Sri Lankan authorities arrested a senior Buddhist monk on Saturday for the alleged sexual abuse of an underage girl, police said, marking the highest-profile case involving clergy in the country. Pallegama Hemarathana, 71, was arrested at a private hospital in the capital Colombo where he had sought treatment over the weekend amid an investigation into …
HONG KONG, May 11 (Reuters) – Marriage registrations in China fell 6.2% year on year in the first quarter and are about half 2017 levels, official data show, underscoring the demographic strain in a country where childbearing remains closely tied to marriage. China recorded 1.697 million marriage registrations in the quarter, the Ministry of Civil …
CHICAGO, May 11 (Reuters) – The collapse of Spirit Airlines, one of the industry’s fiercest discounters, has given U.S. budget carriers more room to lift fares, but its exit does little to fix the long-running strain on the cheap-flight model. The Florida-based airline ceased operations on May 2 after creditors failed to agree on a …
GENEVA, May 11 (Reuters) – The United Nations human rights chief warned on Monday that widening and intensifying violence in Sudan, as well as the rising use of drones, could lead to more death and displacement. “The international community is on notice that, unless action is taken without delay, this conflict is on the cusp …
WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans returning to Washington on Monday are facing questions about a $1 billion Senate security proposal that could help pay for President Donald Trump’s ballroom as Democrats say they will try to defeat it. Senate Republicans added the money for White House security to a spending bill that would restore funding for …
HAMBURG, May 11 (Reuters) – Rain has increased water levels on the river Rhine in Germany enabling cargo vessels to sail with more freight after shallow water hindered shipping last week, although full loads are largely still not possible, traders said on Monday. Dry weather in April meant the river became too shallow for vessels …
By Gergely Szakacs and Anita Komuves BUDAPEST, May 11 (Reuters) – Hungary will review the financing and implementation of the Paks nuclear power plant expansion project, the nominee for economy and energy affairs minister said on Monday, as the new government laid out its strategy after a landslide election win. The 12.5-billion-euro ($14.7 billion) project …
May 11 (Reuters) – The evacuation of passengers from a Dutch-flagged luxury cruise ship hit by a deadly hantavirus outbreak will be completed on Monday with flights from Australia and the Netherlands, Spain’s health minister has said. One flight from Australia will evacuate six passengers from the Spanish island of Tenerife and another from the …
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — A French woman evacuated from a cruise ship has tested positive for hantavirus and her health worsened in the hospital overnight, French Health Minister Stephanie Rist said Monday. The woman was among five French passengers repatriated Sunday to Paris from the MV Hondius. She developed symptoms on the flight to …
NEW DELHI, May 11 (Reuters) – India and Peru will probably hold the next round of talks on a proposed free trade pact next month, a senior Peruvian diplomat told Reuters, adding that a deal could be signed by the end of the year. “In principle, in June we are going to resume the negotiations,” …