01/Jul 2008 | Mongolia Declares a State of Emergency as Election Protests Turn Violent | Mongolia imposed a four-day state of emergency after riots in the capital, Ulan Bator, by protesters saying the June 29 elections won by the ruling party were rigged. The headquarters of the Mongolian... Read » |
01/Jul 2008 | Croatia to Host Several Summer Fests | Croatia is holding several festivals this summer. 25, uses open-air stages to host about 80 plays, ballets, operas and musical performances, literary events, exhibitions, poetry recitals and more. 29 ... Read » |
01/Jul 2008 | Elimination Round: Hurtling Down History's Dark Roads | With the backing and the blessing of local government and the police, the anti-Semitic organization takes its program into the local schools, to hammer home its stern, unyielding message: Girls, do no... Read » |
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01/Jul 2008 | Brussels seeks more rights for works councils | By Andrew Taylor, Employment Correspondent Published: July 2 2008 00:03 | Last updated: July 2 2008 00:03 . Companies proposing to restructure their business or that are involved in merger plans coul... Read » |
01/Jul 2008 | John Harris | High-paid executives worried by change in Europe can take solace from Labour - here they are still untouchable. So this is how you resell the EU to its sceptical inhabitants: a Parisian sky lit up in ... Read » |
01/Jul 2008 | Recruitment of 5000 volunteers begins | Thousands of South Africans will get the unique opportunity to be part of the FIFA Confederations Cup South Africa 2009, as the volunteer application process for the tournament got underway on Tuesday... Read » |
01/Jul 2008 | Lalu: SP is with UPA | A day after setting the stage for a parting of ways over the Indo-US nuclear deal, the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) and the Left both sought to win over Mulayam Singh Yadav s Samajwa... Read » |
01/Jul 2008 | EU: Poland Threatens Sarkozy's Scheme to Rescue Lisbon Treaty | President Nicolas Sarkozy yesterday moved to head off a worsening crisis over the European Union's gridlocked reforms after Poland joined the Czech Republic in defying Franco-German pressure for a qui... Read » |
01/Jul 2008 | No basis for disputing NA election results | KUWAIT: There is no legal or constitutional basis to what has been rumored in the press or over the Internet that there have been irregularities in tallying numbers of voters in the recent National As... Read » |
01/Jul 2008 | US embassy meeting with right panel angers Khorafi | 02, 2008 By B Izzak, Staff Writer KUWAIT: National Assembly speaker Jassem Al-Khorafi blasted yesterday a meeting between US embassy officials with the assembly's human rights committee before taking ... Read » |
01/Jul 2008 | UEFA 2008 for Xbox360 at a bargain price of US$ 24.90 | Electronic Arts celebrates the passion fans have for their national teams and all of the pageantry and excitement of the UEFA European Soccer Championship with the only official and exclusive licensed... Read » |
01/Jul 2008 | Polish football | DEATH by a thousand cuts may be the ultimate fate of the European Union's Lisbon treaty. More precisely it was the Polish president, who has declared it would be "pointless" to sign the treaty, even t... Read » |
01/Jul 2008 | Austria temporarily resumes border checks for European Cup 2008 | Austria is temporarily resuming checks at its border crossings between June 2 and July 1, 2008, in a move that is designed to prevent football hooligans from coming to the country during the upcoming ... Read » |
01/Jul 2008 | Portugal face twin Nordic threat | Continental Zones. Portugal will go into qualifying for South Africa 2010 as favourites to top Group 1 although they can expect tough competition, particularly from the Nordic duo of Sweden and Denmar... Read » |
01/Jul 2008 | Poland threatens Lisbon treaty rescue | Ian Traynor in Paris. President Nicolas Sarkozy yesterday moved to head off a worsening crisis over the European Union's gridlocked reforms after Poland joined the Czech Republic in defying Franco-Ger... Read » |
01/Jul 2008 | Behind the scenes - Iron Sky Signal episode 1 | Yes, we've all been eagerly awaiting the scifi nazi comedy from the folks who did Star Wreck and it looks like production is finally underway, post-Cannes sales and all. In case you missed it, here's ... Read » |
