World Briefing: Greece: Huge Heroin Shipment Seized
Posted in Main Blog (All Posts) on June 13th, 2014 11:08 pm by HL
World Briefing: Greece: Huge Heroin Shipment Seized
Greek officials said Friday that a record 1.1 tons of heroin were seized and 11 people arrested east of Athens in a joint operation with the United States Drug Enforcement Administration.
Iraqi Shiite Cleric Issues Call to Arms
The specter of sectarian war and partition of Iraq grew as Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani told his followers to take up arms against an insurgent army of marauding Sunni militants.
World Briefing: Tunisia: Deal Paves Way for Elections
Tunisian politicians announced Friday that they had resolved a longstanding dispute and had agreed to hold parliamentary elections before the country’s presidential vote.
Mayor of Venice Resigns Amid Corruption Scandal
Mayor Giorgio Orsoni had been arrested last week and charged with receiving illegal campaign donations believed to be linked to a project intended to save Venice from flooding.