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Huge migrant camp in Calais takes on air of permanence
August 7, 2015 12:52 IST
An estimated 2,500 migrants are currently at the wind-swept camp surrounded by sand dunes that sprang up in early April when a state-approved day center for migrants was opened nearby.
French hostage Isabelle Prime freed in Yemen after six months of captivitySubscriber Only
August 7, 2015 07:11 IST
The 30-year-old, who worked as a consultant on a World Bank-funded project, was seized with her translator as they were driving to work in the capital Sanaa.
More than 200 feared dead in latest Mediterranean boat tragedy
August 10, 2015 01:08 IST
Initial reports put about 700 passengers on the overcrowded steel-hulled boat but interviews with survivors reduced that estimate and the figure could still change.
Britain charges radical preacher Anjem Choudary with seeking support for Islamic State
August 5, 2015 19:50 IST
The head of special crime and counter-terrorism at the CPS, said that Anjem Choudary was charged with one offense under the Terrorism Act 2000.
MH370: French and Malaysian experts begin examination of recovered plane part
August 5, 2015 18:48 IST
The metal piece washed up on the Indian Ocean island of Reunion and was sent to France where investigators from Malaysia, France and the U.S. will determine whether it's from the missing Boeing 777.
Rebooting Greece: how to get its economy going again
August 4, 2015 11:10 IST
The advice to Greece from economists is simple: focus on the basics.
Report: 2 dead, 22 hurt in New Hampshire tent collapse
August 4, 2015 09:16 IST
The accident happened Monday evening at the Lancaster fairgrounds, about 90 miles (145 kilometers) north of the state capital in Concord.
Putin wants to take over the whole of Europe: Ukraine President PoroshenkoSubscriber Only
August 3, 2015 15:34 IST
"Putin wants to go as far as we allow him - not only Ukraine, but the whole of Europe," Poroshenko said in an interview with French radio station RFI.
Saudi king Salman leaves France after eight days of beach closure controversy
August 3, 2015 14:27 IST
The closing of the isolated beach drew protests, and beachgoers briefly won a halt to the preparations for King's arrival.
MH370 investigators to meet in France ahead of wing analysisSubscriber Only
August 3, 2015 11:54 IST
Malaysian officials have confirmed it is part of a Boeing 777, making it virtually certain to be part of the missing plane as MH370 is the only Boeing 777 to be lost at sea.
12-year-old UK girl gets highest Mensa IQ test score of 162
August 2, 2015 12:53 IST
The score puts the girl in the top one per cent of brightest people in the world and means she is more intelligent than physicist Hawking, Microsoft founder Bill Gates and Einstein.
UK, France say ending Calais migrant crisis is ‘top priority’Subscriber Only
August 2, 2015 07:46 IST
Hundreds of migrants have tried to make it into the undersea tunnel in recent weeks in the hopes of finding a way onto a train or lorry headed for Britain.
Osama Bin Laden’s relatives killed in private jet crash in UK, say reports
August 1, 2015 19:22 IST
Passengers killed in the jet crash in England were relatives of Bin Laden, Saudi and British media said.
Greece’s Tsipras prevails over rebels at party meeting
July 31, 2015 12:09 IST
This country no long has democracy, but a peculiar type of totalitarianism a dictatorship of the euro,' prominent dissenter Panagiotis Lafazanis said.
British Airways flight diverted to Canada after bomb threat
July 29, 2015 20:16 IST
A British Airways spokeswoman said in a statement the plane landed safely in Montreal on Wednesday after the captain took the decision to divert the aircraft as a precaution.
2,100 migrants try to storm Eurotunnel site in French port
July 29, 2015 08:16 IST
An official said police arrested 200 of the migrants. She said it was the largest such attempt by migrants to enter the site.
Iran a ‘formidable’ danger to Europe: Benjamin NetanyahuSubscriber Only
July 28, 2015 21:37 IST
Iran and Hezbollah organise a terrorist network that covers over 30 countries on five continents, including just about every country in Europe, said Netanyahu.
NATO proclaims ‘strong solidarity’ with Turkey against Islamic State
July 28, 2015 21:16 IST
"The security of the alliance is indivisible," ambassadors from all 28 NATO nations declared in a joint statement after the meeting.
Greece, rescue creditors in 2nd day of talks on new lifeline
July 28, 2015 16:39 IST
It will be the country's third bailout in more than five years. So far, the country has received about 240 billion euros from the European Union and the International Monetary Fund.
Paris police open fire on car at Tour de France barricades
July 26, 2015 15:32 IST
The car escaped with its two occupants apparently unharmed after coming under fire in the Place de la Concorde, where the cyclists make their final triumphant rounds to conclude the race.
Turkish jets hit Islamic State targets in Syria, Kurds in Iraq
July 25, 2015 12:10 IST
It was the first time Turkish jets have struck Kurds in northern Iraq since a peace deal was announced in 2013 between Ankara and the rebel group, the Kurdistan Workers' Party, or PKK.
Czech train crash death toll reaches 3
July 23, 2015 12:47 IST
The train hit the truck at a rail crossing in the eastern town of Studenka on Tuesday as it was traveling from Bohumin to the western spa of Frantiskovy Lazne.
Greek Parliament approves second package of reforms
July 23, 2015 09:36 IST
European Economic and Monetary Affairs Commissioner Pierre Moscovici told reporters in Brussels he was confident the parliament would adopt the bill.
Video: Quran fragments believed to be from Prophet Muhammad’s time found
July 23, 2015 14:47 IST
The radiocarbon analysis places the parchment close to the time of Prophet Muhammad, who is generally thought to have lived between AD 570 and 632.
Bombing shows Turkey a vulnerable target for Islamic State
July 22, 2015 11:59 IST
In an intensified crackdown, Turkish officials say they have detained more than 500 people suspected of working with IS in the last six months.
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