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Greek PM Tsipras resigns; early election in Sept

Greek PM Tsipras resigns; early election in Sept

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras announced he would resign on Thursday to pave the way for early elections, saying it was up to Greeks to judge whether he adequately represented them in a battle with foreign lenders on austerity demands. August 21 2015, 09:45 1 271 просмотрs

World's first fully solar-powered airport launched in India

World's first fully solar-powered airport launched in India

Tesla's Elon Musk has long propagated the idea that solar is the power source of the future, and tech giants like Apple and Amazon have recently been pushing to reduce their dependence on non-renewables. But Cochin, a city in the South Indian state of Kerala, has upped the ante, announcing that its international airport will now run completely on solar power from 46,150 panels laid across 45 acres. August 20 2015, 16:54 1 607 просмотрs

Thailand attack 'unlikely' to be work of international terrorists

Thailand attack 'unlikely' to be work of international terrorists

Thai authorities say terrorists were probably not behind the attack on a religious shrine in Bangkok. At least 10 people were involved in the bombing that killed 20 people. August 20 2015, 15:20 1 544 просмотрs

Shelling reported between North and South Korea

Shelling reported between North and South Korea

South Korea says it has begun shelling North Korean military positions. The attack follows a North Korea shell that allegedly landed in a South Korean border town. August 20 2015, 15:17 1 342 просмотрs

UN peacekeepers accused of underage rape in CAR

UN peacekeepers accused of underage rape in CAR

The United Nations peacekeeping mission in Central African Republic (CAR) has been rocked by fresh allegations of rape by peacekeepers. One of the victims was reportedly underage. August 20 2015, 12:34 1 628 просмотрs

French man arrested on Bangkok bombing suspicion

French man arrested on Bangkok bombing suspicion

A French national was detained at Suvarnabhumi Airport in Bangkok on suspicion of involvement in the Aug. 17 terrorist attack in Thailand's capital, TASS agency reported citing the Thai PBS TV channel. August 19 2015, 19:05 1 392 просмотрs

Tianjin blasts echo across economy

Tianjin blasts echo across economy

With a swathe of one of the world's busiest ports in ruins, more than a billion dollars in losses, and some major multinational firms still unable to access their premises, the economic impact of the Tianjin explosions could reverberate for months, AFP reports. August 19 2015, 16:42 1 299 просмотрs

US launches biggest allied airborne drills since Cold War ended

US launches biggest allied airborne drills since Cold War ended

The United States said Tuesday it has launched the biggest allied airborne drills in Europe since the Cold War ended, as fighting involving pro-Russian separatists escalated in eastern Ukraine. August 19 2015, 16:31 1 540 просмотрs

ISIL Video Calls on Turks to Overthrow 'Satan' Erdogan, Conquer Istanbul

ISIL Video Calls on Turks to Overthrow 'Satan' Erdogan, Conquer Istanbul

In the footage, an Islamic State's representative urges Turkish nationals to "save" their country from President Erdogan who, the video claims, has betrayed the country's interests in favor of the United States. August 19 2015, 11:48 1 494 просмотрs

Thai police hunt for accomplices of suspected Bangkok bomber

Thai police hunt for accomplices of suspected Bangkok bomber

Thai authorities said on Wednesday they were looking for accomplices of the chief suspect for the Bangkok shrine bomb blast that killed 22 people, a man who was captured on closed-circuit television (CCTV) dumping a backpack and walking away. August 19 2015, 11:05 1 458 просмотрs

Alaska oil prospecting project splits Democrats

Alaska oil prospecting project splits Democrats

Presidential candidate Hillary Clinton has contradicted fellow Democrat President Barack Obama by rejecting a Shell oil prospecting project off Alaska. Obama's administration has given Shell approval to resume drilling. August 19 2015, 10:46 1 614 просмотрs

White House hires first transgender staff member

White House hires first transgender staff member

The White House has announced that it has hired its first openly transgender official. Transgender advocates have hailed the move, saying it underscored the administration's drive against inequality. August 19 2015, 10:00 1 287 просмотрs

