Europe

Russian man, 88, dies after homemade helicopter falls apart on takeoff

The DIY aircraft was one of five made by Vladimir Trapeznikov MOSCOW, Aug 3 (NNN-AGENCIES) — An 88-year-old Russian man,…

UK: 76-year-old man accused of lacing sweets as kids fall ill at summer camp

LONDON, Aug 3 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A 76-year-old man appeared in a British court on Saturday accused of lacing sweets with…

Estonian rescuers deployed to help Spain combat wildfires

TALLINN (Spain), Aug 2 (NNN-XINHUA) — The first Estonian rescue team was deployed to Spain to combat wildfires on Friday,…

Germany: Police probe 2 suspected acts of railway sabotage

BERLIN, Aug 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Police said they had detected two suspected acts of sabotage over the past 48 hours…

Serbia: Former transport minister among six new arrests over train station disaster which 16 people died

BELGRADE, Aug 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Six people, including a former minister, were arrested in Serbia on Friday over a train…

European court strikes blow against Italy’s Albanian migrant plan

ROME, Aug 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The European Court of Justice ruled in favour of Italian judges who have blocked Italy…

Abbas Says Portugal’s Intention To Recognise State Of Palestine “Positive Step”

RAMALLAH, Aug 2 (NNN-WAFA) – Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas, welcomed yesterday, Portugal’s announcement of its intention to take steps to…

Kazakhstan To Increase Oil Exports Via BTC Pipeline To 1.7 Million Tonnes This Year

ALMATY, Aug 1 (NNN-KNA) – Kazakhstan plans to raise oil exports through the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan (BTC) pipeline to 1.7 million tonnes…

Egypt, Italy Discussed Military Ties, Gaza Crisis

CAIRO, Jul 31 (NNN-MENA) – Egyptian President, Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi, met yesterday, with Italian Defence Minister, Guido Crosetto in Cairo, and…

France, 14 other Nations urge recognition of Palestinian State

NEW YORK, July 30 (NNN-AGENCIES) — France and 14 other Western nations called on countries worldwide to move to recognise…