19 October 2017 Week in Brief: International Europe AUSTRIA: In last weekend’s elections, the Conservative Peoples’ Party (OVP) came first with 31.7%, the Social Democrats (SPO) second with 27.4%, and the far-right Freedom Party (FPO) third with 26.5%. (Other parties: NEOS 5%, PILZ 4.1%, Green 3.3%, others 2%)…. Sebastian Kurtz, the leader of the OVP,… Continue reading Issue 125:2017 10 19:Week in Brief International
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Issue 64: 2016 07 28: News in Brief International
28 July 2016 Week in Brief: International Europe FRANCE: Two knife-wielding jihadists murdered an 85 year old priest, Father Jacques Hamel, at the altar of a church at Saint-Etienne-du-Rouvray, Normandy, where he had just begun morning mass. Two other people were injured. The two jihadists were shot dead by police as they left the church… Continue reading Issue 64: 2016 07 28: News in Brief International
