A spectacular blue diamond was auctioned off Wednesday in Geneva for the record amount of 48.6 million Swiss francs (45 million euros). The 12.03 carat 'Blue Moon' from a South African mine was the showpiece of the jewelry auction this year at Sotheby's. The new owner is a private collector from Hong Kong, said the auction house.
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An eight year old boy from Birmingham in the US state of Alabama accused of the murder of a year-old baby. The baby's 26-year-old mother is accused by justice of manslaughter. She left her child in the hands of a few children and himself went with her boyfriend steps. The mother and the boy soon be brought to justice.
An Egyptian ' topterrorist " Ashraf Ali al- Gharabally, who belonged to a group of jihadists in Sinai, was shot dead by Egyptian security forces in Cairo. That the Interior Ministry announced Monday. When Gharabali was slain is not listed. He was a leader of the Wilayat (province) Sinai.
Russia on Saturday and Sunday all 11,000 Russians brought back from Egypt. Deputy Prime Minister Arkady Dvorkovitsj has let it know on Sunday the Russian news agency RIA Novosti. Doing so, he said he expects even more people back during the day.
A boy is fifty hours after the collapse of a factory in Pakistan's Lahore brought alive from the rubble. He had only minor injuries when he was found by rescuers, according to the chief of the rescue operation Saturday.
Russian President Putin has decided that there are no more Russian airlines flying to Egypt.
A levee breach has in the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais created a huge mess. According to Brazilian media by mud flows certainly Seventeen people have been killed, but authorities have not yet confirmed. Dozens of people were still missing.
An Italian participant in the New York marathon which had disappeared after finishing, is again justified. An officer found the 30-year Gianclaudio Marengo Tuesday morning shivering in the subway.
More than a month after the kidnapping of some foreigners in the Philippines, Islamic extremists reportedly demanded millions of ransom. According to the American organization Site, following terrorist activities, wants the Islamic rebel group Abu Sayyaf 1 billion pesos (the equivalent of 19.5 million euro) ransom for her four hostages. The requirement would be brought out of an Internet video.
The German police Wednesday conducted a major campaign against human traffickers. Hundreds of police officers raided 24 locations in three states. Nothing is known about arrests.
An Indian taxi driver who cared for the company Uber rides has been sentenced to life imprisonment for raping a passenger. Driver Shiv Kumar Yadav fell late last year on a 26-year-old woman after a party in New Delhi was with him on the plane. The court considered him guilty of rape, kidnapping and intimidation of the victim and gave him the highest possible punishment Tuesday.
Whether Oscar Pistorius in 2013 murdered his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp, will be resubmitted to the court Tuesday. The Court of Appeal in Bloemfontein treats Tuesday the appeal brought by the Public Prosecutor.
A tiger in the zoo in the US city of Omaha was not amused that a woman he was trying to pet. The predator bit the 33-year-old in her hand and caused severe injuries.
The first victims of the plane crash in Egypt Sunday from Cairo to Russia flown. The 162 bodies were brought to St. Petersburg. There, the victims will be investigated further and identified.
The plane crash in the Sinai Peninsula is the deadliest in a Russian device for years, but hours after the accident the 224 dead seem almost forgotten. The main question that hangs over the crash : who or what is the cause? Several theories are doing the rounds, including a technical defect provisionally seems the most likely. However, unrest caused by Islamic State (IS), which claims to have the gear lowered.
The number of refugees traveling through Austria to Germany remains high. Early Saturday morning were a thousand people at the border crossing with the German town of Passau. Friday more than 5,500 refugees have crossed the border at three locations in the region.
Ignazio Marino, mayor of Rome is Friday resigned. His departure was a weeklong political soap beforehand.
An Iraqi Shiite militia, al- Mukhtar, has claimed responsibility for the attack on a camp of Iranian exiles. About fifteen rockets were fired at the camp, leaving 23 exiles were killed. Many others were injured.
Immediately after the performance Hamlet said lead actor Benedict Cumberbatch his audience in a fierce speech in which he denounced the attitude of the British Government on the refugee problem. " Fuck the politicians " sounded several times in the sold-out Barbican Theatre in London.
The Member States of the European Union must honor their commitments they have made to tackle the refugee crisis really fulfilling. EU Minister Donald Tusk and President of the European Commission JeAu-Claude Juncker Friday sent a letter to all 28 countries with the message that they must " deliver ".
Nearly 57 million Turkish voters Sunday to elect a parliament again. The previous elections on June 7 did not yield any coalition government. The Party for Justice and Development (AK) President Erdogan lost in June for the first time in thirteen years the absolute majority in the 550- member parliament.
The mayor of Rome three weeks ago his resignation because of a scandal declaration, nevertheless decided not to leave. The sexagenarian mayor made Thursday Facebook announced, despite resistance from the Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi.
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The British police investigating the disappearance of Madeleine McCann put on the backburner. The number of detectives from the police in London to investigate the matter, has been reduced from 29 to four.
An Italian and a Polish MEP fined and temporarily suspended because they brought the Nazi salute in parliament. The sanction of Parliament president Martin Schulz has been taken by the board of parliament.
That 's very good indeed, welcomed the BBC on its website. Good news that the brand-new, world famous London taxi still very similar to the Austin model of the fifties. The new TX5 enters 2017 in the streets of the British capital.
The hacked British telecoms and internet provider TalkTalk customers do not expect to be at risk robbed by those who have cracked the computer system. The service provider wrote that Sunday in a statement posted on the website.
The plague seems to be much older than previously thought. Investigation of 101 skeletons brought in seven cases traces of the disease to the Bronze Age ( 3000-800 BC. ) To light.
The interrogation of the American ex- minister and presidential candidate Hillary Clinton on Thursday lasted for more than eleven hours. The Democrat was able to fend off the harsh criticism of the Republicans themselves.
