Two stunt planes collided in midair on Sunday during an air show in the Portuguese city of Beja and one of them crashed and exploded into flames, killing its Spanish pilot, the Portuguese Air Force (PAF) said. The PAF, which organized the show at an air base in Beja, 180 km (110 miles) south of Li
A firefighter died while trying to rescue residents trapped by major flooding in southern Germany after heavy rain that was expected to continue throughout Sunday. The man, 42, was in a rescue boat carrying four firefighters that capsized late on Saturday. His body was recovered early on Sunday, s
Three people were injured after a fire broke out at an oil refinery owned by Russian oil major Lukoil near the city of Ukhta in Russia's northwestern Komi Republic, the emergencies ministry said on Sunday. The ministry's regional branch said 74 of its staff were working to extinguish the fire, whi
Preliminary findings from an investigation into a Singapore Airlines flight hit by severe turbulence last week showed a rapid change in gravitational force and 54 metre altitude drop caused injuries, Singapore's transport ministry said on Wednesday, reports Reuters. One passenger died of a suspe
Pope Francis, widely quoted as having used a highly derogatory word to describe the LGBT community, did not intend to use homophobic language and apologises to anyone offended by it, the Vatican said on Tuesday. It is extremely rare for a pope to issue a public apology, reports Reuters. "The pope
British citizens living abroad are now eligible to register to vote in UK general elections regardless of how long they have been living outside the UK. A new law has removed the previous 15-year time limit, said the British High Commission in Dhaka on Wednesday, reports UNB. Supporting the
Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived Sunday in the capital of Uzbekistan, where he is to hold talks with President Shavkay Mirziyoyev that are expected to focus on deepening the countries' relations. Putin laid a wreath at a momument to Uzbekistan's independence in Tashkent and held what the K
Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree Thursday on the seizure of US properties in response to the potential confiscation of Russian assets by the United States, reports Xinhua. According to the decree, the Russian Central Bank and Russian entities will have the right to seek legal redre
Four people have died and 16 are injured after a two-storey building collapsed on the Spanish island of Majorca, local emergency services say. Several people are believed to be trapped at the site of the Medusa Beach Club, a beachside restaurant on Cartago Street in the regional capital Palma de M
A Russian airstrike on Ukraine's northeastern city of Kharkiv on Wednesday destroyed a cafe, damaged a nearby residential building and set a petrol station ablaze, and local officials said ten people were wounded, at least one severely. "I’ve been left with nothing," owner Vahe Ohandzhanian
Russian strikes killed at least 10 people, including a pregnant woman, and injured 25 others in two separate attacks in Ukraine’s northeastern Kharkiv region on Sunday, local officials said. It was the latest in what have been constant attacks in recent weeks on Kharkiv city and the region o
German police arrested eight climate activists who breached the grounds of Munich airport on Saturday, briefly causing the airport to close and leading to around 60 flight cancellations during a busy holiday weekend. Six of the activists glued themselves to a runway, a police spokesperson said, ad
The condition of Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico has stabilised but remains serious, the country's health minister said on Saturday, following Wednesday's assassination attempt against the central European leader. Slovakia's deputy prime minister also said the transfer of Fico to the capital Bra
