27 October 2016 All At Sea For those in peril… by Neil Tidmarsh This week, twenty-six merchant seamen were released after nearly five years in captivity. Their ship, Nahan 3, was seized near the Seychelles in 2012 by Somali pirates wielding Kalashnikovs and grappling hooks (note that the Seychelles are getting on for 1000 miles… Continue reading Issue 77: 2016 10 27:All at Sea (Neil Tidmarsh)
Tag: Paracel Islands
issue 61:2016 07 07: Week in Brief International
07 July 2016 Week In Brief: INTERNATIONAL NEWS Europe AUSTRIA: Judges in the constitutional court upheld the appeal by the far-right Freedom Party that last month’s presidential election should be re-run because of counting irregularities. The election was won by Alexander van der Bellen, an independent candidate and former leader of the Green party, who… Continue reading issue 61:2016 07 07: Week in Brief International
Issue 56:2016 06 02:Week in Brief International
02 June 2016 Week in Brief: International Europe EU: The EU’s anti-fraud office reported loses of €888 million to fraud last year. The year before, losses to fraudulent claims came to €901 million. The office investigated 40 allegations of corruption against EU officials. The office could itself face criminal charges for using telephone wiretaps during… Continue reading Issue 56:2016 06 02:Week in Brief International
Issue 49:2016 04 14: Week in Brief International
14 April 2016 Week In Brief: INTERNATIONAL Europe BRUSSELS: Five men were detained by police following anti-terrorist raids in Brussels. One of them is thought to be the third airport-bomber. Another is also thought to have been directly involved in the airport attack. EU: The European Court of Justice has handed down a judgment which… Continue reading Issue 49:2016 04 14: Week in Brief International