Second explosion hits Bangkok city centre as CCTV shows 'bomber' at blast site

Second explosion hits Bangkok city centre as CCTV shows 'bomber' at blast site

Police say they have identified the bomber, according to Associated Press after the explosion close to Erawan shrine kills at least 20 people. Follow the latest developments here August 18 2015, 16:46 1 360 просмотрs

Mansory madness in Paris - supercars of the son of Kazak oligarch

Mansory madness in Paris - supercars of the son of Kazak oligarch

It looks like this super car owner is a big Mansory fanatic. He is the son of the Kazakh businessman Talgat Baitazeiv, former director of Atyrau refinery. August 18 2015, 16:03 8 243 просмотрs

Bangkok explosion: fatal blast at Erawan shrine

Bangkok explosion: fatal blast at Erawan shrine

A bomb has exploded at a Hindu shrine in central Bangkok, killing at least 18 people and wounding scores more. August 18 2015, 10:07 1 403 просмотрs

Going up? Space elevator could zoom astronauts into Earth's stratosphere

Going up? Space elevator could zoom astronauts into Earth's stratosphere

A Canadian space firm is one step closer to revolutionizing space travel with a simple idea - instead of taking a rocket ship, why not take a giant elevator into space? August 18 2015, 09:40 1 510 просмотрs

Greece's Tsipras says German plan 'would lead to crisis without end'

Greece's Tsipras says German plan 'would lead to crisis without end'

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras warned Friday that a German proposal to give his debt-ridden country a bridging loan rather than agree a new bailout would be "a return to a crisis without end", AFP reports. August 17 2015, 16:59 1 375 просмотрs

Ukraine bans dozens of 'fascist' Russian books

Ukraine bans dozens of 'fascist' Russian books

Kiev's public relations war with Moscow scaled new heights on Wednesday as Ukraine released a list of prominent Russian reporters and authors whose books will be banned from sale, AFP reports. August 17 2015, 16:33 1 327 просмотрs

Tianjin blasts death toll rises to 114, 70 missing

Tianjin blasts death toll rises to 114, 70 missing

Death toll of the massive Tianjin blasts rose to 114 after rescuers found two more bodies in the debris, a municipal publicity official said on Monday. August 17 2015, 14:57 1 441 просмотрs

Indonesian plane 'was carrying nearly $500,000 in cash'

Indonesian plane 'was carrying nearly $500,000 in cash'

An Indonesian passenger plane that crashed at the weekend in Papua was transporting about 6.5 billion rupiah ($470,000) in cash to distribute to poor families in the eastern province, a post office official has said. August 17 2015, 11:42 1 299 просмотрs

Anti-government rallies sweep Brazil

Anti-government rallies sweep Brazil

Hundreds of thousands of demonstrators returned to the streets in dozens of Brazilian cities on Sunday to call for the impeachment of President Dilma Rousseff, blaming her for a vast corruption scandal and the economy's worst slump in a quarter century. August 17 2015, 11:34 1 238 просмотрs

Oops... The Greenwich Meridian Line is in the wrong place

Oops... The Greenwich Meridian Line is in the wrong place

Researchers have revealed how the Prime Meridian line came to be placed about 100 metres away from the true divide between east and west. August 17 2015, 10:20 1 565 просмотрs

Russia's plans to send cosmonauts to the moon postponed

Russia's plans to send cosmonauts to the moon postponed

Russia's plans to send cosmonauts to the moon and unmanned spacecraft to Mars, Venus and Jupiter, all by 2030, have been postponed according to Izvestiya newspaper. August 14 2015, 16:50 1 500 просмотрs

Assange can’t leave embassy as UK wants to arrest him, no matter what

Assange can’t leave embassy as UK wants to arrest him, no matter what

With Swedish prosecutors dropping some of the sex crime allegations against Julian Assange and one more allegation expiring August 18, the WikiLeaks founder still cannot leave the embassy because he will be arrested “no matter what… because of the US," Assange's attorney tells RT. August 14 2015, 11:13 1 646 просмотрs

San Francisco Implements Surprising Solution to Public Urination Epidemic

San Francisco Implements Surprising Solution to Public Urination Epidemic

Faced with a rabid public urination problem, the city of San Francisco has developed a novel solution: paint that pees back. August 14 2015, 10:25 1 305 просмотрs