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Volcano eruption draws crowds in Iceland

The Fagradalsfjall volcano erupted about ten days ago in Iceland. The spectacle is breathtaking.

05/04/2021

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Netanyahu appears in court as corruption trial resumes

Netanyahu arrives at court for corruption trial

05/04/2021

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London police clash with protesters against new crime law

Police clashed with demonstrators in London protesting against a new crime law brought forward by Boris Johnson's government.

04/04/2021

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Myanmar protesters carry eggs in Sunday demo

Adept at finding themes to tie together protests nationwide, anti-coup demonstrators in Myanmar took to the streets holding painted eggs, in a nod to the Christian festival of Easter.

04/04/2021

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Pope Francis celebrates subdued Easter Sunday Mass

Pope Francis presided over a subdued Easter Mass at the Vatican with few participants, all wearing masks and carefully spread out along the pews. It is the second year that the coronavirus pandemic has forced the Vatican to hold the Easter celebration in St. Peter' Basilica.

04/04/2021

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Egypt transports 22 royal mummies from Egyptian museum in special cere

Egypt has carried out a Golden Parade to move 22 royal mummies from the old and iconic Egyptian museum to the new National Musuem of Egyptian Civilisation.

04/04/2021

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France's Olympique Lyonnais stadium converted into vaccination centre

The Olympique Lyonnais stadium in the French city of Lyon has been converted into a vaccination centre where the aim is to administer 30,000 doses of the coronavirus vaccination each day over the Easter weekend.

03/04/2021

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Record-breaking egg roll ramp, elephants and lemurs

Record-breaking egg roll ramp, elephants and lemurs

03/04/2021

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Christians celebrate Easter Vigil

Christians celebrate Easter Vigil

03/04/2021

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Salvage teams tow derailed Taiwan train after deadly accident

Salvage teams begin removing mangled train carriages after Taiwan's worst rail disaster in decades killed at least 50 people.

03/04/2021

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Protester bleeding from the head evacuated and Motorbike protest again

In a graphic video obtained by AFP, a man bleeding from the head is carried away by protesters in Myanmar's city of Monywa after violent clashes with security forces.

03/04/2021

USA

Veteran police officer William Evans killed in US Capitol incident

The police officer who died from his injuries after a violent incident in Washington on Friday has been named as William "Billy" Evans, an `18-year veteran of the force.

02/04/2021

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Christians mark Good Friday in Jerusalem inching towards normalcy

Hundreds of Christians mark Good Friday with a procession along the Via Dolorosa (Path of Sorrow) in Jerusalem's Old City, the route Christians believe Jesus walked while carrying his cross before being crucified.

02/04/2021

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Police use water cannon to disperse crowd in Brussels

Belgian police clashed with a large crowd Thursday in one of Brussels’ biggest parks after thousands of revellers gathered for an unauthorized event despite coronavirus restrictions.

02/04/2021

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RUSSIA FAR EAST HOSPITAL FIRE

Doctors successfully complete heart surgery at burning hospital in Russia`s Far East city of Blagoveshchensk

02/04/2021

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Demolition of housing project in French city of Lyon

The 'Monmousseau' building in the Minguettes district of Lyon in France collapses in a pile of rubble after being demolished to make way for the second phase of the district's urban renewal, which began in 2005.

02/04/2021

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Survivors led away from Taiwan train crash as dead toll rises

Taiwan rescuers are scrambling to reach passengers trapped inside a train derailed inside a tunnel, as the fire agency confirmed at least 41 people died in the crash so far. Some comparatively unscathed passengers are able to walk out of the crashed carriages by climbing onto the roof.

02/04/2021

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Fire in market near Rohingya camp in Bangladesh

A fire on Friday destroyed more than 20 shops in a makeshift market near a Rohingya refugee camp in southern Bangladesh, killing at least three people, police and witnesses said.

02/04/2021

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Candlelight vigil in Yangoon marks coup anniversary

Protesters in Yangon marked two months since the coup that overthrew the elected government with a nighttime commemoration for all those who lost their lives opposing the military junta.

01/04/2021

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Grey whales save pandemic-hit tourism in Mexico's Baja California

In Baja California, northern Mexico, grey whales have offered welcome relief to tour operators, who have seen the return of tourists to observe the animals after a drop in coronavirus cases.

01/04/2021