Europe

Italian magistrates set to level charges against sea rescuers, NGOs

ROME, March 4 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A German aid group that operated a migrant rescue boat in the Mediterranean said Italian…

Roundup: Iraq Reports Highest Daily COVID-19 Cases As Iran Calls For Avoiding Travelling During New Year Holiday

CAIRO, Mar 4 (NNN-MENA) – The Iraqi health ministry reported yesterday, 5,173 new COVID-19 cases, the highest daily increase since…

Covid-19: Czechs launch mass testing to battle surge

PRAGUE, March 4 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The Czech Republic launched mass coronavirus testing at business premises, in a bid to stem…

Sweden attack: Eight injured in “suspected terrorist” knife stabbings

Police investigators work at the scene where a man attacked eight people with a “sharp weapon,” STOCKHOLM, March 4 (NNN-AGENCIES)…

Arab FMs Call On ICC To Start Investigating Alleged Israeli “War Crimes” Against Palestinians

CAIRO, Mar 4 (NNN-MENA) – Arab foreign ministers, called on the International Criminal Court (ICC), to swiftly start a criminal…

Vietnam’s Garment Export Stable In First Two Months

HANOI, Mar 4 (NNN-VNA) – Vietnam’s textile and garment export revenue, totalled nearly 4.8 billion U.S. dollars in the first…

Covid-19: Bowing to pressure, German Chancellor Merkel eases virus curbs

BERLIN, March 4 (NNN-AGENCIES) — German Chancellor Angela Merkel agreed to gradually ease virus curbs in Europe’s top economy,caving to…

France admits ‘torture and murder’ of Algerian freedom fighter

Malika Boumendjel, widow of Algerian lawyer Ali Boumendjel PARIS, March 4 (NNN-AGENCIES) — French forces “tortured and murdered” Algerian freedom…

Russia says new Western sanctions ‘absolutely unacceptable’

MOSCOW, March 3 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The Kremlin said Westernsanctions on Russia were “absolutely unacceptable” and dismissed as“outrageous” claims that the…

Covid-19: Explosive goes off near test centre in Netherlands

The scene of the blast in The Netherlands. AMSTERDAM, March 3 (NNN-AGENCIES) — An explosion occurred Wednesday near a Covid-19…