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- U.S. calls Gambia crisis 'very dangerous' ahead of presidents' visit
- Senate Republican leader backs investigation into Russian hacking
- Brazil's Temer, in battle for survival, plans economic stimulus
- U.S. House intelligence chairman - no benefit in opening new Russia hack probe
- Factbox - Contenders for senior jobs in Trump's administration
- McCain says 'no information' Russia sought to influence election, probe needed
- Italian PM unveils new government, but centre-right ally threatens to quit
- U.S. says situation in Gambia 'dangerous,' U.N. council briefed
- Albanian voters swing to Social Democrats in Macedonia poll
- Contenders for U.S. diplomatic jobs under Trump face Senate resistance
- Qatar's new labour law won't stop abuses of migrant workers, say rights groups
- China launches WTO complaint against U.S., EU over dumping rules
- Islamic State advances around Palmyra as Russian, Syrian jets strike back
- U.S. top court rejects AIG ex-CEO Hank Greenberg's appeal
- IMF's Lagarde vows to fight negligence charge in French payout trial
- White House says supports congressional review of Russian hacking
- Sisi says suicide bomber behind church attack in Egypt
- California man accused of hate crime in stabbing near mosque
- Key Italy centre-right group threatens not to back Gentiloni govt
- Hong Kong arrests 29 staff from 5 financial firms in bribery probe
- Russia sees Exxon boss, tipped to be Secretary of State, as an old friend
- Robbers make off with gold in French security van heist
- Spain may move its clock back one hour, reversing Franco decision
- British men jailed for funding Brussels bomb suspect
- Protestors attack Ahmadi mosque in Pakistan on prophet Mohammad's birthday
- Crewe confirm Gradi suspension pending FA probe
- Bahrain court upholds 9-year prison term for opposition chief
- Interview: Is Brexit trigger reversible? Irish court case planned
- French police question 10 suspects over deadly Nice attack
| U.S. calls Gambia crisis 'very dangerous' ahead of presidents' visit | |  By Edward McAllister and Michelle Nichols BANJUL/UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The United States said on Monday Gambia had reached "a very dangerous moment" as West African leaders prepared to travel there to tell long-ruling leader Yahya Jammeh to accept his election defeat and step down. Jammeh had quickly conceded defeat to Adama Barrow, his challenger in the Dec. 1 presidential election.
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| Senate Republican leader backs investigation into Russian hacking | |  By Dustin Volz and Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The top Senate Republican broke with President-elect Donald Trump on Monday over whether Russian hacking during the U.S. election merited closer scrutiny, a fissure between Trump and his party that appeared to grow as lawmakers pressed for a special investigation into the matter. The divide raised the possibility of enduring clashes between Trump and Republicans during his presidency over how to handle Russian President Vladimir Putin, a leader long viewed by many in the party as a calculating, untrustworthy foe but whom Trump has repeatedly praised for his leadership. "The Russians are not our friends," Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell told a news conference.
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| Brazil's Temer, in battle for survival, plans economic stimulus | |  By Anthony Boadle BRASILIA (Reuters) - President Michel Temer, fighting for survival over corruption allegations against him and his government, is planning new measures to jump start a stalled economy, improve his dismal approval ratings and stifle calls for his resignation. The stimulus measures, to be unveiled this week, include steps to relieve indebted consumers and also force credit card companies to pay businesses faster than the current 30 days, government sources said on Monday. Finance Minister Henrique Meirelles confirmed measures to revive the economy are planned and could be unveiled after a key public spending cap passes Congress.
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| U.S. House intelligence chairman - no benefit in opening new Russia hack probe | | | WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The chairman of the U.S. House of Representatives Intelligence Committee said on Monday his committee has been conducting "vigorous oversight" of the investigations into election-related cyber attacks and he did not see any benefit in opening more probes. "At this time I do not see any benefit in opening further investigations, which would duplicate current committee oversight efforts and Intelligence Community inquiries," Representative Devin Nunes said in a statement. (Reporting by Patricia Zengerle; Editing by Bill Trott) |
| Factbox - Contenders for senior jobs in Trump's administration | |  (Reuters) - The following are people mentioned as contenders for senior roles as U.S. President-elect Donald Trump works to form his administration before taking office on Jan. 20, according to Reuters sources and media reports. Trump has already named a number of people for other top jobs in his administration. SECRETARY OF STATE * Mitt Romney, 2012 Republican presidential nominee and former Massachusetts governor * Bob Corker, Republican U.S. ...
