AP - Worries over Greece's swelling debt will dominate two days of talks between European Union finance ministers that started Monday, as the euro fell to a ten-day low against the dollar.
Reuters - Germany will prepare possible further sanctions against Iran in the coming weeks if there is no change in Tehran's stance on its disputed nuclear program, Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Monday.
AP - Voters in the first round of Ukraine's presidential election gave opposition leader Viktor Yanukoyvch, the 2004 Orange Revolution's chief target, a big lead over his rival, Orange heroine and Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko.
AP - Britain will host a meeting of finance officials from the Group of Seven nations on Jan. 25 to discuss measures to protect the public from future bank failures, including a proposed global insurance levy, the Treasury said on Monday.