Taiwan plans to cull up to 120,000 green iguanas, with supporters urging humane methods to bring down the animal’s population, which is wreaking havoc on the island’s agricultural ...
A British teenager who murdered three young girls at a Taylor Swift-themed dance event was jailed for at least 52 years on Thursday, for an atrocity prosecutors said was so violent it appeared he had ...
The female Palestinian inmates were made to kneel in a line on a cold evening last Sunday on the grounds of Israel’s Ofer Prison in the occupied West Bank.Διαβάστε ...
A Russian man was jailed for 17 years after being found guilty of passing classified information to a representative of a U.S. intelligence agency, the TASS state news agency reported on ...
Micheál Martin became Ireland’s taoiseach (prime minister) for the second time in his political career on Thursday, a day later than planned.Διαβάστε ...
The Israeli military has intensified operations across the occupied West Bank, targeting Palestinian militant cells, imposing roadblocks and cutting communities off from the outside ...
A woman, who was blamed by French courts for her divorce because she no longer had sex with her husband, has won an appeal in Europe’s top human rights court, the court said on Thursday, ...
The International Criminal Court (ICC) is seeking arrest warrants for Taliban officials for alleged gender-based crimes, as the group continues to crack down on women’s rights in ...
South Sudanese authorities have suspended access to social media platforms for a minimum of 30 days after videos depicting the alleged killings of South Sudanese nationals in Sudan’s El Gezira ...
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The British navy said Wednesday that is ramping up measures to protect its waters from secret Russian operations after identifying a Russian spy vessel in UK waters for the second time in ...
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China’s navy has commissioned a new-generation frigate as competition rises with the US and other regional powers, saying the ship will “play a vital role in enhancing the overall combat ...
More than 32,000 people have fled to towns in northeast Colombia as they attempt to escape a sharp rise in fighting between militant factions, according to the country’s Ombudsman Iris ...
Ουάσιγκτον, ΗΠΑ: Ο Πρόεδρος Ντόναλντ Τραμπ μοιράζει τις πένες του μετά την υπογραφή Εκτελεστικού Διατάγματος για τη σύσταση της Επιτροπής Θρησκευτικής Ελευθερίας, κατά τη διάρκεια εκδήλωσης για την Εθνική Ημέρα Προσευχής στον Κήπο των Ρόδων του Λευκού Οίκου. Jim Watson/AFP/Getty Images
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1837
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1959
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2006
Αεροπορική τραγωδία με 113 νεκρούς στην Μαύρη Θάλασσα, όταν συνετρίβη αεροσκάφος τύπου Airbus 320 των αρμενικών αερογραμμών Armavia, 6 χλμ ανοικτά των νοτίων ακτών της Ρωσίας.
