Issue99:2017 04 06: week in brief international

06 April 2017 Week In Brief: INTERNATIONAL NEWS Europe ITALY:  Police arrested three Kosovans suspected of planning a bomb attack on Venice’s Rialto Bridge on behalf of Isis. RUSSIA:  A bomb exploded in a crowded Metro train in St Petersburg, killing 11 people and injuring 50 others.  Another bomb nearby was found nearby and defused. … Continue reading Issue99:2017 04 06: week in brief international

Issue 93:2017 02 23:Week in Brief International

23 February 2017 Week In Brief: INTERNATIONAL NEWS Europe CYPRUS:  Talks about the reunification of Cyprus came to halt when the Turkish Cypriot negotiators withdrew in protest at last week’s decision by the Greek Cypriot parliament to introduce a national remembrance day for Enosis (the Greek Cypriot decision in 1950 for the island to be… Continue reading Issue 93:2017 02 23:Week in Brief International

Issue 86:2017 01 05:Week in Brief International

05 January 2017 Week In Brief: International Europe FINLAND:  Police chief Jari Aarnio, who was the head of Helsinki’s anti-narcotics squad, was found guilty of running a drug smuggling operation in partnership with a Finnish organised crime gang, and sentenced to ten years in prison. FRANCE:  A ‘right to disconnect’ law was passed, allowing workers… Continue reading Issue 86:2017 01 05:Week in Brief International

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