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| McCain says 'no information' Russia sought to influence election, probe needed | |  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - There is "no information" that Russian hacking of American political organizations was aimed at affecting the outcome of the 2016 presidential election, U.S. Republican Senator John McCain said Monday. McCain's comment contrasted with an assertion by a senior U.S. intelligence official that American intelligence agencies concluded with "high confidence" that not only did their Russian counterparts direct the hacking of Democratic Party organizations and leaders, but did so to undermine Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton. ...
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| Italian PM unveils new government, but centre-right ally threatens to quit | |  By Crispian Balmer and Antonella Cinelli ROME (Reuters) - New Italian Prime Minister Paolo Gentiloni unveiled his government on Monday, keeping almost all former ministers in place in a move aimed at reassuring financial markets. In a rapid transfer of power from Renzi, who quit last week after losing a Dec. 4 referendum on constitutional reform, Gentiloni took just a day to put his team together. "I've done my best to form this government as quickly as possible," Gentiloni, 62, told reporters after presenting his list of ministers to President Sergio Mattarella.
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| U.S. says situation in Gambia 'dangerous,' U.N. council briefed | |  By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The United Nations Security Council on Monday discussed ruling Gambian President Yahya Jammeh's refusal to step down, with U.S. Ambassador Samantha Power later describing the situation in the West African country as "very dangerous." Jammeh, in power for 22 years, quickly conceded defeat to opposition candidate Adama Barrow after a Dec. 1 presidential election. "It is a very dangerous moment," Power told reporters after the briefing. "We know that there are some military officers that have sided with President Jammeh since his retreat ... That's a very alarming circumstance." "We also know that the president-elect has been in close touch with the chief of defence of the armed forces, so this is a very complex and murky situation at present," she said.
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| Albanian voters swing to Social Democrats in Macedonia poll | |  By Ivana Sekularac and Kole Casule SKOPJE (Reuters) - Albanian voters in Macedonia shifted towards the main opposition party in significant numbers in Sunday's parliamentary election for the first time since a 2001 interethnic conflict, putting victory within its grasp. The provisional result suggested ethnic factors were playing a lesser role in politics, reducing the dangers of nationalist frictions that have beset Macedonia in the past. The final result of the poll, in which veteran nationalist VRMO-DPMNE leader Nikokla Gruevski sought re-election, has yet to be declared.
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| Contenders for U.S. diplomatic jobs under Trump face Senate resistance | |  By Doina Chiacu and Gina Cherelus WASHINGTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) - Contenders for President-elect Donald Trump's two top diplomatic roles, Rex Tillerson and John Bolton, will face a tough review in confirmation hearings in a U.S. Senate led by Trump's fellow Republicans, as support grew in Congress on Monday for a full review of possible Russian meddling in America's elections. Russia's alleged actions, coupled with Trump's public admiration of Russian President Vladimir Putin and selection of top officials with ties to Moscow, stoked concern in Washington.
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| Qatar's new labour law won't stop abuses of migrant workers, say rights groups | |  By Ed Upright LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - - Qatar's labour law reforms won't end the abuse and exploitation faced by migrant workers in the country - and may even make it worse, human rights groups said on Monday. The Qatari government said a new law coming into effect on Tuesday will replace the controversial "kafala" or sponsorship system that forces foreign workers to seek their employer's consent to change jobs or leave the country. Rights groups say the kafala system has forced workers to live in squalor and toil under dangerous, sometimes fatal, conditions which amount to modern-day slavery.
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| China launches WTO complaint against U.S., EU over dumping rules | |  By Ben Blanchard and David Lawder BEIJING/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - China on Monday launched a complaint at the World Trade Organisation against the United States and Europe after they failed to treat China as a market economy and ease their calculations of anti-dumping duties on Chinese goods. When China joined the WTO in 2001, its accession terms allowed other WTO members to treat it as a non-market economy and use a third country's prices to assess whether Chinese goods were being sold below cost.
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| Islamic State advances around Palmyra as Russian, Syrian jets strike back | |  By Suleiman Al-Khalidi AMMAN (Reuters) - Russian and Syrian warplanes struck Islamic State outposts around Palmyra on Monday in an attempt to expel them a day after they had retaken the ancient city, but the ultra-hardline group said it had continued advances to the west. Sunday's loss of Palmyra, despite dozens of Russian airstrikes intended to hold militant fighters back, was a major reversal for Syria's government and its Russian backer. The Syrian army said both its warplanes and Russian jets hit militant posts on the outskirts of Palmyra on Monday, killing dozens and destroying some military equipment.
