World21 children die, more sick after eating free lunch at Indian school; insecticide suspected2013-07-17, 16:53At least 21 children died and more than two dozen others were sick after eating a free school lunch that was tainted with insecticide. It was not immediately clear how chemicals ended up in the food in a school in the eastern state of Bihar. One official said the food may not have been properly washed before it was cooked. Cuba confirms arms bound for North Korea on ship seized in Panama2013-07-17, 14:25Cuba has confirmed a North Korean cargo ship seized in Panama was carrying missiles, fighter jets and other armaments that were loaded in Cuban ports but claimed it was "obsolete defensive weaponry" being sent away for repair. Edward Snowden seeks temporary asylum in Russia2013-07-17, 12:21The US whistleblower Edward Snowden has applied for temporary asylum in Russia, telling immigration officials he fears for his life, three weeks after landing at Moscow's Sheremetyevo airport. China to discuss climate change with the EU2013-07-16, 11:24China is inclined to discuss climate change mitigation efforts with the European Union, Lithuania's Environment Minister Valentinas Mazuronis said after the meeting with officials from Beijing on 15 July, 2013. Egypt: Muslim Brotherhood’s assets are frozen2013-07-15, 16:21Prosecutors froze the financial assets of senior leaders in Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood, in a sign of a deepening crackdown on the group. Greenpeace activists occupy nuclear power plant site in France2013-07-15, 14:18Greenpeace activists occupied a French nuclear power plant site before dawn on this Monday. This media stunt is deeply embarrassing to the government which is intent on demonstrating that France's reliance on nuclear power is safe. The protesters from Greenpeace are attempting to scale The Shard in London – the tallest building in Europe that harbors Shell's offices. Egypt's interim presidency appoints Prime Minister and Vice-president2013-07-10, 12:39The Egypt's Army says it is determined to tackle challenges facing country - the interim presidency moved to implement a speedy transition to civilian rule by appointing the economist Hazem el-Beblawi as Prime Minister and the internationally known opposition leader Mohamed El-Baradei as the Vice-President. Egypt: violence prevails after Morsi's overthrow2013-07-09, 18:15Egypt was braced for more mass protests on Tuesday in the wake of the killing of 51 supporters of the ex-president Mohamed Morsi. At the same time, political leaders bargained over the creation of a civilian transitional government to rule with military support, until new elections are held next year. Crash of the plane in San Francisco: pilots tried to abort landing2013-07-08, 14:50Officials say, that the Asiana Airlines Boeing 777 that crashed at San Francisco's airport on Saturday was travelling "significantly below" its intended speed and its crew tried to abort the landing just seconds before it hit the seawall in front of the runway. |
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