Twelve arrested in southern Italy over illicit waste disposal

Rome, May 28, (dpa/GNA) – Italian police have arrested 12 people in the southern region of Campania over charges of criminal association aimed at illegally disposing of…

Former spy chief chosen to lead right-wing Dutch government

Amsterdam, May 28, (dpa/GNA) – Dick Schoof, the former head of the Dutch intelligence service, is set to become the new prime minister of the Netherlands, the…

1,315 Pertussis Cases Diagnosed in Bulgaria This Year

Sofia, May 27 (BTA/GNA) – A total of 1,315 cases of pertussis (whooping cough) have been diagnosed in Bulgaria so far this year, according…

Re-elected Lithuanian president calls for higher military spending

Vilnius, May 27, (dpa/GNA) – Lithuania’s newly re-elected President Gitanas Nausėda on Monday called for a further increase in the Baltic country’s military spending. “I think we…

Mother’s ‘great joy’ as video-game loving son becomes set for sainthood

May 25 (CNN/GNA) – The mother of an Italian teenager set to become the Catholic Church’s first millennial saint has told of her “great joy” as…

Bulgaria: Electronic Governance Ministry completes voting machine certification

Sofia, May 25 (BTA/GNA) – Experts from the Ministry of Electronic Governance have completed successfully the necessary activities and verification to authenticate the voting…

Jeremy Corbyn to stand as independent candidate in UK election

London, May 24, (PA Media/dpa/GNA) – Jeremy Corbyn, the former leader of Britain’s Labour Party, has announced he is standing as an independent candidate in the UK general…

One dead, three injured after lightning strikes French football pitch

Paris, May 24, (dpa/GNA) – One person died and at least three were injured after a lightning bolt struck a football pitch in northern France. The accident…

More heavy rain in UK could pose danger to life after fatal mudslide

London, May 23, (PA Media/dpa/GNA) – More heavy rain in the UK could cause a danger to life and travel disruption after a person died in a mudslide on…

Russian daytime missile attack on Kharkiv kills at least four people

Kiev, May 23, (dpa/GNA) – At least four people have died and others have been injured in a missile attack on the north-eastern Ukrainian city of Kharkiv…

Putin visits Belarus on second trip abroad since start of new term

Moscow, May 23, (dpa/GNA) – Russian President Vladimir Putin is set to travel to Belarus for a two-day state visit. Putin is scheduled to meet his Belarusian…

UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak announces 4 July general election

May 22 (BBC/GNA) – The UK Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak, has announced a 4 July general election in a statement outside Downing Street. After…

Bulgaria: Salary of each University Professor to be increased by BGN 290

Sofia, May 21 (BTA/GNA) – The Ministry of Education and Science said in a press release on Tuesday that the salary of each representative…

Concern among residents as 4.4-magnitude earthquake hits near Naples

Rome, May 21, (dpa/GNA) – The area surrounding the southern Italian city of Naples was rattled by an earthquake on Monday evening, the National Institute of Geophysics…

States must cut CO2, says UN maritime court in major climate decision

Hamburg, May 21, (dpa/GNA) – Man-made greenhouse gases constitute pollution of the oceans according to the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea, and states are…

Gabrovo’s Traditional Carnival fills streets with over 25 large-scale models, Calls for Peace

Gabrovo, North Central Bulgaria, May 19 (BTA/GNA) – This year’s edition of the traditional carnival in Gabrovo filled the streets with over 70 scenes…

Schools in Cyprus evacuated after bomb threats

Athens, May 17, (dpa/GNA) – Unknown persons on Friday sent lurid e-mails threatening bomb attacks on numerous of Cypriot schools, prompting a major evacuation operation of pupils on the…

French police shoot and kill man who tried to set fire to synagogue

Paris, May 17, (dpa/GNA) – Police in the city of Rouen in northern France have shot dead a man who they said tried to set fire to…

Spain denies port entry to ships carrying arms for Israel

Madrid, May 17, (dpa/GNA) – Spain’s left-wing government has begun to implement its new policy of refusing entry to Spanish harbours to cargo ships carrying weapons for Israel.…

Slovakia’s Prime Minister Fico still in intensive care

Bratislava, May 17, (dpa/GNA) – Slovakia’s Prime Minister Robert Fico remains in intensive care two days after the assassination attempt on his life and it is unclear…