Tinerdates often do not go so well, but we had never heard of this before. A young American woman has managed to lure dozens of men to a square in New York for a 'romantic tinderdate'. It was not very romantic, because the men first had to compete for a date with Natasha.
Melania Trump makes her first trip abroad in October as her first lady in the United States. She goes to the highest sets of children's living conditions in several African countries.
One of the most prominent Chinese monks has stepped down as chairman of the Buddhist Association of China. The Chinese authorities previously announced that they would investigate this master Xuecheng, the abbot of a temple near Beijing. He was accused of sexual misconduct.
The EU is giving financial support to the victims of the heavy earthquake on Lombok. The European Commission is donating 500,000 euros extra for emergency humanitarian aid, according to a spokesman. Last week, Brussels sent 150,000 euros to the Indonesian Red Cross for emergency supplies in the east and north of the island.
The Johnsons were not very curious when the police came to tell them that 18-year-old Ivana Smit had died. They did not make any effort to see with their own eyes where the girl should have fallen. In addition, their apartment appears to have been cleaned before the police could do a trace investigation.
The American FBI investigator has dismissed Peter Strzok, a senior employee who had been dissatisfied with President Donald Trump. The lawyer of Strzok reported that on Monday.
Heavy fighting between Taliban fighters on the one hand and police and army on the other hand in the Afghan city of Ghazni have claimed many lives. At least a hundred agents and soldiers were killed and many dozens of people were killed alongside the Taliban.
In the conflict with the United States, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan threatens the NATO partner with a break. If the Americans remain so disrespectful, then his government will 'seek new friends and allies.' Erdogan gave that warning in a sent contribution in the New York Times.
Tens of thousands of Romanians have taken to the streets Friday in the capital Bucharest and other cities to protest against the government of the Social Democratic PSD. The activists want to finally do something about the deep-rooted corruption.
Hundreds of firefighters are fighting in California against a fire that threatens thousands of homes south-east of Los Angeles. As a precaution, approximately 21,000 people were evacuated in and around Lake Elsinore.
A quarrel about politics on Facebook has been completely out of control in the United States. An angry 44-year-old man jumped into the car and opened fire on another user of the social networking site, reports the local newspaper Tampa Bay Times. The victim (46) ended up in hospital with multiple gunshot wounds.
At least nine people were killed because their boat capsized off the Turkish coast. It concerns seven children and two women, says the district head of Kuşadasi against the Turkish state press agency Anadolu. They tried to illegally cross over to Europe according to the authorities.
The Portuguese Prime Minister Antonio Costa has warned that it may take days before the huge natural fire that rages in the Algarve will have been extinguished. The authorities sent another 120 firefighters to the tourist region in the south on Wednesday.
A Spanish fighter plane accidentally fired an anti-aircraft missile during a practice mission over Estonia on Tuesday. According to the newspaper El Pais, the projectile did not cause any damage. An investigation has been conducted into the cause.
At least eight people died after attending a vigil in Peru. Local hospitals report that fifteen other patients are seriously ill. They would have feasted on a stew with meat, the BBC reports.
North Korea repatriated a South Korean citizen who illegally crossed the border last month. The South Korean authorities speak of a 'positive humanitarian gesture', the South Korean news agency Yonhap reports.
The British government is going to ask Russia to deliver two men to Britain. They are suspected of committing an attack with the deadly nerve gas novitsjok. According to the newspaper The Guardian, which raises sources from the government and secret service, the text of the extradition request has been drawn up and is ready to be sent to Russia.
Brussels challenges Hungary to the EU court because the asylum and return legislation of the country is not in line with European law. The European Commission has also sent the country a letter of formal notice about a new law that criminalises organizations or people who offer help to people who want to apply for asylum and residence permits in Hungary. Enabling the EU court is the last step.
A British diver who was involved in the rescue operation in the flooded Thai cave is not tender for Tesla CEO Elon Musk. The entrepreneur had developed a special submarine to save the trapped football team from the cave, but that was purely a 'publicity stunt', according to the Briton Vern Unsworth. 'He can stab his submarine where it hurts.'
After the unprecedented heavy rainfall and flooding, the disaster area in western Japan is now plagued by great heat and a lack of clean (drinking) water. In the meantime, the number of deaths as a result of the severe weather has risen to 195.
After almost twenty years, Ethiopia and Eritrea will restore relations. This was decided by the Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed and the Eritrean President Isaia Afewerki at a joint summit. The countries are rivals that were almost at war.
The rescue operation to liberate the twelve Thai footballers and their trainer from a flooded cave has begun. Eighteen divers have been sent into the cave to save the boys. This was communicated to the manager of the operation at a press conference.
The young Thai football players who are stuck in a flooded cave have sent letters to their parents and their relatives. The coach of the football team has apologized to the parents in a letter, reports BBC.
The day after the massive protests against the dismissal of the Polish supreme judges, public life in Warsaw calmly continues, as if the separation of powers in the former Eastern Bloc country had not been lifted.
The Ghent court has released a Spanish rapper conditionally. The singer 'Valtònyc' was arrested in Belgium after fleeing from Spain because of a conviction of 3.5 years in prison. The council chamber still has to decide whether it will be extradited to Spain.
The French government has called for calm after riots broke out in the city of Nantes. Protesters clashed there with the police after a young motorist was shot by an agent.
US President Donald Trump is putting NATO countries under pressure to spend more money on defense. At the NATO summit, next week in Brussels, he will tell the participating countries that the United States is not the 'biggest piggy bank in the world', his spokesperson said.
A man from the American town of Minersville, Pennsylvania, has paid his parking fine after 44 years. The man was feeling guilty and therefore decided to send the five dollars to the police with an apology letter.
Thai Seals yesterday succeeded in penetrating a little deeper into the flooded cave complex, where twelve teenagers and their football coach have been missing for more than a week. After days of heavy rainfall, the weather is finally favorable and the water level in the cave, located near Chiang Rai, has decreased slightly.
An American teacher from the University of Central Florida has been arrested for bombarding a student with instant messages. 'Please listen! We are only one step away from eternal happiness ', he wrote, when the girl begged him to stop.
