Watch: European Union struggles for answers as migrant influx raises tensions Tuesday, 1 September 2015, 06:08 Last update: about 12 years ago Associated Press French and German leaders reminded other European countries Monday of their shared responsibility toward refugees, as one official blamed harsh government policy for the deaths of dozens of migrants...
Western Union allowed to resume money transfers from Greece two months after it was told to stop Monday, 31 August 2015, 19:28 Last update: about 12 years ago Western Union said that it is now offering money transfers out of Greece two months after that service was suspended. Western Union said customers in Greece can use its Paylink agent to send as...
Huge explosion at Spanish fireworks factory kills five and injures three others Monday, 31 August 2015, 18:43 Last update: about 12 years ago A huge explosion at a fireworks factory in northeastern Spain killed five people and seriously injured three others, police said. The blast occurred around 2 pm at the Pirotecnia Zaragozana...
Migrants take unlikely route into Europe by crossing from Russia at remote Arctic outpost Monday, 31 August 2015, 18:02 Last update: about 12 years ago As Europe grapples with record-breaking numbers of migrants, a trickle of asylum seekers from Syria and the Mediterranean region have found an unlikely route: Through Russia to a remote Arctic...
‘100 police wounded’ in Kiev blasts as protests break out over giving regions more power Monday, 31 August 2015, 14:53 Last update: about 12 years ago Associated Press One hundred national guardsmen protecting the Ukrainian parliament were wounded, 10 seriously, after MPs gave initial backing to reforms for more autonomy in the rebel-held east. Clashes broke...
Traffic backup as Austria inspects trucks for migrants, suspected human smugglers arrested Monday, 31 August 2015, 13:01 Last update: about 12 years ago Associated Press Austria stepped up truck inspections Monday at its Hungarian border after 71 migrants apparently suffocated in one, creating a massive, 30-kilometer (18 1/2-mile) traffic jam on the main...
Activists say Islamic State destroys part of most important temple in Palmyra Monday, 31 August 2015, 09:39 Last update: about 12 years ago Associated Press Islamic State militants in Syria severely damaged the Bel Temple, considered one of the greatest sites of the ancient world, in a massive explosion Sunday, activists said. The 2,000-year-old...
Germany, France, Britain press for EU action on migrants, Ministers to meet on 14 September Monday, 31 August 2015, 08:31 Last update: about 12 years ago Associated Press Germany, France and Britain pressed Sunday for better processing ofmigrants arriving in southern Europe and for a European Union-wide list of countries considered safe, and a special meeting of...
World News in one minute: Find out what happened around the world on 30 August Monday, 31 August 2015, 08:20 Last update: about 12 years ago Associated Press NEW YORK — There was the blind man who had the disastrous experience of regaining his sight. The surgeon who developed a sudden passion for music after being struck by lightning. And most...
Italy's Eni says it has found 'supergiant' gas field off Libya; biggest in the Mediterranean Sunday, 30 August 2015, 16:37 Last update: about 12 years ago The Italian energy company Eni SpA announced Sunday it has discovered a "supergiant" natural gas field off Egypt, describing it as the "largest-ever" found in the Mediterranean Sea. The news came...