Europe

Dutch voters kick off marathon EU elections

BRUSSELS, June 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Dutch voters will on Thursday kick off a four-day election marathon across the 27 nations…

Czech Republic: Four dead, dozens injured in express-freight train head-on collision

PRAGUE, June 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Four people died and dozens were injured when an express train crashed head-on with a…

Germany: Deadly floods spread along Danube claiming 5 lives; floods spread to Austria, Hungary

BERLIN, June 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Flood waters are continuing to rise in parts of southern Germany, and are now spreading down…

Germany stabbing: New knife attack wounds local politician; suspect shows clear signs of mental illness

Police do not think the suspect was aware the victim was a far-right candidate MANNHEIM (Germany), June 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) —…

Brazil calls on Venezuela’s Pres Maduro to allow election observers

BRASILIA, June 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva called for Venezuela to allow for a large…

WHO confirms first fatal human case of H5N2 bird flu

GENEVA, June 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — A person died of bird flu in Mexico in the first confirmed case of a…

More than 1 in 4 children under age 5 face ‘severe’ food poverty: UNICEF

UNITED NATIONS, June 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — More than one in four children under the age of five globally live in…

Italian mountaineer found dead in Peru after fall

LIMA, June 6 (NNN-ANDINA) — An experienced Italian mountaineer has been found dead in Peru after he fell while trying…

Greece heatwaves: Early fires an ominous summer warning, says experts

ATHENS, June 6 (NNN-AGENIES) — A year after one of Greece’s worst wildfire seasons left over 20 people dead, a…

World will likely temporarily pass 1.5C climate limit by 2028: UN

  GENEVA, June 6 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Humanity now faces an 80 percent chance that Earth’s temperatures will at least temporarily…