TO THE EDITOR: Another Balkan war?
Sofia Echo, Bulgaria -43 minutes ago
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The Serbs in Bosnia and Kosovo have threatened to restart the Balkan wars in Bosnia-Herzegovina that destroyed the Former Yugoslavia in the 1990s if the ...
Ten New Reports Highlight Need to Ease Balkan Mobility
BIRN, Serbia -5 hours ago
Balkan Journalism Fellows Present their Articles in BerlinBIRN
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Visa Regime Fails to Keep Balkan Immigrants at Bay
Politics Thwarts Balkan Transport Revolution
BIRN, Serbia -Nov 15, 2007
Annual Cannabis Cup takes place in Amsterdam
CNN -3 hours ago
BIRN, Serbia -
Moving On: Overcoming Balkan Barriers to a European Future provides new insight into the existence and impact of a range of obstacles on political, ...
Balkan Journalism Fellows Present their Articles in Berlin
Visa Regime Fails to Keep Balkan Immigrants at Bay
BIRN, Serbia - Nov 15, 2007
The strict regime imposed by EU countries on the so-called “Western Balkans” is especially frustrating for older people who remember the days when a ...
Politics Thwarts Balkan Transport Revolution
BIRN, Serbia -
15 11 2007 Thanks to regional rivalries and European inconsistency, the dream of a modern transport system for the Balkans is going nowhere fast. ...
Annual Cannabis Cup takes place in Amsterdam
CNN -
Kosovo is scheduled to hold parliamentary elections that will go some way to deciding the future of the Balkan territory. After a meeting with other OPEC ...
 Sydney Morning Herald | Europe tries to block Fahey Sydney Morning Herald, Australia - Fahey is the sole candidate, but for the past two days the powerful European bloc of countries has been trying to derail his candidacy and pressure him to ... Europe wants local candidate as WADA head WADA vote to go ahead despite European delay bid Europeans seek delay in vote on anti-doping agency's chief |
 Turkish Press | Europe January-August Trade Gap With China Soars 25% (Update3) Bloomberg - 16 (Bloomberg) -- Europe's trade deficit with China surged 25 percent in the eight months through August, giving European and US officials more reason to ... Europe asks China for more financial “responsibility” EU to Tell China Its Yuan Stance Risks Protectionism (Update1) Chinese rate rise seen soon, yuan to strengthen |
 Malaysia Star | Your visions of Europe's future BBC News, UK - British politicians - from Baroness Thatcher to David Miliband - have travelled to Bruges, in Belgium, to set out their vision for the future of Europe. ... Britain scorns France's plans for EU defence Miliband: EU must be a model power, not a superstate Another Bruges speech stirs up controversy |
 Turkish Press | Europe Hanging Tough On Rate Cuts Forbes, NY - Don't even think about a rate cut, Europe. The American loan crisis might be infecting the continent's financial markets, but rising inflation will still ... ecb's Stark: abrupt FX moves unwelcome, Europe coping |
Europe stocks stumble on missed earnings Chicago Tribune, United States - European stocks fell to a two-month low Thursday after earnings reports from sabmiller PLC, Sodexho Alliance SA and Credit Agricole SA deepened concern that ... European Stocks Advance; arcelormittal, HSBC Gain on Earnings European stocks drop; Total, Anglo American, Porsche decline Alstom, Infineon, Tod's, Unicredit: European Equity Preview  OTC:SBMRY - EPA:ALO - MT |
 EducationGuardian.co.uk | Apartheid in the heart of Europe: how Roma children lose out on ... Guardian Unlimited, UK - The scene is not from the American deep south of 40 years ago or from South Africa 20 years ago, but from contemporary Europe, from an EU member state where ... Landmark ruling for Europe's Roma Roma ruling highlights segregation problem in Central Europe Court ruling sparks fight against Roma education discrimination |
 Servihoo | China's Chery may delay entry to US, Europe market: exec AFP - DETROIT, United States (AFP) — China's Chery Automobile may delay its planned entry into the US and European markets because of problems meeting tougher ... China's Chery Auto Is Focusing on Markets Outside US, Europe Chinese automaker Chery holding off on US, EU markets Chery Looks to Boost Auto Exports |
