At least 30 dead in Serbia and Bosnia after worst floods in a century
At least 30 people have been killed in floods in Bosnia and Serbia in the last three days. Tens of thousands of people have been forced out of their houses…
Anchor’s away for US-Cuba ferry routes
Florida ferry operators have Cuba in their sights, as the US has approved licenses to sail to Havana for the first time in 50 years. Although the move has yet…
Graphic footage: Shi’ite Muslims observe Ashura holy day, Iraq
Ashura marks one of the holiest days in the Shi’ite calendar. Hundreds of thousands of Muslim pilgrims gather each year in the Iraqi city of Kerbala to … source
Kazakhstan to vote in presidential election set to keep Nazarbayev in office
Kazakhstan is voting in presidential elections on Sunday which are likely to see President Nursultan Nazarbayev renew his 26-year rule for another five years. He is running on a platform…
Farmers go hungry as Russian agricultural import ban begins to bite
The tit-for-tat sanctions between Russia and the EU and US is beginning to hurt farmers and the fishing industry. Russia’s ban on most agricultural imports is having knock on effects…
How ‘smart city’ technology is connecting Europeans – real economy
Urban sprawl is the reality for two out of three people living in Europe. This edition of Real Economy comes from the Spanish city of Valencia. As we move to…
Kurdish fighters push to retake Mosul Dam from Islamic State militants
Iraqi Kurdish forces say they now control much of the Mosul Dam in the north of the country, have wrested it away from Islamic jihadists. The ==Peshmerga== fighters were aided…
Money talks: divided Lithuania prepares to join the euro – reporter
On January 1 Lithuania will become the 19th member of the eurozone. The decision to join the single currency sparked fierce debate in the Baltic nation and the controversy remains…
Syrian ambassador laughs as journalist asks about Aleppo hospital bombings
Syria’s UN ambassador Bashar Jaafari was filmed yesterday, September 28, laughing as Al Jazeera correspondent James Bays asked if Syria had bombed hospitals in Aleppo. What are the top stories……
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Rescuers at one of Russia’s largest diamond mines are searching for several miners still missing after a collapse flooded an underground cavern. Russia: Eight missing in flooded diamond mine… source