Stefano Duc, Correspondent (Europe) ATHENS – Yesterday, around 3.30 am, the German Ambassador’s residence in Athens was attacked by a group of four masked assailants, who fired 60 shots without causing injuries or severe damages. According to the security guard who witnessed the incident, the four assailants reached the ambassador’s residence on foot. One of them, the guard said, started shooting with an AK-47, while the others stood behind. However, police sources affirm that […]
Stefano Duc Correspondent (Europe) ATHENS – Around 3.30 am, 20 shots were fired at the German ambassador’s residence in Halandri, Athens. Neither the ambassador, Wolfgang Dold, nor his family and staff have been injured, and no significant damage has been caused to the building. According to the police, the security guard of Mr. Dold’s residence saw a group of four opening fire around 3.30 am, shooting at the gate with AK-47 assault rifles. Fifty […]
Trisha Chowdhury, Editor-in-Chief VOLGOGRAD – A blast on a trolleybus in the Russian city of Volgograd has killed at least 10 people, as confirmed by Russia’s emergencies ministry. This attack is the second in two days, with the first attack taking place at 13:00 local time yesterday at the Volgograd railway station. Russian investigators suspect that the blast was carried out by a female suicide bomber at the metal detector of the city’s train station. […]
Simona Botviciute, Correspondent (Europe) VOLGOGRAD – At least 18 people were killed and several others were injured in a suicide bomb attack in southern Russia. According to The National Anti-Terrorism Committee, the blast at the central railway station was set off by a female suicide bomber at 12:45 local time: “Today at around 1300 an unconfirmed explosive device was detonated in front of the metal detector at the entrance to the train station in […]
Virginia Bonet Morell, Editor (Europe) MADRID – On Friday, December, 14, American casino operator, Las Vegas Sand, announced in a press release of their intentions to abandon the investment plans of the mega-resort EuroVegas in Spain. This $30bn project in the town of Alcorcón, right outside Madrid, was the government’s best venture in an attempt to abandon the ongoing recession and improve the country’s economic situation. Nevertheless, the operator’s excessive legislative demands combined with general […]
Antonia Velikova, Correspondent (Europe) KIEV — The protesters’ strength in Ukraine seems to be unfaltering as they are still camping out on the streets of Kiev in their peaceful protest against the government’s decision of breaking ties with the EU. On December 11, it was revealed that the Ukrainian government requested an EU grant worth €20 billion in order to sign an Association Agreement with the bloc. That information came through only hours after […]
Steve Lambert, Correspondent (Europe) Two members of the Russian punk rock band Pussy Riot have been released today under new Amnesty laws within the country. Maria Alyokhina and Nadezhda Tolokonnikova were both arrested alongside Yekaterina Samutsevich in March of 2012 after they verballed attacked Vladimir Putin in a performance outside of Moscow’s Cathedral of Christ the Savior in February of the same year. The decision to release the two has come about from new pressure within the country […]
Stefano Duc Correspondent (Breaking News – Europe) MOSCOW – After ten years spent in a penal colony in Siberia officially for tax evasion, and money laundering (unofficially for funding opposition parties), former oil tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky has been released today after President Putin signed a pardon decree. This decision was taken on the basis of “principles of humanity”, given the poor health of Khodorkovsky’s mother, the Kremlin announced. The Russian president’s decision to pardon […]
Alejandro Faini, Correspondent (Europe) The ceiling of the traditional Apollo Theatre located in the Soho district, London, has collapsed tonight, whilst people were watching a play, first reports indicate that the theatre was almost full. London authorities have stated that there are 81 people wounded and at least 5 of them are serious, some have head trauma after the ceiling of the building collapsed. The Apollo Theatre which is managed by the group called Nimax […]
Antonia Velikova, Correspondent (Europe) MOSCOW — Last month, a Russian citizen called Naliya Babaeva applied for pregnancy benefits with the federally funded programme Medicaid. Medicaid’s main purpose is to provide healthcare benefits for families in need. Such was Babaeva’s case, pregnant with twins and living in New York, Babaeva could receive immediate prenatal care as long as she could prove a household income of less than $3,052 per month. She filed a document claiming […]
