Switzerland bans commercial Ju-52 flights after deadly crash
Switzerland is withdrawing a tourist airline’s commercial license to carry paying passengers in its vintage planes after a crash in the Swiss Alps last year killed 20 people, the country’s government said on Tuesday.
Whistleblowers to get EU-wide protection when reporting crimes
Whistleblowers will win European Union-wide protection for the first time under rules agreed by member nations and lawmakers on Tuesday which will provide legal guarantees to those who expose corruption, tax evasion and other crimes.
Pompeo blames Russia, Cuba for Venezuelan crisis; Rosneft rejects accusations
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Monday blamed Russia and Cuba for causing Venezuela’s political crisis by supporting President Nicolas Maduro and said he had urged India not to help Maduro’s government by buying Venezuelan oil.
Afford me not: Soaring bride prices in China should be curbed, says parliament delegate
Runaway “bride prices” are making marriage unaffordable in rural China and need to be capped, and professional matchmakers should be stopped from overcharging, says a village delegate to China’s parliament.
Romania pushes for delay of EU tax haven blacklist
European Union finance ministers are unlikely to adopt a new blacklist of tax havens at their monthly meeting on Tuesday, the meeting chair, Romanian Finance Minister Eugen Teodorovici, said.
Taliban pile pressure on Afghan government forces in west
Taliban fighters have stepped up pressure on Afghan forces in the western province of Badghis, killing 20 soldiers and capturing 20, an official said on Tuesday, as the militants make advances even as they hold peace talks with U.S. officials.
DUP ‘not averse’ to Brexit vote delay, time to study May’s tweaked deal
Two members of the DUP, the Northern Irish party which props up Britain’s minority government, urged a delay to Tuesday’s parliamentary vote to give more time to scrutinize Prime Minister Theresa May’s tweaked Brexit deal.
U.N. says killings in Congo ethnic clashes may be crimes against humanity
The verified deaths of at least 535 men, women and children in fighting between two communities in Democratic Republic of Congo in December may amount to crimes against humanity, the U.N. human rights office said on Tuesday.
Kremlin says talks with Japan over territorial dispute could take years
The Kremlin said on Tuesday that talks with Japan aimed at clinching a World War Two peace treaty between the two countries and ending a territorial dispute over a chain of islands in the Pacific could go on for years and were complex.
Diplomat, protesters to plan Algeria’s future after Bouteflika: source
A veteran Algerian diplomat and protest groups will join a conference planning the country’s future after President Abdelaziz Bouteflika yielded to mass demonstrations and agreed not to run again, a government source said on Tuesday.
