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Iceland: Bardarbunga volcano eruption sparks red alert for aviation industry

Iceland's Bardarbunga volcano eruption sparked a red alert for the aviation industry, meaning significant ash emissions are likely. Iceland’s meteorological…

10 years ago

Russian aid convoy leaves Ukraine as Angela Merkel arrives in Kiev

All Russian trucks from an unauthorized aid convoy have now crossed back over the border from Ukraine. The convoy returned…

10 years ago

Galileo Mission: Doresa and Milena satellites go into wrong orbit

Two of ESA’s Galileo satellites - Europe's version of the American GPS satellite navigation system - have not gone into…

10 years ago

MH370 search: Fugro Equator and Zhu Kezhen vessels assembling bathymetric map

The hunt for the missing Malaysia Airlines jet MH370 has entered the next phase. Two vessels - the Fugro Equator…

10 years ago

Chinese Su-27 fighter intercepts US Navy P-8 Poseidon patrol aircraft on routine mission

The US is accusing China of reckless mid-air intercept after a Chinese fighter came perilously close to a US military…

10 years ago

Ferguson: National Guard begins withdrawal

The National Guard has begun withdrawing from Ferguson, Missouri, where the shooting of unarmed black teenager Michael Brown by white…

10 years ago

Ukraine: Lithuania’s honorary consul Mykola Zelenec killed in Luhansk

Lithuania’s honorary consul in Luhansk, Mykola Zelenec, has been killed in the rebel-held Ukrainian city. Lithuania's Foreign Minister Linas Linkevicius…

10 years ago

UN: Syrian conflict death toll exceeds 191,000

UN human rights chief Navi Pillay has announced that 191,369 people have been killed in the Syrian conflict up to…

10 years ago

Russian aid convoy starts to move towards Luhansk without permission

The Russian aid convoy has moved across the Ukrainian border, without permission, after Russia accused Ukraine of obstructing it. Russia's…

10 years ago

MH17: Remains of 20 Malaysian victims returned to Kuala Lumpur

The bodies of 20 Malaysian victims of Flight MH17 that crashed in Ukraine last month have arrived in Kuala Lumpur.…

10 years ago