 PRESS TV | Putin's Balkan Mischief The Moscow Times, Russia - Such a proposal could get some support in Europe and elsewhere as a seemingly appropriate compromise, even if it would destabilize the Balkans once more. ... EU bid to resolve split over Serbia Crunch time for Serbian Kosovo German FM indicates recognition of Kosovo independence |
Balkan Bistro delivers on promise Windsor Star, Canada - The warm embrace of the Balkan Bistro in the stately Mason-Girardot Alan Manor in Sandwich melts a frigid and dreary January afternoon. ... |
 RussiaToday | Date of Kosovo split hinges on poll Financial Times, UK - The disputed Balkan province of Kosovo could declare independence from Serbia as early as next week in a move co-ordinated with the US and leading European ... New fuel for the Balkan cauldron Europe Offers Serbia Deal to Sway Vote EU offers Serbs trade and travel deal before poll |
Conference on agri-food research in the Western Balkan countries Cordis News, Belgium - The conference will build on the results of the EU-funded 'Balkan Agrofood Network' (BAFN) project, which is due to end in April 2008. ... |
General Assembly President, Albanian official discuss Balkan stability UN News Centre - Mr. Kerim commended Albania for its “constructive engagement in efforts to promote regional stability in the Balkans.” He also noted the nation’s ... |
Bulgaria Air/Hemus Air Offer “Wholesale” Balkan Destinations Balkan Travellers, Bulgaria - 28 January 2008 | The Bulgarian national carrier Bulgaria Air and the country’s second largest airline Hemus Air launched a “Balkans” campaign. ... |
US worried about Russia's Balkan energy grab Guardian Unlimited, UK - The two Balkan states signed up to the Kremlin-backed South Stream gas pipeline over the last week. The 10 billion euro ($14.65 billion) project is seen in ...  KDQ:095910 |
Balkan history exhibits the cost of war The Heights (subscription), MA - By Kaitlin Meehan The Srebrenica massacre, called "the worst atrocity in Europe since World War II," was the devastating, July 1995 culmination of the war ... |
 AFP | Rice talks NATO, Kosovo with Albanian counterpart Earthtimes, UK - Washington - US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice met with Albanian Foreign Minister Lulzim Basha on Tuesday for talks on the Balkan country's desire to ... Hungary supports Albania's NATO integration NATO, Kosovo top US-Albanian talks US State Dept Daily Press Briefing: Jan 29, 2008 |
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According to the head of the Balkan Fund for Democracy, it confirms the EU’s political will to include the west Balkans and Serbia in its plans. ...
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 The Epoch Times Ireland | Europe leaders warned against 'artificial' cures for global crisis Guardian Unlimited, UK - In his first big European initiative since becoming prime minister, Gordon Brown invited leaders of the other three big EU economies - Nicolas Sarkozy, ... Pressuring Europe's banks UPDATE 3-Europe's "Big 4" try to soothe economic worries Europe's "Big 4" try to soothe economic worries |
Europe's "Big 4" want clarity on bank risks Reuters UK, UK - By Christina Fincher LONDON (Reuters) - Leaders of Europe's big four economies called on Tuesday for closer economic cooperation and for banks to be more ... UPDATE 1-Big 4 to voice confidence in Europe economy -draft Joint communique expected after Europe's "Big 4" meet Economy summit to put Europe's "Big 4" to test |
 Servihoo | At Least Europe Believes In The Fed Forbes, NY - Europe's stocks ended the day in positive territory, thanks to expectations of an interest rate cut in the United States and fresh takeover rumors swirling ... European Stocks Advance; Siemens, Anglo American, SocGen Gain European stocks turn mixed after early losses on fresh recession fears EADS, Fortis, ThyssenKrupp, Xstrata: European Equity Preview PINK:AAUKF - SI - JPM |
Dollar Mixed, Gold Rises in Europe The Associated Press - LONDON (AP) — The US dollar was mixed against other major currencies in European trading Tuesday. Gold traded higher. The euro was quoted at $1.4763, ... Dollar Falls, Gold Rises in Europe |
 Javno.hr | Europe stocks rise further on stong durable goods Reuters - PARIS, Jan 29 (Reuters) - European stocks extended their gains on Tuesday afternoon after US data showed new orders for long-lasting US-made manufactured ... Europe shares fall on renewed US recession fears European shares extend slide after US data |
