Europe

Russia explosion: Five confirmed dead in rocket blast

MOSCOW, Aug 10 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Five people were killed and three injured following a rocket explosion on a naval test…

Two dead, one injured when tourist boat collided with fishing boat in Greek waters

ATHENS, Aug 10 (NNN-Xinhua) — Two boats collided on Friday night in the Argolic Gulf, east of Peloponnese peninsula, Greece,…

Portugal prepares to ration fuel before tanker drivers strike

LISBON, Aug 10 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Portugal’s government is set to ration fuel for the public and take special measures to…

Mediterranean Sea: Rescue ship plucks 85 African migrants from the sea

 ROME, Aug 10 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The Ocean Viking charity ship plucked 85 African migrants from the sea off Libya on…

Italy’s Salvini pulls plug on government, calls for elections

ROME, Aug 10 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The leader of Italy’s ruling League party, Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini, declared the governing…

10 Turkish Sailors Kidnapped Off Nigerian Coast Freed

ANKARA, Turkey, Aug 10 (NNN-ANADOLU) – The 10 Turkish sailors, who were kidnapped by gunmen off the coast of Nigeria…

Radiation briefly spikes in Russian city after rocket engine explosion, 2 dead

MOSCOW, Aug 9 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Two people were killed and a short-term spike in radiation levels was recorded in a…

Serbia grants citizenship to Thailand’s fugitive ex-PM Yingluck Shinawatra

BELGRADE, Aug 9 (NNN-AGENCIES) — The Serbian government has granted citizenship to Thailand’s former Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra who fled…

British PM Johnson plans visa shake-up to attract science talent

LONDON, Aug 9 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Prime Minister Boris Johnson unveiled plans for a new fast-track visa route for “the brightest…

Eighteen migrants hurt trying to cross Bosnia-Croatia border – officials

SARAJEVO, Aug 8 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Eighteen migrants were injured while trying to illegally reach the European Union across Bosnia’s border…