70th anniversary of anti-Nazi uprising
Rome: Italy on celebrated the 70th anniversary of a partisan uprising against the Nazis and their Fascist allies at the end of World War II. President Sergio Mattarella marked liberation Day by laying a wreath on the tomb of the unknown soldier in Rome.
Spain alerts over Canary islands oil spill
Madrid: Spain’s Government has activated an environmental emergency alert over an oil slick that threatens pristine beaches on the southwestern Canary Islands. The Government activated a level 2 alert after analyzing ocean current data from Spain’s Oceanographic Institute, saying the slick that reached coastlines earlier in the week could affect vulnerable land. level 2 is the second highest alert level.
Suicide bombers kill 4 at Iraq-Jordan border
Baghdad: Three suicide bombers attacked a border crossing between western Iraq and Jordan today, killing at least four Iraqi security personnel and wounding eight others, officials said.
Indonesia informs convicts of execution
Cilacap (Indonesia): Indonesia said on Saturday it has officially notified eight foreign drug convicts that they will be executed, but a Frenchman was granted a temporary reprieve after Paris stepped up pressure on Jakarta.
Anwar ibrahim’s wife to run for his seat
Kuala lumpur: The wife of Malaysian Opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim on Saturday entered the race for the parliamentary seat vacated by her husband’s recent jailing over a much-criticised sodomy conviction, a party official said.