01/Jul 2008 | Show respect, set example | David Taylor at St. Jakob-Park, venue for UEFA EURO 2008 and FC Basel 1893's UEFA Champions League qualifiers ( UEFA) . UEFA has kicked off the new European club competition season by urging sides t... Read » |
01/Jul 2008 | 'A great adventure' for clubs and fans | Konstantin Zyryanov celebrates scoring for Zenit St. Petersburg in last season's final ( Getty Images) . UEFA General Secretary David Taylor has wished 74 European clubs well on what he called the st... Read » |
01/Jul 2008 | United front to fire Lippi's new Italy | Marcello Lippi said his new Italy team would follow the example of the Manchester United FC side that won the UEFA Champions League, rather than Spain's UEFA EURO 2008 winners, during his first news ... Read » |
01/Jul 2008 | Zimbabwe dismisses calls for coalition govt | Zimbabwe dismisses calls for coalition govt * Opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai leaves refuge of Dutch embassy SHARM EL-SHEIKH/THE HAGUE: Zimbabwe on Tuesday dismissed calls for a Kenya-style grand ... Read » |
01/Jul 2008 | Leaders in Vienna Seek Consensus to Rate Country Effectiveness on Rule of Law | Even Vienna, a major European capital that counts plenty of diplomatic meetings, treaty conferences and academic gatherings in its history, probably has never seen something quite like the World Justi... Read » |
01/Jul 2008 | Soccer and war: We shouldn't overdo the comparison | The late Arthur Koestler, born in Budapest, resident of many countries, and writer in several languages, once said that there is nationalism, and there is football nationalism. The feelings inspired b... Read » |
01/Jul 2008 | Castrol extends FIFA World Cup sponsorship until 2014 | MumbaiCastrol, an global lubricants company, has signed a six-year deal as a FIFA World Cup sponsor until 2014. The deal awards Castrol worldwide rights for the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa, th... Read » |
01/Jul 2008 | Islanders Camp Because There's No Power | Marianas Variety) Saipan residents are already setting up campsites along the parade route for Friday's Liberation Day on Friday, but some are early because they don't have power at home, the Marianas... Read » |
01/Jul 2008 | Cyber Attack on Lithuanian Web Sites | Some 300 Web sites in the Baltic nation of Lithuania were targeted in a cyber assault reminiscent of attacks on computer networks in Estonia in 2007, local media reported on Monday. The sites' regular... Read » |
01/Jul 2008 | EU considers toughening Zimbabwe sanctions | The foreign ministry official also suggested that the European Union was not considering a trade embargo, saying Europe would act carefully so that the sanctions regime does not punish the people who ... Read » |
01/Jul 2008 | Tokyo travel: Live webchat advice | Tokyo truly is the city that never sleeps, or if it does dose it catches 40 winks in a pod hotel. Join us on July 2nd at 4pm to get the inside view on the best way to get a stress-free and fun trip to... Read » |
01/Jul 2008 | George Casey | Today, the Los Angeles Times is reporting that top American commanders including Gen. have decided to recommend a surge of fresh American combat forces in Iraq. But exactly one year ago, Case... Read » |
01/Jul 2008 | African leaders urge Zimbabwe unity | Leaders at a African Union (AU)summit have called for a government of national unity to be formed in Zimbabwe through dialogue between the ruling Zanu-PF and the opposition. The AU resolution comes fo... Read » |
01/Jul 2008 | Macedonia Hosts French Film Festival | The first French film festival kicks off on Tuesday in the town of Ohrid, Macedonia's lakeside tourist resort, about 190 kilometers southwest of the capital city of Skopje. The film "Life in Pink," di... Read » |
01/Jul 2008 | What is your EURO all-star team? | UEFA EURO 2008 featured a great many glittering individual performances, both in attack and defence. Who can forget Andrei Arshavin's masterly display for Russia against the Netherlands, David Villa's... Read » |
01/Jul 2008 | African leaders call for government of 'national unity' in Zimbabwe | Story Highlights. NEW: Resolution was approved at the African Union summit in Egypt . Zimbabwe's government says the UK can "go and hang" . Movement for Democratic Change denies reports of power-shari... Read » |
01/Jul 2008 | French President Sarkozy's six-month stint at the helm of the EU got off to a turbulent beginning | France's six-month leadership of the EU began turbulently Tuesday, July 1 with President Sarkozy involved in a bitter war of words with the EU's trade chief and Poland refusing to sign the embattled L... Read » |
