Islamist rebels kill 10 Somali soldiers in attack on base
MOGADISHU (Reuters) – Rebels from the Islamist al Shabaab group attacked a military base in southern Somalia early on Monday, killing at least 10 soldiers and burning two military vehicles, officials said.
Moscow shifts to tougher economic relationship with Ukraine: PM
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Moving closer to the European Union offers no panacea for Ukraine’s financial problems and will mean big losses in economic ties with Moscow, Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev said in an article published on Monday.
Russian arms sales soared in 2013, bucking global slowdown: think tank
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – Russian arms makers’ sales soared 20 percent in 2013, bucking a slowdown in other countries’ industries, largely thanks to a Kremlin push to modernize its military, the SIPRI think tank said on Monday.
Canada, China to sign deal on return of fugitives’ seized assets
BEIJING (Reuters) – Canada is set to sign a deal with China to return ill-gotten assets seized from those suspected of economic crimes, the official China Daily reported on Monday, as Beijing works to track down corrupt officials who have fled overseas…
Greek minister says failure to elect president would hurt 2015 growth
ATHENS (Reuters) – Greece’s finance minister has said a failure by parliament to elect a president by the end of the month will lead to lower growth next year.
Denmark to claim slice of continental shelf in Arctic Ocean
COPENHAGEN (Reuters) – Denmark will claim on Monday ownership of around 900,000 square kilometers of the continental shelf in the Arctic Ocean by filing documents to United Nations.
Long-jailed Chinese dissident says was tortured in jail
BEIJING (Reuters) – A dissident who had been one of China’s longest-serving political prisoners until his release last week was tortured while in detention and has been threatened since he was let out, he said in a statement released on Monday.
Syria’s al Qaeda takes base next to major highway
BEIRUT (Reuters) – The Syrian branch of al Qaeda, the Nusra Front, said on Monday it had taken control of a base next to the country’s main north-south highway.
Ahead of taxi protest, France says UberPop to be banned
PARIS (Reuters) – The UberPop transport service will be forbidden in France beginning Jan. 1, the French interior ministry said on Monday, the latest regulatory hurdle for the controversial car service company.
Britain to set up independent inquiry into air traffic failure
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain will establish an independent inquiry into a technical failure at an air traffic control center which caused widespread disruption to flights in and out of London last week.
