2015-05-30

Ukraine

Ex-Georgian President Sakaashvili appointed governor of Ukraine's Odessa region

Former Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili has been appointed governor of Ukraine’s Odessa region, a day after being granted Ukrainian

30/05/2015

Sport

Giro d'Italia: Aru clinches stage 20, Contador retains pink jersey

Spain’s Alberto Contador is poised to win the Giro d’Italia after surviving a loss of form on stage 20, a punishing 199-km trek from Saint-Vincent to

30/05/2015

Egypt

Egypt court postpones verdict in Port Said football retrial

An Egyptian court has postponed the verdict in the Port Said football tragedy until the 9th of June. The retrial concerns 73 defendants, more than a

30/05/2015

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Police break up unsanctioned gay rally in central Moscow

30/05/2015

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Australia: Unique opera experience in a cave

30/05/2015

Portugal

France-UK drugs sting nets cocaine haul in Azores

A joint French-British anti-drugs operation was behind the seizure last week of an estimated 70 million euros worth of cocaine in the Azores, the

30/05/2015

Russia

Arrests as pro and anti-gay rights activists clash in Moscow

There were clashes in Moscow as gay rights activists tried to hold an unofficial demonstration on Saturday. They were attacked by a group of Russian

30/05/2015

World News

More than 4,000 migrants rescued in 24 hours in Mediterranean

In the space of just 24 hours more than 4,200 migrants have been rescued from boats in the Mediterranean. It marks a new high in the numbers

30/05/2015

Sport

Hunt's perfect start continues in Texas

Britain’s Gary Hunt produced a stunning performance to make it three wins from three in this season’s Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series in Texas on

30/05/2015

United Arab Emirates

'Fast and Furious' cars on show in United Arab Emirates

It’s the year’s biggest box office smash, the fourth of all time. Cars used in “Furious 7” have been on display to fans in the United Arab Emirates

30/05/2015

Japan

Magnitude 8.5 quake strikes off eastern Japan

30/05/2015

Switzerland

Defiant Blatter hits back at critics after FIFA re-election

Sepp Blatter has turned on his critics following his re-election as head of football’s world governing body for a fifth term. FIFA’s president

30/05/2015

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Lego for the Waterloo anniversary!

30/05/2015

USA

Obama signs Texas disaster declaration after fatal flooding

President Obama has declared a state of emergency in parts of Texas stricken by floods following unprecedented rainfall. At least two dozen people in

30/05/2015

France

No more 'love-locks' on Paris' Pont des Arts bridge!

30/05/2015

Thailand

Vows to rescue 'boat people' as Asian migration summit ends

Southeast Asian nations have agreed to intensify search and rescue operations to help migrants stranded at sea, and work together to solve the

30/05/2015

USA

USA: Anti-Islam rally targets Arizona mosque

Demonstrators, some of them armed, have denounced Islam outside a mosque in the US state of Arizona. The provocative protest comes weeks after

30/05/2015

USA

US army anthrax blunder is bigger than first thought

A US army blunder that has seen shipments of live anthrax accidentally sent to laboratories at home and abroad is even bigger than first thought.

30/05/2015

Pakistan

Pakistan: 19 killed in Balochistan bus attacks

Unidentified gunmen have killed at least 19 passengers they forced off two buses in southwest Pakistan. It happened in the restive province of

30/05/2015

USA

No rest for Texas: floods pound north of state

The north of Texas has become the latest part of the US state to be drenched in unprecedented rainfall and floods that have killed at least 21 people

30/05/2015

World News

Italy rescues 3,300 Mediterranean migrants in one day

Italy’s coastguard said on Friday that it had helped coordinate the rescue of more than 3,300 migrants in the Mediterranean in the space of just 24

30/05/2015

France

Eiffel Tower 'pickpocket gang' detained by Paris police

Police in Paris have arrested a gang of suspected pickpockets, thought to have targeted tourists at the Eiffel Tower – and to have made up to 4,000

30/05/2015

USA

One World Observatory opens to the public in New York

The observation centre on top of New York’s One World Trade Center, offering spectacular views of the city, proved popular with visitors on its first

30/05/2015

India

India: Radioactive scare at Delhi airport

Fears of a radioactive leak triggered emergency action in the cargo area of Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport on Friday. Suspicion

30/05/2015

World News

US removes Cuba from its list of state sponsors of terror

The US State Department has announced that Cuba has been removed from the US list of state sponsors of terror, a move which clears the way for

30/05/2015