Rescuers are searching for three still missing crew members of a Vietnam-registered ship that sank Friday afternoon in the East China Sea, said local maritime safety authorities.
Archives: 25 December 2010
December 25, 2010
December 25, 2010
Italian embassy bombs linked to anarchists
An Italian anarchist group with ties to the country’s famed Red Brigade extremist organization claimed responsibility for two embassy bombings that left two people seriously injured and put the Italian capital on high alert.
December 25, 2010
Three fishermen head home from S. Korea
Three Chinese fishermen rescued by the South Korean Coast Guard in a recent sinking accident in Yellow Sea left Seoul for home on Saturday, Chinese consular officials in Seoul said. • S. Korea, China to compromise on boat row
December 25, 2010
42 killed, 72 injured in suicide blast in Pakistan
At least 42 people were killed and 72 others injured in a suicide blast that took place Saturday morning in front of a World Food Program office in Pakistan’s northwest city of Khar in Bajaur Agency, reported local Urdu TV channel Geo.
December 25, 2010
ECOWAS urges Gbagbo to give up power
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) on Friday urged Cote d’Ivoire’s incumbent Laurent Gbagbo to step down and vowed the use of legitimate force if Gbagbo fails to heed the immutable demand of ECOWAS.
December 25, 2010
RIA Novosti photo chart on the top events of 2010
A look back at the main events in Russia in 2010, from the March suicide bombings on the Moscow Metro, the Polish president’s plane crash in April and the summer’s wildfires to FIFA’s decision in December to make Russia the host of the 2018 World Cup.
December 25, 2010
Russian ex-intelligence officer Kvachkov accused of attempted armed rebellion
Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) has accused ex-intelligence officer Vladimir Kvachkov of preparing an armed rebellion for the forceful seizure of power in Russia, business daily Kommersant reported on Saturday.
December 25, 2010
At least 42 killed, over 70 injured in suicide bomb attack in northwest Pakistan
At least 42 people were killed and 72 injured after a suicide bomber attacked a crowd of people waiting for food aid in Pakistan’s northwest tribal area on Saturday, Press TV reported.