Mercedes plans 1 bn-euro electric van plant in Poland
German automaker Mercedes-Benz said Monday it planned to inject more than one billion euros into a new plant in Poland dedicated to building fully electric vans.
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Guinea ex-dictator denies role at 2009 massacre trial
Guinea's former dictator Moussa Dadis Camara denied responsibility when he took the stand Monday at a trial of officials implicated in a 2009 massacre.
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Unidentified gunmen attack China hotel in Afghan capital
Unidentified gunmen attacked a hotel popular with Chinese business people in the Afghan capital Monday, with witnesses reporting multiple blasts and several bursts of gunfire.
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Stock markets begin week lower ahead of key rate decisions
European stock markets dropped Monday following losses in Asia, as investors looked ahead to interest rate decisions this week from major central banks including the Federal Reserve.
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EU parliament's credibility rocked by Qatar bribe claims
The European Parliament scrambled Monday to get ahead of the widening scandal of alleged huge cash bribes from figures working on behalf of World Cup host Qatar.
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Designer Jacquemus, from micro-bag to massive success
His micro-bag is on the fingers of the biggest celebrities, and he operates by his own timetable -- Simon Porte Jacquemus has forged a singular and hugely successful path in the fashion game at the age of just 32.
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Three boys die after falling into frozen lake in UK: police
Three boys aged eight, 10 and 11 have died and another boy remains in critical condition after they fell into an icy lake near Birmingham, central England, police said Monday.
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Owen Farrell disappointed by RFU's sacking of Jones
The sacking of England head coach Eddie Jones by the Rugby Football Union (RFU) less than a year before the World Cup is "incredibly disappointing" captain Owen Farrell told the BBC.
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Macron postpones French pension overhaul to January
French President Emmanuel Macron said Monday that he was pushing back his presentation of a major pensions overhaul denounced by labour unions, citing recent leadership changes at two opposition parties.
Read moreIran defies outcry with second protest execution
Iran on Monday executed a second man in connection with protests that have shaken the regime for almost three months, defying an international outcry over its use of capital punishment against those involved in the movement.
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