01/Jul 2008 | Smoking in Restaurants, Bars Becomes Illegal Across Germany | Gro ansicht des Bildes mit der Bildunterschrift: A bit too drastic but anti-smoking groups are trying all they can to get smokers to quit . A smoking ban was extended to all 16 German states on Tuesd... Read » |
01/Jul 2008 | That's very "white man's burden" of you Nelson | Zimbabwe on Tuesday dismissed calls for a Kenya-style grand coalition government to resolve its election crisis, saying the way out would be decided the "Zimbabwean way". You are now viewing (and pro... Read » |
01/Jul 2008 | Blog: Can Nicolas Sarkozy save Europe? | THAT, with no hint of irony, was the headline of Sunday's edition of Le Parisien newspaper. It reflects an ambient sense of expectation in Paris about the French presidency of the European Union, whic... Read » |
01/Jul 2008 | Europe's east awakens | It is said that history repeats itself and football is no exception. Although the most obvious benefactors of this cyclical pattern are Spain, newly crowned champions of Europe, the 2007-08 campaign h... Read » |
01/Jul 2008 | Govt will respect court's injunction on preah vihear | The government will respect the Central Administrative Court's injunction against the June 17 Cabinet resolution on the Preah Vihear temple, Deputy Prime Minister Somchai Wongsawat said yesterday. "F... Read » |
01/Jul 2008 | At-a-glance: French EU priorities | 2000-2500. BBC News ( Free subscription ) | 1 hour ago The Lisbon Treaty debacle threatens to undermine the French EU presidency's ambitious agenda. The Earth Times Online Newspaper ( Free subscript... Read » |
01/Jul 2008 | R ckschlag f r Wiener Linux-Projekt | Die Stadt Wien stellt 750 Linux-PCs wieder auf Microsoft Windows um. F r die Open-Source-Bef rworter in der Donau-Metropole ein herber R ckschlag: Das 2005 gestartete Projekt "Wienux" l uft ohnehin sc... Read » |
01/Jul 2008 | Number of asthma-sufferers on the rise in Czech Republic | Statistics suggest that the number of asthma-sufferers among children in the Czech Republic has doubled over the past ten years. Every seventh Czech child currently suffers from breathing problems rel... Read » |
01/Jul 2008 | Prague City Hall imposes hefty fines for litterbugs | Prague City Hall has taken its toughest measures yet to clamp down on the capital s litter problem. As of this Tuesday, those caught dropping litter could face a fine of up to 30,000 crowns (nearly 2,... Read » |
01/Jul 2008 | Czech Republic comes under fire from France for delaying ratification of Lisbon Treaty | France took up the rotating EU presidency on Tuesday amidst increasing concerns over the fate of the Lisbon Treaty. Polish President Lech Kaczynski unexpectedly announced he would not sign the treaty ... Read » |
01/Jul 2008 | Andreas Carlgren visiting USA | Today, France takes over the Presidency of the EU Council of Ministers. For six months, the country holding the Presidency heads the work of the EU; in a year's time it will be the turn of Sweden to t... Read » |
01/Jul 2008 | Venezuelan Oil Imports to US Fall | CARACAS, Venezuela) U. imports of Venezuelan oil and oil products fell by 11.7 percent to a five-year low in the first four months of the year, the U. government said Monday, while Venezuela boosted... Read » |
01/Jul 2008 | Turkey secure Terim extension | Continental Zones. The Turkish Football Federation has announced it has struck a deal with Fatih Terim for him to stay on as coach of the UEFA EURO 2008 semi-finalists until 2012. In the meeting we ha... Read » |
01/Jul 2008 | Kenyan MPs protest over sale of state hotel | 16:00 Amina Accram, Nairobi Several Kenyan members of parliament (MPs) from the newly formed grand coalition government are calling for the resignation of the country's finance minister. This is in th... Read » |
01/Jul 2008 | EU Crisis Overshadows French Agenda | French President Nicolas Sarkozy and his compatriates are left picking up the pieces after the Irish 'no' vote . BRUSSELS -- France, a leading advocate of a politically united EU, has assumed the blo... Read » |
01/Jul 2008 | 7/1/2008 7:52 AM | Pre-Training Schedule of all 20 Serie A Teams "Preparing for the Kick Off of the Serie A 2008 - 2009 on August 31" . Pre-Training Schedule of all 20 Serie A Teams "Preparing for the Kick Off of the Se... Read » |