 Market Wire (press release) | Verizon Building Ultra-Long-Haul Network in Europe PC World - Verizon Communications' Business unit will begin building more than 2000 miles of a high-speed, ultra long-haul (ULH) network in parts of Europe next month, ... Verizon Business to ULH network in Europe, selects Nortel optical ... Verizon Business Chooses Nortel Equipment for Pan-European Ultra ... Verizon Business Chooses Nortel Equipment for European Ooperation NT - VZ |
 CNNMoney.com | Fortune Europe editor CNNMoney.com - Forget fears that record-high valuation of the euro will hurt exports: all indications are that a strong euro means a strong Europe. ... |
 Twin Falls Times-News | Europe Election Watchdog Won´t Monitor Russia Vote Javno.hr, Croatia - Europe´s main election watchdog said on Friday it had abandoned plans to monitor Russia´s Dec. 2 parliamentary elections. Europe's main election watchdog ... Russia Blocks Election Monitors OSCE calls off Russian election watchdog mission UPDATE OSCE Cancels Plan to Monitor Russian Elections |
World
 BBC Bulgaria | Germany could consider separate EU steps on Iran Reuters - By Louis Charbonneau BERLIN, Nov 16 (Reuters) - Germany would consider the possibility of separate EU measures against Iran if the UN Security Council fails to agree on a new sanctions resolution, a Foreign Ministry spokesman said on Friday. US to Seek New Sanctions Against Iran Findind Iran's Pressure Points |
 Chosun Ilbo | US envoy arrives to pressure Pakistani president CNN - ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (CNN) -- US Deputy Secretary of State John Negroponte arrived Friday in Pakistan to suggest to the nation's embattled president, Gen. Bhutto, freed from house arrest, rejects caretaker government Bhutto Rejects Musharraf's Interim Setup as `Illegal' (Update1) |
 KVAL | Tropical Cyclone Sidr Devastates Bangladesh; 496 Dead, UNB Says Bloomberg - By Bibhudatta Pradhan and Heather Langan Nov. 16 (Bloomberg) -- Tropical Cyclone Sidr slammed into the Ganges Delta with winds of 250 kilometers (155 miles) per hour, causing devastation in Bangladesh before weakening over northern India. Hundreds dead after cyclone rips through Bangladesh Bangladesh: A History of Deadly Cyclones |
Russia refusing to give election monitors visas, group says International Herald Tribune - AP WARSAW: A leading international organization said Friday it was unable to monitor Russian parliamentary elections next month because Moscow refused to issue visas to its observers. OSCE calls off Russian election watchdog mission UPDATE OSCE Cancels Plan to Monitor Russian Elections |
 The Sun | Police find second body in Dinah search Guardian Unlimited - The house in Margate where police were searching for Dinah mcnicol. Photograph: Edmond Terakopian/PA Police searching for the missing teenager Dinah mcnicol today confirmed they had found a second body at a house in Kent. Second body found in hunt at Margate house Floor and patio dig at body house |
 Washington Post | French transport strike to continue through weekend USA Today - PARIS (AP) - Transport workers voted Friday to press on with a national strike, union officials said, keeping up pressure against President Nicolas Sarkozy's reform plans. France faces more disruption as strikes continue Sarkozy Gains as More Transit Workers Return to Jobs (Update3) |
 Windsor Star | After a Death, Use of Taser in Canada Is Debated New York Times - By IAN AUSTEN OTTAWA, Nov. 15 - A video recording showing an emotionally wrought immigrant dying after being hit with a police Taser at an airport last month has touched off a fierce debate in Canada on police actions in the case and the rules ... Man Dies Following Airport Tasering Video stirs troubling questions on tasers |
 Turkish Press | New Polish Prime Minister Sworn In Voice of America - By VOA News Donald Tusk takes over as prime minister from the president's twin brother, Jaroslaw Kaczynski, who stepped down as prime minister earlier this month. Poland's new PM Tusk says 2008 budget without delay New Polish Government Takes Power Under Pro-EU Tusk |
 Al-Arabiya | Hamas warns Abbas against concessions to Israel Reuters - GAZA, Nov 16 (Reuters) - Hamas supporters rallied outside the official Gaza residence of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Friday to lobby against giving ground to Israel at a meeting planned for Annapolis, Maryland at the end of the month. Palestinian president scorns 'outlaw' Hamas Abbas strikes more combative tone |
