Merkel, SPD agree on transaction tax in coalition talks
BERLIN (Reuters) – Angela Merkel’s conservatives and the Social Democrats (SPD) said they had agreed in coalition talks on Monday to push for a financial transaction tax but needed to consult further on the key issue of a European banking union.
Kerry says he may travel to Egypt in coming weeks
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Secretary of State John Kerry said on Monday he may visit Egypt in the coming weeks in what would be his first trip since the army toppled the country’s democratically elected president on July 3.
Storm death toll rises as wind, rain batters northern Europe
LONDON/AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – Hurricane strength winds battered Britain, the Netherlands and Scandinavia on Monday, killing at least seven people, cutting power and forcing the cancellation of hundreds of flights and train journeys.
Gunmen steal $55 million from Libyan central bank
TRIPOLI (Reuters) – Gunmen stole $55 million in a heist on a van carrying local and foreign currency for the Libyan central bank on Monday, state news agency Lana said.
Mexico beefs up security after attacks on state energy firms
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexico has stepped up security in a troubled western region after a string of attacks on electricity installations at the weekend that temporarily knocked out power for hundreds of thousands of people.
U.S. ships head towards migrant vessel in distress off Greece
ATHENS (Reuters) – The U.S. navy on Monday sent two guided missile destroyers to help a boat apparently carrying migrants and in distress off southern Greece.
Tunisia’s Islamists, opposition haggle over new premier
TUNIS (Reuters) – Tunisia’s ruling Islamists and opposition parties held talks on Monday to agree on a new prime minister who will lead a caretaker government, under an agreement to end months of unrest in the north African country.
Two die in northern Lebanon in spillover from Syria war
TRIPOLI (Reuters) – Two people died in Lebanon’s northern city of Tripoli on Monday, in fighting between supporters and opponents of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and the Lebanese army, as violence continues to spill over from the civil war next doo…
Thousands vote in referendum on fate of Sudan’s disputed Abyei
ABYEI (Reuters) – Tens of thousands of residents in the remote and disputed Abyei border region voted on Monday in a non-binding referendum on whether to join Sudan or South Sudan despite fears it could trigger violence.
Hollande most unpopular French president on record: poll
PARIS (Reuters) – Francois Hollande has become the most unpopular French president on record, an opinion poll showed on Monday, with the Socialist leader hit by anger over tax hikes, unemployment and rows over the government’s immigration policy.
