Italy begins landmark migrant transfers to Albania
Italy on Monday began transferring migrants intercepted in the Mediterranean to centres in Albania in a European first that has sparked criticism from human rights groups.
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Russia jails French researcher for three years
A Russian court on Monday sentenced a French researcher to three years in a penal colony after finding him guilty of breaching a "foreign agent" law.
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'Unsustainable' housing crisis bedevils Spain's socialist govt
Spain's acute housing crisis is piling pressure on Socialist Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez as his government's measures yield few results and frustration boils over among beleaguered citizens.
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Stocks shrug off China disappointment but oil slides
Major stock markets shrugged off weak data from China on Monday following a pledge by the country's finance minister to boost the world's second-biggest economy, but oil prices fell.
Read moreChina insists it won't renounce 'use of force' to take Taiwan as drills end
China insisted on Monday it would never renounce the "use of force" to take control of Taiwan, after ending a day of military drills around the self-ruled island that Beijing said was a "stern warning" to "separatist" forces.
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New Zealand 4-0 up in America's Cup but British show signs of life
Holders Emirates Team New Zealand produced a faultless display to beat challengers Ineos Britannia in Monday's postponed fourth race to take a commanding 4-0 lead in the America's Cup.
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Russian prosecutor demands 3 years prison for French researcher
A Russian prosecutor on Monday requested a sentence of three years and three months in a penal colony for a French researcher accused of breaching a "foreign agent" law.
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'Innocent' British nerve agent victim caught in global murder plot: inquiry
A British woman who died after being exposed to the Soviet-era nerve agent Novichok was unwittingly caught up in an "illegal and outrageous international assassination attempt", a public inquiry was told on Monday.
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Afghan Taliban vow to implement media ban on images of living things
Afghanistan's Taliban morality ministry pledged Monday to implement a law banning news media from publishing images of all living things, with journalists told the rule will be gradually enforced.
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Russian prosecutor demands 3 years, 3 months jail for French researcher
A Russian prosecutor on Monday requested a sentence of three years and three months in a penal colony for a French researcher accused of breaching a "foreign agent" law.
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