Issue 82:2016 12 01:Week in Brief International

1 December 2016 Week In Brief: INTERNATIONAL NEWS Europe AUSTRIA:  Last May’s inconclusive presidential election will be rerun this Sunday.  The choice is between Norbert Hoffer of the far-right Freedom Party and the Green but independent Alexander van der Bellen. BULGARIA:  Migrants rioted after a health scare confined them to their camp in Hermanli near… Continue reading Issue 82:2016 12 01:Week in Brief International

Issue 79:2016 11 10:Week in brief: International

10 November 2016 Week in Brief: International Europe FRANCE: Authorities cleared the ‘Stalingrad jungle’ migrant camp in Paris and relocated its inhabitants to centres elsewhere in the country.  Their arrival has been met by protests in some towns and cities. GERMANY: The interior minister Thomas de Maziere is supporting a proposal for migrants found in… Continue reading Issue 79:2016 11 10:Week in brief: International

Issue 67: 2016 08 18: Week in Brief: International

18 August 2016 Week In Brief: International Europe AUSTRIA:  Nine Iraqi asylum-seekers were arrested in Vienna on suspicion of raping a German tourist on New Year’s day. A man armed with a knife seriously injured two teenagers on a train.  The attacker, who is said to have mental health problems, was arrested. FRANCE:  The mayor… Continue reading Issue 67: 2016 08 18: Week in Brief: International

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