U.S. Delegation Arrives In Turkey To Prepare For Agreed Syrian Safe Zone

ANKARA, Turkey, Aug 13 (NNN-ANADOLU) – A U.S. delegation, on Monday, arrived in Turkey, to prepare for a Joint Operations Centre, on the planned Syrian safe zone, Turkish Defence Ministry said. A six-person U.S. delegation arrived in Turkey’s southern Sanliurfa province, the ministry said, in a statement, adding that, the…

Norway Mosque Attacker Inspired by El Paso, New Zealand Attacks

Philip Manshaus, who is suspected of an armed attack at Al-Noor Islamic Centre Mosque and killing his stepsister, appears in court in Oslo. Photo courtesy of Telesur OSLO, Aug 13 (NNN-TELESUR) – The man suspected of shooting at people inside a Norwegian mosque Saturday, and of killing his stepsister, appeared…

Update: Oslo Mosque Shooting Condemned By Public, Investigated As Terrorist Attempt

OSLO, Norway, Aug 12 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Thousands of Muslims turned out to observe the Eid al-Adha holiday in Norway on Sunday, in the wake of a shooting a day before, at a mosque in Baerum, west of Oslo, with politicians and the public condemning the attack. A 21-year-old Norwegian gunman…

Nearly 400 die in Netherlands heatwave

THE HAGUE, Aug 10 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Nearly 400 more people died in the Netherlands than normal during a record-breaking heatwave that swept Europe last month, the country’s statistics agency said. Dutch temperatures soared to a new high of 40.4 Celsius on July 25, breaking a record dating back to 1944…

Danish capital hit by second blast in four days: police

COPENHAGEN, Aug 10 (NNN-AGENCIES) — An explosion damaged a police station in Copenhagen early on Saturday, in the second blast to hit the Danish capital in four days. No one was injured in the blast, which happened outside a station in the Norrebro, just outside the city center, police said…

Russia explosion: Five confirmed dead in rocket blast

MOSCOW, Aug 10 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Five people were killed and three injured following a rocket explosion on a naval test range in Russia on Thursday, state nuclear company Rosatom confirmed.Rostacom said the accident occurred during tests on a liquid propellant rocket engine.The three injured staff members suffered serious burns in…

Two dead, one injured when tourist boat collided with fishing boat in Greek waters

ATHENS, Aug 10 (NNN-Xinhua) — Two boats collided on Friday night in the Argolic Gulf, east of Peloponnese peninsula, Greece, killing two men while a woman was seriously injured, Hellenic Coast Guard said. The accident took place between Porto Cheli and Spetses island, a popular weekend destination, about three hours…

Portugal prepares to ration fuel before tanker drivers strike

LISBON, Aug 10 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Portugal’s government is set to ration fuel for the public and take special measures to ensure supplies to hospitals and airports in preparation for a planned strike by tanker drivers. The government’s decision to declare an energy crisis indicates it expects negotiations between drivers and…

Mediterranean Sea: Rescue ship plucks 85 African migrants from the sea

 ROME, Aug 10 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The Ocean Viking charity ship plucked 85 African migrants from the sea off Libya on Friday (Jul 9), the latest rescue in the Mediterranean. The Ocean Viking, operated by French NGOs SOS Mediterranee and Doctors without Borders (MSF), had to call off its initial search…

Italy’s Salvini pulls plug on government, calls for elections

ROME, Aug 10 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The leader of Italy’s ruling League party, Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini, declared the governing coalition to be unworkable after months of internal bickering and said the only way forward was to hold fresh elections. The shock announcement on Thursday follows a period of intense…
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