Pakistan, Afghanistan, China, US Seek Roadmap to Peace
A key gathering opened on Monday in Islamabad in which four countries — Afghanistan, Pakistan, China and the United States — hope to lay the roadmap to peace for the war-shattered Afghan nation.The meeting comes as Afghanistan's battlefield losses are mounting and entire swaths of the country that cost hundreds of U.S.-led coalition and Afghan military lives to secure slip back into Taliban hands. Taliban representatives have not been invited to the talks, vowing to talk only to the U.S. and not..>> view originalRPT-How the oil collapse stole Russia's Christmas
(Repeats story unchanged)* Oil price fall is blow to Russian budget and exports* Budget reserves will last just over a year with $30 oil* Spending cuts likely to extend economic recessionBy Sujata Rao and Jason BushLONDON/MOSCOW Jan 10 A plunge in the oil price to 12-year lows during Russia's New Year and Orthodox Christmas break means the country returns to work on Monday with its economic recovery and once-mighty savings war chest on the line.The equity and currency turmoil in China that rippl..>> view originalFraud trial starts for Spain's Princess Cristina
Alan Clendenning and Emilio Morenatti, Associated Press5:31 a.m. EST January 11, 2016Spanish Princess Cristina sits at the dock during her trial at the Balearic Academy of Public Administration in Palma de Mallorca, Spain, on Jan. 11, 2016.(Photo: EPA)PALMA DE MALLORCA, Spain - A landmark fraud trial opened Monday for Spain’s Princess Cristina, accused of helping bankroll a lavish lifestyle with funds her husband received from an alleged scheme to embezzle about 6 million euros ($6.5 million) in..>> view originalPoland - Factors to Watch Jan 11
Following are news stories, press reports and events to watch that may affect Poland's financial markets on Monday. ALL TIMES GMT (Poland: GMT + 1 hour):DIPLOMACYPoland's foreign minister on Sunday summoned the German ambassador to a meeting over what his department called "anti-Polish comments by German politicians," the conservative Warsaw government's latest broadside at Berlin.Poland's justice minister dismissed an EU commissioner's criticism of new media regulations as "silly" in a confront..>> view original
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