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Ukraine: Rebels conduct offensive to capture Donetsk airport

Ukraine’s rebel forces are conducting an offensive to capture the government-held airport in Donetsk, officials say. Pro-Russian rebels have tried…

10 years ago

Catalonia independence: Spain’s Constitutional Court suspends referendum

Catalonia's planned independence referendum has been suspended by Spain's Constitutional Court. Spain’s Constitutional Court said it first needed to consider…

10 years ago

Ukrainian soldiers killed during clashes at Donetsk airport

Seven Ukrainian troops are said to have died in a clash with pro-Russian rebels near Donetsk airport. The attack is…

10 years ago

Monster truck crash kills three people in Haaksbergen

A monster truck accident happened on September 28 in Haaksbergen, the Netherlands, when a vehicle ploughed into a crowd of…

10 years ago

Lenin statue dismantled in Kharkiv

Ukrainian nationalists have torn down a statue of Lenin in the centre of Kharkiv, the country's second-largest city, in a…

10 years ago

Catalonia independence: President Artur Mas signs referendum decree

Artur Mas, the president of the Spanish region of Catalonia, has signed a decree calling for a referendum on independence.…

10 years ago

Hungary halts gas supplies to Ukraine

Hungary's gas pipeline operator has suspended delivery of gas to Ukraine "indefinitely". Ukraine has been receiving gas from Hungary, Poland…

10 years ago

Cyprus: Salamis Filoxenia cruise ship rescues 300 people stranded in boat off Paphos

Three hundred people have been rescued by Salamis Filoxenia cruise ship off Cyprus after their boat ran into trouble in…

10 years ago

Right Livelihood Award 2014: Edward Snowden wins alternative Nobel Prize

Edward Snowden has won the 2014 Right Livelihood Award, described as Sweden's "alternative Nobel Prize". The fugitive US intelligence leaker…

10 years ago

Nicolas Sarkozy corruption case suspended

According to French media, a corruption investigation against former President Nicolas Sarkozy has been suspended. They quote judicial sources as…

10 years ago