 Conde Nast Portfolio | US Dollar Mixed in Europe The Associated Press - LONDON (AP) — The US dollar was mostly higher against other major currencies in European trading Wednesday morning. Gold fell. The euro traded at $1.4771, ... Dollar Up Against Euro, Down Vs. Yen |
 Washington Post | Europe injects verve into car lineup to weather US downturn AFP - DETROIT (AFP) — European carmakers sporting their latest models at the North American International Auto Show are hoping to maintain a healthy share of the ... Bryan Adams Serenades New Audi TTS German automaker Audi sells 964151 cars worldwide in 2007, setting ... |
 BBC Sport | Fifa and Uefa reach 'historic' agreement with Europe's top clubs Bangkok Post, Thailand - Zurich (dpa) - Fifa and Uefa announced Tuesday that they have reached an agreement with Europe's leading clubs represented by the G-14 group about how ... The G-14 group of Europe?s most powerful soccer clubs to disband The G-14 group of Europe's most powerful soccer clubs to disband Europe G-14 Set To Dissolve As UEFA Propose New Club Body |
 eFluxMedia | Did Columbus Bring Syphilis to Europe? Scientific American - By Lisa Stein CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS New research shows that the explorer and his men may well have brought syphilis back to Europe with them. ... Columbus May Have Brought Syphilis to Europe American to Europe: Here, Have Some Syphilis Columbus May Have Brought Syphilis to Europe |
 Turkish Press | US official fears Europe is staging ground for terror attacks on US Jerusalem Post, Israel - By AP The US Homeland Security secretary said Wednesday that Washington fears Europe may be a staging ground for terrorist attacks on the United States. ... US sees Europe as main threat for extremism: Chertoff US's Chertoff says Europe poses terrorism threat Europe 'poses threat' to US security: Chertoff |
 Canada.com | FACTBOX: Proposed US missile shield in E.Europe Reuters - The system known to the Pentagon as the Ballistic Missile Defense European Capability is intended to protect Europe and the United States against a limited ... US Missile-Defense Shield In Poland To Benefit Europe - Pentagon Coyle: The Obstacles to the Proposed US Missile Defense Systems in ... Coyle: "No evidence missile shield will defend Europe" |
 AFP | CAF president warns Europe - the Cup's not for moving AFP - ACCRA (AFP) — Hopes harboured by clubs in Europe that the African Nations Cup could be moved from its traditional January slot to suit their league ... We know our continent better, CAF tell Europe No change to Nations Cup timing |
 Turkish Press | Gordon Brown promoted Europe Courrier International, France - Almost 60 per cent of British trade is with Europe. More than three million British jobs in 700000 British firms depend on it. And the future offers more ... Brown promises full engagement with Europe Brown says Europe is key to Britain's economic future Brown says Britain must remain engaged with Europe |
Europe takes on Microsoft again Times Online, UK - The European Commission said yesterday that there would be two further investigations into Microsoft’s commercial practices, only weeks after the American ... Microsoft in new Europe antitrust investigation The European Challenge to Successful Companies News for nerds, stuff that matters  MSFT |
 RTE.ie | Europe Economies Slow, Posing 'Stagflation' Risk Wall Street Journal - By EMMA CHARLTON LONDON -- Europe's economies show signs of slowing significantly even as inflation rates rise, introducing the word 'stagflation' into the ... euro inflation at 3.1 percent in Dec. No good news on inflation for ECB No let-up in European inflation in December |
Slovenian PM: There won’t be new Balkan war
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There would not be a new war on the Balkans caused by the situation around Kosovo, Slovenian PM Janez Jansa said in a press conference today in Strasburg ...
