The French government has outlined its plans for gay marriage and adoption. Justice Minister Christiane Taubira told La Croix newspaper Tuesday that the government wants to extend the current arrangements of marriage to same-sex couples. Such a law would also allow gays to adopt children either as individuals or as a couple. A bill on […]
France Announces Plan to Allow Gay Marriage
Posted September 11th, 2012 at 1:25 pm (UTC-5)
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Pope Prepares to Visit Lebanon, Calls for Dialogue in Mideast
Posted September 9th, 2012 at 7:35 pm (UTC-5)
Pope Benedict has called for dialogue and reconciliation in the Middle East as he prepares to visit Lebanon at the end of this week. The pontiff told pilgrims Sunday at Castel Gandolfo, his summer residence outside Rome, that his trip to Lebanon, and by extension to the whole of the Middle East, is taking place […]
Lufthansa Flight Attendants Launch Strike
Posted September 7th, 2012 at 5:40 am (UTC-5)
Travelers across Europe dealt with disruptions in their plans after Lufthansa flight attendants went on strike Friday. Representatives of the airline and the cabin crew union say the two sides have renewed contact, but no further information was provided. Flight attendants walked off the job at midnight, part of an ongoing dispute with the German […]
Italy, NATO Search for Migrants in Mediterranean
Posted September 7th, 2012 at 4:35 am (UTC-5)
Italian and NATO rescue crews have saved dozens of migrants after their boat ran into trouble in the Mediterranean Sea off the coast of an Italian island. Italian officials say 54 people had been rescued by early Friday near the island of Lampedusa. Authorities say some of the migrants were pulled from the sea, while […]
Strike Grounds some 1,200 Lufthansa Flights
Posted September 6th, 2012 at 8:05 pm (UTC-5)
Hundreds of airline flights are grounded across Europe as cabin crews working for Lufthansa went on strike Friday. Flight attendants walked off the job at midnight, part of an ongoing dispute with the German carrier over pay and outsourcing of jobs. Lufthansa canceled some 1,200 flights in advance of the 24-hour strike and took out […]
Cabin Crew Strike Grounds 12,000 Flights
Posted September 6th, 2012 at 7:45 pm (UTC-5)
Hundreds of passenger planes are sitting on the tarmac at airport across Europe, going nowhere, as cabin crews working for Lufthansa went on strike. Flight attendants walked off the job at midnight Friday, part of an ongoing feud with the German carrier over pay and outsourcing. Lufthansa canceled about 1,200 flights in advance of the […]
British, French Police Investigate Shooting in French Alps
Posted September 6th, 2012 at 2:50 pm (UTC-5)
Police in the French Alps are investigating an apparent murder scene in which four adults were found shot to death and two young girls survived, one of them beneath the bodies of two of the victims. French President Francois Hollande, who is in London, has condemned the shootings and vowed that “everything will be done” […]
60 Dead After Boat Capsizes Off Turkish Shore
Posted September 6th, 2012 at 11:50 am (UTC-5)
Turkish officials say at least 60 people have drowned, about half of them children, after a boat carrying illegal immigrants sank in waters off western Turkey. The provincial government of Izmir said Thursday that 31 of the victims were children, and most of the others were women. The boat is believed to have been bound […]
58 Dead After Boat Capsizes Off Turkish Shore
Posted September 6th, 2012 at 8:55 am (UTC-5)
Turkish officials say at least 58 people have drowned after a boat carrying illegal immigrants struck rocks and sank in waters off western Turkey. The boat is believed to have been bound for European waters, but after hitting the rocks it sank around dawn Thursday only 50 meters from the Turkish shore. Forty-six people have […]
39 Dead Near Turkey After Boat Capsizes
Posted September 6th, 2012 at 7:30 am (UTC-5)
Turkish officials say at least 39 people have drowned after a boat carrying illegal immigrants struck rocks and sank in waters off western Turkey. Two local officials said they expect the death toll to rise as more bodies are discovered. Forty-five people were reported rescued after the incident, and two people have been arrested. It […]
