A Bolivian-flagged cargo ship crashed into sea cliff at south Turkey’s Mediterranean coast due to heavy storm on Friday, with one crew member missing, local media reported.
Archives: 17 December 2010
December 17, 2010
December 17, 2010
AU chief in Cote d’Ivoire to cool down tensions
The African Union chief, Jean Ping, arrived in Abidjan on Friday to cool down rising tensions in Cote d’Ivoire, one day after more than 12 people were reportedly killed in the city following the Nov. 28 presidential run-off.
December 17, 2010
Over 100 detainees riot in Australia
A riot broken out at the Christmas Island detention center on Friday after some detainees were told that they were being taken to identify bodies from the boat crash on Wednesday, according to Australia’s local media reports.
December 17, 2010
DPRK urges ROK to stop shelling exercise
The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) military on Friday urged South Korea to immediately stop its shelling exercise on Yonphyong Islet, the official news agency KCNA reported. • DPRK criticizes US for sidestepping talks • Full coverage: Korean clash
December 17, 2010
China-India trade target set at US$100 bln
China and India vowed on Thursday to raise bilateral trade to $100 billion by 2015, from $60 billion in 2010, and called for a stronger partnership between Asia’s two giants. • Full coverage: Wen’s tour to India, Pakistan
December 17, 2010
Yulia Tymoshenko is Under Investigation…
Yulia Tymoshenko the former prime minister of Ukraine and one of the leaders of the Orange Revolution, has not been detained, but has had to give a pledge not to leave the Ukraine country… A case has been opened against Yulia only after investigations by international organizations audited Tymoshenko’s government. The report, prepared by the [...]
December 17, 2010
Ambulance time target ‘scrapped’
The government has announced it is scrapping a target for ambulances in England to get to less urgent 999 calls within 19 minutes.
December 17, 2010
Freeze shuts schools and airports
Blizzards and widespread ice in many parts of the UK are causing considerable disruption, with more wintry weather forecast for the weekend.
December 17, 2010
Johnson burst ignites Australia
Mitchell Johnson produces a devastating display of swing bowling as Australia roar back into Ashes contention on day two of a riveting Perth Test, establishing a 200-run lead over England.
December 17, 2010
Assange tells of ‘smear campaign’
Wikileaks founder Julian Assange says a “smear campaign” is being mounted against him, and vows to continue disclosing material on his website.
December 17, 2010
Prisoners ‘released by mistake’
Sixty-nine prisoners were freed from British jails by mistake last year, figures obtained by the BBC show.
December 17, 2010
Nations should join efforts to stop revival of Nazism – Lavrov
Relying on international law nations should jointly fight against the revival of Nazism, the Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov wrote in his greeting message to the participants of the international anti-Nazi conference held at the Federation Council in Moscow.
December 17, 2010
The Chausson Trio performs in Yekaterinburg
The Chausson Trio, a popular chamber ensemble from France, performs in Yekaterinburg today, bringing the Russia-France cultural exchange year to an end. The trion- Philippe Talec on violin, Antoine Landowski on cello and Boris de Larochelambert on piano, are going to uncover different musical genres- from Ravel`s impressionism to passionate expressivity of Ernest Chausson.
December 17, 2010
U.S. man executed using new drug cocktail
John David Duty, 58, who strangled his cellmate in 2002 while serving three life sentences for rape, robbery and shooting with intent to kill, was executed on Friday morning in the U.S. state of Oklahoma using a lethal injection cocktail different from the one used before.