China, Japan, South Korea halt Thai air route expansion on safety concerns
BANGKOK (Reuters) – China has joined South Korea and Japan in stopping Thailand-based airlines from flying charters and new routes because of safety concerns highlighted by an international audit, Thai officials said on Monday.
Crash pilot had been treated for suicidal tendencies
DUESSELDORF, Germany (Reuters) – The German pilot suspected of deliberately crashing a plane in the French Alps last week was treated for suicidal tendencies years ago before he received his pilot’s license, German prosecutors said on Monday.
Red Cross driver killed in north Mali attack
KIDAL, Mali (Reuters) – Gunmen killed a driver with the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) on Monday in an attack on his aid truck as it headed across northern Mali toward Niger, the ICRC and Red Cross officials said.
Iran and six powers entrenched as clock ticks to nuclear deadline
LAUSANNE, Switzerland (Reuters) – Iran and major powers were struggling on Monday to reach a preliminary nuclear accord as “gloom” set in, with both sides sticking to their positions a day before a self-imposed deadline.
Western Libya rocket strike kills Filipino, wounds eight people: official
TRIPOLI (Reuters) – A Filipino was killed and eight people were wounded when a rocket hit the western Libyan town of Zawiya, a Libyan official said on Monday.
Soros says ready to invest $1 billion in Ukraine if West helps
VIENNA (Reuters) – George Soros is ready to invest $1 billion in Ukraine if Western countries help private investment there, and sees a 1 in 3 chance Greece will leave the euro, the billionaire financier told Austrian newspaper Der Standard.
Sollecito may seek compensation after Kercher murder acquittals
ROME (Reuters) – Amanda Knox’s ex-boyfriend Raffaele Sollecito may seek reparations after his second acquittal for the 2007 murder of British student Meredith Kercher brought to an end a marathon journey through Italy’s justice system.
Turkish Airlines flight diverted to Morocco after bomb scare
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – A Turkish Airlines flight heading for Brazil was forced by a bomb threat to land in Morocco for more than three hours on Monday, but was cleared to fly on after no explosives were found.
Danish Nazi, accused war criminal, dies in Germany
COPENHAGEN (Reuters) – A Danish former Nazi officer and a war criminal on the Simon Wiesenthal Center’s most wanted list has died, according to a death note in the German paper Allgauer Zeitung published at the weekend.
Iran seeks nuclear deal but not normal ties with ‘Great Satan’
LAUSANNE, Switzerland (Reuters) – Iran is not expected to normalize relations with the United States even if Tehran reaches agreement with world powers on its nuclear program, officials and analysts said.
