Advertising Read more Baghdad (AFP) Some fled after the US-led invasion, others during sectarian bloodshed and more following jihadist attacks. Iraq’s last two violent decades have hollowed out its Christian community which dates back two millennia. After first settling in the fertile plains of Nineveh province before heading for the busy boulevards of Baghdad, more […]
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has threatened to pull his Fidesz party from the European People’s Party (EPP) in the European Parliament if the conservative bloc approves new internal rules this week. Orban issued the ultimatum on February 28 in a letter to Manfred Weber, the German politician who heads the conservative EPP bloc, the […]
The Bulgarian Cultural Institutes in Berlin, Prague, Bratislava, Budapest and Rome are organizing a three-day festive program on occasion of the Day of Liberation of Bulgaria celebrated on March 3. People who live in these countries can watch: The documentary film “The undefeated general-Vladimir Vazov” which tells the story of the great Bulgarian patriot-General Vladimir […]
Issued on: 28/02/2021 – 23:16 Advertising Read more Madrid (AFP) Atletico Madrid bounced back from recent poor form with a hard-fought 2-0 win at Villarreal on Sunday that allowed the La Liga pace-setters to extend their lead to five points. An own goal from Alfonso Pedraza and Joao Felix’s powerful strike gave Atletico a precious […]
Iran has rejected holding an informal meeting with the United States and European powers to discuss ways to revive its 2015 nuclear deal with major powers, insisting that Washington must lift all its unilateral sanctions. “Considering the recent actions and statements by the United States and three European powers, Iran does not consider this the […]
Issued on: 28/02/2021 – 19:14 Advertising Read more London (AFP) Former West Ham and Newcastle manager Glenn Roeder has died aged 65 after a long struggle with a brain tumour. Roeder was first diagnosed with the tumour in 2003 while in charge of West Ham, who he led to an impressive seventh-placed finish in the […]
People have taken to the streets in cities and town across Kazakhstan to press for democratic reforms. Police were reported to have detained dozens of people at the rallies on February 28, nearly all of which were not officially sanctioned by authorities. The ruling Nur Otan party has dominated the political scene in Kazakhstan for […]
CAIRO (AP) — A U.N. spokeswoman says at least 15 African migrants drowned when their boat capsized off the Libyan coast. The migrants were on a rubber boat, carrying at least 110 migrants, that embarked from the Libyan coastal town of Zawiya on Friday. The boat started to sink early Sunday. The tragedy is the […]
Issued on: 28/02/2021 – 15:14 Advertising Read more Jangebe (Nigeria) (AFP) Humaira Mustapha made no effort to wipe away the tears rolling down her cheeks, as she spoke about her two kidnapped daughters. “Whenever I think about my daughters I’m filled with indescribable grief,” Mustapha told AFP. Seated against the plastered mud wall of her […]
The president of the Football Association of Serbia has been questioned by police in Belgrade in connection with recent arrests of several members of soccer fan groups who are accused of murder, kidnapping, and drug trafficking. Slavisa Kokeza, who heads the Belgrade-based governing body for soccer in Serbia, was questioned about his links to leaders […]