 Canoe.ca | Serb Leader Warns of Isolation The Moscow Times, Russia - AP BELGRADE -- Serbia's pro-Western president, who faces a strong ultranationalist challenge in a runoff vote, said Monday that the Balkan nation had a ... Kosovo Reacts to Serbia Vote |
 international.news.bg | Bulgarian doctors strike over healthcare funding Reuters - SOFIA, Jan 21 (Reuters) - Bulgarian doctors began a week of one-hour daily strikes on Monday to protest against insufficient funding for the Balkan ... Bulgarian Docs On Strike Almost all hospitals in Bulgaria ready to protest |
 Peninsula On-line | Macedonia, Greece fail to resolve name dispute in fresh talks Xinhua, China - 21 (Xinhua) -- Macedonia and Greece demonstrated willingness but failed to resolve the two Balkan neighbor's differences over Macedonia's name following the ... Macedonia, Greece set to resume talks over name dispute Macedonia, Greece apart despite new talks on name dispute |
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He said that during the last few months the government has been seeking support from other Balkan countries to present a joint appeal to Brussels. ...
'We all share the same heritage'
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It's this aspect of Balkan music that is central to Trkulja's vision. "Nowadays there are too many borders," he says, of the thinking behind his ... World
 Alalam News Network | Israel Partially Lifts Gaza Blockade to Allow First Fuel Shipments FOXNews - AP NAHAL OZ CROSSING, Gaza Strip - Israel delivered fuel for Gaza's power plant on Tuesday, partially lifting a blockade it had imposed last week in response to a sharp increase in rocket attacks by Palestinian militants. |
Kenyan police tear gas pro-president demo, ahead of Annan arrival Forbes - NAIROBI (Thomson Financial) - Kenyan police on Tuesday fired tear gas to disperse hundreds of demonstrators supporting President Mwai Kibaki in the capital, an Agence France-Presse correspondent said. Kenya: No Retreat, Says ODM At Service Kenyan police fire tear gas at Kibaki supporters |
 Malaysia Star | Everest conqueror Hillary makes last journey Reuters - By Chris Brokensha AUCKLAND (Reuters) - Saffron-robed Buddhist monks, Nepali Sherpas and grey-bearded mountaineers paid homage on Tuesday to Sir Edmund Hillary, the man who conquered Everest, as thousands gathered in New Zealand to watch his state ... |
 Voice of America | Musharraf Promises Free and Fair Elections Voice of America - By Lisa Bryant Pakistan's President Pervez Musharraf pledged in Brussels Monday that Pakistan's elections next month will be free and fair, and appealed to western nations to be more patient on human rights. Musharraf Pledges Fair Vote, Won't Thwart Opposition (Update3) Musharraf finally lifts ban on TV news channel |
 Javno.hr | Top Democrats urge Bill Clinton to back off Obama Newsday - BY MARTIN C. EVANS | martin.evans@newsday.com January 22, 2008 COLUMBIA, SC - One's a popular former president, the other is one of his party's brightest up-and-coming stars. The Bubba Factor: Obama at a Disadvantage Bill Clinton’s Strategic Emotion |
 RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty | Iran nuclear plans under scrutiny CNN International - BERLIN, Germany (AP) -- A meeting Tuesday of six key powers in Berlin on Iran's nuclear program will show Tehran that it has not yet eliminated international concerns, German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier said. China says Iran issue at "critical stage" China diplomatic zigzag over Iran set to continue |
 Turkish Press | Thailand: Democracy Returns, and Politics Comes Full Circle New York Times - By AP Parliament convened for the first time since last month’s election and since Thaksin Shinawatra was ousted as prime minister in a military coup in 2006. Farewell to the Junta New Thai parliament elects speaker |
 PRESS TV | Italy govt faces collapse after Prodi ally quits Reuters - By Silvia Aloisi ROME, Jan 22 (Reuters) - Italy's government looked on the verge of collapse on Tuesday after an ally of Prime Minister Romano Prodi deserted the centre-left coalition, depriving him of a parliamentary majority. Italy’s Government Tottering as Prime Minister Loses Support Prodi's Government Poised for Collapse |
