70,000 evacuated in Frankfurt to defuse World War II bomb
The bomb, which was dropped by the British during Allied bombing campaigns, is an aerial mine HC 4000, weighing 1.4 tonnes, reports Efe news.
Sep 03, 2017, 12:07 PM IST
Thousands evacuated as Germany tackles huge WWII bombs
Around 21,000 people had to leave the area in Koblenz as the 500-kilogramme bomb was successfully defused, before the fire brigade allowed residents to return to their homes.
Sep 03, 2017, 00:00 AM IST
British WWII bomb in Frankfurt could flatten a city block
The HC 4000 bomb is assumed to have been dropped by Britain`s Royal Air Force during the 1939-45 war.
Sep 01, 2017, 20:51 PM IST
Buckingham Palace 'sword man' charged with planning terror act
He is accused of "engaging in conduct in preparation for giving effect to his intention to commit an act or acts of terrorism", Scotland Yard said in a statement.
Aug 31, 2017, 20:56 PM IST
Indian-origin doctor appears in UK court over 118 sexual offences
Manish Shah, from Romford area of London, had been charged with 65 counts of assault by penetration and 52 allegations of sexual assault by Scotland Yard earlier this month.
Aug 31, 2017, 20:13 PM IST
UK pays tributes to Princess Diana on 20th death anniversary
Thousands of admirers of Princess Diana paid tributes at the gates of Kensington Palace on Thursday.
Aug 31, 2017, 17:29 PM IST
Third round of Brexit talks to begin in Brussels
Brexit Secretary David Davis said that he wants to broaden discussions to include trade, reports the BBC.
Aug 28, 2017, 13:36 PM IST
China, Russia to sign agreement to boost space cooperation
In 2020, China plans to send a mission to Mars with a robot vehicle for scientific research, and last year inaugurated the world`s largest radio telescope, half a kilometre in diameter.
Aug 28, 2017, 13:03 PM IST
Finnish court names knife attack suspect
Finnish police said on Sunday the suspect gave officials a false identity when he entered the country in 2016.
Aug 28, 2017, 12:52 PM IST
Seven climbers killed in the Alps
The climbers in Austria fell around 300 metres onto a glacier near the town of Krimml, according to Egbert Ritter, a trauma surgeon in a Salzburg hospital.
Aug 28, 2017, 10:52 AM IST
Britain pushes for talks about the future, EU wants divorce first
A third round of Brexit talks takes place more than a year after Britons voted in a referendum to leave the European Union, delivering an unprecedented blow to the post-World War Two European
Aug 28, 2017, 09:57 AM IST
UK opposition Labour backs soft Brexit, putting pressure on Prime Minister Theresa May
Labour wanted to avoid a damaging "cliff edge" for the economy from an abrupt separation in less than two years.
Aug 28, 2017, 09:40 AM IST
Rex Tillerson keeps distance from Donald Trump's race row stance
Trump triggered outrage earlier this month when he suggested both sides were at fault after unrest in Charlottesville, Virginia, in which a woman was killed when a white supremacist drove his car
Aug 27, 2017, 22:52 PM IST
Second arrest over Buckingham Palace sword attack
Earlier, a man wielding a four-foot sword and screaming "Allahu akbar" attacked three officers at a restricted area on Constitution Hill near Buckingham Palace.
Aug 27, 2017, 18:05 PM IST
Police arrest second man after Buckingham Palace sword attack
Police investigating Friday`s sword attack outside Buckingham Palace in London arrested a second man on Sunday, a statement said.
Aug 27, 2017, 15:50 PM IST
France's Emmanuel Macron sees popularity fall to 40 per cent: Poll
France`s youngest ever President is especially out of favour with civil servants after vowing to put a brake on their salary increases.
Aug 27, 2017, 09:02 AM IST
Search for 8 missing in Alps called off: Swiss police
About 120 emergency workers equipped with infrared cameras and mobile phone detectors, helicopters and rescue dogs had been scouring a five-square-kilometre area of the disaster.
Aug 26, 2017, 23:27 PM IST
Man attacks police outside Buckingham Palace, terror probe launched
The man initially held on suspicion of grievous bodily harm (GBH) and assault on police has now been re- arrested under the UK's Terrorism Act 2000, the Metropolitan Police said.
Aug 26, 2017, 17:29 PM IST
France pledges continued support to stabilize post-Islamic State Iraq
The fall of Mosul, in July, in effect marked the end of the "caliphate" declared by Islamic State`s leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, over parts of Iraq and Syria. The town of Tal Afar was cut-off from
Aug 26, 2017, 17:21 PM IST
Knifeman dead after 'terrorist' attack on soldiers
Belgian soldiers and police have repeatedly been the target of attacks in recent months.
Aug 26, 2017, 06:46 AM IST
