The remains of King Richard III left the University of Leicester on Sunday (March 22) to make their final journey to Leicester Cathedral. Richard, the medieval English monarch whose remains were found under a car park three years ago, will be reburied on Thursday (March 26) nearly 530 years after he was slain in battle and dumped in a humble grave. He was the last English king to die in battle when he was killed […]
Europe
Spain arrests 8 suspected ISIS recruiters – Angela Garcia reports
Italian PM pledges support for Egypt vs global terrorism – Robby Malabanan reports
Italian court upholds Berlusconi’s acquittal in sex case – Angela Benjamin reports
HRH the Princess Royal visits the Philippines
Her Royal Highness the Princess Royal is visiting the Philippines next week. This is part of a series of high level visits from the UK to the Philippines to strengthen relations between the two countries. This will be her second visit to the country; her last visit was in March 1999. Her Royal Highness’s programme of engagements is essentially in support of her many charities, and she also travels abroad extensively undertaking Foreign and Commonwealth […]
IMF seeks ‘immediate’ stabilization in latest Ukraine bailout
(Reuters) – The International Monetary Fund has agreed to pump $10 billion into Ukraine’s troubled economy over the next year, providing swift assistance for the country’s struggling finances as part of a larger four-year bailout. The IMF board on Wednesday approved a loan of $17.5 billion, with the bulk of the money heading out the door fast: $5 billion likely by the end of this week and another $5 billion in coming months, IMF officials […]
More than 1,000 Muslims form human shield around Oslo synagogue
More than 1,000 Muslims formed a human shield around Oslo’s synagogue on Saturday (February 21), offering symbolic protection for the city’s Jewish community and condemning an attack on a synagogue in nearbyDenmark last weekend. The event was organised by Norwegian youth and 17-year-old organiser Hajrah Arshad said the impetus behind it was the prejudice faced by Jews andMuslims on a daily basis. “It was the terror attack in Denmark that triggered us young people, and […]
Greece submits request for loan extension from skeptical euro zone
By Renee Maltezou and George Georgiopoulos ATHENS Thu Feb 19, 2015 5:32am EST (Reuters) – Greece formally requested a six-month extension to its euro zone loan agreement on Thursday as it races to avoid running out of cash within weeks and overcome resistance from skeptical partners led by Germany. With its EU/IMF bailout program due to expire in little more than a week, the government of leftist Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras urgently needs to secure […]
Gunmen fire on Marseille police as PM Valls visits city
(Reuters) – Gunmen fired on a police car in Marseille on Monday in what local officials said was a drug-related incident, just hours before a visit by Prime Minister Manuel Valls to hail a drop in crime in France’s second city. Residents of the La Castellane neighborhood on the north side of the city, home to some 7,000, were told to stay indoors. A creche was evacuated as troops from the GIPN special forces unit […]
Italian president quits – Robby Malabanan reports
Poroshenko: Russia has 9,000 troops in Ukraine
BY DMITRY ZHDANNIKOV AND NOAH BARKIN DAVOS, Switzerland Wed Jan 21, 2015 5:08pm EST Ukrainian servicemen fire their weapons during fighting with pro-Russian separatists in Pesky village, near Donetsk January 21, 2015. CREDIT: REUTERS/OLEKSANDR KLYMENKO (Reuters) – Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko accused Russia on Wednesday of sending 9,000 troops to back separatist rebels in the east of his country, and the IMF chief said she backed extra financial help for Kiev as the conflict inflicts severe […]
EU scheme commits $350 mln for research on ebola vaccines
The Europe Union and drugmakers pledged to invest 280 million euros ($350 million) in Ebola research. Malou Francisco reports from The Netherlands.
