A man known as Russia’s “Sausage King” has been killed with a crossbow in a sauna at his home near Moscow. Intruders broke into the home of Russian meat boss Vladimir Marugov, 54, early on Monday. They tied him and his partner up in the sauna and demanded money before killing him with a crossbow.
Month: November 2020
Poland’s right-wing government has delayed implementing a high court ruling on further tightening what was already one of Europe’s most restrictive abortion laws, after nationwide protests. On 22 October, the court decided aborting foetuses with congenital defects violates the constitution – only permitting terminations in cases where there is a risk to the woman’s life
A young girl has been pulled alive from the rubble of a collapsed apartment building in the Turkish city of Izmir, four days after a strong earthquake hit Turkey and Greece. The girl was seen being taken into an ambulance, wrapped in a thermal blanket, as rescue workers and onlookers clapped and chanted “God is
Afghanistan has marked a day of mourning as the death toll from an attack on Kabul University has risen to at least 35. Gunmen barged into the university on Monday, in what was the second attack on an educational institution in the capital in just over a week. Both have been claimed by Islamic State.
It was a bright, sunny and warm day in Vienna, the sort that makes you want to stroll and take your time. But, for the moment at least, this is not a city that is in the mood to relax. The memories of Monday night’s attack linger over a city that prides itself on being safe
A gunman who killed four people in Vienna posted a photo of himself on social media with two of the weapons he apparently used in the terror attack – before he carried out his rampage. Kujtim Fejzulai went on a shooting spree outside the Austrian capital’s largest synagogue and also through the city’s nightlife district
A man’s pet parrot has saved him from a fire that gutted his house. The man’s house in Brisbane, Australia, was well alight when firefighters arrived just after 2am but Anton Nguyen had escaped without injury. Mr Nguyen said his pet parrot, named Eric, had woken him up before the smoke detectors raised the alarm.
Diego Maradona has had successful surgery for a bleed on the brain, his public relations team has said. The operation took place at a private hospital less than a week after his 60th birthday. His personal doctor Leopoldo Luque said the Argentine was diagnosed with a subdural haematoma – an accumulation of blood between a
Early indications are that the polls have been proved wrong in many cases, with several swing states showing strong support for Donald Trump. Despite that, Joe Biden looks as though he has gained Arizona, a state that has been Republican for many years. The election is still too close to call, but there are some
In Florida, Republicans are rejoicing. Even before it was officially declared, they were celebrating beating Joe Biden. “We have won Florida,” the president of Palm Beach’s Republican club announced to an ecstatic crowd, even before the clock struck midnight. After much whooping and cheering, an impromptu YMCA routine was performed by a line of fans in
In a speech lasting just over nine minutes, Donald Trump threw American democracy into chaos. With a mass of Stars and Stripes behind him, he told his supporters that “they can’t catch us”. Cue cheers and applause amongst the hundreds gathered for an election night party in the White House and without a mask to
On a night where so many polls, models and expectations were obliterated, there was at least one prediction that remained intact by the morning: that this presidential election would probably end up hinging on a few states in the rust belt. What happens over the coming hours remains unclear. Indeed, there is a reasonable chance
With an unprecedented number of postal votes due to the coronavirus pandemic and at least one candidate vowing to contest the result, US election night could now become US election week instead. While some states had already begun counting their mail-in ballots, others have specific laws that banned them from doing so until the polls
Donald Trump has accused his opponents of “fraud on the American public” and claimed victory in the US election before all results have been announced. Speaking from the White House, the president vowed to take his fight to the Supreme Court because he wants “the law to be used in a proper manner”. “We will
All eyes are on the battle for the White House but it’s not the only contest being fought in the US right now. The arguably almost equal prize of control of the Senate is also up for grabs. The Senate is the upper chamber of Congress, which has the power to ratify treaties, confirm senior
After a night of gripping results in which each candidate ran neck-and-neck in tight races, the final result of the US election is unlikely to be known for many hours or even days. As voters await the results of the presidential race between Donald Trump and Joe Biden, questions have been raised about the possibility