Romanian PM Faces No Confidence Vote

Romania's parliament has begun to debate a vote of no confidence against the prime minister, a week after he went on trial for corruption charges. Premier Victor Ponta is on trial on charges of tax evasion, money laundering, conflict of interest and making false statements while he was working as a lawyer in 2007 and 2008. He denies wrongdoing. He is likely to survive Tuesday's vote, as the opposition has been unable to muster sufficient support. President Klaus Iohannis has...

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