 officers in traffic police corruption probe
PRISTINA (Reuters) – Kosovo’s police force has arrested around 60 of its own officers following a four-month corruption investigation, after drivers filed complaints about traffic police asking them for bribes.
NATO and Russia talk, but remain divided on Ukraine
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – NATO and Russia held more than three hours of talks on Monday, discussing ways to reduce military accidents but also underscoring their deep disagreement on the conflict in Ukraine.
Italian Muslim convert found guilty of helping Islamic State
MILAN (Reuters) – An Italian woman who traveled to Syria two years ago proclaiming her support for Islamic State was sentenced in absentia on Monday to nine years in jail on terrorism-related charges, a court ruled.