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| U.S. top court rejects AIG ex-CEO Hank Greenberg's appeal | |  By Lawrence Hurley WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday rejected former American International Group CEO Maurice "Hank" Greenberg's bid to escape civil fraud charges in New York accusing him of orchestrating sham transactions at the insurer. The justices left in place a June ruling by the New York Court of Appeals that his trial on charges brought by the New York Attorney General's Office could proceed. Greenberg's lawyers declined to comment on the Supreme Court action.
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| IMF's Lagarde vows to fight negligence charge in French payout trial | |  By Chine Labbé PARIS (Reuters) - International Monetary Fund chief Christine Lagarde pledged to fight "allegation by allegation" charges of negligence when she went on trial in Paris on Monday over her role in a huge payout by the French state to businessman Bernard Tapie in 2008. Lagarde, 60, was France's finance minister in the government of then-president Nicolas Sarkozy when she approved an out-of-court settlement with Tapie to end a long-running dispute between the magnate and the French state. Accused of negligence leading to misuse of public funds, Lagarde denies any wrongdoing.
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| White House says supports congressional review of Russian hacking | |  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House said on Monday it supported reviews by Congress of Russian interference into the 2016 U.S. presidential election, saying intelligence agencies have been cooperating closely with lawmakers from both parties. "We certainly have long supported the principle of congressional review of this matter," spokesman Josh Earnest told a news briefing. (Reporting by Ayesha Rascoe and Eric Walsh; Writing by Doina Chiacu; Editing by Chizu Nomiyama)
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| Sisi says suicide bomber behind church attack in Egypt | |  By Amina Ismail and Lin Noueihed CAIRO (Reuters) - Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi said on Monday a suicide bomber carried out the attack that killed 25 people at Cairo's Coptic cathedral, the deadliest on the Christian minority in years. Speaking at a state funeral for the victims, Sisi said four people had been detained, including a woman, and security forces were seeking two more people believed to be involved.
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| California man accused of hate crime in stabbing near mosque | | | By Steve Gorman LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A man has been arrested on suspicion of committing an anti-Muslim hate crime and another was being sought by authorities in connection with the weekend stabbing of a worshiper near a Southern California mosque, police said on Monday. The second man, also in his late 20s, was still at large, the commander said. |
| Key Italy centre-right group threatens not to back Gentiloni govt | | | ROME (Reuters) - A small centre-right party that supported Matteo Renzi's ruling coalition has threatened not to back his successor Paolo Gentiloni as prime minister, potentially depriving him of a majority in parliament. Gentiloni was named to take over from Renzi, who resigned last week, and is presenting his chosen cabinet to President Sergio Mattarella. However, Denis Verdini, head of the Liberal-Popular Alliance for Autonomies (ALA), issued a statement saying his group would not back the new government in parliament because it was not sufficiently represented in Gentiloni's cabinet team. ... |
| Hong Kong arrests 29 staff from 5 financial firms in bribery probe | | | Twenty-nine current and former staff of five financial firms, including four banks, have been arrested in Hong Kong for alleged bribery related to the disclosure of confidential customer information, the Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) said on Monday. All the arrested have been released on bail, but the probe is continuing, the Asian financial hub's anti-graft body said in a statement, adding all the financial institutions were cooperating with its investigation. Without citing a source, Hong Kong-based tabloid Apple Daily reported some staff from Singapore bank DBS allegedly bribed department managers to get client data, including names and contact details, with which to market loans. |
| Russia sees Exxon boss, tipped to be Secretary of State, as an old friend | |  By Denis Pinchuk and Olesya Astakhova MOSCOW (Reuters) - Soon after the United States imposed sanctions on Moscow in 2014, Russian oil tsar Igor Sechin told a Reuters reporter he would miss three things: exploring U.S. culture, the chance to show his children American landscapes, and riding motor-bikes with Exxon Mobil chief executive Rex Tillerson. Tillerson is now front-runner to be Secretary of State in the cabinet of U.S. President-elect Donald Trump, and Russian officials are relishing the prospect of having someone with long-standing ties to Russia as the chief U.S. diplomat. Few people in Moscow expect that the bitter rifts with Washington, over Syria, Ukraine, and NATO's presence in eastern Europe, will be healed overnight with Tillerson at the State Department.
