 WXIA-TV | Serbia puts carmaker Zastava on sale Reuters - MI: Quote, Profile, Research), selling them in Serbia and neighbouring Balkan markets under the "Zasatava 10" brand and also exports them to Russia. ... Serbia to sell national auto-maker 'Yugo' carmaker to be sold Serbia will sell its only carmaker, producer of the maligned Yugo |
Shake it like a Balkan gypsy's tambourine 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 ... |
The Kosovo precedent in the making Turkish Daily News (subscription), Turkey - The Serbs are, in other words, still being punished for the Third Balkan War they started, with all the ethnic cleansing, mass slaughtering and raping, ... |
Highlights of 2007 - Guus Hiddink's Team Captures a Euro-2008 Berth Moscow News, Russia - ... Croatia at Wembley could see it through. On November 21, they were given a miracle as the Balkan side humiliated the English at packed Wembley, winning 3-2. The best sports moments of 2007 |
 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 ... |
 RTE.ie | Republic hopeful Haan takes Albania job RTE.ie, Ireland - The Dutchman is to be given a two-year deal by the Balkan side, which he will travel to Albania to sign in the New Year. Haan, who has managed China and ... |
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By Krenar Gashi In an exclusive interview for Balkan Insight, the group’s frontman, identified only as Arberi, said that his group, known by its initials as ...
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 Voice of America | Kenyans count votes in tight race CNN International - NAIROBI, Kenya (CNN) -- Kenyan election officials were counting votes Friday as results continued to trickle in from the provinces in the country's tight presidential and legislative race. FACTBOX: Kenyan opposition leader Raila Odinga Kenya: Chaos in Country Polls |
 CNN-IBN | Violence flares, fires blaze, in Pakistan Reuters - By Imtiaz Shah KARACHI, Dec 28 (Reuters) - Violence flared in Pakistan on Friday as angry supporters of assassinated opposition leader Benazir Bhutto took to the streets a day after she was killed in a suicide attack, witnesses and police said. Bhutto Is Mourned as Pakistan Reels Riots Erupt Across Pakistan After Bhutto Assassinated (Update5) |
 CBS News | Pakistan Unrest Leaves at Least 10 Dead Washington Post - Supporters of Pakistan's former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto, pictured, shout slogans for their leaders during a rally in Rawalpindi, Pakistan on Thursday, Dec. 27, 2007. |
 MSNBC | 'French aid workers to leave Chad' CNN International - N'DJAMENA, Chad (AP) -- Six French charity workers sentenced to eight years forced labor in Chad for trying to kidnap 103 children from this African country will return to France, a Chadian official said Friday. What's Next for the French Aid Workers? Zoe's Ark sentences shock France |
 Canada.com | S&P: Pakistan sovereign ratings "could be lowered" MarketWatch - By V. Phani Kumar, MarketWatch HONG KONG (MarketWatch) -- Standard & Poor's Ratings Services said Friday Pakistan's sovereign credit ratings could be lowered "if the assassination of Benazir Bhutto precipitates heightened levels of violence and ... Pakistan's Rating Threatened by Violence, Turmoil, S&P Says S&PBulletin: Bhutto's assassination may hurt Pakistan ratings |
 Javno.hr | Sri Lanka says kills 29 Tamil Tigers, rebels deny it Reuters - COLOMBO, Dec 28 (Reuters) - Sri Lanka's military said on Friday troops had killed 29 Tamil Tigers in a series of land clashes over 24 hours, as the death toll from renewed civil war continued its inexorable climb. Sri Lankan Army Drives Tamil Rebels From Bases in Northwest Sri Lanka military: violence in north kills 25 rebels, 1 soldier |
 Canada.com | Olmert seeks to tighten grip on WBank building Reuters - By Ari Rabinovitch JERUSALEM, Dec 28 (Reuters) - Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert has ordered the Housing Ministry not to unilaterally issue any additional building permits on occupied land in the West Bank, Israeli officials said on Friday. Israeli and Palestinian Leaders Meet to Ease Tensions Abbas, Olmert Put Aside Settlement Fight |
 Voice of America | Venezuela's Chavez aims for Colombia hostage triumph Reuters - By Frank Jack Daniel CARACAS, Dec 28 (Reuters) - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez plans to send aircraft into Colombia on Friday to pick up three hostages from Marxist rebels and score a diplomatic victory after recent setbacks for his socialist ... Chavez Sends Red Cross Helicopters to Free Three FARC Hostages Colombia hostage rescue to start Friday: Chavez |
