Angry Greek farmers protesting falling subsidies began blocking the country's northern border with Bulgaria and Macedonia on Monday, as other blockades continued across the country. Farmers, using their tractors, closed off 10 of the country's

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Five people detained during violent anti-government demonstrations in Iran last month went on trial on Monday on charges that may be punishable by the death penalty, official media reported. It was the first trial held

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A lobbyist who allegedly bribed a German official to ease a sale of armoured vehicles to Saudi Arabia denied tax-evasion charges Monday at the start of his trial in the southern German city of Augsburg.Karlheinz

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The yuan ended flat against the dollar on Monday while data issued by the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) over the weekend showed that the yuan rose slightly against a trade-weighted basket of currencies. BIS

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The Indonesian rupiah and Philippine peso fell alongside most other Asian currencies on Monday as investors shed riskier assets on concerns over Greece's fiscal woes and J.P. Morgan's surprisingly large credit losses. But the Chinese

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The Hong Kong dollar weakened to a 15-month low of 7.7625 to the US dollar on Monday on concern that capital inflows from China could ease if the Beijing authorities continue to tighten monetary policy,

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The dollar and yen dipped in subdued Asian trade on Monday, giving up earlier gains as investors hesitated to trade actively with the New York market closed for a holiday. The dollar and yen had

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Interbank buy/sell rates for the taka against the dollar on Monday. 69.15/69.16 (previous 69.15/69.16). Call Money Rates: 3.20-7.90 percent (previous 3.25-7.90 percent). Copyright Reuters, 2010

The Australian dollar fell on Monday as investors avoided risker assets after a run of bad news, including Greece's festering fiscal woes and surprisingly large credit losses at J.P. Morgan. The Aussie slid to $0.9212,

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The Swiss franc remained close to 10-month peaks against the euro on Monday as Greece's fiscal woes kept the single currency under pressure, but fears of Swiss central bank intervention kept a lid on the

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