German court hears debate over commercial euthanasia
Pro-euthanasia doctors and patients petitioned Germany’s Constitutional Court on Tuesday to overturn 2015 legislation that outlaws commercial assisted suicide.
Factbox: Donors pledge over 700 million euros to rebuild Notre-Dame cathedral
(This April 16 story has been refiled to remove reference to ECB donation figure and reference to Fitch.)
East Libyan forces’ push for Tripoli stirs foreign divisions
Qatar called on Tuesday for a blocking of foreign arms supplies to eastern Libyan forces commander Khalifa Haftar, whose push to seize the capital Tripoli is causing rifts around the Gulf and Europe.
Finland’s election winner SDP closer to securing coalition
Finland’s left-leaning Social Democrats (SDP) appeared closer to securing a governing coalition after its traditional rival, the center-right National Coalition, signaled on Tuesday that a deal on policy plans was possible.
Notre-Dame’s famed rose window spared but blaze harms priceless artworks
Four-hundred-year-old paintings hung high inside Notre-Dame were damaged by the immense fire that engulfed the Paris cathedral, but emergency workers formed a human chain to whisk gem-studded chalices and other priceless artefacts out of harm’s way.
Algeria’s army chief says looking at all options to find a solution to the crisis
Algeria’s army chief said on Tuesday the military was looking at all options to find a solution to end the country’s political crisis as soon as possible.
U.N. Security Council considers demanding Libya ceasefire
The U.N. Security Council is considering a British-drafted resolution that would demand a ceasefire in Libya and call on all countries with influence over the warring parties to ensure compliance.
Erdogan’s AK Party submits appeal for rerun of Istanbul elections
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan’s AK Party on Tuesday submitted its promised appeal for the annulment and rerun of Istanbul’s municipal elections, over what it said were irregularities that marred the March 31 vote.
London climate-change arrests top 120 on second day of street protests
Police have arrested more than 120 people in two days of protests after climate-change activists blocked some of London’s most important junctions including Oxford Circus and Marble Arch, causing traffic chaos.
India temporarily bans BJP state chief minister from campaign after anti-Muslim comment
India’s election commission on Monday banned a Hindu state chief minister from campaigning for three days after anti-Muslim comments in an election that will end next month.