 Peninsula On-line | Nationalism Rising in Serbia? TIME - A banner reading: "Russia Help Us!" is seen in front of a poster of Tomislav Nikolic in the Kosovo town of Mitrovica. How much of its pride can a country allow to be punctured? |
 Sydney Morning Herald | Japanese Whalers Thwarted Forbes - In an epic culinary clash in Antarctic waters, whale defenders are managing to stay the harpoons of Japanese hunters. The Japanese government said Monday that its state-sponsored whaling fleet had stopped hunting after 10 days of harassment by the ... Greenpeace says stops Japan whaler refueling Sea Shepherd Tailed By Japanese Mystery Ship |
 PRESS TV | Reputed Drug Lord Is Arrested In Mexico Washington Post - By Manuel Roig-Franzia MEXICO CITY, Jan. 21 -- Mexico's army announced on Monday the capture of Alfredo Beltr¿n Leyva, thought to be one of the nation's most powerful and violent drug lords. Top cocaine smuggler nabbed, Mexico says Alleged leader of powerful Mexican drug cartel nabbed |
 10 Downing Street (press release) | British PM Calls for Reform of World Institutions Voice of America - By VOA News Britain's Prime Minister Gordon Brown is calling for radical reform of the world's global institutions such as the United Nations, International Monetary Fund and the World Bank. Sarah Brown wows India with traditional UK Backs India's Bid for Security Council Seat (Update3) |
 New York Daily News | Obama's Bid Turns Focus On Class Split Among Blacks Wall Street Journal - By JONATHAN KAUFMAN ELGIN, SC -- Briana Parker, a 17-year-old African-American, drives her Honda every Wednesday from her suburban home here to the local Barack Obama headquarters to work the phone banks. Part 3 of CNN Democratic presidential debate On Eve of King Holiday, Race Dominates Campaign |
 The Epoch Times Ireland | Low-Key Elections May Affect Castro’s Role New York Times - By MARC LACEY HAVANA - As Cubans went to the polls on Sunday, the ballot boxes, campaign posters and other trappings of democracy that are hauled out every election day were all in place. Will Fidel Castro Be Back? Yoruba gods protect Fidel Castro - priest |
 eFluxMedia | South Africa: Eskom, Industry Put Heads Together AllAfrica.com - ESKOM and its top customers have agreed to set up a task team to slash power demand 10%-20% over the next few years and to find ways to ease the electricity crisis and minimise its effect on the economy. Zambia: Nationwide Blackouts South Africa faces electricity rationing |
 Javno.hr | Congo Agrees to Peace Deal With Rebels New York Times - Rebel soldiers loyal to Laurent Nkunda, a Congolese Tutsi general who is battling the government, in a village known as a Nkunda stronghold in the eastern North Kivu Province last month. DR Congo Government to Sign Ceasefire Agreement With Rebels Congo, rebel leader reach peace accord |
 Sky News | Diana's driver 'twice over limit' BBC News - Princess Diana's chauffeur Henri Paul may have had eight alcoholic drinks the night he died, her inquest has heard. Bar staff at Paris's Ritz hotel said he drank two 50ml liqueurs that night. Diana Driver 'may Have Had Five Drinks Before Crash' Diana driver 'was twice over the limit' |
 BBC News | Heavy snow in China causes deaths and damage Reuters - By Jason Subler BEIJING (Reuters) - Cold weather and heavy snow have struck unusually large swathes of central and eastern China, causing fatal accidents, bringing down power lines and destroying crops. Severe snow hits central China 26 dead in China snows |
 Brisbane Times | Emerald residents face another night of flooding ABC Online - Residents of Emerald in central Queensland face another anxious night wait with floodwaters continuing to rise. Flows into the Nogoa River slowed today, but it is yet to reach its expected peak of 15.5 metres. Residents flee Queensland's rising waters Floodwaters ease around threatened Australian towns |
 Javno.hr | Sri Lanka says kills 15 rebels in latest fighting Reuters - COLOMBO, Jan 21 (Reuters) - Sri Lankan troops killed 15 Tamil Tiger rebels in an assault on rebel positions in the northern Jaffna peninsula on Monday, the military said, taking the rebel death toll from three days of clashes to 89. Sri Lanka Needs Credible Power-Sharing Accord, UK, India Say Fifteen Rebels Killed by Sri Lanka Forces |
