World news about “Bombardment” published by euronews.
Homs under attack as Russia’s Lavrov arrives in Syria Syria’s military intensified its crackdown in Homs and other cities on the eve of a peace visit to Damascus by Russia’s foreign minister. Opposition members… 07/02/2012
Turkish airstrike kills 35 Kurds – nocomment Turkish warplanes killed at least 35 people in an air strike in south-eastern Turkey near the Iraqi border, apparently mistaking smugglers for Kurdish… 30/12/2011
April 26, 1937: the bombing of GuernicaApril 26, 1937. In their effort to help General Franco’s Nationalists win the Spanish Civil War, German and Italian bombers attack the small Basque town of… 25/04/2011
Burnt vehicles in a state security building in TobrukA man gestures in front of burnt vehicles in a state security building in Tobruk, east of Libya. In cities like Benghazi and Tobruk, troops and police have… 24/02/2011
Turkey vows no cover-up over civilian air strike deathsThe Turkish government has promised no cover-up in an investigation into the deaths of 35 civilians, killed by warplanes after being mistaken for Kurdish… 30/12/2011
Kurdish anger at northern Iraq military blunderPolice in Turkey fired tear gas and water cannon at pro-Kurdish demonstrators after they took to the streets following an apparent military… 30/12/2011
Turkey’s armed forces admit to killing civiliansTurkey’s armed forces have killed thirty-five civilians in a Kurdish village near the country’s border with Iraq. An official from the ruling Justice and… 29/12/2011
Huge WWII bomb made safe in KoblenzA huge World War II unexploded bomb was one of two successfully defused on Sunday by German experts after the pair were discovered on the riverbed of the… 05/12/2011
German city evacuated due to RAF bombOfficials in Koblenz in Germany are preparing to evacuate almost half the city following the discovery of an unexploded bomb. The 1.8 tonne explosive… 03/12/2011
Anti-Gaddafi forces begin ‘final push’ for SirteThe battle for Colonel Gaddafi’s hometown, Sirte, looks to have entered its final phase with Libya’s ex-rebels launching a major assault. Gaddafi loyalists… 07/10/2011
Turkey passes bill for cross-border strikes in IraqThe Turkish parliament has passed a bill to extend permission for the country’s military to mount cross-border operations against Kurdish militants in… 05/10/2011
South and North Korea exchange fire near borderSouth Korea’s military says its navy has fired three warning shots towards North Korea in retaliation for artillery shells from the North which landed near… 10/08/2011
Japan remembers Nagasaki and pledges to cut nuclear energyJapan remembered the the victims of the Nagasaki atomic bomb at the end of the Second World War on Tuesday. The prime minister laid a wreath and a bell… 09/08/2011
NATO targets Libyan televisionNATO has widened the mandate of its bombing campaign in Libya – by staging an attack on communications. The organisation has carried out what it describes… 30/07/2011
Libyan rebels in big push on two frontsLibyan rebels have launched a major double-pronged offensive against forces loyal to the regime of Colonel Gaddafi in the biggest push for several… 06/07/2011
Libya accuses NATO of more civilian deathsThe site of an aerial bombardment west of Libya’s capital is being said by NATO to have been a legitimate military control target. But Tripoli said that 19… 21/06/2011
NATO blames technical error for killing Libyan civiliansNATO has said technical failure was behind its destruction on Sunday of a residential building in Libya’s capital, where officials said nine civilians were… 20/06/2011
NATO admits causing Libyan civilian deathsNATO has acknowledged responsibility for an air strike that killed civilians in Tripoli on Sunday. In a statement the alliance said “…a military missile… 19/06/2011
NATO airstrikes ‘miss the mark’Libyan officials have taken journalists to a cafe near the parliament they say was hit by a NATO air strike. It was visited by the Russian envoy to Libya… 17/06/2011
Clashes as Nato denies Libya bus killingsRebel fighters and forces loyal to Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi have clashed once again in villages near Misrata. The renewed fighting comes as NATO denies… 16/06/2011
