Friday, 03 July 2015 17:31
Ireland: Concerns about ‘lone wolf’ terrorist attacks
A Draft White Paper on defence policy outlines main security threats over the next 10 years. Authorities in Ireland are concerned about the threat of ‘lone wolf’ terrorists. This is repeated further down the article.The document…
Friday, 03 July 2015 17:30
Iceland: YWAM working in the most peaceful country in the world
IceNews this week reported that Iceland has been named the world’s most peaceful country according to the Institute for Economics and Peace. The non-profit group, which released its latest Global Peace Index for 2015 earlier in…
Friday, 03 July 2015 17:27
Hungary: Police use tear gas in overcrowded migrant camp
Police in the Hungarian town of Debrecen have used tear gas against unruly migrants in a local camp. The riot broke out as Hungary is overwhelmed by an influx of migrants that it says it cannot…
Friday, 03 July 2015 17:13
Holy See (Vatican City State): On planet in distress
Pope Francis has written the first papal encyclical focused solely on the environment, attempting to reframe care of the earth as a moral and spiritual concern and not just a matter of politics, science and economics.…
Friday, 03 July 2015 17:11
Greece: 5 July referendum gamble - a vote on Eurozone membership
In making his calculations, Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras should be under no illusions that many in the rest of the Eurozone want him out. When he unexpectedly sprung a referendum on his European partners, they…
Friday, 03 July 2015 17:09
Gibraltar: Mediterranean Mission to Seafarers
The Mediterranean Mission to Seafarers Gibraltar is a kindred society of Mission to Seafarers of which Her Majesty The Queen is Patron. In the early days the Mission operated from a Nissan hut in the port…