Europe
UK leader May: Brexit critics risk damaging UK democracy
London, Jan 6 (AP/UNB) — British Prime Minister Theresa May said Sunday that a delayed vote in Parliament on her Brexit deal will "definitely" go ahead later this month, as she promised to set out measures to win over skeptical lawmakers.
Iran, Russia plan joint naval drills in Caspian Sea
Tehran, Jan 6 (Xinhua/UNB) -- Iran and Russia are planning to hold naval drills in the Caspian Sea, the commander of the Iranian navy said on Sunday.
Thousands brave snow to rally against Serbia populist leader
Serbia, Jan 6 (AP/UNB) — Thousands of people have braved snow and freezing temperatures in Serbia's capital to turn up for the fifth week of street protests against populist President Aleksandar Vucic.
Fire kills 5 girls locked in home-based escape room in Poland
Poland, Jan 6(AP/UNB) — A faulty heating system appeared to have caused a fire at a house in northern Poland where five teenage girls died while locked inside a recreational escape room that was installed in the rented dwelling, investigators said Saturday.
Italian leaders send conflicting messages on migrants at sea
Rome, Jan 6 (AP/UNB) — The leaders of the populist parties that formed Italy's government sparred Saturday over more migrants stranded on private rescue vessels in the Mediterranean Sea, exposing cracks in their coalition's position on immigration.
Foreign diplomats urge Venezuela's Maduro to hand over power
Lima, Jan 5 (AP/UNB) — A dozen Latin American governments and Canada delivered a blistering rebuke to Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on Friday, questioning the legitimacy of his soon-to-begin second term and urging him to hand over power as the only path to restoring democracy in his crisis-wracked South American country.
Personal data hack of 100s of German politicians, celebs
Berlin, Jan 5 (AP/UNB) — Twitter suspended on Friday an account that posted links to sensitive personal data and documents stolen by hackers from hundreds of German public figures and politicians — from every political party but the far-right Alternative for Germany.
6 die in Denmark's worst train accident since 1988
Copenhagen, Jan 3 (AP/UNB) — Six passengers were killed when a Danish train sustained damage while crossing a bridge that was closed to cars because of high wind Wednesday, and authorities investigated if falling cargo from a freight train caused Denmark's deadliest railway accident in 30 years.
Death toll in Russian apartment collapse rises to 33
Moscow , Jan 3 (AP/UNB) — Search crews in Russia pulled more bodies Wednesday from a huge pile of rubble where part of an apartment building collapsed, bringing the known death toll to 33 and the number of missing residents down to eight as the grim recovery work continued for a third night.
Death toll in Russian apartment collapse rises to 21
Moscow, Jan 2 (AP/UNB) — Search crews have pulled more bodies from a huge pile of rubble at a collapsed Russian apartment building, bringing the known death toll to 21.