Ireland: Marriage referendum - perspective from Rt. Rev Dr. Paul Colton

09 Jun 2015
Whichever view we took on the referendum proposition, the result gives all of us in the Church pause for thought. I know that in this, throughout our Church of Ireland in this Republic, there were people…

Italy: 1,200 rescued migrants

09 Jun 2015
On Monday Royal Navy warship HMS Bulwark arrived in an Italian port, carrying 1,200 migrants rescued from the Mediterranean Sea. The ship docked at Catania, in Sicily, where the migrants will be handed over to the…

Kosovo: Five EU members under pressure to recognise Kosovo

09 Jun 2015
Five European Union member states that have not recognised the 2008 unilateral declaration of Kosovo’s independence are under pressure to change their position. Slovakia, Greece, Cyprus, Romania and Spain were ‘targeted by great powers,” Vecernje novosti…

Latvia: Military exercises by 11,000 troops from 8 to 19 June

09 Jun 2015
The Baltic-region based Saber Strike military exercises have been an annual part of NATO’s Allied Shield training exercises since 2010.  This year they began in Latvia at 10 am at the Adazi military base in Latvia…