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
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Isssue 75:2016 10 13:Week in brief International
13 October 2016 Week in Brief: International Europe BELGIUM: Two policemen were stabbed in Brussels. The attacker was arrested after another policeman shot him in the leg. Investigators are exploring the possibility that it was a terrorist attack. FRANCE: The French and German defence ministers signed an agreement in Paris for co-operation between the two… Continue reading Isssue 75:2016 10 13:Week in brief International
Issue 74:2016 10 16:Peace in Colombia
06 October 2016 Peace in Colombia? A long way to go yet. by Neil Tidmarsh Fifty-two years of armed conflict. Almost a quarter of a million people killed, over five million displaced. Half of the country too dangerous to visit. Marxist guerrillas fighting an ideologically driven rebellion of the rural poor. Drugs cartels financing the… Continue reading Issue 74:2016 10 16:Peace in Colombia
