Incoming Romanian president pushes crackdown on corruption
BUCHAREST (Reuters) – Romania’s president-elect Klaus Iohannis urged parliament on Monday to scrap a corruption amnesty bill, moving swiftly to make good on a campaign promise and allay EU fears over graft in the country.
Artillery explosions shake Donetsk airport in east Ukraine
DONETSK Ukraine (Reuters) – Loud explosions and artillery fire rocked Donetsk airport in eastern Ukraine on Monday, despite attempts to negotiate an end to a battle that is undermining a ceasefire in regions held by separatists.
Modi urges Indian expatriates in Australia to invest back home
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Last week Mick Jagger, this week Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Part of British parliament evacuated due to suspicious package: police
LONDON (Reuters) – The part of the British parliament housing the offices of many lawmakers was briefly evacuated on Monday due to a suspicious package before staff were allowed to re-enter the building.
Heavy shelling rocks rebel-held Donetsk in east Ukraine
DONETSK Ukraine (Reuters) – Fresh volleys of artillery fire were heard across many parts of the separatist stronghold of Donetsk in eastern Ukraine on Sunday, a Ukrainian government statement said, after Kiev warned again of rebel preparations for a fr…
Poland’s main opposition party leads in regional elections: exit poll
WARSAW (Reuters) – Poland’s largest opposition party Law and Justice (PiS) has taken the lead in regional elections held on Sunday, an exit poll showed, their first victory over the ruling Civic Platform (PO) party in a nationwide vote in nine years.
Zimbabwe’s vice-president hits back at criticism in state-owned media
HARARE (Reuters) – Zimbabwe’s vice president Joice Mujuru hit back at charges of plotting to challenge President Robert Mugabe and said calls for her to resign were unconstitutional, her first public response to weeks of attacks by state-owned media.
Islamist group rejects UAE terrorism designation
DUBAI (Reuters) – A group of Islamist scholars led by an influential Qatar-based cleric expressed “astonishment” on Monday that their organization had being designated a terrorist group by the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
U.S. hostage Peter Kassig is killed by Islamic State
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Islamic State militants have beheaded another American hostage, Peter Kassig, issuing a video claiming the killing on Sunday and warning the United States they would kill other U.S. citizens “on your streets.”
Russia orders out Polish diplomats in tit-for-tat expulsions
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia said on Monday several of its diplomats had been expelled from Poland and that a number of Polish diplomats had left Russia after Moscow took “adequate” measures in return.
