Croatia's former PM Sanader jailed for corruption – Supreme Court
Former Croatian prime minister Ivo Sanader has been jailed for a corruption conviction after the Supreme Court increased his sentence above the level that requires him to go to prison. Sanader was taken from his home to prison late on Thursday. In 2017, a lower court sentenced Sanader to four-and-a-half years, below the five year […]
Cuba cuts newspaper size due to paper scarcity as shortages bite
Cuba says a paper shortage is forcing it to cut back on pages and circulation at several state-run newspapers including the Communist Party daily Granma, highlighting the severity of the country’s cash crunch as scarcity of basic goods increases. The Communist government said on Thursday that it was halving the edition size of some weeklies […]
Rescue ship with 64 migrants onboard stuck at Sea after being denied entry
A humanitarian ship carrying 64 migrants is stuck in the Mediterranean Sea after both Malta and Italy refused them entry, setting the scene for another standoff between EU member states. The migrants were rescued off the coast of Libya on Wednesday by the German NGO, Sea-Eye. The aid group said it was looking for another […]
German court closes case of former death-camp guard
A German court has closed the trial against a 95-year-old former guard at a Nazi death camp, almost certainly ending one of the last such Holocaust prosecutions. The defendant, a German who cannot be named for legal reasons, is now considered permanently unfit to stand trial due to health problems, the court in the western […]
