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February 13, 2017 7:40 AM

Sushma Swaraj seeks report on deaths of 3 Indians in UAE

External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj has directed Indian mission in the UAE to follow up the investigation by local police regarding the death of three Indians during a fire in a diesel tank. In a series of tweets, Ms Swaraj said that Indian consulate in Dubai has informed her about the unfortuna...

February 12, 2017 9:09 PM

Frank-Walter Steinmeier elected President of Germany

Former German foreign minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier has been elected President by a Parliamentary Assembly. The Social Democrat, 61, is one of Germany's most popular politicians.<br/><br/>Mr Steinmeier was chosen by the Federal Assembly meeting in Parliament in Berlin. He won 931...

February 12, 2017 8:38 PM

Switzerland votes to relax its citizenship rules

People in Switzerland have voted to relax the country's strict citizenship rules, making it easier for third-generation immigrants to become Swiss. <br/><br/>Initial projections suggest that 59% of Swiss voters said yes to simplifying the rules. Being born in Switzerland does not gu...

February 12, 2017 8:29 PM

German assembly elects Frank-Walter Steinmeier as president

Former German foreign minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier has been elected President by a Parliamentary Assembly. The Social Democrat, 61, is one of Germany's most popular politicians.<br/><br/>Mr Steinmeier was chosen by the Federal Assembly meeting in Parliament in Berlin. He won 931...

February 12, 2017 7:51 PM

Hundreds evacuated at Hamburg Airport; toxic air suspected

German firefighters have evacuated hundreds of passengers at Hamburg Airport after 50 people were injured by an unknown toxin that possibly spread through the airport's air-conditioning system. <br/><br/>The German news agency, DPA, reported that 50 people complained of breathing pr...

February 12, 2017 7:39 PM

Greek WW2 bomb deactivated

In Greece, the 250kg bomb discovered during excavation works in Thessaloniki city has been deactivated. The bomb was defused after evacuating tens of thousands of people from the area. <br/><br/>It was one of the largest peacetime evacuations in Greece. It is thought to be one of the lar...

February 12, 2017 6:51 PM

Nearly 100 bushfires raging in Australia's New South Wales state

In Australia, rural areas of New South Wales (NSW) State have been evacuated as wildfires rage across the state, threatening homes and closing roads. <br/><br/>According to Rural Fire Service, some 97 fires were razing across the state, with 37 uncontained. One person has been flown to h...

February 12, 2017 5:50 PM

Frank-Walter Steinmeier set to be next President of Germany

Frank-Walter Steinmeier is set to be next President of Germany as the consensus candidate of the CDU, CSU and SPD parties that form the German government. <br/><br/>Judging by the overwhelming majority of votes he has received from the grand coalition in Parliament, no-one can be in any ...

February 12, 2017 5:35 PM

Switzerland votes on relaxing its citizenship rules

Voters in Switzerland are going to the polls to decide whether the country's strict rules on citizenship should be relaxed.<br/><br/>Being born in Switzerland does not guarantee citizenship. Non-Swiss residents must typically wait 12 years before applying for citizenship.<br/>...

February 12, 2017 1:54 PM

German parliament to elect country's new President today

A German parliamentary assembly will elect country's new president today. The German president has little executive power, but is considered an important moral authority. <br/><br/>The new head of state will succeed Joachim Gauck, who announced last year that he wouldn't seek a...

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