German educators flay church over mishandling of child abuse scandal Gulf News | Munich : German educators sharply criticised Catholic church officials for their handling of a spiralling child abuse scandal even as more alleged victims came forward, including a former member of the all-boys choir led by the pope's brother. | Th...
Roof Project Vapors Close Middle School In Berlin Temporarily Hartford Courant BERLIN — McGee Middle School will be closed at least through Monday because of foul odors from a roof repair project. | Students were sent home Friday as a precaution. School officials said an informational meeting for parents will be held next...
Berlin Dismissing Middle School For Second Day Hartford Courant Berlin officials have dismissed school early for a second day after workers tarring the roof caused fumes in the building. | School officials had moved students into the gym at McGee Middle School Friday morning. The school is located at 899 Norton R...
Berlin School Evacuated After Odor Seeps In Hartford Courant BERLIN — - A foul odor at McGee Middle School Thursday morning that prompted an early dismissal was caused by vapors from a primer that was used on the roof, fire officials said. | Crews were applying the primer to an area of the roof when its ...
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Marjah fears return of warlords Asia Times | By Mohammad Elyas Daee and Abubakar Siddique | MARJAH - Azizullah Khan might be this town's best example of civic-mindedness. He is a middle-aged farmer in this area, at the cent...
Vatican says wrong to single out Church over abuse The Star | VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - The Vatican said on Tuesday it was wrong to focus blame for child abuse on the Catholic Church and denied accusations it had sought to cover up paedophil...
Euro Unity? It's Germany That Matters The New York Times | PARIS — Ten years after the euro, it’s still all about Germany, which isn’t the way it was supposed to be. | In the run-up to the common currency’s debut ...
German school marks anniversary of gun rampage (Roundup) m&c | Winnenden, Germany - One year on from a school gun rampage in which 16 people died, German President Horst Koehler called Thursday for greater restrictions on access to weapons and said the media inspired such killings. | 'A lot can still be done -...
Germany's top educator criticizes church over growing abuse scandal@ Syracuse | (AP) - BERLIN - Germany's top education representative says the Roman Catholic Church has failed to report cases of physical and sexual abuse in a timely fashion. | Ludwig Spaenle, president of the Conference of School Ministries, which is made up ...
German schools angry over church abuse scandal Syracuse | (AP) - BERLIN - Germany's top education representative says the Roman Catholic Church has failed to report cases of physical and sexual abuse in a timely fashion. | Ludwig Spaenle, president of the Conference of School Ministries, which is made up ...
Turkish airline may buy into central Europe Gulf News | Berlin: Turkish Airlines may seek a purchase in central Europe and add its first discount flights there as part of the carrier's effort to raise passenger numbers by 25 per cent. | "Central Europe is a region of interest for us," Chief Executive Temel Kotil said on Friday, adding that the Istanbul-based company isn't yet in concrete tal...
Private schools free to fix their own fees, says Sibal The Times Of India NEW DELHI: In what comes as a blow to the efforts of city parents' associations which have been campaigning for reining in school fees, Union HRD minister Kapil Sibal said on Friday that the fees of private schools cannot be regulated and that each school had the right to fix the salaries of its teachers. | Sibal's claims contradict provisions in t...
