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An earthquake measuring 6.3 on the open Richter scale shook the Croatian capital Zagreb and its surroundings on Tuesday, causing material damage, but without any information on material damage.
Image copyrightNASAImage caption A clean getaway for Tess and its Falcon 9 launch rocket It’s lift-off for a new era in planet-hunting. The US space agency’s Tess satellite has launched from Cape Canaveral in Florida on a mission to find thousands of new worlds beyond our Solar System. The mission will survey a great swathe…
Image copyrightPAImage caption The mother, who cannot be identified, was sentenced at Birmingham Crown Court A mother who forced her daughter to marry a relative almost twice her age has been sentenced to four-and-a-half years in prison. The woman from Birmingham, who is in her 40s, duped the then 17-year-old into going to Pakistan in…
Get breaking news alerts and special reports. The news and stories that matter, delivered weekday mornings. SUBSCRIBE Nine years ago, Angie Firmalino was implanted with a permanent contraceptive device called Essure. The procedure, she says, was “extremely painful,” and the discomfort she felt even months later — fevers, achy joints, constant bleeding — was nearly…
Image copyrightReutersImage caption Hezbollah and its allies are reported to have made significant gains in parliament Hezbollah’s leader says the Iran-backed militant Shia group and its allies have achieved “victory” in Lebanon’s first parliamentary elections since 2009. Although the official results have not been announced, Hassan Nasrallah said their gains guaranteed the protection of the…
The Ethiopian authorities partially restored Internet access on Tuesday after blocking service for almost two weeks, following protests against the murder of a well-known singer that killed about 250 people. The NetBlocks Observatory found on its website that the data “has increased connectivity and some users are going online again”. “Internet access is essential for…
Related News about Al-Sadr’s followers to leave Shiite alliance Sort by: Relevance : Date Lawmakers loyal to anti-American cleric Muqtada al-Sadr announced Saturday they are withdrawing from the Shiite bloc in parliament — a move that would be a major blow to the government’s base in the legislature. (MSNBC — 16 September, 2007) + related…