Train services through the Channel Tunnel linking Britain and continental Europe were suspended on Tuesday following a power supply failure, disrupting peak winter holiday travel. A spokesperson for Eurostar, which operates high-speed trains linking London to Paris, Brussels, Amsterdam and Disneyl
Several people were killed during unrest in Iran, Iranian media and rights groups said on Thursday, as the biggest protests to hit the Islamic Republic for three years over worsening economic conditions sparked violence in several provinces. The semi-official Fars news agency reported that three p
World leaders reacted to a fatal fire that tore through a crowded bar during a New Year's Eve party in the upscale Swiss ski resort of Crans-Montana. Here are some of their comments: SWISS FEDERAL PRESIDENT GUY PARMELIN: "The fire that broke out last night in a bar in Crans-Montana is one of the
Investigators on Friday set about the painful task of identifying the burned bodies of a blaze that engulfed a crowded bar and killed around 40 people at a New Year's Eve party in the upscale Swiss ski resort of Crans-Montana. So severe were the burns suffered by the mostly young crowd of reveller
Pakistan experienced its deadliest year in over a decade in 2025 as combat-related deaths surged 74 per cent, with militants accounting for more than half the death toll, according to a new report released by an independent think tank. Islamabad often accuses Kabul of turning a blind eye to cross-
