Ukraine’s currency plunges as ceasefire fears grow
KIEV/DONETSK Ukraine (Reuters) – Ukraine’s currency lost nearly 5 percent of its value on Monday after a weekend that saw the heaviest shelling in a month hit the main rebel stronghold in the east and signs that Moscow had dispatched troops and tanks t…
Germany and Britain agree on closing ‘patent box’ loophole: officials
BERLIN/LONDON (Reuters) – Germany and Britain have reached an agreement on closing a loophole called “patent box” tax breaks, just days before a meeting of the leaders of the Group of Twenty (G20) in Brisbane, senior German government officials said on…
Iran and West end round of nuclear talks, outcome unclear
MUSCAT (Reuters) – Iran, the United States and the European Union ended two days of high-level talks on Tehran’s nuclear program on Monday with no immediate sign they had bridged gaps ahead of a Nov. 24 deadline for an agreement.
Italy court overturns conviction of scientists over quake warning
ROME (Reuters) – An Italian appeals court on Monday overturned a 2012 manslaughter conviction against six scientists and a government official for failing to give adequate warning of an earthquake in L’Aquila five years ago that killed more than 300 pe…
Peru police to press charges against alleged Hezbollah detainee
LIMA (Reuters) – Peruvian police said on Monday they will press charges against a foreign man arrested in Lima last month, after finding him with traces of explosives and getting his confession to being a member of the Shi’ite Islamist movement Hezboll…
Little progress made in nuclear talks with U.S., EU: Iran official
MUSCAT (Reuters) – Little progress was made in two days of nuclear talks between Iran, the United States and the European Union (EU) held in Oman, a senior Iranian official said on Monday.
‘Hungary is not Guantánamo,’ ruling party tells U.S.
BUDAPEST (Reuters) – Hungary’s ruling Fidesz party on Monday dismissed U.S. allegations of corruption against six officials in its government, saying Hungary was “not Guantánamo”, where Washington could make accusations without proof.
Four arrested in Kenya over drug syndicate linked to U.S.
MOMBASA Kenya (Reuters) – Four people were arrested in Kenya’s Indian Ocean port of Mombasa on suspicion of trafficking huge quantities of heroin to the United States, police said on Monday without giving the precise value or quantity of the drugs.
Prosecutor at center of EU graft scandal in Kosovo says to sue
PRISTINA (Reuters) – A prosecutor with the European Union’s foreign mission in Kosovo said on Monday she would sue the mission, accusing it of victimizing her as a whistleblower after she voiced suspicion of corruption in its highest ranks.
Rival Libyan government makes move for oil power, captures field
TUNIS/BENGHAZI Libya (Reuters) – Libya’s political strife intensified on Monday as a rival government that has seized the capital stepped up its battle for power and legitimacy, taking control of a key oilfield, according to a security commander, and m…