 Enews 2.0 | German rail strike causes chaos for second day Forbes - BERLIN (Thomson Financial) - Germany's worst rail strike in history caused chaos for a second day, with rail operator Deutsche Bahn AG warning the situation was 'dramatic' on freight trains and in the east of the country. UPDATE 1-German rail strike into third day German Railway Strike Halts Passenger, Cargo Service (Update2) |
 BBC News | EU calls for Russian election to be 'democratic' Forbes - LONDON (Thomson Financial) - The European Commission has voiced regret at the cancellation of an OSCE mission to observe Russian elections, and urged President Vladimir Putin to ensure that the polls will be 'democratic'. Poll shows Putin party on 67 percent before vote Where is Russia headed? |
 Chosun Ilbo | Burma High on Agenda as Southeast Asian Leaders Gather for Summit Voice of America - By Luis Ramirez Officials from member states of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations begin gathering in Singapore Saturday for asean's annual summit conference. Asean Needs Human Rights Enforcement Arm, Rights Group Says Asian leaders 'must act on Burma' |
 Canada.com | Coroner accuses Indonesians of war crimes Guardian Unlimited - Indonesian troops deliberately killed five Australian journalists in East Timor in October 1975, possibly committing a war crime, a coroner said today. Inquiry finds Indonesian Army killed journalists in 1975 Killing of newsmen in Timor ruled a war crime |
 StarPhoenix | Nigeria: Militants Bomb Shell's Oil Pipeline in Delta AllAfrica.com - MILITANTS in the early hours of yesterday blew up with explosives a crude oil delivery pipeline, belonging to the Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) in Delta State amidst fears that the execution of the multi-billion dollars Escravos ... Shells’ Oil Pipeline Attacked by Militants in Delta Rebels Attack Shell's Major Nigerian Oil Pipeline |
 Canada.com | Supreme Court denies appeal by US deserter Toronto Star - Toronto protesters on behalf of Iraqi war deserters yesterday include Ross Ashley, middle, who fled US conscription during Vietnam war in 1968. Army deserters denied asylum By Barry Brown US army deserters lose Supreme Court bid |
 Voice of America | North, South Korea Conclude Summit with More Agreements Voice of America - By VOA News North and South Korea have reached more agreements on expanding links between the two countries still technically at war. Korean leaders tout new initiatives Two Koreas agree on aid projects for North |
 CityNews | Doomsday cult threaten suicide CNN International - MOSCOW, Russia (CNN) -- Members of a doomsday cult are refusing to leave their hideout in a cave in southern Russia in spite of intervention from their leader, a government official said Friday, adding pressure to a stand-off with the authorities that ... Psychologists Negotiating With Barricaded Doomsday Cult in Russia Psychologists help negotiate with members of Russian doomsday cult ... |
 E Canada Now | Turkey urges Kurd rebels to disarm amid Iraq tension Reuters - By Gareth Jones ANKARA, Nov 16 (Reuters) - Turkey will not send troops into northern Iraq against Kurdish separatists should the militants disarm, ruling AK Party members were quoted as saying on Friday, in an apparent change of tack aimed at ending ... Turkey Preparing for Cross-Border Operation in Iraq Invasion is wrong answer to Turkey’s problems |
 BBC Afrique | Sierra Leone’s President Pledge’s to Weed Out Graft Voice of America - By Peter Clottey In Sierra Leone, President Ernest Bai Koroma says he will do everything in his power to weed out what he described as endemic corruption in the country’s public institutions. S. Leone leader promises "zero tolerance" on graft Sierra Leone's new president inaugurated |
 Peninsula On-line | Chilean President Visits Earthquake Damaged Areas eFluxMedia - by Matthew Williams On Thursday, as President Michelle Bachelet was visiting residents in Tocopilla reassuring them that they will receive help, a major aftershock of 6.8 magnitude on the Richter scale hit the streets of the town. Chile's president reassures survivors, despite aftershock Chilean President Unshaken by Aftershock |
