Saturday, 16 April 2016
Saturday, 2 April 2016
Friday, 1 April 2016
Dramatic scenes from the deadly overpass collapse in India
People watch as locals and rescue workers clear the rubbles of a
partially collapsed overpass in Kolkata, Thursday, March 31, 2016. At
least dozens have been injured and few were killed when a portion of an
overpass under construction collapses in a congested area in the eastern
Indian city of Kolkata.
Saturday, 26 March 2016
AP PHOTOS: A selection of pictures from the past week
Two boys look out of a truck in a convoy carrying families fleeing
Islamic State-held Hit, Iraq, at a checkpoint on the western edge of
Ramadi, Iraq. Much of Iraq’s north and west fell to the Islamic State
group in the summer of 2014, but over the past year Iraq’s military has
slowly regained pockets of territory. While IS still controls a large
swath of Iraq and neighboring Syria, the group has lost an estimated 40
percent of the territory it once held in Iraq, according to U.S.-led
coalition officials.
Sunday, 20 March 2016
Lights out: Cities worldwide mark the 10th annual Earth Hour
Cities around the world turned out the lights Saturday evening to
mark the 10th annual Earth Hour, a global movement dedicated to
protecting the planet and highlighting the effects of climate change.
As night came on, the lights went out in cities from South Korea to the United States in what the World Wildlife Fund describes as a moment of solidarity for climate action. The group sponsors the event and says people in 178 countries and territories had planned to participate.
As night came on, the lights went out in cities from South Korea to the United States in what the World Wildlife Fund describes as a moment of solidarity for climate action. The group sponsors the event and says people in 178 countries and territories had planned to participate.
Saturday, 12 March 2016
Saturday, 5 March 2016
Saturday, 27 February 2016
Reformists leading in Iran parliament vote
Reformists and moderate conservatives are leading in the race for
parliament according to early election results, an indication President
Hassan Rouhani may face a more friendly house to pursue his domestic
agenda.
Early returns Saturday morning from Friday's parliamentary polls show that none of the three competing political factions will win a majority alone in the 290-seat parliament but reformists seeking greater democratic changes are heading to win their strongest presence in parliament since 2004 at the expense of hard-liners.
Early returns Saturday morning from Friday's parliamentary polls show that none of the three competing political factions will win a majority alone in the 290-seat parliament but reformists seeking greater democratic changes are heading to win their strongest presence in parliament since 2004 at the expense of hard-liners.
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