Filippo Grandi of Italy takes helm at United Nations refugee agency
Monday, 4 January 2016, 12:46
Last update: about 9 years ago
Associated Press
Filippo Grandi of Italy has taken the helm at the United Nations' refugee agency, saying it faces "extraordinarily difficult" times and urging renewed efforts to tackle the problems that have caused...
Insurer says 2015 saw lowest natural disaster losses in six years
Monday, 4 January 2016, 11:40
Last update: about 9 years ago
Associated Press
Last year saw the lowest financial costs from natural disasters worldwide since 2009 as the El Nino weather phenomenon reduced hurricane activity in the North Atlantic, a leading insurer said...
Updated: Austrian police find body parts in suitcases dumped in lake
Monday, 4 January 2016, 11:38
Last update: about 9 years ago
Associated Press
Austrian police have recovered two suitcases with body parts inside from an Austrian lake. A police statement says the remains are of a woman aged around 70. The suitcases were hauled Sunday from...
Man who took selfie with robbery victim arrested in California
Monday, 4 January 2016, 10:06
Last update: about 9 years ago
Associated Press
Police in Northern California say they have arrested a man accused of armed robbery thanks to a Snapchat selfie he took with one of the victims. KNTV reports that Pacific Grove police...
After one million migrants, Europe's borders are back
Monday, 4 January 2016, 06:51
Last update: about 9 years ago
Associated Press
Since it opened in 2000, the Oresund bridge between Sweden and Denmark has been a towering symbol of European integration and hassle-free travel across borders that people didn't even notice were...