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Last surviving airman of Hiroshima bombing dies

Last surviving airman of Hiroshima bombing dies

The last surviving crewman from the plane that dropped the atomic bomb on Hiroshima has died. The weapon caused a massive loss of life, and with it came decades of debate over the use of nuclear technology. July 30 2014, 15:49 1 687 просмотрs

Gaza left without electricity after strike hits power plant

Gaza left without electricity after strike hits power plant

Israeli military continued to bombard Gaza City on Tuesday night. Across the region at least 21 Palestinians were reported killed.azh.kz refers to euronews.com. July 30 2014, 13:00 1 560 просмотрs

Lionel Messi to Be Prosecuted for Alleged Tax Evasion

Lionel Messi to Be Prosecuted for Alleged Tax Evasion

Barcelona's Lionel Messi is to be prosecuted for alleged tax evasion despite earlier recommendations from the public prosecutor that the charges be dropped against the Argentine star. July 30 2014, 10:02 2 363 просмотрs

Is 2014 the deadliest year for flights? Not even close

Is 2014 the deadliest year for flights? Not even close

One week, three airline crashes. July 29 2014, 16:05 1 399 просмотрs

US says Russia violated nuclear treaty

US says Russia violated nuclear treaty

Washington urges immediate talks on what it calls a violation of its security and that of its allies, al-jazeera.com reports. July 29 2014, 15:00 2 370 просмотрs

MH17 suffered 'explosive' loss of pressure

MH17 suffered 'explosive' loss of pressure

Data shows Malaysian jet suffered "massive explosive decompression" after being hit, as fighting flares at crash site, aljazeera.com reports. July 29 2014, 14:55 2 101 просмотрs

Strike hits Gaza media building

Strike hits Gaza media building

An Israeli airstrike has hit a building housing several media companies in central Gaza. July 29 2014, 14:25 2 129 просмотрs

Over 40 Ukrainian Soldiers Flee to Russia

Over 40 Ukrainian Soldiers Flee to Russia

More than 40 Ukrainian soldiers abandoned their military posts and crossed into Russian territory, stating that they refuse to fight against their own people, a Russian Federal Security Service spokesperson said. July 28 2014, 16:54 4 698 просмотрs

UN Rights Chief: Flight 17 Possible War Crime

UN Rights Chief: Flight 17 Possible War Crime

The downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 may be a war crime, U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay said Monday, nytimes.com reports. July 28 2014, 14:51 2 051 просмотрs

UN Security Council calls for immediate Gaza ceasefire

UN Security Council calls for immediate Gaza ceasefire

The United Nations Security Council has called for an immediate ceasefire in the Gaza strip to allow for the delivery of humanitarian aid. The Council said the truce should be immediate and unconditional, dw.de reports. July 28 2014, 13:50 1 464 просмотрs

Ex-Yukos shareholders awarded $50 billion compensation

Ex-Yukos shareholders awarded $50 billion compensation

The former owners of now-defunct Russian oil giant Yukos have been awarded billions in compensation by an international arbitration court in The Hague. It said Russia's objective was to "bankrupt" Yukos, dw.de reports. July 28 2014, 13:44 2 640 просмотрs

Heavy fighting in E. Ukraine prevents experts from visiting MH17 crash site

Heavy fighting in E. Ukraine prevents experts from visiting MH17 crash site

International experts have been unable to visit the crash site of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17, due to heavy fighting in the Donetsk area. Kiev and anti-government forces are blaming each other for hampering the investigation. July 28 2014, 01:53 2 914 просмотрs

Black box findings consistent with missile blast

Black box findings consistent with missile blast

Unreleased data from a black box retrieved from the wreckage of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 in Ukraine show findings consistent with the plane's fuselage being hit multiple times by shrapnel from a missile explosion, cbsews.com reports. July 28 2014, 01:18 2 771 просмотрs

Ukraine PM resigns amid parliamentary turmoil

Ukraine PM resigns amid parliamentary turmoil

Arseniy Yatsenyuk quits after collapse of ruling coalition, saying squabbles were hurting fight against separatists, al-jazeera reports. July 25 2014, 10:44 1 232 просмотрs