01/Jul 2008 | African leaders seek Zimbabwe deal | African leaders were closeted in the Egyptian resort of Sharm el-Sheikh attempting to hammer out a resolution to the crisis in Zimbabwe , as the opposition said it feared it was being frozen out of a ... Read » |
01/Jul 2008 | Zimbabwe rivals reject unity talks | Zimbabwe s feuding political parties have rejected any prospect of a negotiated settlement to the country's political crisis, as African leaders meet in Egypt. The opposition Movement for Democratic C... Read » |
01/Jul 2008 | Germany vs Spain - Fernando To | Sunday, 29th June 2008 Ernst Happel Stadium, Vienna The only goal in the final game goes to Spain. Fernando Torres scores in the 33rd minute! (german commentator) Congratulations to Spain for winning ... Read » |
01/Jul 2008 | SI Elects Macedonia Opposition Leader | Bulgaria Police Break Sex-Trafficking Ring. Djukic: Shocking moments 01 July 2008 Four witnesses, who survived the massacre at Kapija in Tuzla, describe the chaos that followed the explosion. Skopje ... Read » |
01/Jul 2008 | Serb President: Socialists Share SI Values | Belgrade _ Serbia s President tells the Socialist International congress that the Socialist Party as it is today and as it will be in future, shares the same values as the global body. Boris Tadic a... Read » |
01/Jul 2008 | Tadic: Swift Integration With Eu Priority Of New Serbia Govt | European Union (EU) will be the first priority of the new coalition government of the center left that will be formed in the next few days. Serbia's fundamental interest is speedy integration with the... Read » |
01/Jul 2008 | France takes over EU presidency under Lisbon Treaty cloud | France assumed the rotating six-month presidency of the European Union(EU) Tuesday under the cloud of the refusal by Polish President Lech Kaczynski to ratify the Lisbon Treaty. The announcement by Ka... Read » |
01/Jul 2008 | Somali Pirates Demand $2 Million Ransom for German Hostages | Somali pirates behind the kidnapping of a German couple last week are now demanding a two million dollar ransom for their release. The couple, who were sailing through the Gulf of Aden on a trip from ... Read » |
01/Jul 2008 | AMBASSADOR JANEZ LENARCIC ASSUMES NEW FUNCTION AS DIRECTOR OF ODIHR | I am fully aware of the tremendous responsibilities that this position entails, and of the many challenges that lie ahead. I will focus on preserving the integrity of ODIHR as the primary OSCE institu... Read » |
01/Jul 2008 | Miles Kington Remembered: The English language is a slippery, deceptive thing | What about 'self-drive cars', which no more drive themselves that 'self-catering holidays' cater for themselves? . In the days when Communism was flourishing, there used to be countries that gloried i... Read » |
01/Jul 2008 | Business.view: Driving in the slow lane | NOTHING is more irksome about hiring a rental car than knowing you will be ripped off if you return the car without a full tank of petrol. The rental-car firms invented over-priced gas long before the... Read » |
01/Jul 2008 | They ve got all the resources to rent, buy, sell | DONN BROWN / Staff Real Estate Resources rental manager Renee Macdonald and sales manager Ramia Macdonald founded the company two months ago. Both women have extensive experience in local real estate.... Read » |
01/Jul 2008 | Turkey s AKP on Trial | Turkey s chief prosecutor has appeared before the country s Constitutional Court calling for the governing party to be closed down. Justice and Development Party , the AKP, won a landslide victory in... Read » |
01/Jul 2008 | Mugabe rejects calls for his ouster | 1 hour ago President Robert Mugabe of Zimbabwe dismissed international demands for his ouster, saying through a spokesman that the U. and other countries could "go hang a thousand times. 1 hour ago TH... Read » |
01/Jul 2008 | Obama s Patriot Speech Illustrates All His Faults | I am going to fisk Obama today - he has had it coming for a long time. I am going to challenge the empty suit s soaring and vacuous rhetoric on Patriotism to demonstrate why fancy words woven togeth... Read » |
01/Jul 2008 | Thank you everchanging for the flag, I do appreciate it! Well some will | G. Bush, Takes Mugabe's advice and will suspend Constitution, Declare State of emergency and remain in Power. Bush has meet with leader around the world, officially for his last tour, yet still trying... Read » |
