President Francois Hollande is reviewing troops around Paris’ iconic Arc de Triomphe and laying a wreath on the tomb of the unknown solider beneath the arch to commemorate France’s war dead.
Jordan sentences ex-intelligence chief to prison
A Jordanian criminal court sentenced the kingdom's ex-intelligence chief on Sunday to 13 years and three months in prison for embezzlement of public funds, money laundering and abuse of office. BBC trust head calls for radical overhaul
The head of the BBC's governing body says the broadcaster needs a radical overhaul following the resignation of its chief executive in wak e of a scandal over a botched report on child sex-abuse allegations. Iran parliament to investigate blogger's death
DUBAI (Reuters) – A parliamentary committee will look into the death of an Iranian blogger in police custody, an Iranian lawmaker said on Sunday, following international condemnation of the incident. Sattar Beheshti, 35, was arrested in his home on October 30, rights groups said, after receiving death threats due to his anti-government blog. He died in custody, possibly as a result of torture, Amnesty International said in a statement last week. …
Palestinian leader: Will go to UN despite pressure
The Palestinian president says he will ask the U.N. General Assembly this month to recognize an independent Palestine, despite pressure to abandon the bid. Landmines kill 9 civilians in Afghanistan
Officials say landmines have killed nine civilians in separate incidents in eastern and southern Afghanistan.
SNB's Zurbruegg says cbank ready to act to support economy if necessary
ZURICH (Reuters) – The Swiss Nati onal Bank is prepared to take additional measures to protect the Swiss economy should a further slowdown make it necessary, a policymaker was quoted as saying on Sunday. SNB board member Fritz Zurbruegg, however, did not specify what action the bank might take. After investors flooded into the Swiss franc to seek refuge from the euro zone debt crisis, the SNB set a cap of 1.20 francs to the euro in September 2011 to safeguard the Swiss economy against deflation and recession. … Strong quake strikes Myanmar; about 12 feared dead
A strong earthquake struck northern Myanmar on Sunday, collapsing a bridge and a gold mine, damaging several old Buddhist pagodas and leaving as many as 12 people feared dead.
EU member Slovenia holds presidential election
Voters in Slovenia are choosing a president at a time when the tiny country is facing a severe financial crisis.
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