FRANCE 24 NEWS-World:Dozens killed after bus plunges into ravine in Italy

A bus plunged off of a highway into a ravine outside Naples in southern Italy on Sunday night, killing at least 37 people, after the driver apparently lost control of the vehicle for reasons undetermined, police and rescuers said. A tour bus filled with Italians returning home after an excursion plunged off a highway into a ravine in southern Italy on Sunday night after it had smashed into several cars that were slowed by heavy traffic, killing at least 37 people, said police and rescuers.   Read more

29/07/2013 - SPAIN

Spain train crash driver charged with 79 counts of reckless homicide

Francisco Jose Garzon Amo, the driver of a train that derailed in Spain last week, killing 79 people, has been released on bail after he was charged with multiple counts of reckless homicide on Sunday.

29/07/2013 - ITALY

Dozens killed after bus plunges into ravine in Italy

A bus plunged off of a highway into a ravine outside Naples in southern Italy on Sunday night, killing at least 37 people, after the driver apparently lost control of the vehicle for reasons undetermined, police and rescuers said.

27/07/2013 - UKRAINE

Femen say three members and photographer kidnapped

The feminist group Femen said on Saturday that three of their members and a former AFP photographer were kidnapped in Kiev, Ukraine, as they prepared for a protest against Russian President Vladimir Putin’s Ukrainian trip.

27/07/2013 - ITALY

Italian minister victim of another racist attack

Since she was elected as Italy’s first black minister in April, Cecile Kyenge has been the victim of racist attacks. In the latest incident on Friday, a spectator threw bananas at her while she was giving a speech at a party rally.

27/07/2013 - SPAIN

Spain train crash driver held for ‘reckless homicide’

The driver of a speeding train that derailed in Spain earlier this week, killing 78 people, is being held for “reckless homicide,” Interior Minister Jorge Fernandez Diaz said on Saturday.

28/07/2013 - BRAZIL

Pope urges Brazil’s youth to fight for change

More than two million people crowded Brazil’s Copacabana Beach Saturday to hear Pope Francis urging youth to continue fighting for social change, weeks after mass protests to demand better public services and an end to corruption gripped the nation.

26/07/2013 - USA

Ohio kidnapper avoids death penalty in plea bargain

Ariel Castro, the man accused of kidnapping three women and keeping them captive in Cleveland, Ohio for a decade, agreed to plead guilty on Friday to avoid the death penalty in return for life without parole, plus 1,000 years.

26/07/2013 - USA

Halliburton admits destroying evidence in Gulf oil spill

Halliburton Energy Services will plead guilty to destroying evidence related to the 2010 Gulf oil spill, US officials said Thursday. The firm has agreed to pay the maximum fine, serve three years probation and cooperate with a criminal inquiry. 

29/07/2013 - CAMBODIA

Cambodian opposition rejects election results, calls for inquiry

Cambodia’s main opposition party, the Cambodia National Rescue Party, called for an inquiry on Monday into the country’s general election after contesting government-issued results that said long-serving Prime Minister Hun Sen’s party had won.

28/07/2013 - CAMBODIA

Cambodia PM Hun Sen’s party claims victory

Prime Minister Hun Sen’s Cambodian People's Party won Sunday’s election, the government said, announcing its figures on Facebook. Recently returned opposition leader Sam Rainsy earlier announced his party had won, but quickly withdrew his statement.

28/07/2013 - CAMBODIA

Cambodian opposition cites election 'irregularities'

Cambodians voted on Sunday in an election widely expected to hand Hun Sen, Asia’s longest-serving prime minister, another five years in power. The opposition has alleged several irregularities, including vote buying and intimidation.

27/07/2013 - NORTH KOREA

N. Korea celebrates 60th anniversary of armistice

North Korea marked the 60th anniversary of the end of the Korean War on Saturday with a massive military parade in the capital Pyongyang celebrating its “victory in the Great Fatherland Liberation War”.