Libya: fighting in Misrata, diplomacy in Abu DhabiAs NATO planes resumed their strikes over Tripoli in one of the heaviest weeks of bombardments so far, there is movement on the diplomatic front against the… 09/06/2011
US rejects Libyan ceasefire call as air strikes rock TripoliNATO continues to pressure Muammer Gaddafi from the sky following a fourth night of air strikes on the capital Tripoli. Several large explosions rocked the… 27/05/2011
NATO launches intense attack on TripoliNATO has pounded the Libyan capital in a major escalation of strikes apparently aimed at Muammar Gaddafi’s compound. It was not clear if the 18 or so blasts… 24/05/2011
Tripoli takes pounding in fresh NATO night strikesTripoli has once again been targeted as NATO war planes launch a fresh series of night strikes on the Libyan capital. Government officials and Libyan… 12/05/2011
NATO night strikes blast targets in TripoliNATO aircraft conducted raids over Tripoli overnight with government buildings bearing the brunt of the attacks. Libyan officials escorted journalists to… 10/05/2011
Anger and shelling rumble on in LibyaThere has been more shelling of the Libyan port of Misrata and heightened anger in the capital Tripoli as the conflict between pro- and anti-Gaddafi forces… 02/05/2011
Western strikes boost rebels’ bid to take key Libyan cityWith coalition bombing of Libyan loyalist positions in Ajdabiyah as support, rebels say they have taken the city’s eastern gate and are looking to move back… 25/03/2011
Rebel fighters regroup around AjdabiyaA group of heavily-armed rebel fighters has gathered on the outskirts of Ajdabiya. They say they are ready to retake the city, which is currently held by the… 22/03/2011
Pro-Gaddafi forces lay siege to rebel-held ZawiyahPro -Gaddafi forces on Tuesday stepped up their fightback against rebels. One air strike smashed a house in a residential area of the eastern town of Ras… 09/03/2011
Evacuated South Korean islanders shaken by shellingEvacuees from Yeonpyeong Island were taken to the mainland by ferry. Many of the residents appeared visibly shocked by the situation. A South Korean… 23/11/2010
South Korean president sounds warning to PyongyangEchoing his earlier remarks to issue a firm response to the bombardment of one of their islands, South Korean President Lee Myung-bak has stiffened his… 23/11/2010
North and South Korea tense after shellingThe South Korean government has promised a firm response to the artillery shelling of one of its islands. President Lee Myung-bak criticised the North… 23/11/2010
German experts put Dresden death toll at 25,000How many died in the Allied bombing of Dresden? The debate has long raged with German far-right groups claiming up to 500,000 people perished. But now an… 18/03/2010
Afghan government condemns civilian deaths in NATO strikeThirty-three civilians mistaken for Taliban fighters have been killed by a NATO airstrike in southern Afghanistan, according to the government in Kabul. … 22/02/2010
British journalist freed in AfghanistanA British journalist kidnapped in Afghanistan has been freed by NATO, but his Afghan interpreter and a British soldier were killed in the rescue. Stephen… 09/09/2009
US gives backing for world Afghan summitScores of civilians were killed in Friday’s NATO air strike on Taliban insurgents in northern Afghanistan, according to the Afghanistan Rights Monitor – the… 07/09/2009
NATO military chief visits Afghan air strike victimsThe commander of NATO forces in Afghanistan has seen for himself the aftermath of Friday’s deadly air strike in Kunduz. General Stanley McChrystal is… 06/09/2009
NATO launches inquiry into Kunduz raidNATO’s senior commander in northern Afghanistan has met survivors of yesterday’s fatal air strike in Kunduz. Rear Admiral Greg Smith’s visit came as … 05/09/2009
Afghan bombing could influence German votersUntil now, Afghanistan has not played a big part in the run-up to Germany’s elections but Friday’s NATO bombing changed all that. With three weeks to go… 05/09/2009
NATO chief promises probe into Afghan blastThe attack in Afghanistan has been on the agenda of a meeting of experts debating NATO’s future. NATO’s Secretary General says a full investigation is… 04/09/2009
Sri Lanka military accused of bombing hospitalSri Lanka’s military has been accused of killing over 2,000 civilians after a night of shelling in the country’s northern war zone. The aerial bombardment… 10/05/2009
