Dubai faces massive clean up after deluge swamps glitzy desert city
Dubai, United Arab Emirates Reuters Dubai, a city in the desert proud of its modern gloss, faced the towering task on Thursday of clearing its waterclogged roads and drying out flooded homes two days after a record storm saw a year’s rain fall in a day. Dubai International Airport, a major travel hub, struggled to […]
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Updated: Hamburg airport hostage standoff over, suspect arrested – police
Updated: 7:20am, 6th November (AEDT)Frankfurt, GermanyReuters Police arrested a man and rescued a child at the centre of a hostage standoff at Hamburg airport on Sunday, ending a crisis that had forced authorities to close the busy air hub. A man, who police said was suspected of carrying a gun, and possibly explosives, drove a […]
Sudan’s RSF claims airport as Saudi and US-backed talks restart
Dubai, United Arab Emirates Reuters Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces said on Monday they had seized an airport from the army west of the capital and workers at an oilfield said they were evacuated due to the attack as the warring factions reconvened for talks in Saudi Arabia. The RSF said Belila airport in the state […]
Environmentalists protest airport project near Albanian bird sanctuary
Vjose-Narte, Albania Reuters Environmentalists protested over the weekend at the building site of a new airport in Albania’s south meant to boost tourism but which they say will endanger sanctuaries for some 200 bird species including flamingos and pelicans. The picturesque Vjose-Narte lagoon close to Albania’s Adriatic seaside is a crucial stop for flocks of […]
Tutu remains interred amid call to rename Cape Town airport
Cape Town, South Africa AP The remains of Desmond Tutu, the Nobel Peace Prize-winning Anglican Archbishop Emeritus of Cape Town, were interred early Sunday during a private family service at the city’s Anglican cathedral. Archbishop Thabo Makgoba laid a small box containing Tutu’s remains to rest in the floor in front of the high altar […]
Volcanic lava in Spain’s La Palma engulfs more houses, land
La Palma, Spain Reuters Red-hot lava engulfed the land Jose Roberto Sanchez inherited from his parents on Saturday and lightning flashed around the rim of the volcano that has been erupting on the Spanish island of La Palma for almost three weeks. There were 37 seismic movements on Saturday, with the largest measuring 4.1, the […]
Updated: Dozens of civilians, at least 13 US troops killed in Kabul airport attack
Updated: 8:45am (AEST)Reuters Islamic State struck the crowded gates of Kabul airport in a suicide bomb attack on Thursday, killing scores of civilians and at least 13 US troops, disrupting the airlift of tens of thousands of Afghans desperate to flee. Kabul health officials were quoted as saying 60 civilians were killed. Video shot by […]
Taliban urge Afghans to leave Kabul airport after days of deadly chaos
Kabul, AfghanistanReuters The Taliban on Thursday urged crowds of Afghans waiting outside Kabul airport in the hope of fleeing the country to go home, saying they did not want to hurt anyone, a day after Taliban fighters fired at protesters, killing three, witnesses said. The United States and other Western powers pressed on with the […]
Hong Kong protesters target airport but planes keep flying
Reuters Thousands of protesters blocked roads and public transport links to Hong Kong airport on Sunday in a bid to draw world attention to their fight for democracy for the Chinese-ruled city which is facing its biggest political crisis in decades. Planes were taking off and landing, with delays, but trains were suspended and approach […]