Germanwings co-pilot practiced descent on outbound flight before crash: report
BERLIN (Reuters) – The Germanwings co-pilot suspected of deliberately crashing a plane in the French Alps in March, killing all 150 people on board, practiced a descent on the previous flight, German newspaper Bild said on Tuesday.
Macedonian protesters demand resignation of cabinet, clash with police
SKOPJE (Reuters) – Up to 2,000 protesters clashed with Macedonian police on Tuesday outside the government building in Skopje as they called for the resignation of the prime minister, who is embroiled in a long-running wire-tapping scandal.
Merkel says her coalition “working very well” despite spying row
BERLIN (Reuters) – Chancellor Angela Merkel tried to reassure Germans on Tuesday that the government was working smoothly despite a spat between her conservatives and their Social Democrat (SPD) coalition partners over the activities of the BND intelli…
Two rockets fired into Baghdad’s heavily fortified ‘Green Zone’
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Two rockets were fired into Baghdad’s heavily fortified “Green Zone”, home to the prime minister’s office and several Western embassies, on Tuesday, and car bombs elsewhere in the capital killed seven people.
Hezbollah says will attack Nusra Front inside Syria
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Hezbollah’s leader said on Tuesday his Lebanon-based militant group will launch an attack inside Syria against al Qaeda-linked insurgents in the mountain region along the countries’ border.
Northern Ireland police boost security before UK general election
BELFAST (Reuters) – Northern Ireland police set up road blocks and boosted patrols across the British province on Tuesday in a security operation aimed at countering a “severe” threat from pro-Irish militants before Thursday’s general election.
Forty migrants reported drowned in Mediterranean: Save the Children
ROME (Reuters) – Around forty migrants died in the Mediterranean on Sunday, according to survivors of the journey who arrived on the southern Italian island of Sicily on Tuesday, local Save the Children spokeswoman Giovanna Di Benedetto said.
Pope Francis to meet Cuban President Castro privately on Sunday
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – Pope Francis and Cuban President Raul Castro will meet privately on Sunday, a spokesman said, four months before the pontiff’s trip to the Caribbean island, his first as leader of the Catholic Church.
UK’s Labour 1 point ahead of Conservatives before Thursday election: Survation poll
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s opposition Labour Party led the ruling Conservatives by 1 percentage point in a Survation opinion poll published on Tuesday, two days before a general election.
U.S. wants a UN team to lay blame for Syria gas attacks: diplomats
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – The United States wants a team of United Nations investigators to determine who is to blame for chemicals weapons attacks in Syria in a bid to pave the way for Security Council action against those responsible, diplomats said…
