EU aviation safety body to set up pilots’ medical database by end 2016
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Europe’s aviation safety regulator aims to set up a medical database for pilots by December 2016 following the Germanwings crash earlier this year, it said on Tuesday.
As Pope visit nears, U.S. Catholic Church faces financial strain
BOSTON (Reuters) – When Pope Francis makes his first visit to the United States this month he will face a national Catholic Church whose finances are staggering under a shrinking membership and huge payouts to sex-abuse victims, threatening to undermin…
Around 4 million voters shut out of historic Myanmar election
MAHACHAI, Thailand/NAYPYITAW, Myanmar (Reuters) – When Myanmar votes next month in what has been billed as its first free and fair election in 25 years, Tun Lin, and around 4 million of his fellow citizens, won’t be taking part.
Cuba releases artist who was considered a prisoner of conscience
HAVANA (Reuters) – Cuba released a graffiti artist known as “El Sexto,” his sister said on Tuesday, ten months after he was jailed for “disrespect of the leaders of the revolution” over a satire of Fidel and Raul Castro.
EU to sign pre-membership accord with Kosovo, sources
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Union is expected to sign an agreement with Kosovo next week paving the way for the accession of the Balkan country to the bloc, a move seen as also helpful in bringing Serbia closer to the EU, officials said.
Canada’s Trudeau topples PM Harper in shock election win
MONTREAL/CALGARY (Reuters) – Canada’s Liberal leader Justin Trudeau rode a late surge to a stunning majority election victory on Monday, toppling Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s Conservatives with a promise of change and returning a touch of glamor, yo…
Taliban threatens southern Afghan city, civilians flee
LASHKAR GAH, Afghanistan (Reuters) – Taliban forces advanced on the capital of the volatile southern Afghan province of Helmand on Tuesday amid fierce fighting with government forces that threatened to cut off a major highway and prompted many families…
Prosecutor: charges against France’s Le Pen should be dropped
LYON, France (Reuters) – France’s far-right party leader Marine Le Pen should not be convicted for comments comparing Muslim street prayers to Nazi occupation, a public prosecutor said on Tuesday.
Northern Irish First Minister hopes for early sign on talks after paramilitary report
LONDON/BELFAST (Reuters) – Northern Ireland’s First Minister returned to office on Tuesday, saying he hoped to know soon whether a deal could be reached to save the province’s power-sharing government following clarification on the status of paramilita…
Portugal Socialist head says ready to form stable government
LISBON (Reuters) – Portugal’s main opposition Socialists have the conditions to form a stable government with parliament majority, backed by two left-wing parties, Socialist leader Antonio Costa said on Tuesday after meeting President Anibal Cavaco Sil…
