Friday, 17 July 2015 13:02
Lithuania: US general in Lithuania says there will be increasing exercises in Baltics
Visiting Chief of Staff of the United States Army General Raymond T Odierno says military exercises in the Baltic States will be of ‘greater sizes’ in the future. With joint exercises the US demonstrates NATO’s collective…
Friday, 17 July 2015 13:00
Liechtenstein: Migration smuggling situation
On 9 July, at the invitation of the Luxembourg Presidency of the EU Deputy Prime Minister Thomas Zwiefelhofer, an informal Council of EU Justice and Home Affairs and Schengen associated countries (Liechtenstein, Iceland, Norway and Switzerland)…
Friday, 17 July 2015 12:59
Latvia: Russia and the Baltic states - legal facts
Since the annexation of Crimea and the outbreak of the military conflict in eastern Ukraine, the security situation in the Baltic States has become a hot issue. Regular violations of national airspace, increased military trainings and…
Friday, 17 July 2015 12:58
Kosovo: US says Kosovo war crimes trial at mercy of Russia after parliament vote
The United States says it won’t block Russia’s attempts to establish a UN tribunal to investigate allegations that Kosovo’s ethnic Albanian wartime leaders killed hundreds of Serb civilians. The country’s lawmakers rejected amendments to the constitution…
Friday, 17 July 2015 12:57
Italy: Italian jihadist defends 'perfect' Islamic State
In a chilling interview over Skype, a 28-year-old Italian woman who joined the ranks of IS last year told Corriere della Sera that the Islamic State is a ‘perfect country’ and when the group beheads people,…
Friday, 17 July 2015 12:55
Ireland: Four Revs a Minute on Tour de Foyle
Leaders of the four main churches in the North West ‘got on their bikes’ at Ebrington for theformal launch of the 2015 Tour de Foyle charity cycle. Proceeds from the event, on 29 August, will go…