Storm causes runway incidents at Finland’s Kittila Airport, no injuries

HELSINKI, Dec 28 (NNN-XINHUA) — A commercial aircraft carrying about 150 people slid off the runway while landing at Kittila Airport in Finland’s Lapland region on Saturday afternoon amid stormy weather, Finnish airport operator Finavia said. The aircraft came to a stop in deep snow, and no injuries were reported,…

UN Security Council to convene emergency meeting on Israel’s Somaliland recognition

Residents wave Somaliland flags as they gather to celebrate Israel’s recognition of Somaliland in Hargeisa UNITED NATIONS, Dec 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The UN Security Council will convene an emergency session on Monday to discuss Israel’s recognition of Somaliland, with members slated to condemn Jerusalem’s move. Israel announced the step on Friday,…

UK restricts DR Congo visas over migrant return policy

The home secretary announced an overhaul of the UK’s asylum rules in November LONDON, Dec 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The UK is to impose visa restrictions against people arriving from the Democratic Republic of Congo after its government failed to agree to measures allowing the return of illegal migrants and foreign…

Italy arrests nine over alleged Hamas funding through charities

ROME, Dec 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Italian prosecutors said they had arrested nine people on suspicion of financing Hamas through charities based in Italy, in an operation coordinated by anti-mafia and anti-terrorism units. The suspects are accused of “belonging to and having financed” the Palestinian group, which the European Union designates ‌as…

Greece: Another 131 migrants rescued off southern Crete

ATHENS, Dec 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The Greek coast guard rescued 131 would be migrants off Crete, bringing the number of people brought out of the sea in the area over the past five days to 840, a police spokesperson said. The migrants rescued Saturday morning were aboard a fishing boat some 14 nautical…

Four die in avalanche in Greece: state TV

ATHENS, Dec 27 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The bodies of four people who died in an avalanche in Greece were discovered Friday after an intense search operation, state television ERT reported. Rescue services had been looking for three hikers, men between 30 and 35, who went missing on Thursday in the Vardousia…

Nearly 400 would-be migrants rescued off Greek island

ATHENS, Dec 27 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The Greek coastguard on Friday rescued nearly 400 would-be migrants from a fishing boat and another vessel off southern Crete, ANA news agency reported. In one operation about 35 nautical miles from the small island of Gavdos, off Crete, a coastguard vessel, a Danish freighter…

Top DPRK Leader Sends New Year Greetings To Putin

PYONGYANG, Dec 27 (NNN-KCNA) – Kim Jong Un, president of the State Affairs of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), today sent New Year greetings to Russian President, Vladimir Putin. Kim extended “the warmest and sincerest greeting of best wishes” to Putin and the government and people of Russia,…

France stabbings: Police arrest suspect after man stabs 3 women in Paris metro

PARIS, Dec 27 (NNN-AGENCIES) — French police on Friday arrested a man suspected of stabbing three women in the Paris metro as the capital’s end-of-year festivities were in full swing, prosecutors said. The three victims were attacked at three different locations along the Line 3 metro track that runs across…

Bangladesh Nationalist Party’s Acting Chairperson Returned Home After 17 Years In Exile

DHAKA, Dec 26 (NNN-BSS) – Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP)’s acting chairperson, Tarique Rahman, returned to the country yesterday, after spending 17 years in exile in Britain. Senior leaders of the BNP welcomed him at the airport in Dhaka, amid a heavy presence of law enforcement. Rahman, 60, is the elder…
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