Ecuador bus crash on ‘curve of death’ kills 24, mostly Colombians
At least 24 people died and another 19 were injured when a bus from Colombia overturned on a stretch of road into Ecuador’s capital Quito known as the “curve of death”, the emergency services said on Tuesday.
UK PM May says Westminster incident shocking, terrorism threat remains severe
A suspected attack outside the Houses of Parliament on Tuesday is shocking, British Prime Minister Theresa May said, warning that the terrorism threat to the United Kingdom remained severe.
Ruble slump hits Russians’ wallets, not their support for Putin
Alexei Nikolayev, one of more than 56 million Russians who re-elected President Vladimir Putin in March, is already counting the likely cost of a weaker ruble: less spending power abroad, higher prices at home, and another round of belt tightening.
Brexit deal should be flexible, open to adjustments: Merkel
Any agreement Britain reaches with the European Union on its exit from the bloc should be flexible and open to future adjustments, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Tuesday, as the risk of a no-deal Brexit increases.
Israel says commercial goods traffic to Gaza to resume if calm holds
Israel said it would allow commercial goods back into the Gaza Strip on Wednesday if the border remained quiet, lifting a ban imposed last month in response to incendiary balloons launched by Palestinians across the frontier.
About 30 dead in Genoa bridge collapse: Deputy PM
About 30 people were killed on Tuesday by the collapse of a motorway bridge in the Italian port city of Genoa, AGI news agency reported, quoting Italy’s Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini.
Kosovo president says wants to “correct” border with Serbia
A redrawing of the border to bring parts of Serbia with a majority Albanian population into Kosovo could end persistent tensions between Belgrade and Pristina and allow both nations to move towards EU membership, Kosovo’s president said on Tuesday.
Chaos at Spanish hospital as patients and staff flee blaze
More than 100 patients and workers were evacuated from a hospital in the Canary Islands on Monday night after a fire caused by the relative of a person who was receiving treatment there, the regional health chief said.
Italy motorway bridge collapses in heavy rains, killing at least 22
At least 22 people were killed when a motorway bridge collapsed in torrential rains on Tuesday morning over buildings in the northern Italian port city of Genoa, and the deputy transport minister said the death toll would rise.
Italy’s Autostrade responsible for maintenance on Genoa bridge: minister
Italy’s transport minister said Atlantia’s unit Autostrade per l’Italia was responsible for maintenance works on the motorway bridge that collapsed in Genoa on Tuesday.
