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Friday, 10 October 2014 01:00
Ukraine: 'What truce? say residents of Donetsk where battles continue
A ceasefire may still be officially in place in eastern Ukraine, but try telling that to the owners of burning homes in Donetsk. Battles are raging unabated between Ukrainian forces and separatist fighters, mainly around the…
Friday, 10 October 2014 01:00
Ukraine: 'What truce? say residents of Donetsk where battles continue
A ceasefire may still be officially in place in eastern Ukraine, but try telling that to the owners of burning homes in Donetsk. Battles are raging unabated between Ukrainian forces and separatist fighters, mainly around the…
Saturday, 04 October 2014 01:00
South of France hit by devastating floods
Around 60 towns in the south of France have been officially declared natural disaster sites following severe flooding caused by torrential downpours, French Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve announced on Tuesday. Flood waters inundated roads and highways,…
Saturday, 04 October 2014 01:00
Belgium begins largest 'terrorism' trial
Belgian prosecutors have begun the country's biggest-ever terrorism trial, accusing 46 men of being members of a terrorist organisation that indoctrinated young men to fight in Syria. Nine of those charged were present in court in…
Friday, 26 September 2014 01:00
Jihadists from The Hague planning attack on European Commission
The Belgian Justice Department has leads that jihadists from The Hague have plans to attack the office of the European Commission in Brussels. In August, a man and a woman of Turkish origin were arrested at…
Friday, 26 September 2014 01:00
Ukraine troops and rebels 'begin withdrawing'
Ukranian officials have said that government troops and pro-Russian rebels are withdrawing forces and artillery from frontline positions in eastern Ukraine in line with a peace agreement. Monday's withdrawal leaves a 30km buffer between the two…