‘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...
Seven killed as fire breaks out at residential complex in Saudi Arabia; 200 injured Sunday, 30 August 2015, 13:57 Last update: about 12 years ago A large fire broke out in the basement of a sprawling residential complex in Saudi Arabia's oil-rich east, killing at least seven people and injuring more than 200, civil defense officials in the...
Fifth suspected arrested in connection with the death of 71 migrants in the back of a truck Sunday, 30 August 2015, 13:49 Last update: about 12 years ago Hungarian police say they have detained a fifth man suspected of being involved in the deaths of 71 migrants found in a truck in neighboring Austria....
Romania examining footage of citizen abducted by IS affiliate in Burkina Faso pleading for help Sunday, 30 August 2015, 13:45 Last update: about 12 years ago Romania's Foreign Ministry says it is working to verify the authenticity of a video of a Romanian security worker pleading for help after being kidnapped by those with ties to the Islamic State group....
Al Jazeera journalists sentenced to three years imprisonment in Egypt hope for pardon Sunday, 30 August 2015, 13:39 Last update: about 12 years ago An Egyptian court sentenced three Al-Jazeera English journalists to three years in prison on Saturday for broadcasting "false news," sparking an international outcry and underlining how authorities...