Mali: no survivors found in wreckage of Algerian flight

Mali: no survivors found in wreckage of Algerian flight

The French president’s office has announced that the wreckage of an Air Algerie flight has been discovered in Mali. July 25 2014, 10:34 1 241 просмотрs

Air Algerie plane crashes in Niger — Algerian TV

Air Algerie plane crashes in Niger — Algerian TV

Air Algerie’s passenger plane has crashed in the Republic of Niger, Algerian TV reports. There were 116 people on board. According to preliminary reports, 80 of them were citizens of France. July 24 2014, 17:14 1 172 просмотрs

Lithuania to start using euro from January 1, 2015

Lithuania to start using euro from January 1, 2015

Lithuania will start using the euro from January 1, 2015 and will become the 19th member of the euro area, Lithuanian Finance Minister Rimantas Sadzius said in a radio interview from Brussels on Wednesday, news.nom.co reports. July 24 2014, 13:24 1 726 просмотрs

Gaza crisis: Palestinians flee to UN shelters in search of safety

Gaza crisis: Palestinians flee to UN shelters in search of safety

United Nations humanitarian agency UNWRA has estimated that over 100,000 people have been displaced by the violence in Gaza, euronews.com reports. July 24 2014, 13:02 1 095 просмотрs

Malaysian Experts Investigating Boeing Crash Come Under Fire in Ukraine – Donetsk Militia

Malaysian Experts Investigating Boeing Crash Come Under Fire in Ukraine – Donetsk Militia

A group of Malaysian experts traveling to the Boeing crash site near Donetsk witnessed an attack carried out by Ukraine’s aviation against independence supporters, a local militia spokesman accompanying the vehicles told RIA Novosti. July 23 2014, 16:24 2 438 просмотрs

Exxon Mobil faces lawsuit over alleged anti-gay bias

Exxon Mobil faces lawsuit over alleged anti-gay bias

The Illinois Human Rights Commission overturned a lower body’s decision to dismiss the case of LGBT discrimination at US oil major ExxonMobil and a lawsuit will now move forward, Washington Blade reported, ria. ru reports. July 23 2014, 16:03 1 970 просмотрs

Turkey arrests 200 top police in wire-tapping probe

Turkey arrests 200 top police in wire-tapping probe

Turkish authorities on Tuesday arrested scores of senior police officers on suspicion of illegally eavesdropping on top officials, including Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, afp reported. July 23 2014, 13:40 3 136 просмотрs

Some 50 tourists missing in mudslides in the Saklikent Canyon, Turkey

Some 50 tourists missing in mudslides in the Saklikent Canyon, Turkey

A group of 46 tourists was hit by a mudslide in the Saklikent Canyon (Mugla Province, Turkey) as a result of heavy rains in Fethiye mountains. One tourist died and 10 more were injured, ITAR-TASS reports, vestnikavkaza.com reports. July 23 2014, 13:33 1 181 просмотрs

Georgians and Armenians fight in Tbilisi center, clergy involved in fighting

Georgians and Armenians fight in Tbilisi center, clergy involved in fighting

A serious incident based on ethnic enmity took place near the Surb Echmiadzin Armenian Church, one of the rare operating Armenian churches in Georgia, in the center of Tbilisi. Several dozens of people were involved in it, including clergy. It is the first serious conflict in the historic Armenian Avlabar quarter. July 23 2014, 12:11 1 459 просмотрs

Intelligence Officials Present Evidence for How Malaysian Plane Was Shot Down

Intelligence Officials Present Evidence for How Malaysian Plane Was Shot Down

Senior U.S. intelligence officials presented evidence today that they say makes a “solid case” as to why the U.S. believes a Russian made SA-11 missile fired from separatist-held eastern Ukraine shot down Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 last week, abcnews.com reports. July 23 2014, 10:39 2 436 просмотрs

Flight Recorders of Crashed Malaysian Boeing to Be Analyzed in UK

Flight Recorders of Crashed Malaysian Boeing to Be Analyzed in UK

The flight recorders of the Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777 that crashed in eastern Ukraine last week will be analyzed by experts in the United Kingdom, the Ukrainian government said Tuesday, ria.ru reports. July 22 2014, 17:57 2 511 просмотрs