Russian journalist sells Nobel Prize for Ukrainian children

What's the price of peace? That question could be partially answered today (Macau time) when Russian journalist Dmitry Muratov auctions off his Nobel Peace Prize

1982 Princess Diana gives birth to boy

Diana, Princess of Wales, has given birth to a boy sixteen hours after checking in to St Mary’s Hospital, in London.  The boy, who has been

Bitcoin-boosting Salvadoran leader asks for patience

El Salvador’s Bitcoin-boosting president has asked people to be patient after the price of the cryptocurrency fell below $20,000 — less than half the price the

Cooler weather helps Spain with fires; rain helps in Germany

Cooler temperatures helped firefighters yesterday stabilize a wildfire in northwestern Spain that reports say is the biggest on record in the country. The fire in the Sierra de Culebra

Morale is concern as NATO chief warns war could last ‘years’

Four months of brutal fighting in Ukraine appear to be straining the morale of troops on both sides, prompting desertions and rebellion against officers’ orders, British

1984 O-Levels to be replaced by GCSEs

O-Level and CSE exams are to be abolished and replaced by a new examination for 16 year olds, in the biggest exam shake-up for over 10 years. 

UK gov’t orders Julian Assange’s extradition

The British government on Friday ordered the extradition of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to the United States to face spying charges, a milestone — but not the

Ukraine introduces visa regime for Russians amid war

The Ukrainian cabinet approved a resolution on Friday to bar Russian citizens from entering Ukraine without a visa. The move is likely to be viewed as symbolic

As Rwanda hosts summit, bloc’s role questioned

With fresh coats of paint and streets swept clean, Rwanda’s capital is preparing for the Commonwealth Heads of Government Summit, which will bring leaders of the

1961 Russian dancer in freedom dash

Principal dancer of the Kirov Ballet, Rudolf Nureyev, has broken free from Russian embassy guards at a Paris airport and requested asylum in France. The 23-year-old Russian

Ethics adviser to scandal-hit UK leader Boris Johnson quits

The ethics adviser to Britain’s scandal-hit Prime Minister Boris Johnson has quit and accused the Conservative government of planning to flout conduct rules, weeks after a

Bomb threats made in Kosovo’s ethnic Serb-dominated areas

Police in Kosovo reported a series of bomb threats to schools in Serb- dominated areas yesterday, some of which have been confirmed as hoaxes. A police statement said

In Ukraine, mines take lives even after fighting moves on

The truck driver had the radio on, his daughter’s stuffed toy keeping him company, and was bouncing his lumbering vehicle down one of the innumerable dirt

1963 Soviets launch first woman into space

A former textile worker from the Soviet Union has become the first woman in space. Lieutenant Valentina Tereshkova, 26, was the fifth Russian cosmonaut to go into

War isn’t funny but humor helps Ukrainians cope with trauma

Because he’ll shortly be deployed as a soldier on the battlefields of Ukraine, Serhiy Lipko and Anastasia Zukhvala chose to marry first, like a growing number

2000 British marines leave Sierra Leone

The major contingent of the British military task force sent to help restore order in the West African state of Sierra Leone has left the country. 

Congo military accuses Rwanda of invasion; rebels seize town

Congo’s military accused Rwanda of “no less than an invasion” after M23 rebels captured a key town yesterday . The military vowed that Congolese forces

MEPs object to including gas, nuclear in green investment

European lawmakers from the environment and economy committees objected yesterday to including fossil gas and nuclear in the EU’s list of sustainable activities, in a blow to the

The battle of Donbas could prove decisive in Ukraine conflict

Day after day, Russia is pounding the Donbas region of Ukraine with relentless artillery and air raids, making slow but steady progress to seize the industrial

1982 Ceasefire agreed in Falklands

A ceasefire between British and Argentine forces on the Falkland Islands has been agreed, the prime minister has announced. Margaret Thatcher made the statement to a packed

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