Fashion students get to show off work at Madrid museum Wednesday, 22 May 2013 11:10
Madrid: Design and fine arts students from Spain's Universidad Francisco opened a show Tuesday at Madrid's Museo del Traje that showcases their talents.The exhibition, which runs until May 26, seeks to show how the students are preparing to enter a…
Man held for sexually assaulting girlfriend in Italy Tuesday, 21 May 2013 09:13
Rome: Police in the central Italian city of Perugia Monday arrested a 22-year-old Congolese migrant on suspicion of sexually assaulting his Italian girlfriend after she refused to have sex with him.Doctors said the 20-year-old girl will need 30 days to…
Five Azerbaijan troops killed in road crash Sunday, 19 May 2013 09:02
Baku: At least five Azerbaijan soldiers were killed and six seriously injured when their vehicle rammed into a tree and overturned, the government said.The accident occurred early Saturday in Guba region, some 168 km from capital Baku, reported Xinhua citing…
Al Ain zoo becomes European zoo group member Friday, 17 May 2013 08:44
Al Ain: The Al Ain zoo has been accepted as a member of the European Association of Zoos and Aquaria (EAZA) after the UAE zoo met the highest international standards of animal care and for being a major contributor to…
Eurozone, EU economies contract Thursday, 16 May 2013 11:37
Brussels: The Eurozone's gross domestic product contracted 0.20 percent in the first quarter of this year, compared to the prior three-month period, while the European Union's GDP declined 0.10 percent during the January-March period, Eurostat said Wednesday.The countries in the…
EU to probe Chinese mobile telecommunication companies Wednesday, 15 May 2013 18:20
Brussels: The European Commission (EC) has decided to launch an anti-dumping and anti-subsidy investigation into mobile telecommunication networks and equipments imported from China, an official statement said Wednesday.The EC is the executive body of the European Union (EU). The decision…
Migrant kills three with pickaxe in Italy Wednesday, 15 May 2013 09:12
Milan: Three people were killed in the northern Italian city of Milan when a pickaxe-wielding illegal immigrant from Ghana went on a rampage, officials said.A 64-year-old victim died at the Milan Policlinic hospital's neurological intensive care unit Tuesday. He was…
