Hundreds of supporters of detained republican leader Gerry Adams rallied in Belfast on Saturday after Northern Ireland police obtained an extension to quiz him over a notorious IRA murder. With tensions rising, his Sinn Fein party warned it could review…
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Ukrainian soldiers and pro-Russian rebels fought fierce battles Saturday around a flashpoint town, with only a small reprieve to allow passage of a freed team of OSCE inspectors. More than 50 people have died in two days of clashes nationwide — most…
Nine clubs remain at risk of punishment for over-spending under UEFA’s financial fairplay rules, the European governing body announced Friday. Although the identity of the teams was not revealed, big-spending Manchester City and Paris Saint-Germain…
Two football fans were convicted Thursday of tearing up a copy of the Koran during an English football match and throwing the pieces in the air. Julie Phillips, 50, ripped pages from the Islamic holy book and handed them out to fellow away supporters…
Pro-Russian militants Thursday unleashed fresh violence in restive east Ukraine, storming yet another public building and further fueling fears that the ex-Soviet republic could disintegrate. The violence in the city of Donetsk confirmed the separatists…
A 15-year-old boy is due to appear in court Thursday charged with the murder of a teacher at a school in Leeds. Ann Maguire, 61, was fatally stabbed in front of a class of pupils at Corpus Christi Catholic College on Monday, months before she was due…
28 April 2014 – Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today strongly condemned the detention of international military monitors and staff in Ukraine,…
28 April 2014 – A senior United Nations official today condemned a recent attack on two vehicles belonging to the…
25 April 2014 – Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today called on all parties to seek a diplomatic solution to the Ukraine…
25 April 2014 – An independent United Nations human rights expert today urged authorities in Belarus, the only European nation…
25 April 2014 – “This is an opportunity to pay tribute to the emergency workers who responded, remember the more…
24 April 2014 – Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is deeply concerned about continued violence in eastern Ukraine, which has led to…
The International Monetary Fund approved Wednesday a $17 billion aid deal for Ukraine, even as Kiev fights to prevent pro-Moscow separatists from hiving off another chunk of the country. The IMF executive board’s green light opens the way for an immediate…
The mammoth project to refloat the doomed Costa Concordia cruise ship has been suspended until a decision is made over which port will scrap the wreck, Italian media said Wednesday. The ship’s owner Costa has decided temporarily to halt the unprecedented…
A 68-year-old woman had to be rescued by helicopter on Tuesday after she fell and became trapped on one of the towers of Britain’s historic Wells Cathedral. A Royal Air Force chopper winched the woman 45 metres (150 feet) to safety after she became…
Angola’s long-serving President Jose Eduardo Dos Santos met his French counterpart Francois Hollande on Tuesday on a rare official visit abroad after years of frosty ties caused by a damaging bribery scandal. The two-day visit by the onetime rebel leader…
The European Union said Tuesday it would promote common guidelines across the bloc for the health screening of incoming migrants and refugees. “My intention is to set up a working group… to create guidelines on what (diseases) to screen for, when…
Russia’s natural gas giant Gazprom posted a second successive drop in annual profits on Tuesday and warned that the escalating crisis in Ukraine could disrupt its crucial supplies to Europe. The world’s biggest gas producer admitted that the threat…
Britain’s High Court will on Tuesday hold a pre-trial hearing ahead of a court case due to be held next year brought by around 15,000 members of Nigeria’s Bodo community against oil giant Shell. The residents are seeking compensation from the British…
Workers on London’s Underground train system began a 48-hour strike at 9:00 pm (2000 GMT) on Monday, threatening chaos for commuters and hitting football supporters attending Arsenal’s match with Newcastle. The action was called by the Rail, Maritime…