Watch: Amazing moment up to 100 people lift London double decker bus off trapped cyclist Friday, 29 May 2015, 16:15 Last update: about 12 years ago This is the amazing moment around 100 commuters came to a trapped unicyclist's aid, lifting a double decker bus off him after a collision in east London. The victim, who has not been named, was...
Italy's regional elections puts focus on growing number of migrant arrivals Friday, 29 May 2015, 12:21 Last update: about 12 years ago Associated Press The community's hostility is veiled, but palpable. When the young migrants from Nigeria and Gambia venture away from their house in this hilltop idyll south of Padua, they say neighbors come out and...
Vatican's anti-money laundering norms taking hold, 147 reports of suspicious transactions Friday, 29 May 2015, 11:54 Last update: about 12 years ago Associated Press The Vatican's financial watchdog agency said Friday it received 147 reports of suspicious financial transactions last year, a sign that tough new anti-money laundering norms are taking hold at its...
David Cameron begins tour of European states to build support for reform Friday, 29 May 2015, 08:13 Last update: about 12 years ago Associated Press British Prime Minister David Cameron met with the leaders of the Netherlands and France on Thursday, as Cameron began a whirlwind visit to four European capitals, pressing his case...
World news in one minute: Find out what happened around the world on 28 May Friday, 29 May 2015, 08:10 Last update: about 12 years ago Associated Press FIFA-BLATTER ZURICH — FIFA President Sepp Blatter has chaired an emergency meeting with continental soccer bodies Thursday while staying out of public view himself as world soccer is rocked...
Updated: European Union nations, parliament reach deal on major investment plan Thursday, 28 May 2015, 10:18 Last update: about 12 years ago Associated Press European Union nations and legislators have reached an agreement in principle to create a strategic investment fund by the end of the summer that could generate up to 315 billion euros ($345 billion)...
What next? Education expert wants to ban erasers as they cause students to feel shame Thursday, 28 May 2015, 09:24 Last update: about 12 years ago Erasers are an ‘instrument of the devil’ and should be banned from classrooms, an education expert has warned. Guy Claxton, visiting professor of learning sciences at King’s...
World news in one minute: Find out what happened around the world on 27 May Thursday, 28 May 2015, 07:45 Last update: about 12 years ago Associated Press FIFA-RAIDS ZURICH — Swiss federal prosecutors open criminal proceedings related to the awarding of the 2018 and 2022 World Cups, throwing FIFA deeper into crisis only hours after seven...
United Nations chief cool on European Union smuggler boat destruction plan Wednesday, 27 May 2015, 16:42 Last update: about 12 years ago Associated Press U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has expressed doubts about European plans to destroy migrant smuggler boats and says the focus should be on saving lives at sea. Ban told reporters in Brussels...
Updated: UK's re-elected Prime Minister Cameron outlines plans in Queen's Speech Wednesday, 27 May 2015, 11:51 Last update: about 12 years ago Associated Press After his surprise election victory, British Prime Minister David Cameron is laying out plans for government free of coalition compromises. Cameron says Wednesday's Queen's Speech will deliver a...