Shake it like a Balkan gypsy's tambourine
National Post, Canada -Dec 26, 2007
National Post, Canada -
Take end-of-year-list favourite album contender The Flying Club Cup by Beirut, on which 21-year-old Zach Condon displays his affection for Balkan folk music ...
Project Company formed for Trans-Balkan pipeline Portalino, Italy - marcello ha scritto "Russia, Bulgaria and Greece signed an agreement on the creation of a project company, Burgas-Alexandroupolis, for the trans-Balkan ... |
 Voice of America | Slovenia back on Yugoslav stage over Kosovo as EU head Reuters South Africa, South Africa - EU officials are unsure if Slovenia's historic and business ties to the turbulent Balkans will prove a blessing or a curse, though Prime Minister Janez ... Kosovo Ignores Serbian Resolution |
Xinhua, China -
... Bakoyannis said on Saturday Greece, Bulgaria and Romania have agreed to increase their responsibilities for stability and growth on the Balkan region. ...
Europe
Europe
 Javno.hr | Rising banks, resources push Europe stocks higher Reuters - By Blaise Robinson PARIS, Dec 27 (Reuters) - European stocks were higher around midday on Thursday, rising for the fourth session in a row with banking ... Miners, banks help keep Europe stocks rally alive |
US Dollar Mixed, Gold Down in Europe The Associated Press - LONDON (AP) — The US dollar was mixed against other major currencies in European trading Thursday morning. Gold fell. The euro traded at $1.4500, ... Dollar Mixed, Gold Rises in Europe |
Rising banks, resources push Europe stocks higher Guardian Unlimited, UK - By Blaise Robinson PARIS, Dec 27 (Reuters) - European stocks were higher around midday on Thursday, rising for the fourth session in a row with banking ... European stock markets enjoy Christmas cheer |
 RussiaToday | LETTER FROM EUROPE International Herald Tribune, France - "It will become a new, important contribution of our nations into strengthening the European energy security." For some energy industry analysts, ... Russia, Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan sign Caspian gas pipeline deal Russia, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan sign Caspian pipeline accord |
Commodities pace gains in Europe MarketWatch - By Sarah Turner, MarketWatch LONDON (MarketWatch) -- European shares were lifted on Thursday by some gains from commodity-linked firms such as oil giant ... European shares inch higher behind miners |
Europe surviving credit crunch - ECB Irish Times, Ireland - The European economy is staving off the impact of turbulence in the financial market, European Central Bank Governing Council member said today. ... Euro economy bearing up vs turbulence - Quaden |
 Environment News Service | Cleaner Trucks and Buses to Roll Across Europe Environment News Service - BRUSSELS, Belgium, December 27, 2007 (ENS) - Emissions of nitrogen oxides and particulate matter from European trucks and buses will be sharply curtailed by ... |
Voice of America | Serbia Threatens To Cut Diplomatic Ties If Europe, US Recognize Kosovo AHN - The threat may cover the Stabilization and Association Agreement, which will pave the way for Serbia to become a member of the European Union. ... JOHN J. METZLER: America, Europe must back Kosovo Serbia threatens diplomatic rift over Kosovo Serbia to snub EU and deny Kosovo independence |
Europe's Biodiesel Drive Sputters Wall Street Journal - By JOHN W. MILLER BORKEN, Germany -- The European Union's dream of using vegetable-based diesel fuel in cars to cut oil imports and the pollution that ... |
New York Times, United States -
Mr. Friedrichs’s situation is typical of the plight of European businesses that rely on heavy lending but not typical — for now at least — of the European ...
World
 Ledger Independent | Gold rises after Bhutto death, platinum hits record Reuters - By Atul Prakash LONDON (Reuters) - Gold hit a one-month high on Thursday as buying picked up after news that Pakistani opposition leader Benazir Bhutto was killed in an attack. Benazir Bhutto dead in Pakistan attack - interior ministry UPDATE Bhutto Killed in Attack on Political Rally |
 Standard | Kenyans Vote Amid Fraud Charges Voice of America - By Nick Wadhams More than 14 million Kenyans are casting their votes in a presidential race that many say is too close to call. As Nick Wadhams reports from Nairobi, voting in the stronghold of opposition candidate Raila Odinga, in the Kenyan capital, ... |
 Famagusta Gazette | MARKET SNAPSHOT US stocks decline, unsettled by Bhutto death MarketWatch - By Polya Lesova, MarketWatch NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- US stocks declined on Thursday, as news of the assassination of former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto unsettled the markets, overshadowing what were disappointing durable-goods data. Key events in the life of Benazir Bhutto Stocks open lower following Bhutto assassination |
Thai Party Says Coalition Ready New York Times - By THOMAS FULLER BANGKOK - The winning party in Thailand’s general election said Wednesday that it had agreed with coalition partners to form a government but would wait until official election results were released on Jan. 3 before providing details. Thaksin faces arrest if he returns Thaksin 'will be held' on return |
 Turkish Press | Officials out over 'Taliban talks' CNN - KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) -- Two foreign nationals working for the European Union and the United Nations have left Afghanistan after the government ordered them out for allegedly trying to talk to the Taliban, officials from the international ... Afghanistan Expels UN, EU Employee Expelled EU, UN officials leave Afghanistan |
