Commission into French church sex abuse claims opens
?For the first time in France, an independent institution is going to launch, over the course of a year, an appeal for witness statements about sexual abuse,? said commission president Jean-Marc Sauve. ?I'm hopeful this will help to break the silence, but also concerned about whether anything will come of the commission's findings,? said Veronique Garnier, who represents a ...
Russian Army Chief, Supreme Allied Commander Europe Discuss By Phone Russia-NATO Relations
"The commanders exchanged assessments of the military-political situation in , the current state of Russian-NATO relations, as well as the transparency of military activities," the ministry said in a statement.
UN Expert Calls Air Pollution Violation Of Human Rights
In a statement, Boyd, the expert, said that uncontaminated air is a core component of the right to a healthy environment, together with clean and adequate sanitation, healthy and sustainably produced , a non-toxic environment, healthy biodiversity and a safe climate. Boyd described the efforts of , host of this year's Environment Day, to tackle air ...
Istanbul Mayoral Election Re-Run May Become Pivotal Point For EU-Turkey Relations
The mayoral debacle occurred just when the EU-Turkish talks on EU membership had "effectively come to a standstill," according to the European Commission. In last week's review on , the commission said that the country had been backsliding in the area of public service, judicial system and anti-corruption fight. But it be that the rerun of ...
UN Chief Warns Of 'high Risk' Of Atrocities In Mali
In the report to the Security Council obtained by AFP, Guterres said he was "appalled" by the upsurge in violence and called on the to strengthen its response to extremist groups. "If these concerns are not addressed, there is a high risk of further escalation that could to the commission of atrocity crimes," Guterres wrote in the ...
Merkel Denies Coalition Instability Despite SPD Crisis
As the SPD scrambled for a new leader, the chief of Merkel's CDU party conceded that the centre-left coalition partner could end up deciding whether goes to the polls before the end of the electoral term in 2021. - Ratings in free-fall - The SPD leadership crisis could not have come at a worse time for the CDU, ...
Striking French Workers Block World's Biggest Nutella Plant
The stoppage has hit the Villers-Ecalles factory of privately-owned Italian confectionery giant Ferrero, which normally churns out 600,000 jars per day of the cocoa and hazelnut spread, making it the biggest Nutella producer in the . Production of Kinder Bueno, a snack produced by the group, had also ceased for almost a week, Canchel said, while of the ...
Sri Lanka Muslim Ministers Resign En Masse Over Easter Bombings
The resignation of nine legislators, several of them ministers, came after a Buddhist monk lawmaker supporting President Maithripala Sirisena demanded the sacking of three politicians. Muslim leaders said their community -- which consists of 10 percent of 's 21 population -- had become victims of violence, hate speech and harassment since Islamic extremists were ...
Poland's Duda To Brief Stoltenberg About Progress In Talks With US On Troop Increase
"Tomorrow afternoon, President Duda will first meet with Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg to present the state of negotiations regarding the increased presence of US troops in ," Szczerski said at a briefing as quoted in a statement published on the Polish president's website. The Financial Times reported last week, citing sources familiar with the matter, that and ...
German Foreign Minister Calls For Dual SPD Leadership
The Social have suffered a string of humiliating defeats in local and general elections in recent years, culminating in them coming in third place after the Democratic Union and the Greens in 's European . We need a new party leadership that enjoys the widest possible support of our members," Maas was quoted as saying by the ...
India Heatwave Takes Temperatures Near Record Highs
The thermometer hit 50.3 (122.54 Fahrenheit) in Churu in Rajasthan state, sending residents scrambling for shade to escape the searing sun. On Saturday it reached 50.6 Celsius (123 Fahrenheit), close to the country's record of 51 degrees Celsius (123.8 Fahrenheit) recorded in the Rajasthan city of Phalodi in . Temperatures fell to about 40 degrees Celsius (104 Fahrenheit) ...
Eid-ul-Fitr in Saudi Arabia most likely on Tuesday after reports of Shawwal moon sighting
RIYADH: Eid-ul-Fitr 2019 is most likely be celebrated in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday , June 4 as Shawwal 1440 moon as there are reports of moon sighting in the Saudi Kingdom.
PACE Rules Committee Invites Russia To Attend Assembly's Session In June
"Taking into consideration the decision of the Committee of Ministers taken in on 17 and the exceptional context which led to it, the committee proposes a derogation the Rules of Procedure in order to be able to invite the parliaments of member States which are not represented by a delegation to the - and ...
Egypt Urges Sudanese Military, Opposition To Resume Negotiations - Foreign Ministry
Local reported earlier in the day that the forces of the Transitional Military Council (TMC) had started a crackdown on a sit-in in the capital of , organized back on 6, by at the demonstrators. declares the importance for Sudanese parties to exercise restraint and urges them to return to the negotiating table to ...
Large-Scale Int'l Police Operation Cracks Down On Illegal Wildlife Trade - Europol
According to Europol, operation Blizzard, carried out between 12 to 22, involved agencies 22 countries and involved the seizure of live animals and high-fashion products made reptiles. Wildlife trafficking has increased in recent years, according to Europol's head of economic and property crime unit, Pedro Felicio. Globally coordinated operations are at the forefront ...
Trump administration departures, firings, reassignments
WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump on Sunday said White House Council of Economic Advisers Chairman Kevin Hassett would leave his post ?shortly,? making him the latest high-level departure from the administration. Trump?s White House has had the highest turnover of senior-level staff of the past five presidents, according to figures compiled by the Brookings Institution think tank. She served ...
British queen shows Donald Trump family golf snaps
Along with a copy of the US Declaration of Independence and a mezzotint of George III, the last American monarch, Trump was shown pictures of the queen?s father, George VI, and her uncle Edward VIII playing golf in Scotland.
Romania’s Jan-April budget deficit widens to 1.1pc/GDP
BUCHAREST: Romania?s consolidated budget deficit widened to 1.1% of gross domestic product in the first four months, Finance Minister Eugen Teodorovici said on Monday, compared with a gap of 0.65pc in the same period of last year.
Sudanese military break up protesters’ sit-in, leaving 13 dead
Sudan?s military rulers forcefully broke up a weeks-long sit-in outside Khartoum?s army headquarters on Monday, leaving at least 13 dead, a doctors? committee said as gunfire echoed from the site. The Central Committee of Sudanese Doctors, which is close to the protesters, updated the death toll ?raising the number of martyrs to 13? in a Facebook statement. ?The ...
Finland Turns To The Left As New Government Unveils Its Policies
At a public ceremony in 's recently opened central , the leaders of five centre-left parties set out plans to increase public spending by 1.2 , funded by tax increases and the of some public assets. The cornerstone of the new 's policies, however, is the economic plan spearheaded by Social Democrat leader and forthcoming Antti ...
