Tuesday, November 24, 2015 MV Suilven, a ferry in service in Fiji, capsized and sank in Suva Harbour today. Around thirty people, all crewmembers, were […]
Read MorePakistan to Turkey container train service launched
Sunday, August 16, 2009 Pakistani Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gillani has launched Pakistan’s first international container train service from Islamabad to Istanbul via the Iranian […]
Read MoreIndia: Maharashtra plastic ban comes into force
Monday, June 25, 2018 On Saturday, the plastic ban in the Indian state of Maharashtra came into force. In an attempt to minimise pollution, the […]
Read MoreOntario investigators search for the body of Victoria Stafford
Thursday, May 28, 2009 Police forensic investigators in Canada continue the search for the body of eight-year-old Victoria Stafford, whom they now believe was murdered […]
Read MoreEngland’s elderly face human rights breaches in home care system
Wednesday, November 23, 2011 A report published today by the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) finds that, in many cases, England’s home care system […]
Read MoreEmbassies across London lower their flags in honour of Nelson Mandela
Tuesday, December 10, 2013 Embassies and high commissions across the city of London, United Kingdom have lowered their flags today in honour of the death […]
Read MoreBuddhist relic collection tours North America and world
Saturday, November 25, 2006 With the hopes of funding the creation of a statue in northern India that would end up dwarfing the Statue of […]
Read MoreMcCain delays campaign, Obama says continue the debates
Wednesday, September 24, 2008 United States presidential candidate John McCain announced today that he is suspending his campaign and sought to postpone a scheduled debate […]
Read MoreDocuments reveal al-Qaeda wants war between U.S. and Iran, Iraq insurgency weakening
Friday, June 16, 2006 Documents found at the hideout of Abu Musab al-Zarqawi revealed al-Qaeda‘s desire to force a war between the U.S. and Iran. […]
Read MoreOn the campaign trail in the USA, October 2020
Monday, November 2, 2020 The following is the sixth and final edition of a monthly series chronicling the 2020 United States presidential election. It features […]
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