Tag: Grímsvötn

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Artist's rendering of a Mars Exploration Rover

  • Ratko Mladić, a former Bosnian Serb Army commander, is arrested in Serbia pursuant to 1995 war crimes charges.
  • The Spirit rover (artist’s rendering pictured) mission on Mars is formally concluded by NASA after six years of planetary exploration.
  • Iceland’s Grímsvötn volcano erupts, causing flight cancellations in northern Europe.
  • The Democratic Rally, led by Nicos Anastasiades, win a plurality after an election in Cyprus.
  • PNS Mehran, a Pakistani naval base in Karachi, is attacked by militants.
  • At least 124 people are killed by a tornado, among the deadliest in U.S. history, in Joplin, Missouri.
  • Protests against the government continue in cities across Spain, despite a ban before elections.

In the news

In the news

Nicos Anastasiades

  • Iceland’s Grímsvötn volcano erupts, causing flight cancellations in northern Europe.
  • The Democratic Rally, led by Nicos Anastasiades (pictured), win a plurality after an election in Cyprus.
  • PNS Mehran, a Pakistani naval base in Karachi, is attacked by militants.
  • At least 124 people are killed by a tornado, among the deadliest in U.S. history, in Joplin, Missouri.
  • Terrence Malick’s The Tree of Life wins the Palme d’Or at the Cannes Film Festival.
  • Protests against the government continue in cities across Spain, despite a ban before elections.
  • Aircraft manufacturers Boeing and Airbus both claim victory after the WTO rules on the world’s largest trade dispute.

In The News

In the news

Nicos Anastasiades

  • The Grímsvötn volcano in Iceland erupts, causing flight cancellations in northern Europe.
  • The Democratic Rally, led by Nicos Anastasiades (pictured), win a plurality after an election in Cyprus.
  • PNS Mehran, a Pakistani naval base in Karachi, is attacked by militants.
  • At least 117 people are killed by a tornado, the United States’ deadliest since 1936, in Joplin, Missouri.
  • Terrence Malick’s The Tree of Life wins the Palme d’Or at the Cannes Film Festival.