Climate campaigner Greta prepares to sail to the U.S. on boat with no toilet
Swedish teenage climate activist Greta Thunberg will set sail for New York on Wednesday, crossing the Atlantic in a racing yacht with no shower or toilet to join protests in the United States and take part in a United Nations summit.
India needs time to restore order in Kashmir: top court judge
Indian authorities need more time to restore order in Kashmir, a Supreme Court justice said on Tuesday as a security clampdown entered a ninth day since New Delhi revoked the region’s special status, triggering protests.
In new migrant standoff, Italy’s Salvini blocks two NGO boats
Italian Interior Minister Matteo Salvini said on Tuesday he was working to prevent two rescue ships operated by French and Spanish charities from bringing more than 500 migrants to Italy in the latest Mediterranean stand-off.
Iran says Britain might free oil tanker soon: IRNA
Iran said on Tuesday that Britain might free its oil tanker Grace 1 soon in a maritime saga that has exacerbated frictions between Tehran and the West.
Medics who treated victims of accident sent to Moscow for examination: TASS
Medics who treated victims of an accident during a rocket engine test that caused a spike in radiation last week have been sent to Moscow for medical examination, TASS news agency cited an unnamed medical source as saying on Tuesday.
Malaysian police certain they have found body of missing Irish girl
Malaysian police on Tuesday said they were certain they had found the body of an Irish teenager who went missing from a jungle resort in the Southeast Asian country 10 days ago, but were waiting for her family to make the final identification.
Britain says Iranian tanker investigation is a matter for Gibraltar
Britain said on Tuesday that investigations into the Iranian oil tanker Grace 1 were a matter for Gibraltar.
German prosecutors won’t probe Brenntag over chemicals sale to Syria
German prosecutors said on Tuesday they had found no grounds to investigate Brenntag, the world’s largest chemicals distributor, over the sale to a company in Syria of substances that can be used in chemical weapons.
Malaysian police say certain that body found is that of missing Irish girl
Malaysian police on Tuesday said they were certain a body they had found was that of an Irish teenager who went missing from a jungle resort in the Southeast Asian country 10 days ago.
Gibraltar government source denies tanker will leave on Tuesday
A highly placed Gibraltarian government source denied on Tuesday an Iranian news agency report which said the Iranian oil tanker Grace 1 would be leaving the British overseas territory on Tuesday.
