Istanbul, Sept. 28, (dpa/GNA) – One person died and four others were injured on Thursday after a suspected gas explosion in an Istanbul residential…
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Kosovo urges West to punish Serbia for weekend attack
Pristina, Sept. 28, (dpa/GNA) – Kosovar Prime Minister Albin Kurti on Thursday urged Western countries to impose sanctions on Serbia in response to an…
Stoltenberg, in Kiev, sees progress in Ukrainian counteroffensive
Kiev, Sept. 28, (dpa/GNA) – NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg met President Volodymyr Zelensky in Kiev on Thursday during his second visit to Ukraine…
Swiss court frees Guatemalan ex-police boss jailed over prison deaths
Geneva, Sept. 28, (dpa/GNA) – A Swiss court on Thursday ruled that a former Guatemalan police boss jailed for 15 years over his role…
Greek port city of Volos under water for second time this month
Athens, Sept. 28, (dpa/GNA) – Much of the Greek port city of Volos was under water on Thursday for the second time this month…
Macron proposes greater autonomy while on a visit to Corsica
Paris, Sept. 28, (dpa/GNA) – French President Emmanuel Macron raised the possibility of greater autonomy for Corsica during an address to the island’s parliament…
Blast in Uzbekistan claims one life, injures more than 150
Moscow, Sept. 28, (dpa/GNA) – An explosion in a warehouse in Tashkent has injured 163 people, with 24 of the injured taken to hospital,…
Approval for UK’s first facility for supervised illegal drug use
London, Sept 27, (PA Media/dpa/GNA) – The UK’s first drug consumption room for users to take illegal drugs under medical supervision has been approved.…
42,500 people flee Nagorno-Karabakch after Azerbaijan takeover
Moscow, Sept 27, (dpaGNA) – More than 42,000 people have fled the disputed region of Nagorno-Karabakh in the South Caucasus, according to official figures,…
Moscow accuses London and Washington of involvement in Crimea attack
Moscow,Sept 27, (dpa/GNA) – Moscow has accused Britain and the United States of involvement in the Ukrainian attack on the headquarters of the Russian…
Think Tank Finds Huge Wind Power Potential in Bulgaria
Sofia, Sept 27 (BTA/GNA) – A policy brief made public by the Center for the Study of Democracy (CSD) on Tuesday found that Bulgaria…
Global energy watchdog says rapid change needed to meet climate goals
Paris, Sept. 26, (dpa/GNA) – The International Energy Agency (IEA) has warned that limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius is only achievable with…
UEFA re-admits Russian U17 teams but senior teams remain banned
Berlin, Sept 26, (dpa/GNA) – UEFA is re-admitting Russian under-17 teams to European football competitions, while the senior teams remain banned in connection with…
Former 200m world champion Schippers ends career
Berlin, Sep 26, (dpa/GNA) – Two-time former 200 metres world champion, Dafne Schippers, said on Tuesday she is ending her athletics career. “The race…
Excavations at Orpheus Sanctuary in Tatul Completed
Sept 27 (BTA/GNA) – After 20 years of excavations the study of the world’s only known Orpheus’ sanctuary at the village of Tatul, has…
Sex offender who crashed car into Downing Street gates spared jail
London, Sept 26, (PA Media/dpa/GNA) – A sex offender who drove his car into the Downing Street gates, in an “attack on democracy”, has…
Pop star Shakira risks second Spanish tax trial
Madrid, Sept 26, (dpa/GNA) – Pop singer Shakira, risks a second trial, after being accused of owing the Spanish tax authorities almost €6.7 million…
Two shepherds killed by landmine in Afghanistan
Islamabad, Sep 26, (dpa/GNA) – A landmine explosion has killed two shepherds in Afghanistan’s northern province of Faryab, broadcaster TOLOnews reported on Tuesday. A…
German police arrest suspected people smugglers in nationwide raids
Berlin, Sept 26, (dpa/GNA) – German police discovered several Syrians, believed to have been illegally smuggled into the country, during raids across five states…
Ukraine is sheltering grain ships on Romanian side of Danube
Constanța, Sept. 26, (dpa/GNA) – Ukrainian grain transporters, fearing Russian airstrikes, have for weeks been sheltering their ships at night on the Romanian bank…