01/Jul 2008 | Mugabe's Spokesman to West: 'Go Hang' | African Nations' Growing Contempt for Stolen Elections. Turnout Appears Low in Zimbabwe's One-Candidate Election . Zimbabwe Changes Voting Rules to Ensure Mugabe Victory . More Deaths, Beatings in Zim... Read » |
01/Jul 2008 | Czech troubles with the Lisbon Treaty | The Czech Republic is one of seven EU countries which haven t yet ratified the Lisbon Treaty. Its ratification has become a divisive issue between the eurosceptic and moderate wings in the government ... Read » |
01/Jul 2008 | France, New EU President, Says 'Something Isn't Right' | France has assumed the rotating six-month presidency of the European Union from Slovenia. Initially, Paris said it had big plans for its time as EU head. But the bloc has been plunged into crisis afte... Read » |
01/Jul 2008 | University of Liverpool announces 2008 honours | Elvis Costello and the President of the European Commission, Jos Manuel Barroso, are among 12 esteemed figures to receive honorary degrees from the University of Liverpool next week. Elvis Costello ... Read » |
01/Jul 2008 | Parliamentary Minority to Fill Posts | According to Civil Georgia, the parliamentary minority, involving one newly established 12-member faction, has nominated MP Levan Vepkhvadze of the Christian-Democratic Party for the position of the p... Read » |
01/Jul 2008 | OFWs "Modern Day Disparager"? | The psychic and economic spin offs generated by the estimated the 8.4 million OFWs (Overseas Filipino Workers) and migrant all over the world have enormously affected the Philippines and its people.4 ... Read » |
01/Jul 2008 | Depression Not So Great | North Korea Better Off with Nuclear Reactors. New York, NY -- Last Friday's stock market near-crash sent waves of intestinal cramps rippling through the world's investment community. With the Dow Jon... Read » |
01/Jul 2008 | Castrol is now official sponsor of FIFA World Cup | The news comes following the company's successful sponsorship of the recent European championships, which saw Castrol develop the Castrol Performance Index, a new tool which helps fans to objectively ... Read » |
01/Jul 2008 | S. Korea to get tough with protesters | NYT: Democrat is engaged in an intensive effort to reach out to conservative, born-again Christians who once supported President Bush. Aide to president dismisses calls for a grand coalition governme... Read » |
01/Jul 2008 | Female First Flights | Here are some of the intrepid females who made "first flights" in air or space during the 20th century: AMELIA EARHART was the first woman to cross the Atlantic Ocean by airplane. She was part of a th... Read » |
01/Jul 2008 | Don't blame speculators for rising oil prices | NYT: He's engaged in an intensive effort to reach out to conservative, born-again Christians. Aide to president dismisses calls for a grand coalition government to resolve the election crisis, saying... Read » |
01/Jul 2008 | Somalia: Fight against sea piracy ensnared in policy disputes - Report | Again, a German boat was kidnapped by pirates off the coast of Somalia. The Bundeswehr could help, but is not allowed to - because the ruling coalition is unable to reach agreement. Sailors have no ch... Read » |
01/Jul 2008 | US lawsuit to confiscate Schiele's | By Martha Lufkin 22.08Copyright, conflicts of interest, and how to deal with Uncle Sam 24.08Rauschenberg sues artist for selling his trash 24.08Leopold Museum in Vienna accused over Nazi-looted art 10... Read » |
01/Jul 2008 | Slovenia EU Presidency News | Slovenia EU Presidency News. Pupils from the Gaelscoil na Cruaiche in Westport celebrating. Slovenian links celebrated at Gaelscoil na Cruaiche Neill. last official function while Slovenia held the Pr... Read » |
01/Jul 2008 | Aries Maritime Announces Completion of Review of Strategic Alternatives | ATHENS, June 30 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Aries Maritime Transport Limited (NASDAQ: RAMS - News) today announced it has concluded its review of strategic alternatives that the Company initiated in Mar... Read » |
01/Jul 2008 | Bosnian Serb PM's Party Admitted to SI | Sarajevo _ The ruling Bosnian Serb Party of Independent Social Democrats, SNSD, has been admitted to the global association of socialist parties, Social International. The move came during the ongoing... Read » |
01/Jul 2008 | Kosovo Ambassadors Not Appointed Yet | Leader: Belgrade Manipulates Serbs. Serb Socialists Talked out of SI Membership . Pristina _ Kosovo will be initially represented by charges d affaires when its first nine embassies open abroad, Koso... Read » |
