New hoax bomb threats hit European flights
Italian, French and Bulgarian fighter jets scrambled Thursday as about 20 flights were hit by a third day of hoax bomb alerts across Europe, authorities and airlines said.
Greek police arrest 63 migrants trying to fly from Crete on fake IDs
Greek security forces on Tuesday said they had apprehended dozens of migrants on the island of Crete who were attempting to reach European destinations on forged travel documents. The 49 men and 14 women tried to travel to Germany, Belgium, France, Italy and Poland from the Heraklion and Chania airports between Aug. 3 and 9, […]
19 dead after attempted prison break in Somalia
At least 19 people, among them, suspected Islamist militants, were killed in an attempted prison break in the Somalian capital of Mogadishu, authorities said on Tuesday. Fifteen prisoners and four guards died in the incident on Monday at the central prison, according to Abdiqani Mohamed Qalaf, a prison spokesman on state TV. This was a […]
Obamas to anchor key slots at Biden’s Democratic convention
Former US president Barack Obama and his wife Michelle will deliver keynote speeches during next week’s Democratic National Convention when Joe Biden will be confirmed as the party’s White House challenger in the November election.
New Zealand loses coronavirus-free status after more than 100 days
New Zealand’s largest city was placed in lockdown after the country’s coronavirus-free status ended after more than 100 days with the detection of four cases of Covid-19 on Tuesday. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern called an urgent evening press conference with just a few minutes notice to announce the setback. New Zealand has attracted attention with […]
Putin says one of his daughters got vaccinated with Russia’s COVID-19 vaccine
President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday that Russia is the world’s first country to register a coronavirus vaccine and one of his daughters has been inoculated, according to comments carried by state media. “One of my daughters got vaccinated, so in this sense, she took part in the testing,’’ Putin said at a meeting with […]
