European Stock Indices Close Slightly Lower

Brussels, European stocks on Tuesday closed slightly lower.

The Stoxx 600 index closed 0.2 percent lower. Shares of the banking and luxury products sectors were the biggest losers, as each of them fell about 0.9 percent.

The Stoxx index has retreate…

3 Earthquakes Hit Southern Italy

Rome, Three earthquakes struck the vicinity of the city of Naples in southern Italy on Tuesday.

The first quake which hit the municipality of Pozzuoli measured 3.5 on the Richter scale, while the second quake measured 4.4 in the same area, at a depth…

6-Magnitude Earthquake Strikes Southern Japan

Tokyo, An earthquake measuring 6 magnitude on the Richter scale struck Tuesday near the Ogasawara Islands in the Pacific Ocean, south of the Japanese capital, Tokyo.

The earthquake occurred near Chichijima Island, 1,000 km south of the capital, at a …