Europe

Greek gov’t survives another no-confidence vote triggered by train collision

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis ATHENS, March 8 (NNN-XINHUA) — A week after the second anniversary of Greece’s deadly train…

France hands over two military sites to Senegal

DAKAR, March 8 (NNN-XINHUA) — France officially transferred control of two military sites in the Senegalese capital of Dakar to…

Bosnia top court suspends Serb leader’s separatist laws, EU to add peacekeepers

SARAJEVO, March 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The EU said it would send reinforcements for its peacekeeping mission in deeply divided Bosnia…

Poland: PM Donald Tusk announces military training plan for all men

 WARSAW, March 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Work is under way to make all men in Poland undergo military training, Prime Minister…

France: Thousands stranded as WWII bomb halts traffic at Paris train station

Paris Gare du Nord train station PARIS, March 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Thousands of passengers in Paris and London were stranded…

Germany: Airports to be hit by labour strike on Monday for better pay

BERLIN, March 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Major disruptions loom at German airports on Monday after a services union announced strike action…

Serbia’s fatal train station roof collapse: Student protesters call for general strike

BELGRADE, March 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Student protesters in Serbia called for a one-day general strike on Friday in a bid…

Kazakhstan To Cut Oil Transport Via Caspian Pipeline Consortium By 70 Percent

ALMATY, Mar 8 (NNN-KTA) – Kazakhstan plans to reduce oil exports through the Caspian Pipeline Consortium (CPC) system by 70…

South Africa hosts first G20 Tourism Working Group meeting

PRETORIA, March 7 (NNN-SANEWS) — South Africa’s Tourism Minister Patricia de Lille has urged the G20 to find ways to…

UN calls for stronger controls over nuclear weapons amid rising threats

UNITED NATIONS, March 7 (NNN-TASS) — Faced with rising global tensions and a greater nuclear threat, humanity needs to invest…