Northern Ireland: For second day, Catholics harassed on way to class
Frightened schoolgirls, protected by a tunnel of soldiers and police, were rushed into a Roman Catholic elementary school in Northern Ireland on Tuesday as Protestant protesters shouted threats and vulgarities for a second day. The Protestants said they would keep harassing the students until Catholics stopped attacking their homes, which lie next to the school in an otherwise Catholic neighborhood.
Russia: Broken cable delays key stage in raising sub
Workers used a remote-controlled saw to start cutting through the sunken Kursk’s mangled fore section Tuesday but had to stop abruptly because of a broken cable, delaying a crucial stage in the operation to raise the sunken Russian nuclear submarine.
Australia: Four arraigned on charges of smuggling people
As a navy warship left Australian waters with more than 430 stranded refugees on board, the four Indonesians accused of trying to sneak them into the country were arraigned on charges of people-smuggling. The four men, whisked to court late Monday from the Norwegian cargo ship that rescued the refugees from a sinking ferry more than a week ago, face up to 20 years in prison if convicted.
France: Bishop convicted for keeping sex abuse secret
A bishop was convicted Tuesday of keeping quiet about a priest who sexually abused children, marking the first time in more than 150 years that a high-ranking French clergyman has been found guilty of a crime. Bishop Pierre Pican, 66, received a three-month suspended sentence for hiding knowledge that the Rev. Rene Bissey, a priest in his diocese, had raped and molested boys from 1996 to 1998.
Honduras: Country tries to restore its relations with Cuba
Honduras will open an interests section in Cuba next week, an attempt to re-establish relations between the two countries that broke off 40 years ago, the foreign secretary said Tuesday. Honduras has not had diplomatic relations with Cuba since April 1961.
