Italy’s Autostrade responsible for maintenance on Genoa bridge: minister
Italy’s transport minister said Atlantia’s unit Autostrade per l’Italia was responsible for maintenance works on the motorway bridge that collapsed in Genoa on Tuesday.
Malta says Aquarius rescue ship can dock, migrants to be shared
Malta on Tuesday said it agreed to let the Aquarius humanitarian ship dock in one of its ports and disembark 141 migrants rescued off the coast of Libya last week, ending a European standoff over who should accept the ship.
Five EU countries to take in Aquarius migrants
France, Spain, Germany, Portugal and Luxembourg have agreed to take some of the 141 migrants on the Aquarius humanitarian ship, the European Commission said on Tuesday.
Afghan forces say regaining control of much of besieged city
Afghan troops backed by U.S forces gained control of most of the embattled city of Ghazni on Tuesday, officials said, while a Taliban attack in another province raised new questions about Afghanistan’s defenses against the insurgency.
Roadside bomb in Yemen’s Aden targets provincial governor’s convoy
A roadside bomb in Yemen’s southern city of Aden targeted the convoy of a Saudi-backed provincial governor but he was unhurt, witnesses said on Tuesday.
Car hits pedestrians outside UK parliament in suspected terrorism attack
A man deliberately drove a car into pedestrians and cyclists on Tuesday before ramming it into barriers outside Britain’s parliament in what appeared to be the second terrorism attack on the building in just under 18 months, police said.
Italy motorway bridge collapse kills at least 22: deputy minister
The motorway bridge that collapsed in Genoa, Italy, on Tuesday killed at least 22 people and the death toll will rise, Italian Deputy Transport Minister Edoardo Rixi said in a television interview.
Youths in Swedish towns burn and vandalize scores of cars
Youths torched and vandalized scores of cars in the Swedish city of Gothenburg and surrounding towns and Prime Minister Stefan Lofven said on Tuesday the disturbances looked organized “almost like a military operation”.
EU observers saw irregularities but no fraud during Mali vote
European Union observers said on Tuesday they saw irregularities but not fraud during Mali’s presidential run-off, despite opposition accusations that President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita’s camp cheated.
U.S. Charge d’Affaires calls on Turkey to resolve pastor Brunson’s case
The U.S. Charge d’Affaires in Turkey visited Andrew Brunson, the evangelical pastor whose detention and trial on terrorism charges has sparked a crisis between the two countries, and repeated a call on Tuesday for his case to be resolved.
