News archive of August 2017
Cyprus at risk of becoming a desert island
A toxic combination of decreasing rainfall, the abandonment of rural areas and an increase in water consumption over the past few decades has resulted in more than half the island of Cyprus being in immediate danger of desertification. Just 1.5 percent of the land area - the ridge of the Troodos mountain range - is not deemed to be at any such risk.
Afghan migrant "throws woman out window after altercation"
A 37-year-old Afghan male - whose initials are R.H. - has been arrested in the asylum center in Bogovadja, near Lajkovac, in western Serbia.
The suspect has been placed in police custody after he "threw his 22-year-old (female) cousin through the window" of the facility, Serbian media reports said on Thursday.
U.S. Accepts Mexico Flood Aid Offer
The US state of Texas has accepted an offer of flood aid from Mexico despite tension over President Donald Trump's proposed border wall and his threats to scrap a free-trade deal.
On Sunday Mexico offered vehicles, boats, supplies and food, reports said.
Mexican Red Cross volunteers have also travelled to the flooded city of Houston.
US bombers fly over Korea in show of might
Two U.S. supersonic bombers and four stealth jets soared over the Korean Peninsula on Thursday in a powerful display of military might after North Korea fired a missile over Japan and renewed a threat to target the waters near Guam.
The aircraft also conducted precision strike drills over the Pilsung range in a mountainous area of South Korea in an unprecedented combined maneuver.