Greece to hold referendum on July 5 on controversial bailout deal with foreign creditors Saturday, 27 June 2015, 09:28 Last update: about 12 years ago Associated Press Greece's fraught bailout talks with its creditors took a dramatic turn early Saturday, with the radical left government announcing a referendum in just over a week on the latest proposed deal...
Islamic State claims credit for Tunisia attack that killed 39, Sousse suffers tourist exodus Saturday, 27 June 2015, 09:10 Last update: about 12 years ago The Islamic State, or ISIS, has reportedly claimed credit for yesterday’s attack in Tunisia, which left 37 people dead. The victims were mostly Western holidaymakers who were either massacred...
US Supreme Court extends same-sex marriage nationwide, 14 states ordered to stop bans Friday, 26 June 2015, 17:21 Last update: about 12 years ago Associated Press The U.S. Supreme Court declared Friday that same-sex couples have a right to marry anywhere in the country, in a culmination of two decades of litigation over marriage, and gay rights...
Gunman kills 39 tourists in Tunisian beach attack, British, German nationals among the victims Friday, 26 June 2015, 14:10 Last update: about 12 years ago Gunmen have attacked two hotels on the Tunisian coast, killing at least seven people and injuring others, the country’s interior ministry said today. At least one gunman has been shot dead....
Updated: France raises alert level after businessman found decapitated Friday, 26 June 2015, 11:37 Last update: about 12 years ago A man has been decapitated and others were wounded in a suspected terrorist attack in Grenoble, France. The victim was found dead inside the Air Products factory in Grenoble, in the French Alps....
'I think you’re all in for a terrible shock' – UKIP Leader Nigel Farage tells The Malta Independent Friday, 26 June 2015, 11:23 Last update: about 12 years ago Kevin Schembri Orland from Brussels "I think you're all in for a terrible shock," United Kingdom Independence Party head Nigel Farage told The Malta Independent on the migration discussions last night. "I think Italy and Malta and...
Screech from ‘Saved by the Bell’ jailed for four months for taking part in barroom stabbing Friday, 26 June 2015, 09:45 Last update: about 12 years ago Associated Press Dustin Diamond, who played Screech on the 1990s TV show "Saved by the Bell," apologized Thursday for his part in a Wisconsin barroom stabbing before being sentenced to serve 4 months in...
World News in one minute: Find out what happened around the world on 25 June Friday, 26 June 2015, 09:38 Last update: about 12 years ago Associated Press WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court's resounding rejection of a conservative attempt to gut President Barack Obama's health care overhaul won't stop Republicans from attacking the law they detest....
'Either there is solidarity, or there isn't' - Matteo Renzi on migration in Summit Thursday, 25 June 2015, 23:37 Last update: about 12 years ago Kevin Schembri Orland from Brussels Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi told the EU council that if they do not accept the relocation of 40,000 migrants, then "you do not deserve to be called Europe," sources within the EU have...
Charleston prepares for first funerals of mass shooting victims, Obama to deliver eulogy on Friday Thursday, 25 June 2015, 16:51 Last update: about 12 years ago Mourners prepared Thursday for the first funerals for the victims of the mass shooting at a historic black Charleston church, a day after parishioners resumed Bible study in the basement...