China probes senior official from securities regulator for graft
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s securities regulator said on Monday that its director in charge of a department to protect investors is being investigated for graft, the latest target in China’s aggressive anti-corruption drive.
Moldova set to press on with pro-Europe course after election
CHISINAU (Reuters) – Moldova’s pro-Europe parties appeared certain on Monday of being able to form a new coalition to press on with a drive toward the European mainstream after weekend elections, although the pro-Moscow Socialist Party took first place…
MH17 wreckage to be reassembled in Netherlands for investigation
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – Wreckage of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 recovered from its crash site in eastern Ukraine will be reassembled for an investigation at a military base in the Netherlands, Dutch authorities said on Monday.
Two blasts hit crowded Nigerian market – witnesses
MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (Reuters) – Two explosions in quick succession struck the crowded main market in the northeastern Nigerian city of Maiduguri on Monday, witnesses said.
Kurds tighten border as displaced Iraqis strain resources
ARBIL, Iraq (Reuters) – They used to be symbols of an oil-fuelled boom, but the unfinished buildings in Iraq’s Kurdish north are now crammed with people fleeing violence in the rest of the country.
U.S. loses bid to revoke Megaupload founder’s bail conditions
WELLINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. authorities have lost a motion to have cyber fugitive Kim Dotcom remanded in custody in New Zealand before his extradition hearing to face internet piracy charges in the United States.
One dead, dozens missing after South Korean vessel sinks off Russian coast
MOSCOW/SEOUL (Reuters) – One person was killed and the fate of more than 50 others was unknown after a South Korean fishing vessel sank in the Bering Sea off the coast of Russia’s far eastern Chukotka region officials said on Monday.
Aging Europe needs the migrants it doesn’t want
PARIS (Reuters) – Europe is aging faster than any other region of the world. It badly needs immigrants. But many Europeans don’t want them.
Palestinian woman stabs Israeli, shot by security forces
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – A Palestinian woman stabbed an Israeli in the occupied West Bank on Monday and was then shot and wounded by security forces, the military and police said.
Belgian strike hits international rail services
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – A strike on Monday in parts of Belgium over government austerity measures halted international rail services to and from Germany and Luxembourg and disrupted public transport across the country.
