Thursday, 30 May 2019

Stunning video shows the packed peaks of Mount Everest amid deadly season

At least 11 people have died on Mount Everest this season, and new video shared on social media showed the packed conditions climbers are facing.

      
 
 


France Senate: fire-damaged Notre Dame cathedral must be restored to 'last known visual state'

If materials are used different from those that originally constructed the building, a study must be presented explaining the change in materials.

      
 
 


El Salvador earthquake: 6.6 magnitude shake sends residents running

The 6.6 magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of El Salvador early Thursday morning. Authorities said a small tsunami was possible.

      
 
 


Princess Diana Plaza? Paris wants to name site of royal's fatal 1997 crash after her

Paris City Hall wants to name a small plaza after Princess Diana, at the site of the 1997 car crash that killed the cherished British royal.

      
 
 


WikiLeaks' Julian Assange too sick to appear by video link for U.S. extradition hearing

WikiLeaks' founder was too sick to appear by video link for a court hearing related to his U.S. extradition case, his lawyer says.

      
 
 


7 dead, 21 missing as tour boat with South Korean tourists sinks in Hungary's Danube River

Nineteen South Koreans and two Hungarian crew members missing. The party, with 30 tourists, two guides and photographer was on package tour of Europe.

      
 
 


Road to war in Iran looks a lot like the path that took the U.S. against Iraq in the past

The U.S. went to war in Iraq in 2003 based on flawed intelligence supported by hawkish policy makers. Is it doomed to repeat the error with Iran?