London’s Gatwick airport suspends flights due to air traffic control problem
London’s Gatwick airport said on Wednesday it had suspended all flights due to an air traffic control system problem.
Greek police suspect murder in death of U.S. scientist
Greek police suspect foul play in the death of an American scientist whose body was found on Monday on the island of Crete, a week after she went missing, police sources said on Wednesday.
Algeria’s ex-industry minister detained over alleged graft: state TV
Algeria’s supreme court on Wednesday placed former industry minister Youcef Yousfi in custody over alleged corruption, state television reported.
‘We have nothing to hide’, Iran envoy replies to Trump allegation
All Iran’s nuclear activities are monitored by the U.N. atomic watchdog policing its nuclear deal with major powers, its ambassador to the watchdog said on Wednesday, after U.S. President Donald Trump said it was secretly enriching uranium.
Zimbabwe opposition lawmaker to appear in court away from capital
The court appearance of a Zimbabwean opposition politician facing up to 20 years in jail was moved hundreds of kilometers away from the capital, where supporters had gathered outside a court on Wednesday in protest.
Countries restricting media freedom must pay price: UK’s Hunt
Countries that restrict media freedom must be made to pay a diplomatic price, British foreign minister Jeremy Hunt said on Wednesday, as he warned about a deteriorating situation in China and elsewhere.
Slovakia’s new president takes aim at China’s rights record
Slovakia’s new president, a former activist lawyer, used a meeting with China’s top diplomat on Wednesday to criticize Beijing’s human rights record, in a rare departure for an east European politician in a region hungry for Chinese investment.
Ukraine president kicks official out of meeting over criminal record
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskiy had a regional official expelled from a meeting broadcast live on television on Wednesday because of a past criminal record.
Indian media body asks government to withdraw restrictions on journalists
The Editors Guild of India, which represents the country’s newspapers, urged the government on Wednesday to withdraw curbs that have reduced journalists’ access to officials in the finance ministry.
Merkel has third bout of shaking, says she is fine and ‘working through’ issue
German Chancellor Angela Merkel said she was “working through” a bout of shaking that first occurred in mid-June and struck for the third time on Wednesday, though she insisted she was fine and that “just as it happened one day, so it will disappear”.