01/Jul 2008 | Fernando Torres named in Euro 2008 team of tournament - but Cristiano Ronaldo snubbed | FERNANDO TORRES was named in UEFA's squad of the tournament at the European Championships. But Manchester United s Cristiano Ronaldo did not make the 23-man group. Liverpool s Spanish hero was one of ... Read » |
01/Jul 2008 | Dollar depreciation eats into OPEC gains | The OPEC member states have sustained heavy losses due to the alarming depreciation of the US dollar against other major currencies. The dollar devaluation against Europe's single currency, euro, and ... Read » |
01/Jul 2008 | Euro 2008 generated 1.4 billion: Study | MUMBAI: The total economic impact of the recently concluded Euro 2008 event will be at least 1. Moreover women played a key role in the recently concluded Euro 2008. They contributed at least 140 mi... Read » |
01/Jul 2008 | Equities lose as H2 begins, oil above $141 (Reuters) | Reuters - An African Union summit on Tuesday tried to overcome divisions on how to deal with the re-election of President Robert Mugabe in a poll condemned around the world.Tuesday, July 01 - 2008 | 3... Read » |
01/Jul 2008 | Zimbabwe dismisses coalition calls | SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt (Reuters) - Zimbabwe on Tuesday dismissed calls for a Kenya-style grand coalition government to resolve its election crisis, saying the way out would be decided the "Zimbabwean ... Read » |
01/Jul 2008 | China mum on talks with Dalai Lama's envoys | Beijing. The Tibetan government in exile said at Dharamsala on Monday that its envoys had reached Beijing to hold the second round of talks for two days from Tuesday, but there was no official word ye... Read » |
01/Jul 2008 | Zimbabwe rejects Kenya-style coalition | Zimbabwe has dismissed calls for a Kenya-style grand coalition government to resolve an election crisis, saying the way out would be decided the "Zimbabwean way". We have our own history of evolving d... Read » |
01/Jul 2008 | War stories: From Singapore to Southgate | From Normandy in France to Rangoon in Burma, many of the borough's men and women put their lives on the line for the freedom we enjoy today. At the Veterans Hall in Osidge Lane, Southgate last Friday,... Read » |
01/Jul 2008 | Zimbabwe dismisses calls for coalition | Zimbabwe dismissed calls for a Kenya-style grand coalition government on Tuesday to resolve an election crisis, saying the way out would be decided the "Zimbabwean way". We have our own history of evo... Read » |
01/Jul 2008 | Zimbabwe dismisses calls for Kenya-style coalition | SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt (Reuters) - Zimbabwe dismissed calls for a Kenya-style grand coalition government on Tuesday to resolve an election crisis, saying the way out would be decided the "Zimbabwean w... Read » |
01/Jul 2008 | CULL PENS BOOK ON U.S. PUBLIC DIPLOMACY DURING THE COLD WAR | Professor and director of the Master of Public Diplomacy program Nicholas Cull (pictured, right) has published a new book about the history of the U. government's public diplomacy efforts titled The C... Read » |
01/Jul 2008 | Thailand withdraws support for Khmer's Preah Vihear Temple | Thai Cabinet on Tuesday agreed to withdraw its support for Cambodia's bid to list Preah Vihear Temple as a Unesco World Heritage site to be in line with the Administrative Court's order of injunction.... Read » |
01/Jul 2008 | Serb Socialists 'Will' Apply for SI Membership | 30 June 2008 Skopje _ A fresh Macedonia name proposal featuring a geographical adjective, and guarantees preserving Macedonian identity will be offered soon, Skopje media report citing unnamed diplom... Read » |
01/Jul 2008 | Polish president throws the EU into new crisis as he declares: The Lisbon treaty is pointless | Europe was plunged into further turmoil today when Poland's president said he would not sign the EU reform treaty because Ireland had rendered it "pointless". Poland's parliament has already voted for... Read » |
01/Jul 2008 | Polish president: EU treaty now pointless | Poland's President Lech Kaczynski has defied Nicolas Sarkozy on the first day of his French European Union Presidency by refusing to sign the Treaty rejected by Irish voters last month. Mr Kaczynski ... Read » |
01/Jul 2008 | Sarkozy vows to "protect" Europeans as France takes over EU presidency | Sarkozy urges ECB to "think twice" before rate hike Can Sarkozy trigger changes in Israeli-Arab relations? Israeli officer commits suicide at Sarkozy's farewell Sarkozy says nuclear Iran unacceptable ... Read » |
