Quebec town takes small steps to normalcy after train disaster
LAC-MEGANTIC, Quebec (Reuters) – Shell-shocked residents of Lac-Megantic, Quebec, took small steps on a long path back to normalcy on Friday as they returned to homes and businesses just a short walk from the lakeside town’s center, devastated by a fie…
Boeing Dreamliner catches fire at Britain’s Heathrow airport
LONDON (Reuters) – A Boeing 787 Dreamliner operated by Ethiopian Airlines caught fire at Britain’s Heathrow airport on Friday in a fresh blow for the U.S. planemaker which earlier this year was forced to ground the new planes for three months because o…
Fugitive Snowden to seek temporary asylum in Russia
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Fugitive former intelligence contractor Edward Snowden, camped at a Moscow airport out of the reach of U.S. authorities, said on Friday he was seeking temporary asylum in Russia and had no regrets about spilling U.S. spy secrets.
South American bloc repudiates U.S. on spying, Snowden
MONTEVIDEO (Reuters) – South American leaders had strong words for Washington on Friday over allegations of U.S. spying in the region and defended their right to offer asylum to fugitive former U.S. spy agency contractor Edward Snowden.
Quebec crash probe to transform rail sector, official says
LAC-MEGANTIC, Quebec (Reuters) – The train derailment that demolished the heart of a small Canadian town last weekend will likely spur tougher regulations for rail-car hand brakes, tanker cars and possibly train crew size, according to one of the lead …
Islamist protests in Cairo grow, U.S. seeks Mursi release
CAIRO (Reuters) – Tens of thousands of Egyptians packed into squares and marched along streets in Cairo on Friday to protest against the military overthrow of Islamist President Mohamed Mursi, and the United States called for the first time for him to …
Violence flares around Northern Ireland marches
BELFAST (Reuters) – Protestant marchers in Belfast threw bricks and bottles at police, who responded with water cannon and rubber bullets as Northern Ireland’s annual parade season descended into violence on Friday.
At least six dead as French train derails
BRETIGNY-SUR-ORGE, France (Reuters) – At least six people died and 22 were seriously injured when a train derailed and hit the platform at a station in central France on Friday, leaving several carriages torn open and one lying on its side, officials s…
Pakistan’s Malala, shot by Taliban, takes education plea to U.N.
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – Malala Yousafzai, the Pakistani girl who was shot in the head by the Taliban last year for demanding education for girls, marked her 16th birthday with a passionate speech at the United Nations on Friday in which she said edu…
U.N., EU pledge aid for ‘forgotten crisis’ in Central African Republic
KAGA-BANDORO, Central African Republic (Reuters) – UN and EU aid chiefs promised help on Friday to victims of a “forgotten crisis” in Central African Republic, where armed groups are preying on civilians four months after a rebel takeover plunged the c…
