Ukraine and rebels trade prisoners in Donetsk
Friday, 26 December 2014, 18:56
Last update: about 11 years ago
Pro-Russian rebels in eastern Ukraine have exchanged scores of prisoners with the Ukrainian government near the rebel-held city of Donetsk. The rebels handed over 150 soldiers in exchange for at...
Tsunami-hit nations mark 10th anniversary
Friday, 26 December 2014, 17:37
Last update: about 11 years ago
Memorial services are being held in Indonesia and other nations for the victims of the Indian Ocean tsunami on the 10th anniversary of the disaster. In Indonesia's province of Aceh - the...
French unemployment reaches new high
Friday, 26 December 2014, 16:59
Last update: about 11 years ago
Unemployment in France reached a record high of 3.488 million people in November, data released on Wednesday shows. The figures mark an increase of 27,400 jobless compared to the previous month...
400 asylum seekers expected in Pozzallo
Friday, 26 December 2014, 11:24
Last update: about 11 years ago
The Italian Navy has been carrying out four separate migrant rescue operations in the Sicily Channel, with the help of the Italian Navy ships Borsini, Driade and Etna together with merchant ships...
Strike in France leads to cancellation of 40 EasyJet flights
Friday, 26 December 2014, 11:12
Last update: about 11 years ago
EasyJet, the low-cost British airline announced the cancellation of 40 flights due to a strike by its flight attendants in France. Only the French domestic flights scheduled on Friday will be affected...
Italian authorities fine TripAdvisor for ‘misleading consumers’
Friday, 26 December 2014, 10:44
Last update: about 11 years ago
The travel website, TripAdvisor, generally thrives on reviews, good or bad, - but when Italian antitrust officials gave their damning opinion of the website, it wasn't quite so happy. After being...