01/Jul 2008 | Polish president declines to sign EU treaty | Lech Kaczynski in Euro 2008 football colours: protecting Ireland is protecting Polish interest (Photo: prezydent.pl) PHILIPPA RUNNER Today @ 09:26 CET The Polish president, Lech Kaczynski, has indicat... Read » |
01/Jul 2008 | Fur flies at P-B Dialogues | Frankymv on Fur flies at P-B Dialogues. We've hosted community forums at the Rochester Public Library for the better part of three years, just about every month. They're informal, open-ended, fairly ... Read » |
01/Jul 2008 | The Turkish impetus to fight | T RKMEN People easily get into fights in Turkey. We see in our daily lives that quarrels turn into fistfights all of a sudden. Intolerance toward the remarks of others is at its limit. If people are n... Read » |
01/Jul 2008 | So far no good! | Fed up with the atmosphere of political-judicial uncertainty in Ankara, many people, somehow everyone, has become a football expert Yusuf KANLI The Austrian Embassy residence in downtown K z lay distr... Read » |
01/Jul 2008 | Nabucco lagging behind | BAR IN Y NAN Covering developments in the energy world poses a significant challenge for journalists. This is more so if we are talking about pipeline projects, especially if there are several compet... Read » |
01/Jul 2008 | Sarkozy vows to 'protect' Europeans | French President Nicolas Sarkozy has pledged to "protect" European Union (EU) citizens and address their day-to-day concerns as his country takes over the rotating EU presidency from Slovenia on July ... Read » |
01/Jul 2008 | Land row: Curfew-like restrictions in tense Kashmir | Jammu and Kashmir, India, 12:31 PM IST Curfew-like restrictions were imposed here Tuesday as Kashmir's separatist leaders called for a mass rally in the central mosque in the old city to protest allot... Read » |
01/Jul 2008 | Wiener St dtische sells Romanian Group Company UNITA to UNIQA Group Austria | On 30 June 2008 Wiener St dtische Versicherung AG Vienna Insurance Group and UNIQA Group Austria have signed a contract on the sale of 100 percent of the share capital of the Romanian non-life insurer... Read » |
01/Jul 2008 | New EU members and Russia | DIVISIVE PLANS FOR ENERGY New EU members and Russia Russia and Eurasia 30 giugno 2008 At the Russia-EU summit in Khanty-Mansy (26-27 June) fresh initiatives by newly admitted member states are testi... Read » |
01/Jul 2008 | Govt will not tolerate public hanging, razing of schools: PM | LAHORE: Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gillani has said government has not completed its 100 days adding he will take the people into confidence on completion of 100 days. Prime Minister was address... Read » |
01/Jul 2008 | Aragones leadership key for Spain | Spain reign as Villa salvo puts Russia to the sword. Henry hits back at claims as Spanish point accusing finger. Those who say Spain is not a country but a state of various minds and a series of drama... Read » |
01/Jul 2008 | Row Over World Heritage Site List Continues | Mekong Media Roundup. Thailand BANGKOK - Thailand will ask Unesco to delay a decision on Cambodia's proposal to list Preah Vihear temple as a World Heritage Site, said Pongpol Adireksarn, head of Tha... Read » |
01/Jul 2008 | A Wonderful Life: Tradition of caring | Photo courtesy Ana Pacheco Since moving to Santa Fe in 1978, Anna Bryson has had her mind set on helping the Northern New Mexico communities in which she has lived, from raising awareness about trees ... Read » |
01/Jul 2008 | Hoax whiff in Nazi trail | Bangalore, June 30: The trail of Johann Bach, the alleged Nazi war criminal said to have been arrested from a Karnataka forest bordering Goa, has turned cold amid speculation that no such operation to... Read » |
01/Jul 2008 | Poland in new blow to EU treaty | Poland's President Lech Kaczynski says he will not sign the EU's reform treaty at present, following its defeat in an Irish referendum last month. He said it would be "pointless" to sign the Lisbon Tr... Read » |
01/Jul 2008 | Chelsea land Deco | Deco of Portugal runs with the ball during the UEFA EURO 2008 Group A match between Czech Republic and Portugal at Stade de Geneve on June 11, 2008 in Geneva, Switzerland. It's five years since Abramo... Read » |
