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The Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) claimed, on Wednesday, to have captured a group of Ukrainian saboteurs, who ...
The Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) claimed, on Wednesday, to have captured a group of Ukrainian saboteurs, who ...
Labour Party UK members win right to vote in leaders...
This comes after an NEC decision last month that people who had not been members for six months at the time of the lead...
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Emirates plane crash-lands in DubaiAccording to passenger accounts, the pilot announced an emergency landing minutes before the crash. Then the airliner, flight EK52, was engulfed in smoke at landing and soon after burst into flames. Passengers spoke of their fear. The airport was shut down for four hours after the incident and all crew members and passengers on the flight from India were acco...
United States launch air strikes against Islamic Sta...On Monday warplanes from the United States (US) launched strikes against Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) positions in Sirte, Libya. Flag of Libya The strikes were requested by the United Nations-backed Government of National Accord (GNA) as they try to remove ISIL from the city. The militant group have held the city since last year, amidst t...
Debut from Booker-winner, final Canadian appearance ...Saturday, September 3, acclaimed Canadian author Margaret Atwood is to launch her graphic novel Angel Catbird, with illustrator Johnnie Christmas. The panel includes a question and answer session and an opportunity to purchase the book before its general release date. Other recent firsts from the 76-year-old Booker Award-winning Atwood include a chamber opera ...
Russian helicopter shot down over SyriaThis is the largest loss of Russian personnel Russia has officially recognized in their Syrian operations since those operations began last September. These operations have been ongoing in support of Syria's president Bashar al-Assad against rebels in the Syrian Civil War which has so far lasted five years. Russian officials have said the helicopter had just ...
Italy initiates €1.5million social media campaign to...The €1.5million campaign features videos on social media to target the 16–35 age demographic, believed to be most likely to attempt the move. The videos are to include testimonials from more than 150 refugees, citing rape, child abuse, and exposure as potential threats. Each video concludes with the phrase "Be aware, brother" or "Be aware, sister". This slogan...
Gunman attacks Munich shopping centrePer a Facebook statement by German police, gunfire was reported near Hanauer Street and Ries Street during local evening on Friday before moving to the shopping centre. Police said the attacker was treated for depression, and the gun did not belong to him. Police said they suspected the attacker used a fake account to invite people to the McDonald's restauran...
Three suicide bombings in Yemen kill security personnelss="published">Friday, July 22, 2016 Yemen Related articles 22 July 2016: Three suicide bombings in Yemen kill security personnel 15 May 2016: Islamic State claims attack which killed 25 police recruits in Yemen 7 December 2015: Car bombing kills Yemen government official; ISIS claims responsibility 11 April 2015: Foreigners evacuated from Yemen by India ...
Angela Eagle drops out of UK labour leadership contestMs. Eagle and Mr. Smith agreed whichever got the least nominations from MPs and MEPs (Members of the European Parliament) would drop out of the leadership race. This comes after MPs' criticism of Corbyn's performance in the recent "Brexit" referendum — which passed despite Labour opposition — displayed in a recent vote of no-confidence in Corbyn's leadership ...
Over 250 killed in failed coup attempt in TurkeyOn Friday, the rebels declared martial law claiming to have "taken control of the country" and said Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's government was responsible for damaging Turkey's secular tradition. They shut down Istanbul Atatürk Airport and blocked the two bridges over the Bosphorus, with gunfire and, by some reports, jets dropping bombs in Istanbu...
On the campaign trail in the USA, June 2016The following is the second edition of a monthly series chronicling the U.S. 2016 presidential election. It features original material compiled throughout the previous month after an overview of the month's biggest stories. In this month's edition on the campaign trail: the effect of the Brexit vote on the US presidential election is examined; a well known bu...
More than 80 people killed in Nice, France attack on...ss="published">Friday, July 15, 2016 France Related articles 15 July 2016: More than 80 people killed in Nice, France attack on Bastille Day 12 July 2016: Ronaldo-less Portugal beats France 1-0; wins Euro '16 9 July 2016: UEFA Euro 2016, semifinal: hosts France beat Germany 2-0 8 July 2016: UEFA Euro 2016, semifinal: Portugal beats Wales 2-0 6 July 2016: ...
Theresa May to become UK Prime Minister as oppositio...Following the withdrawal of Mrs Leadsom from the Conservative Party leadership election, Party official George Brady said he was expecting to appoint Mrs May as the new party leader. Mrs May, the current home secretary, would succeed David Cameron in this role, and it is expected she will also succeed him as Prime Minister. Mrs Leadsom described a leadership ...
Five police officers killed in Dallas, Texas during ...ss="published">Sunday, July 10, 2016 Texas Related articles 10 July 2016: Five police officers killed in Dallas, Texas during sniper attack 24 June 2016: Messi sets scoring record for Argentina; defeats USA in Copa América semis 4 May 2016: Six dead following flash flooding in Palestine, Texas 14 February 2016: US Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia dies...
Banglagesh suffers bomb attacks on Eid al-FitrOn Thursday, a militant group attacked a mosque in Sholakia in the Kishoreganj district of northern Bangladesh on Eid al-Fitr killing at least four people including one attacker and two officials, injuring at least twelve people, Bangladeshi police said. Al Jazeera reported two suspects were arrested. More than 200,000 people had gathered for Eid prayers mark...
Italian police charge homeless local with murder of ...On Tuesday, Italian police charged homeless forty-year-old Massimo Galioto with the aggravated murder of Beau Solomon, a college student from Wisconsin, US. The police arrested the man after finding the student's body in the Tiber River in Rome on Monday. The defendant has attorney Michele Vincelli. According to reports, Massimo Galioto is homeless and lived ...
Holocaust survivor and Nobel Laureate Elie Wiesel di...On Saturday, acclaimed writer Elie Wiesel died in New York City at age 87, his family said, following a lengthy illness. Wiesel was born 1928 in the town of Sighet in Romania. Twelve years later, in 1940, his town was included in an annexation by Hungary. In 1944, Wiesel, fifteen at the time, and his family, along with the entire Jewish population in Sighet, ...
FBI interviews Hillary Clinton over emailsYesterday, Democratic U.S. presidential candidate Hillary Clinton was interviewed at FBI headquarters in Washington, D.C. during a process which took over three and a half hours. File photo of Hillary Clinton, 2016. Image: Iorie Shaull. The interview was part of the ongoing probe by the FBI into Hillary Clinton's private email server, created and hosted...
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