NEWS Tunisian officials moved quickly Wednesday to contain the fallout after a leading opposition figure was assassinated outside his home. They announced that they would restructure the Islamist-led government and form a national unity cabinet as thousands took to the streets in protests that security forces beat back with tear gas. Monica Marks reports from Tunis, and Kareem Fahim from Cairo.
In an outcome hailed by environmentalists, European Union lawmakers voted overwhelmingly Wednesday to overhaul the region’s troubled fisheries policy to end decades of overfishing. David Jolly reports from Paris.
Syria’s Kurds have mostly escaped prolonged bouts of direct conflict in the country’s civil war, but with rebel units pushing east toward the resource-rich Kurdish heartland, Kurdish militias proliferating and calls for greater autonomy growing, this may not remain the case. Josh Wood reports from Erbil, Iraq.
Shockingly bad care and inhumane treatment at a hospital in England led to hundreds of unnecessary deaths and stripped countless patients of their dignity and self-respect, according to a scathing report published on Wednesday. Sarah Lyall reports from London.
The daughters of a woman who was! held in one of Ireland’s notorious Magdalene Laundries have been campaigning for an apology from the state for 10 years. Carol Ryan reports from Dublin.
For the first time, scientists report, they have found bacteria living in the cold and dark deep under the Antarctic ice, a discovery that might advance knowledge of how life could survive on other planets or moons and that offers the first glimpse of a vast ecosystem of microscopic life in underground lakes in Antarctica. James Gorman reports.
The European Union’s commitment to Galileo, a project designed to end reliance on America’s navigation system, is to b decided at budget talks this week. Andrew Higgins reports from Fucino, Italy.
As technology helps propel the deep-sea drilling industry further offshore, geopolitical difficulties are intruding. Many countries have overlapping maritime boundaries. Kate Galbraith reports from Austin, Texas.
The British government is taking aim at an unlikely target in the latest rate-rigging case: the British government. The $612 million settlement that the Royal Bank of Scotland reached with authorities on Wednesday over rate manipulation will leave British taxpayers liable for part of the fine. Mark Scott reports from London.
ARTS The auction of Impressionist and Modern art followed by Surrealist works that took place at Sotheby’s on Tuesday evening ended with 52 lots fetching £121 million. It will be remembered by auction house professionals as the second most successful sale in the field held at Sotheby’s London and, by some of those attending, as the strangest session in living memory. Souren Melikian reports from London.
SPORTS Not much was expected of Sri Lanka in the Women’s Cricket World Cup, but it started off by beating England, and then on Tuesday its victory over India kept the host from advancing to the playoff round. Huw Richards reports./a>