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| Robbers make off with gold in French security van heist | | | Four men armed with assault rifles escaped with gold worth 2.5 million euros ($2.65 million) after ambushing an armoured transport van in southeast France on Monday, police and media said. The thieves used burning vehicles to block the security van on a highway south of the city of Lyon before raiding it and seizing 70 kilos (155 pounds) of gold. All of the cars were burnt, either to erase any evidence or to create a traffic jam and obstruct anyone trying to chase them," police squadron chief Oliver Rigal told reporters. |
| Spain may move its clock back one hour, reversing Franco decision | | | Spain's government will consider reversing a decision taken by dictator Francisco Franco and moving the country's clocks back one hour to normalise its working hours, the Spanish labour minister said on Monday. Spain was originally in the Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) zone along with Britain and Portugal, with which it is geographically in line, but around 70 years ago Franco shifted Spain's clocks one hour ahead to be in line with Adolf Hitler's Nazi Germany. Supporters of moving the clock back one hour say it would improve Spain's weak productivity and allow for work and family life to better fit together. |
| British men jailed for funding Brussels bomb suspect | |  Two Britons were jailed on Monday for funding terrorism by handing cash to Brussels bombing suspect Mohamed Abrini, "the man in the hat". Abrini, 31, was arrested in Belgium in April in connection with a suicide bombing at Brussels' Zaventem Airport and a blast at a metro station in which 32 people died. Abrini has been charged with being part of a terrorist organisation and is awaiting trial.
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| Protestors attack Ahmadi mosque in Pakistan on prophet Mohammad's birthday | | | Thousands of protestors stormed a mosque belonging to the minority Ahmadi sect in Pakistan's Punjab province on Monday, firing at worshipers and wounding several before police dispersed the attackers, police and an Ahmadi spokesman said. A procession of around two thousand Sunni Muslims marking the birthday of Islam's Prophet Mohammad entered the Ahmadi mosque despite resistance by police, hurling stones and bricks and firing weapons. The Ahmadi minority holds that a prophet followed the Prophet Mohammed, who founded Islam. |
| Crewe confirm Gradi suspension pending FA probe | | | Crewe Alexandra confirmed on Monday that their veteran director of football Dario Gradi had been suspended pending an FA investigation into claims of historical child sex abuse in English soccer. "Following discussions with the Football Association, Crewe Alexandra Football Club can confirm that Dario Gradi is currently under an FA interim suspension from football," the League Two (fourth tier) club said in a statement. The northwest club has been caught up in a growing scandal after their former youth coach and scout Barry Bennell was charged with eight historical sex offences against a 14-year-old boy. |
| Bahrain court upholds 9-year prison term for opposition chief | |  A Bahraini court has upheld a nine-year prison term imposed on the country's most prominent opposition leader, Shi'ite cleric Sheikh Ali Salman, local media reported on Monday. Salman, who leads the now closed al-Wefaq Islamic Society, was granted a retrial for inciting unrest "crimes of promoting change to the political system by force" in October for unspecified reasons. An administrative court ordered Wefaq itself closed in June and Bahrain's foremost Shi'ite cleric Sheikh Isa Qassim was convicted of money-laundering and stripped of his citizenship.
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| Interview: Is Brexit trigger reversible? Irish court case planned | |  By Michael Holden LONDON (Reuters) - A crowdfunded legal challenge to determine whether Britain's divorce from the European Union can be reversed once it has been triggered will be submitted to the Irish High Court before Christmas, the lawyer behind the move said on Monday. Lawyers for the British government have said the process is irrevocable once started, but some EU leaders say Britain can change its mind. Jolyon Maugham, a London tax lawyer, wants his case to go eventually to the European Court of Justice, the EU's highest court.
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| French police question 10 suspects over deadly Nice attack | |  French police questioned ten people on Monday suspected of providing material assistance, directly or indirectly, in the truck attack on a crowd of people in Nice last July which killed 86 people, a judicial source said. The attack, carried out by a Tunisian who swerved his truck through crowds gathered to watch a fireworks display on France's national day on July 14, was claimed by Islamic State. While Islamic State claimed the attack, authorities say they have yet to find evidence that the 31-year-old attacker had any actual links to the militant group.
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