01/Jul 2008 | No stiff upper lip as U.K. Jews celebrate Israel @ 60 | Flag-waving celebrants at London's Salute to Israel fill Trafalgar Square on June 29, 2008 in an unprecedented display of support for the Jewish state. LONDON (JTA) With a pair of massive rallies for... Read » |
01/Jul 2008 | Gandhi, Churchill, and the British Withdrawal from India | Arthur Herman, author of Gandhi and Churchill: The Epic Rivalry That Destroyed an Empire and Forged Our Age , delivered the final 2007-2008 Bradley Lecture on June 2. At the end of World War II, the o... Read » |
01/Jul 2008 | Spain reign in Europe | Fernando Torres was the hero of the night as Spain defeated Germany in the final of UEFA EURO 2008 and ended a 44-year trophy drought in the process. No sooner had the final whistle blown than jubilan... Read » |
01/Jul 2008 | France supports Djibouti in clashes with Eritrea | The map will replace this text. If any users do not have Flash Player 8 (or above), they'll see this message. France is providing support to Djibouti during border clashes with neighbouring Eritrea th... Read » |
01/Jul 2008 | UN mulls disbanding Eritrea/Ethiopia force | Monday a plan to disband its peacekeeping mission to the volatile border between Eritrea and Ethiopia after Eritrea forced most of its troops to go home. The 1 700-strong force could be replaced by a ... Read » |
01/Jul 2008 | EDITORIAL: A win for North Korea | Sacks of U. wheat are discharged from the MV Baltimore in the port of Nampo, North Korea, on Sunday, June 29, 2008. wheat arrived in North Korea after the impoverished nation agreed to open up to grea... Read » |
01/Jul 2008 | Obama's theological Chinese menu | Sometimes I feel like the Court of Appeal judges must have felt in the case of Hall v. In the closing argument, the plaintiff's attorney made this memorable statement: "You may remember that when Chri... Read » |
01/Jul 2008 | The Plot to Kidnap the Pope | James Bemis James Bemis is an editorial board member and columnist for California Political Review and a frequent contributor to The Latin Mass magazine. A Special Mission: Hitler's Secret Plot to Sei... Read » |
01/Jul 2008 | Taliban border havens targeted | Last week's Pakistani offensive against an Islamist warlord near Peshawar was just an example of what is in store for any extremists who challenge the nation's new government militarily, Pakistani Amb... Read » |
01/Jul 2008 | Cyber attackers target Lithuanian websites | Lithuania was on Monday facing what appeared to be a concerted cyber assault by pro-Russian hackers amid a slide in relations between the Baltic state and its Soviet-era master, a top regulator said. ... Read » |
01/Jul 2008 | Railway Link Finally Set | Subscribe to the newspaper.2008 By STA Transport Ministry State Secretary Peter Verlic said that the route of the railway link between the Italian port of Trieste and the Slovenian transport hub of Di... Read » |
01/Jul 2008 | Slovenia Hands Over The Presidency | Subscribe to the newspaper.2008 By STA Foreign Minister Dimitrij Rupel symbolically handed over the EU presidency to his French counterpart Bernard Kouchner on the last day of Slovenia's six-month sti... Read » |
01/Jul 2008 | Coolmore to be quickly rewarded for $5 million mare investment | Coolmore could get much of the spectacular new Australian record price for a thoroughbred they established when they paid $5 million at the Inglis sale in Sydney on Sunday for the 9-year-old Australia... Read » |
01/Jul 2008 | New changes at top Iran security body: report | Javad Vaeedi will become an advisor to the Supreme National Security Council's head Saeed Jalili, a close ally of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad . Tehran (AFP) June 30, 2008 Iran has made new changes ... Read » |
01/Jul 2008 | Does Patriotism Matter? | By Thomas Sowell The Fourth of July is a patriotic holiday but patriotism has long been viewed with suspicion or disdain by many of the intelligentsia. As far back as 1793, prominent British writer Wi... Read » |
01/Jul 2008 | New York City Launches Summer Savings Program | NYC & Company launched their summer tourism savings program, "Summer in the City," designed to attract visitors to the five boroughs in July and August. The wide availability of free and value-oriente... Read » |
01/Jul 2008 | Mars on the ball with M&M's promotion | UK. Mars International Travel Retail (MITR) held a phenomenally successful M&M's promotion to celebrate the European Football Championships, which concluded yesterday in Austria/Switzerland. MITR co... Read » |