BALKAN NOTES - COLLECTOR OF WORLDS (1995-1999) – 4 American Chronicle, CA - Notes from the Balkans are about companionship, about "breaking bread" You who wronged the simple man do not feel safe. BAKUNIN: Also the historic rival of ... |
New Slovenian award to boost Western Balkan ERA participation Science Business, UK - Slovenia sees building integration of Western Balkan research into the European Research Area (ERA) as a key priority for its six-month Presidency of the ... Romania pushes for tech development in Western Balkans |
Inter Engineering to Distribute AXIGEN in Balkan Countries PR-Inside.com (Pressemitteilung), Austria - Through a dedicated channel of reselling partners the territory covered consists of Greece, Cyprus and the rest of the Balkan countries. ... |
The burden of expectations TVNZ, New Zealand - Melbourne is well known as a melting pot of cultures and many Greeks, French, Italians, Czechs and people of Balkan descent etc come along in groups to ... |
PREVIEW-Putin to develop energy ties with Bulgaria Reuters - Sofia will seal a deal with Atomstroyexport, controlled by Gazprom, to build the Balkan country's planned new 4 billion euro nuclear power plant, ... FACTBOX-Gazprom expansion in central/south Europe In Bulgaria, Putin to push Kremlin plan to build pipeline web for ... Bulgaria May Delay an Agreement of Russian Natural Gas Supply to EU RTR:GSPBEX |
 Monday Morning | Balkan unrest remains a recipe for disaster Financial Times, UK - By Anatol Lieven In their dealings over Kosovo’s independence, the European Union and Russia need to take their points of departure from reality and common ... A cloudy moon: Serbia's accession to EU Slovenia to host Kosovo meeting on Saturday: agency EU Kosovo mission not deployed before February: presidency |
Bulgaria in talks with EU to reopen nuclear units Guardian Unlimited, UK - "Given the financial losses that Bulgaria is suffering and the need for electricity in the Balkan region...the government has taken the decision to prolong ... Bulgaria doesn’t fall behind with appropriation of European funds: PM Bulgarian PM: Governors have the will for economic and social measures |
Germany grants Albania $5.3M in aid BusinessWeek - Germany has been one of the main donors to post-communist Albania, contributing euro700 million (US$1 billion) to the small Balkan country's development. |
 Euronews.net | Kosovo key as EU president highlights priorities Euronews.net, France - On the other hand, we all know delaying a solution could drastically destabilise the wider Balkan region. The current situation cannot go on and Kosovo ... Slovenian PM says Kosovo needs special solution |
 Aljazeera.net | Some protests start in Kenya, US doubts poll Reuters - By Andrew Cawthorne and Tim Cocks NAIROBI, Jan 16 (Reuters) - Kenyan police used teargas on Wednesday to disperse youths in the coastal city of Mombasa who were heeding a call for nationwide protests against President Mwai Kibaki's disputed re-election ... Kenyan Opposition Plans More Protest Tension rises ahead of Kenya rallies |
 Aljazeera.net | Russia stokes UK tension with arrest CNN International - ST PETERSBURG, Russia -- Britain's relations with Russia deteriorated further Wednesday as the UK Foreign Office confirmed the detention of the director of the British Council office in St Petersburg. British Council says Russia's secret police questions its staff Diplomats step in as British Council staff detained in Russia |
 Washington Post | Citing Prices, Bush Urges OPEC to Boost Output Washington Post - By Michael Abramowitz RIYADH, Saudi Arabia, Jan. 15 -- With oil prices hovering around $90 a barrel, President Bush on Tuesday urged oil-rich countries to raise their output, but Saudi Arabia's oil minister said the world's largest producer would do so ... Bush wraps up Middle East visit on peace, Iran, oil Bush Sees Hope of Increase In OPEC Oil Production |
 Gulf Times | Sri Lanka bus blast kills 24 as truce scrapped Reuters - By Ranga Sirilal COLOMBO, Jan 16 (Reuters) - A roadside bomb tore through a Sri Lankan bus killing 24 people and wounding dozens on Wednesday, officials said, as a six-year ceasefire between the government and Tamil Tiger rebels formally expires. Sri Lankan Bus Hit by Mine Blast, 26 People Killed (Update6) Bus Explosion Kills Sri Lankan School Children |
 KATU | Anti-Whaling Campaigners Held on Japanese Ship Near Antarctica Voice of America - By Phil Mercer Japanese whalers are holding two anti-whaling activists who leapt aboard a Japanese ship near Antarctica. The Japanese fleet is being followed by environmental campaigners, who have promised to disrupt the annual whaling expedition. Japan to Free Anti-Whaling Activists, Australia Says (Update4) Australia says Japan orders whale activists freed |
 Canada.com | Beirut bomb targets US convoy Los Angeles Times - Vartivar Karageuzian / AP Firefighters try to extinguish a burning car at the site of an explosion in Beirut. Three people are killed and at least 22 hurt in the blast. |
 China Daily | Israeli aircraft fire missile at Gaza rocket launchers USA Today - GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) - Israeli aircraft struck at Palestinian rocket launchers in the northern Gaza Strip on Wednesday and Islamic militants sent barrages of rockets at southern Israel, a day after 19 Palestinians and a foreign worker in Israel ... 20 Palestinians, Mostly Fighters, Killed in Israeli Raids Palestinians on strike over Israel's killing of 18 |
