Europe

World must act to stem surge of polluting trash, UN warns

 PARIS, Feb 29 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The world generated 2.3 billion tonnes of municipal waste last year and the pile of…

Iran, Russia Signed Documents To Expand Cooperation

TEHRAN, Feb 29 (NNN-IRNA) – Iran and Russia, yesterday, signed 19 documents on expanding bilateral cooperation in various sectors, the…

Strikes to mark one year since Greece’s worst train crash

TEMPI (Greece), Feb 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Workers across Greece were set to strike on Wednesday to demand answers a year…

US announces $53 mln in new Palestinian aid, urges access

 WASHINGTON, Feb 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The United States announced another $53 million in humanitarian assistance for Palestinians as the US…

Norwegian Dawn: Mauritius says cruise ship can dock after cholera scare

 PORT LOUIS, Feb 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Mauritius has given a Norwegian cruise ship the all clear to dock at the…

Netherlands: Mega-trial exposes brutal gangland underworld

 AMSTERDAM, Feb 28 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Three members of a drug cartel involved in a series of gangland killings have been…

Peru and Germany strengthen bilateral relationship, cooperation in fight against drug

LIMA, Feb 28 (NNN-ANDINA) — Peru’s Pres Dina Boluarte met Federal Minister of the Interior of Germany, Nancy Faeser, which aimed to…

FAO Deputy Chief Warns Of Devastated Agricultural Infrastructure In Gaza

UNITED NATIONS, Feb 28 (NNN-XINHUA) – Maurizio Martina, deputy director-general of the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO), warned yesterday that,…

Tunisia Rescued 63 Italy-Bound Immigrants

TUNIS, Feb 27 (NNN-TAP) – Tunisia’s maritime guards rescued 63 undocumented immigrants, after their boat sank off the Tunisian coast,…

Tamas Sulyok Elected As Hungary’s New President

BUDAPEST, Feb 27 (NNN-XINHUA) – Hungarian lawmakers, yesterday elected Tamas Sulyok, head of the Constitutional Court, as the country’s new…