News archive of February 2016

An electoral coalition at all levels between the Social Democratic Party of Serbia (SDPS) and the Serbian Progressive Party (SNS) has been confirmed.

SDPS leader Rasim Ljajic announced this after his meeting on Sunday with SNS leader Aleksandar Vucic.

The president of the Serb Association of the Missing of the Sarajevo Region, Milan Mandic, was charged with inciting hatred for a statement describing the Srebrenica genocide as “God’s justice”.

Genel Energy Plc said it expected to book about $1 billion in impairment to the 2015 value of its Taq Taq oilfield in the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) in northern Iraq, citing a reduced estimate for recoverable reserves there and falling oil prices, as reported by Reuters on Feb. 29. 

Shares in the company lost nearly a fourth of their value in early morning trade in London.

The Islamic lending arm of Turkey's state-run Ziraat Bank has applied to sell 1.5 billion lira ($501.9 million) worth of Islamic bonds, or sukuk, according to Turkey's Capital Markets Board (SPK).

A several-month long international investigation into drug smuggling has resulted in the arrest of a number of persons, including Croatian and Serbian citizens.

According to reports, six Croatian and two Serbian citizens are among a group of 13 suspects arrested in Austria, Germany, and the Netherlands.

A fragile truce in Syria appeared to be largely holding on its third day but NATO remains concerned by a Russian military build-up in Syria, alliance Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said Feb. 29.

Police in the southern Chinese city of Haikou said that a knife-wielding man has slashed 10 children outside a primary school before killing himself.

Media reports said that none of the children suffered life-threatening injuries, but that two were seriously hurt in the attack that took place on Feb. 29.

Malaysia's former premier Mahathir Mohamad said on Feb. 29 that he is quitting the ruling United Malays National Organization (UMNO) party, as it is being seen as "supporting corruption" under Prime Minister Najib Razak's leadership.

Greece boasts over 2,000 islands, so making a decision on which one to visit might be a little daunting, Thomas Cook says.

Therefore, to help its customers to make the right choice and enjoy wonderful holiday, it picked the best 5 Greek islands for every taste and presented them:

Best for beaches: Kefalonia

Bulgarian authorities detained 27 foreigners after stopping a cargo transit train for inspection at the railway station in the town of Kaspichan on Sunday evening.

Prior to stopping the train, workers at the railway station in the town of Provadia submitted a signal after noticing people in one of the wagons of the cargo train.