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Five people killed in building fire in Strasbourg

Five people killed in building fire in Strasbourg

Five people died after a fire broke out in a building in Strasbourg in northeastern France, local firefighters said. Firefighters said in a statement that seven people have also been taken into emergency care. They added that …

Numerous cars burned during New Year’s Eve in France

Numerous cars burned during New Year’s Eve in France

Vandals in Strasbourg, France, marked the start of 2020 by setting countless vehicles on fire. Police have not disclosed how many cars were torched, but a source told AFP that the figure was larger than the previous year. A number of …

Pashinyan preparing for PACE spring session

Pashinyan preparing for PACE spring session

Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan will fly to Strasbourg tomorrow for a two-day working visit, the Armenian National Assembly's press office reported. On April 11, Pashinyan will attend the opening …

Timoutchine Hadjibeyli’s memoir published in Strasbourg

Timoutchine Hadjibeyli’s memoir published in Strasbourg

The book of illustrated memoirs of Timoutchine Hadjibeyli (1920-1993), Jeyhun Hadjibeyli’s son, was published in Strasbourg under the title La vie d’émigrés (“From the Life of Emigrants”). The book …

ISIS says Strasbourg shooter was its soldier

ISIS says Strasbourg shooter was its soldier

The terrorist group ISIS (outlawed in Russia) said the man who killed three people in Strasbourg was one of its soldiers, the group’s Amaq news website said, although it provided no evidence for the claim. An online statement …

Strasbourg shooting: 3 dead, 12 injured, gunman still at large

Strasbourg shooting: 3 dead, 12 injured, gunman still at large

Three people were killed and 12 injured as a lone gunman opened fire at the Strasbourg Christmas Market late on Tuesday. Hundreds of police officers are hunting a gunman, who escaped after exchanging fire with soldiers and armed police. …

Strasbourg to hold Georgian alphabet exhibition

Strasbourg to hold Georgian alphabet exhibition

The exhibition titled "living culture of three writing systems" will open in the Council of Europe's building in Strasbourg on January 24. The exhibition will last for week, Sputnik Georgia reported. The …

Russian church to be opened in European capital

Russian church to be opened in European capital

Central tent, cylinder and golden domes with crosses were set up on a Russian church of All Saints in Strasbourg, which is expected to be opened in 2018, the parochial press service reports.  They were made in Moscow and brought to …

Mammadyarov leaves to France for working visit

Mammadyarov leaves to France for working visit

Azerbaijan’s Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov has left for France to take part in the meeting of the Council of Europe Committee of Ministers, AzerNews reported citing Trend. The 1263rd meeting of the Council of …

Georgia’s President to visit Strasbourg and Brussels

Georgia’s President to visit Strasbourg and Brussels

President Giorgi Margvelashvili will be visiting Strasbourg and Brussels on June 6-9, Civil.ge reports. In Strasbourg he will meet Secretary General of the Council of Europe Thorbjørn Jagland and …

Kurds in Strasbourg demand that Ocalan be freed

Kurds in Strasbourg demand that Ocalan be freed

Today about 15 thousand Kurds took part in a demonstration in Strasbourg, demanding the release of PKK leader Abdullah Ocalan, who has been serving a life sentence in a Turkish prison since February 1999. The …

Pedro Agramunt becomes new PACE chairman

Pedro Agramunt becomes new PACE chairman

Spanish lawmaker Pedro Agramunt has replaced incumbent Anne Brasseur as the president of PACE at the PACE winter session in Strasbourg today. Agramunt worked as a co-rapporteur of the PACE Monitoring …