Seven arrested in Switzerland after violence inspired by French riots
LAUSANNE (Switzerland), July 3 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Six teenagers were arrested following unrest in the Swiss city of Lausanne that was…
French riots: Grandmother of killed teen urges calm as mayor’s home attacked
PARIS, July 3 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The grandmother of the French teenager whose killing by police sparked riots called for calm on…
Sea lion hunting season opens in Namibia
WINDHOEK, July 2 (NNN-AFRICANEWS) — Saturday marks the start of the sea lion hunting season in Namibia. An estimated 86,000 fur seals will be slaughtered,…
Croatia: 1 killed, 4 injured in shooting incident; man with mental problem arrested
ZAGREB, July 2 (NNN-XINHUA) — A 45-year-old woman was killed and four people were seriously injured in a shooting incident…
Palestinian, Russian Presidents Discussed Ties, Issues Of Mutual Concern
RAMALLAH, Jul 2 (NNN-WAFA) – Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas, and his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, held a phone conversation yesterday,…
Two killed in Moldova airport shooting, gunman, a Tajikistan fugitive, arrested
The incident briefly grounded flights at Chisinau International Airport CHISINAU, July 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A 43-year-old Tajik man grabbed a…
Update French riots: Mayor says rioters rammed car into his house, injuring wife, child
CRETEIL (France), July 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Rioters in France rammed a car into the home of the mayor of a…
Update: Hundreds arrested on fifth night of France unrest after teen laid to rest
PARIS, July 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) — French authorities deployed reinforcements to flashpoint cities and had made hundreds of arrests by early…
Russia resumes regular flights to Cuba
MOSCOW, July 2 (NNN-PRENSA LATINA) — Russia and Cuba resumed regular direct air services on Saturday, with the first flight…
Pres Vladimir Putin confirms Russia’s support for Palestine’s cause
MOSCOW, July 2 (NNN-PRENSA LATINA) — Russian President Vladimir Putin ratified his country’s support for Palestine’s cause and for the…