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An earthquake measuring 6.3 on the Richter scale occurred on Sunday in Yunnan province, in southwestern China, leaving at least 400 people dead, 1,800 injured and dozens missing. The Chinese Seismological Centre reported that the quake occurred at 16.30 local time and its...

After that on this Monday Israeli troops agreed to start a humanitarian seven-hour truce truce in most of the Gaza Strip, a new bombing attack on a shelter house in the Shati camp was recorded, in which an eight year old girl died and 30 people were injured, mostly women and...

The Dutch authorities have reported on Monday that they expect the arrival of a plane with more remains of the victims who died in the crash of the Malaysian Airlines Flight MH17. “Around 14.00 GMT a military plane with disaster victims will arrive ,” the Dutch...

More than 400 Ukrainian soldiers crossed the Russian border and defected, said a border guard, according to a report by the Russian Interfax news agency issued on Monday. Ukrainian soldiers “called for a humanitarian corridor during the early hours of Monday” on the...

The Ukrainian Military High Command has announced the opening of humanitarian corridors for civilians to leave the cities of Lugansk, Donetsk and Gorlovka, currently under the control of pro-Russian separatist militias. The humanitarian corridors, one for each of these three...

A passenger boat they were traveling about 250 people in the Padma river, passing through the center of Bangladesh, has foundered on Monday, leaving at least two people dead, officials said. The Pinak-6 ship sank this morning (local time) when was traveling between the towns of...

The “master of film makeup” Dick Smith, died at 92 years after a career plagued of meritorious works, as the transformation of Marlon Brando in Vito Corleone (‘The Godfather’), Dustin Hoffman in “Little Big Man” and Linda Blair in ‘The...

At least 25 dead and 271 wounded was the result after several explosions due to underground gas leaks that shook the second largest city in Taiwan, and also launched cars and concrete into the air, officials said on Friday while they initiated the search for the cause. The series...

Jean-Claude Juncker, President-elect of the European Commission (EC), will delay the formation of the new European Commission if it does not reach a minimum number of women within the next Executive,  said today his spokeswoman Natasha Bertaud. “There may be delays in the...

Given the dramatic situation in Gaza, where every day Israeli bombs kill dozens of civilians, including innocent children, the Venezuelan president spoke on the matter and promised that his country will host some of the Palestinian children. “I have decided to create a...