Christchurch

Greece has been lucky. So far, the country has not witnessed a terrorist attack of the heinous magnitude that caused so much bloodshed in New Zealand Friday. 

In the wake of Friday's deadly terror attacks at two mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand, New Democracy leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis described the province of Thrace in northeastern Greece as a symbol of peaceful coexistence between Christians and Muslims.

New Zealand police said they had detained four people in connection with the deadly shootings in the two mosques in Christchurch and had devastated several improvised explosive devices.
 
"Four are in custody, three men and one woman," said Commissioner Mike Bush, saying there are "many" victims.

An Australian extremist killed multiple Muslim worshippers during prayers on March 15, authorities said, in an apparently livestreamed attack that forced the New Zealand city of Christchurch into lockdown.

The southern New Zealand city of Christchurch has declared a state of emergency amid a severe storm that has already resulted in hundreds of homes evacuated across the nation, highways cut and soldiers called in to help provide emergency services.
The New Zealand Defence Force mobilised additional troops overnight to help rescue those trapped by rising floods.

A powerful earthquake struck hours ago in New Zealand near the city of Christchurch, with strong tremors causing damage to buildings in the capital, Wellington, over 200 kilometers (120 miles) away.

Authorities have issued a tsunami warning, urging people near the coast of the South Island to move to “higher ground.”

The World Cup got a soft opening yesterday with a predicted 2.5 billion people poised to tune in to the six weeks of action but with the 49-match program facing a series of headaches.