 Alalam News Network | Faction Pulls Out Of Israeli Government, Weakening Olmert Wall Street Journal - AP JERUSALEM -- A hawkish faction in Prime Minister Ehud Olmert's coalition pulled out of the Israeli government on Wednesday, weakening him at a time when he needs a broad base of support for his efforts to reach a final peace deal with the ... Israeli Hardline Party Quits Olmert's Coalition Israel's Olmert hit by coalition blow |
 CBC.ca | Diana Secret Revealed! Court Let Down! TIME - Mark Lennihan, Richard Drew / AP Everyone was expecting fireworks, but all they got was a damp squib. On Monday, the inquest into the deaths of Princess Diana and Dodi Al Fayed adjourned with her former butler Paul Burrell reluctantly agreeing to bring ... Diana's butler to reveal 'secret' Diana's 'True Love' Speaks for the First Time |
 Voice of America | Bush Ends Mideast Tour, Says Region Willing to Help Peace Process Voice of America - By VOA News US President George Bush concluded his tour of the Middle East in Egypt Wednesday, saying "nations in the neighborhood" are willing to help Israel and the Palestinians reach a peace deal. Bush Seeks to Answer Arab Skepticism Bush says US shares strong friendship with Egypt |
 Lompoc Record | Hillary and MLK Wall Street Journal - By JOHN MCWHORTER There are many people in our great land aggrieved over the idea that Hillary Clinton thinks Martin Luther King Jr. Obama, Clinton call for end to bitter fight Vying for the Black Vote |
 Voice of America | Protest leads pope to cancel speech Los Angeles Times - The pontiff's planned appearance at Rome's prestigious La Sapienza university is called off after students and professors object. Pope Cancels Speech After Protest at University Pope Cancels University Speech Following Students Protest |
 Edmonton Sun | Suharto battles systemic infection CNN International - JAKARTA, Indonesia -- Former Indonesian President Suharto's condition has improved slightly, after doctor's removed him from a respirator on Wednesday. Suharto Stays Critical; Medics Delay Plan to Remove Respirator Suharto leaves legacy of stability in region |
 Voice of America | South Korean President-Elect To Overhaul Government Structure Wall Street Journal - By SUNGHA PARK SEOUL -- South Korea President-elect Lee Myung-bak proposed streamlining the government's economic activities into two mega-agencies, one focused on finance and the other on industries. South Korean President-Elect Seeks to Scrap Unification Ministry Lee 'to close N Korea ministry' |
 China Daily | China and India: New Vision, Old Tensions BusinessWeek - Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's first official visit to China resulted in agreement on many issues. But mutual suspicion lingers by Dexter Roberts Visiting Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh (R) chats with Chinese counterpart Wen Jiabao before ... Indian Leader in China Urges Closer Ties India, China want to help check terrorism in Pakistan |
 Brisbane Times | French President Married Ex-Model Last Week, Newspaper Says Washington Post - By Molly Moore PARIS, Jan. 14 -- The French newspaper that brought you the presidential divorce first, followed by the first interview with the former first lady, now reports this: An unnamed "source close to a witness who attended the ceremony" says ... Sarkozy's popularity drops again in France: poll Secret wedding is latest rumor in Sarkozy saga |
 Voice of America | France gains military presence in Persian Gulf Boston Globe - "France responds to its friends," President Nicolas Sarkozy of France said after signing a defense accord in Abu Dhabi. (Ahmed Jadallah/Reuters) PARIS - In a major strategic shift, France is setting up its first permanent naval base in the Persian Gulf ... France and United Arab Emirates Sign Deal for Military Base French make serious move into Gulf |
 Boston Globe | Islamic militants seize Pakistan army post Guardian Unlimited - Up to 20 Pakistani troops were missing and feared dead after 200 Islamic militants armed with rockets overran a remote military outpost in south Waziristan, close to the Afghan border. Seven Pakistani soldiers, 40 militants dead in clash Militants capture Pakistani fort; 47 dead |
 radiojamaica.com | Castro Looks Frail, Alert in New Photos Washington Post - Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, left, stands with Cuba's acting President Raul Castro during a ceremony to sign a cooperation agreement at the Revolution Palace in Havana, Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2008. Fidel Castro Is Healthy, Ready to Return, Lula Says (Update2) Fidel Castro Looks Frail, but Alert in Meeting With Brazil's President |
 GulfNews | Former publican murdered five women, court told Guardian Unlimited - A former pub landlord murdered five prostitutes in a 10-day period shortly before Christmas 2006, a jury was told today. Prosecutor Peter Wright QC told jurors at Ipswich crown court that 49-year-old Steve Wright was responsible for the deaths of the ... Prosecution to start in prostitute murder trial Suffolk murder case jury sworn in |