 Gulf Times | Bhutto Killed at Political Rally Washington Post - By Griff Witte and Debbi Wilgoren RAWALPINDI, Pakistan, Dec. 27 -- Former Pakistani prime minister Benazir Bhutto was assassinated Thursday at a political rally, two months after she returned from eight years of exile to attempt a political comeback, ... FOX Facts: Benazir Bhutto Benazir Bhutto Critically Injured in Explosion in Pakistan |
 Javno.hr | French Aid Workers Get 8 Years Hard Labor New York Times - By LYDIA POLGREEN DAKAR, Senegal - Six French aid workers were found guilty on Wednesday by a court in Chad and sentenced to eight years of hard labor for trying to take to Europe 103 children who they claimed were orphans of the conflict in Darfur. Six French Citizens Found Guilty in Chad Chad court sentences French to 8 years hard labour |
 Javno.hr | Heavy Rain, Landslides Destroys Indonesian Villages Voice of America - By Chad Bouchard Indonesian rescue crews are searching for survivors of landslides on Indonesia's Java island. Officials say at least 120 people are dead or missing. Over 120 feared dead in Indonesia landslides, floods Indonesian Mudslides Toll Rises to 43; Dozens Missing (Update1) |
 KEPR 19 | Crash survivor reunited with parents CNN International - PANAMA CITY, Panama (CNN) -- The parents of the sole survivor of a plane crash in Panama have been reunited with their daughter at the hospital where she is receiving treatment, a nurse said early Thursday. Family joins Panama plane crash survivor Pacificor Taps New CEO After Klein Dies in Crash |
 Voice of America | Sri Lankan Minister Held Hostage After Storming Television Station Voice of America - By VOA News A Sri Lankan government minister has been held hostage by employees of a state television station after he and others stormed its offices and assaulted its news director. Sri Lankan TV staff release minister held hostage Commandos rescue Sri Lankan minister held hostage in TV station |
 PakTribune.com | Bhutto's Party Goes On-Line Globally for Support FOX News - WASHINGTON, Dec 26, 2007 /PRNewswire-USNewswire via COMTEX/ -- The Pakistan People's Party (PPP), under the leadership of former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto, has turned to the Internet to raise funds for the party's efforts to win parliamentary ... Benazir Bhutto assassinated at election rally Bhutto hanging site withers but city astir for Benazir’s rally |
Colombia rebels could free mother, child hostages Reuters - By Hugh Bronstein BOGOTA, Dec 27 (Reuters) - Former Colombian vice presidential candidate Clara Rojas could be freed along with her young son as early as Thursday, almost six years after she was captured by Marxist rebels and held in jungle camps. Chavez: Ready to retrieve hostages in Colombia Hostages could be freed today, says Chávez |
 Voice of America | Sri Lankan Air Strike Against Tamil Rebels eFluxMedia - By Matthew Williams According to the military, on Thursday Sri Lanka authorities carried an air strike against the Tamil rebels, just a day after several militants were left dead in a major sea battle. Clashes Escalate at Sea, on Shore between Sri Lankan Military ... 26 Tamil Rebels Killed After Clashing With Sri Lankan Troops |
 PRESS TV | Dozens still missing after Nepal bridge collapse Reuters - KATHMANDU, Dec 27 (Reuters) - Divers and ground rescuers scoured an icy river and its banks in western Nepal on Thursday for 25 people still missing after a suspension bridge collapsed, leaving at least 17 dead and 80 injured, officials said. Search continues for Nepal missing Hundreds Feared Dead in Nepal After Bridge Collapses |
 Boston Globe | Karzai in Pakistan to Mend Ties New York Times - By SALMAN MASOOD and CARLOTTA GALL ISLAMABAD, Pakistan - President Hamid Karzai of Afghanistan and President Pervez Musharraf of Pakistan signaled an improvement in relations between their countries after an unusually cordial meeting here on Wednesday ... Pakistan Backs Afghanistan in Terrorism Fight, Musharraf Says Musharraf, Karzai address State Banquet |
 The Epoch Times Ireland | South Korea Says North Will Likely Miss Nuclear Deadline New York Times - By CHOE SANG-HUN SEOUL, South Korea - North Korea is likely to miss a year-end deadline to declare all of its nuclear activities and disable its main nuclear site, the South Korean foreign minister said on Thursday. S. Korean Official Says North Will Miss Key Nuclear Deadlines North Korea may miss nuclear deadline |
 CTV.ca | Olmert, Abbas to try to revive stalled peace talks Reuters - By Adam Entous JERUSALEM, Dec 27 (Reuters) - Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas will meet on Thursday to try to overcome disputes over Jewish settlements that have paralysed US-backed peace talks. Egypt Says Israeli Housing Plans Undermine Peace Process Olmert, Abbas try to revive talks |
 Turkish Press | Turkish Jets Strike Kurdish Rebels New York Times - By SEBNEM ARSU ISTANBUL - Turkish warplanes attacked Kurdish rebel camps in northern Iraq on Wednesday, the Turkish military said, the second cross-border airstrike this week and the third in recent days. Turkish planes hit Iraqi Kurdish villages Over 150 PKK killed in Turkish December 16 Iraq strikes |
 Javno.hr | US says captures 2 over Iraq soldier abduction Reuters - By Alaa Shahine BAGHDAD, Dec 27 (Reuters) - Iraqi police and US forces have captured two militants suspected of involvement in the abduction of three US soldiers south of Baghdad earlier this year, the US military said on Thursday. US-led forces target militants US 'kills 11 militants' in Iraq |
 Javno.hr | Two Major Prosecutions May Loom in South Africa in 2008 Voice of America - By Joe De Capua The New Year could bring two prominent court cases in South Africa. The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) is expected to announce in early January whether it will bring charges against former deputy president and ANC leader Jacob ... Both Hope and Fear in South Africa's Succession South Africa: NPA Holiday Let-Off for Zuma, Selebi |
