Ethics panel to investigate Brazil speaker’s alleged Swiss accounts
BRASILIA (Reuters) – A Brazilian Congressional ethics committee will investigate Swiss bank accounts allegedly held by Eduardo Cunha, speaker of the lower house, the lawmaker charged with reviewing the case said on Monday.
Train driver denies excess speed caused derailment in eastern France
STRASBOURG (Reuters) – A French high-speed train was operating within speed limits when it derailed near the German border on Saturday, killing 11 people and injuring another 42, its driver has told prosecutors.
Hollande pressed to amend foreign policy after Paris attacks
PARIS (Reuters) – French President Francois Hollande is under pressure to change policy in Syria’s civil war and work more closely with Russia after a wave of deadly attacks in Paris but he seems determined to stick to his guns and escalate military ac…
Finnish parliament will debate next year leaving euro zone
HELSINKI (Reuters) – Finland’s parliament will debate next year whether to quit the euro, a senior parliamentary official said on Monday, in a move unlikely to end membership of the single currency but which highlights Finns’ dissatisfaction with their…
Israeli troops kill two Palestinian gunmen in raid to raze West Bank home
RAMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters) – Israeli troops killed two Palestinian gunmen during a clash in the occupied West Bank on Monday that was sparked by an army incursion to demolish a jailed militant’s family home, Palestinian medical sources and residents…
Iran deputy minister says Assad should stand in Syrian vote: Fars
DUBAI (Reuters) – Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister said on Monday Syrian President Bashar al-Assad should be a part of upcoming presidential elections, according to the Fars news agency.
Nusra Front says kills Islamic State-linked Syrian rebel leaders
AMMAN (Reuters) – Syria’s al Qaeda offshoot said on Monday it had killed leaders of an insurgent group it says is linked with Islamic State in a suicide bombing of its headquarters in the south of the country.
As Obama visits, Philippine court delays ruling on military deal
MANILA (Reuters) – The Philippine Supreme Court did not announce an expected decision on Monday on whether a new U.S.-Philippine security agreement was constitutional, a spokesman said, a reverse for President Barack Obama as he heads for Manila to att…
France to limit U.N. climate summit to core talks, ban rallies: PM
PARIS (Reuters) – France will limit a U.N. climate summit in Paris starting in two weeks’ time to core negotiations and cancel planned marches and concerts after the attacks that killed 129 people, Prime Minister Manuel Valls said on Monday.
Myanmar’s persecuted Rohingya see glimmer of hope in Suu Kyi victory
SITTWE, Myanmar (Reuters) – Noor Bagum would have liked to have voted for Aung San Suu Kyi’s National League for Democracy (NLD) but, like the majority of Myanmar’s persecuted Rohingya Muslim minority, she took no part in the historic election the Nobe…
