France asks for report on absenteeism among air traffic controllersPARIS — France’s transport minister asked civil aviation authorities Wednesday to look into a report of widespread absenteeism among the country’s air traffic controllers. Robbers use helicopter, explosives in brazen raid on cash depot in StockholmSTOCKHOLM — Masked gunmen used a stolen helicopter and explosives to engineer a spectacular raid on a cash depot in Stockholm on Wednesday, breaking into the building through the roof and flying off with bags of cash, police and officials said. UK court approves Trafigura’s toxic waste settlement with Ivory Coast claimantsLONDON — A British court approved Wednesday the settlement of thousands of claims against oil-trading company Trafigura Beheer BV related to the dumping of toxic waste around the Ivory Coast’s main city of Abidjan. German police search far-right party’s headquarters in immigrant letters probeBERLIN — German police say they have searched the headquarters of a far-right party in an investigation of letters it sent to politicians of foreign descent. Spanish police arrest former Argentine navy officer for alleged ‘dirty war’ crimesMADRID — An Argentine-born pilot for a low-cost airline was arrested during a stopover in a Spanish airport on suspicion of piloting planes that carried hundreds of dissidents to their deaths during his country’s 1976-1983 “dirty war,” authorities said Wednesday. Prosecutor for England, Wales: charges unlikely for helping others with ‘informed’ suicideLONDON — England’s top prosecutor unveiled new guidelines that could decriminalize many forms of assisted suicide, saying Wednesday that most people who help close friends or family kill themselves aren’t likely to face charges. Warming ocean melts Greenland glaciers, alters marine ecosystemsSERMILIK FJORD, Greenland — With whale fins splashing in the distance, Ruth Curry hauls up her catch from the blustery deck of an icebreaker. New EU economic watchdog to rely on moral pressure, not regulatory power to get nations to actBRUSSELS — The European Union’s new economic watchdog plans to use “moral pressure” instead of regulatory authority to crack down on countries posing major risks to Europe’s economy, the European Commission said Wednesday. Italian prosecutors begin closing arguments at CIA rendition trial in MilanMILAN — Prosecutors began closing arguments Wednesday in the trial of 26 Americans and seven Italians accused of orchestrating a CIA-led kidnapping of an Egyptian terrorism suspect. St Petersburg OKs plan by Russian gas giant to build skyscraper despite objectionsST. PETERSBURG, Russia — Preservationists and opposition politicians on Wednesday decried St. Petersburg’s decision to allow Gazprom, the state natural gas giant, to build a hulking skyscraper, saying it will ruin the city’s czarist-era aura. Robbers in Sweden use helicopter to escape after brazen cash depot heist in StockholmSTOCKHOLM — Robbers used a helicopter Wednesday in a spectacular raid of a cash depot in Stockholm, breaking into the building through the roof and flying off with bags of cash, police and witnesses said. Prince William says his grandmother, Queen Elizabeth II, inspires him to do good worksLONDON — Britain’s Prince William says his grandmother, Queen Elizabeth II, is his inspiration when it comes to doing good works. Europe’s aviation agency issues safety warning for instrument on Airbus A330, A340 jetsBERLIN — The European Aviation Safety Agency has issued a safety warning for an instrument to measure air speed that is used on Airbus A330 and A340 jets. Poll shows razor-thin majority for Merkel’s preferred center-right alliance in German electionBERLIN — A poll published Wednesday indicated that German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s preferred center-right coalition has a razor-thin majority going into this weekend’s general elections. China pushing for bigger IMF role at G-20 summit but European reluctance might be obstacleBEIJING — Beijing is pressing for a bigger voice in the International Monetary Fund and says Group of 20 leaders at their Pittsburgh summit should start making good on promises to give developing countries more IMF votes. Obama, China vow action on climate change even as prospects dim for treaty by year’s endUNITED NATIONS — President Barack Obama and Chinese President Hu Jintao each vowed urgent action Tuesday to cool an overheating planet, even as prospects dimmed for a full treaty by the end of the year. Giant cannon and a viscous red blob named ‘Svayambh’ feature in Anish Kapoor’s London showLONDON — A giant cannon that fires gruesome-looking globs of red wax into a white wall is one of the highlights of an exhibition by Turner Prize-winning artist Anish Kapoor opening this week in London. EU says meeting on Iran’s nuclear program slated Oct. 1 in GenevaUNITED NATIONS — The European Union chief negotiator said Tuesday the six countries negotiating with Iran about its nuclear program will remain firm at an upcoming meeting in Geneva that Tehran must cease uranium enrichment. A glance at Irina Bokova of Bulgaria, next leader of the UN’s cultural armA look at Bulgarian Irina Bokova, elected Tuesday to head the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, or UNESCO. US ambassador says release of Lockerbie bomber hasn’t damaged US-British relationsLONDON — The U.S. ambassador to London said Tuesday that the release of Lockerbie bomber Abdel Baset al-Megrahi has not hurt relations between Britain and the United States. 2 Serb policemen acquitted in 1999 slaying of 3 Albanian-American brothers near KosovoBELGRADE, Serbia — The Serbian war crimes court acquitted two former Serb policemen Tuesday of collaborating in the execution-style slaying of three Albanian-American brothers in 1999. As election nears, far-right party tells candidates of foreign descent to leave GermanyBERLIN — A far-right party has sent letters to 30 politicians of foreign descent who are candidates in Germany’s national election on Sunday, telling them to leave the country. Spanish mayor ousted after spat that pitted powerful official against her own motherMADRID — The mayor of a Spanish resort town was ousted Tuesday in the culmination of a battle that pitted one of the country’s most powerful politicians against her own mother on a question of discipline. EU nations fail to ban bluefin tuna fishing despite depleted stocks of famed sushi fishBRUSSELS — A sharply divided European Union failed Tuesday to protect the threatened bluefin tuna, as the bloc’s Mediterranean nations refused to back even a temporary a ban on catching the fish prized by sushi aficionados. China appeals WTO ruling for US in trade dispute over barriers to US music, movies, booksGENEVA — China appealed Tuesday a United States win in a trade dispute over restrictions on the sale of U.S. music, films and books in the Asian country. UN prosecutors resist judges’ call to streamline war crimes case against Radovan KaradzicTHE HAGUE, Netherlands — Yugoslav war crimes tribunal prosecutors are resisting calls by the U.N. court’s judges to further streamline their case against Radovan Karadzic, saying it could mean dropping key charges against the former Bosnian Serb leader. 5 killed, several injured in bus accident in GermanyRADEVORMWALD, Germany — A bus came off the road and plunged down a river embankment in western Germany on Tuesday, killing five people and injuring several others, authorities said. French police clear out then bulldoze camp for immigrants seeking to slip into BritainCALAIS, France — French police razed a squalid camp used by illegal immigrants in scrubland near the English Channel port of Calais on Tuesday, using backhoes and buzz saws to clear away the precarious dwellings of a fragile population, mostly Afghan minors, who were led away stunned and sometimes sobbing. Close Portuguese elections may bring end of ‘ferocious’ Socialist reformerLISBON, Portugal — Just before he came to power in a landslide four years ago, Portuguese Prime Minister Jose Socrates described himself in political terms as “a ferocious animal” — an uncompromising reformer who would turn Portugal into one of Europe’s go-getters. UK’s Brown hopes to reduce British troop numbers in Afghanistan, amid calls to send moreLONDON — British Prime Minister Gordon Brown said Tuesday he was focused on cutting back on the number of the country’s troops in Afghanistan, despite a report from the top U.S. commander calling for an increase in the number of soldiers. |
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