Jakiw Palij, a former Nazi concentration camp guard who lived for decades in New York City and resisted deportation for 14 years, died on Thursday in a retirement facility in Ahlen, Germany. He was 95. German officials confirmed the death, according to an American Embassy official. No cause was cited. Before investigators traced him to […]

The annual greening of iconic landmarks will extend to Ethiopia this year. The famous Lalibele churches will go green this March joining with hundreds of famous landmarks around the world. The Unesco site is home to eleven 12th century churches hewn from solid rock which remain in excellent condition. There has been no decision made […]

LONDON (REUTERS) – Pollution levels on London’s underground rail system are so high that an hour’s travel is the same as spending a whole day in traffic, new research has found. In some Tube stations the air can be up to 50 times dirtier than on the street, with pollution particularly bad on lines that […]

A former Nazi collaborator who served as a labour-camp guard in World War Two has died in Germany aged 95, local media report. Jakiw Palij, who was thought to be the last Nazi collaborator living in the US, was deported to Germany last year after a lengthy legal battle. Palij had been stateless since 2003 […]

The High Court has ruled that two houses in Limerick City linked to murdered criminal Kieran Keane were acquired with the proceeds of crime. Keane was kidnapped and then murdered on January 29th 2003 by members of an opposing Limerick based crime gang the Dundon McCarthys. Keane was a leading member of the Keane Organised […]

BERLIN — Once-in-a-generation heavy snowfall has paralyzed travel and tourism in parts of the Alps, with conditions that have left at least six people dead, Austrian officials said on Thursday. Heavy snowfall and strong winds are projected to continue in Austria and southern parts of Germany until at least Friday, bringing at least an additional […]

Jayden Moodie was knocked off his moped and repeatedly stabbed by three men in what police have described as a targeted attack. In a statement on Thursday, Jayden’s cousin Leon Green, flanked by the victim’s mother and sister, said his killers must be brought to justice. “No one deserves to die in that horrific way,” […]

Prosecutors are calling for a suspended €5,000 (£4,520) fine for French rapper Nick Conrad, who is on trial for incitement to murder in Paris after he published an online video entitled “Hang White People”. The music video shows the rapper acting out the kidnap, torture and hanging of a white man. The lyrics, which sparked […]

The Metropolitan Police said the female victim told officers she was assaulted in the car park of a coroner’s court in Barnet, north London, on Tuesday evening. She was taken to hospital where she is still being treated, the force added. A 15-year-old girl from Barnet, a 15-year-old girl from Wood Green, north London, and […]

Ryanair and pilots’ union Fórsa have reached an agreement, the trade union has said. It comes after a 22-hour session which began on Wednesday morning and ended at 07:30 BST on Thursday. The proposed agreement will now be balloted by members with the union recommending that it is accepted. Fórsa say they have been asked […]