 Malaysia Star | Fukuda, Wen, Pledge to Resolve East China Sea Gas Field Dispute Bloomberg - By Allen T. Cheng and Takashi Hirokawa Dec. 28 (Bloomberg) -- Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda and Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao pledged to resolve a dispute over gas fields in the East China Sea and cooperate on regional security and the environment ... Fukuda brings new warmth to China-Japan ties Premier Wen holds talks with Japanese prime minister |
 Boston Globe | A Christian-Hindu Clash in India TIME - AP The violence that has wracked India's eastern state of Orissa over the past few days seems, at first glance, to be purely religious. Muslims condem attack on Christian churches in India 3 killed in Hindu, Christian violence in eastern India |
 Alalam News Network | Two senior diplomats expelled from Afghanistan Christian Science Monitor - The UN is working for their return, after the government accused the men of talking with the Taliban. By Vaishnavi Chandrashekhar A senior United Nations official and the acting head of the European Union's mission in Afghanistan were expelled from the ... Hope of swift return as diplomats in Taliban row leave Kabul Expelled EU, UN officials leave Afghanistan |
Voice of America | EU door still open to Serbia Reuters - BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union played down on Thursday Serbia's threat to shun any offer of membership from it or NATO if they recognize an independent Kosovo, saying the door was still open for it join if it met EU criteria. Serbian parliament says sovereignty over Kosovo a priority Serbia moves to block Kosovo independence |
 Guardian Unlimited | Let the Party Begin Wall Street Journal - By THITINAN PONGSUDHIRAK BANGKOK -- Last weekend, Thai voters unwittingly produced a clean winner in the elections but a murky outcome for the future of democracy in their country. Thai Party Says Coalition Ready Thaksin faces arrest if he returns |
 CNN-IBN | BJP wins Himachal polls Reuters India - NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has been elected to power in Himachal Pradesh, wresting control from the Congress party, which heads the national government, the Election Commission said on Friday. Gujarat, HP results reflect nation's mood: Advani Dhumal, ex-English teacher, to rule Himachal |
 Turkish Press | Delay on North Korean Nuclear Plan 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 Thursday. US Urges North Korea to Keep Nuclear Commitments North Korea Gets Aid, Should Meet Nuclear Deadline, US Says |
 Turkish Press | US Troops Kill 11 Shiite Militiamen New York Times - By SOLOMON MOORE BAGHDAD - American soldiers raided a neighborhood in the southern Iraqi city of Kut early Thursday morning, killing 11 members of the Mahdi Army, the militia loyal to the anti-American Shiite cleric Moktada al-Sadr, the American ... Iraq arrests seen as break in case of 2 missing US soldiers Arrests made in abduction, killing of US troops in May |
 Washington Post | Over 120 feared dead in Indonesia landslides, floods Reuters - By Budi Satriawan MOGOL, Indonesia, Dec 27 (Reuters) - Landslides and floods triggered by heavy rain have left over 120 people dead or missing on Indonesia's Java island, as rescuers struggled on Thursday to pull out bodies buried under thick mud, ... Heavy Rain, Landslides Destroys Indonesian Villages Search intensifies for Indonesian landslide victims |
 Indymedia UK | Rwanda: Unpredictable Climate Changes AllAfrica.com - Climate change is one of the most critical global challenges of our time. Recent events have emphatically demonstrated our growing vulnerability to climate change. An inconvenient truth for '08: Climate change not on radar Willis Report Tackles Global Warming Impact on Risk Management |
 LIVENEWS.com.au | Solomons fugitive deported to Australia to face child sex charges CNN International - HONIARA, Solomon Islands (AP) -- The Solomon Islands deported its former attorney general to Australia, where he was immediately arrested and faced charges Friday of raping a child. Moti, Ex-Solomons Minister, Faces Australian Court (Update1) Solomons fugitive deported to Australia to face child sex charges |
 Javno.hr | Death toll in Egypt building collapse rises to 28 Reuters South Africa - CAIRO (Reuters) - The confirmed death toll from the collapse of a 12-storey residential building in the Egyptian city of Alexandria rose to 28 on Friday, security sources said. Death toll in Egyptian building collapse rises to 27 Death toll from Egypt tower block collapse rises to 24 |