Stocks Fall in Europe, Asia, Led by UBS, BNP; US Futures Drop Bloomberg - 30 (Bloomberg) -- Stocks fell in Europe and Asia after UBS AG reported a record loss and BNP Paribas SA's earnings missed analysts' estimates. ... US Stocks Get First Inflows Since October, UBS Says (Update1) |
 RTE.ie | Europe just Champion The Press Association - For Sizing Europe is the red-hot 5-2 favourite for the Cheltenham crown following a scintillating eight-length victory in Sunday's AIG Europe Champion ... Europe all the rage for Champion title Europe a smash hit for punters Sizing Europe has the look of a champion |
US rate hopes lift Europe stocks; banks, miners up Reuters - By Sitaraman Shankar LONDON, Jan 29 (Reuters) - European shares rose in early trade on Tuesday, tracking global equity gains on hopes that the United States ... Thomson and First Choice to close 100 stores TUI Travel Raises Savings, Makes Lufthansa Agreement (Update1) Frenzel gains support at Tui OTC:SCGLY - PINK:TUIFF - PINK:DLAKF |
 RTE.ie | Europe's trade position improves BBC News, UK - Europe's trade position is improving despite the strong euro, according to a report from the European Central Bank. The ECB reported a 25.6bn-euro ($37.8bn, ... Expect the eurozone to show its resistance |
 PR-Inside.com (Pressemitteilung) | World Business Briefing | Europe Russia: Gazprom-Ukraine Gas Dispute New York Times, United States - Europe buys about 25 percent of its gas from Gazprom, and about 25 percent of it is shipped through Ukraine. In another sign that the deal may be unwinding, ... Tymoshenko Enlists EU Help on Gas Ukrainian Prime Minister Demands Russia Sign Direct Oil Deals Ukraine's PM Wants Direct Gas Purchases |
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 Sabah | Would-Be Peacemaker Killed in Kenya New York Times - Opposition supporters, some armed with machetes, clubs and axes, were scattered by Kenyan paramilitary police in the Kibera slum in Nairobi. Opposition Legislator Slain In Kenya, Sparking Clashes Kenyan leaders blamed for mayhem |
 Turkish Press | Venezuela hostage-takers arrested CNN - CARACAS, Venezuela (CNN) -- Police on Wednesday tried to determine what charges to file against the men who held up to 52 hostages in a botched bank robbery in central Venezuela before being detained. Four bank robbers arrested after siege Venezuelan hostages free; gunmen held |
 Xinhua | China in lockdown as weather worsens CNN - BEIJING, China (CNN) -- China's worst winter in more than half a century showed no signs of abating Wednesday as forecasters told citizens to brace for three more days of snow and sleet. China Struggles to Cope With Winter Storms as More Snow Forecast As holiday nears, China is snowed in |
 CNN-IBN | Kidney Thefts Shock India New York Times - An injured man, above, passed laborers awaiting work on Tuesday at a job market in Old Delhi. By AMELIA GENTLEMAN GURGAON, India - As the anesthetic wore off, Naseem Mohammed said, he felt an acute pain in the lower left side of his abdomen. Kidney ring preyed on unwilling donors India Uncovers Kidney Racket |
 eFluxMedia | Rebels blame Sri Lanka army for 17 dead in bus attack Reuters - COLOMBO, Jan 30 (Reuters) - Sri Lanka's Tamil Tiger rebels blamed troops for a roadside bomb that killed 17 people, most of them children, on a school bus on Tuesday, but a military spokesman denied the accusation. Sri Lanka Denies Soldiers Attacked School Bus Killing 18 People Children among Sri Lanka bus dead |
 Voice of America | Gazans' influx raises Sinai's prices Los Angeles Times - Nasser Nasser / AP A GANTLET: A Palestinian with a goat in tow makes his way past Egyptian riot police forming a barrier to limit traffic along the main street of Rafah, next to the Gaza border. Abbas, Hamas Due in Cairo for Talks on Gaza Border Egyptian and Palestinian leaders to discuss Gaza border crisis |
 AFP | Strong quake shakes Indonesia CNN International - (CNN) -- A strong earthquake shook a group of islands in Indonesia Wednesday, the US Geological Survey said. The quake was recorded in Kepulauan Barat Daya, a group of islands in the Maluku province of Indonesia. Strong quake rocks Indonesia's Maluku, tsunami alert sounded Earthquake Rattles East Timor |
 Turkish Press | Man Who Plotted to Kidnap, Kill British Soldier Pleads Guilty Washington Post - By Kevin Sullivan LONDON, Jan. 29 -- An unemployed man pleaded guilty to a plot to kidnap a Muslim British soldier in Birmingham and behead him "like a pig," prosecutors told a court Tuesday. Four admit plot to behead Muslim soldier in UK Fanatic planned to kidnap British Muslim serviceman and behead him |
 Canada.com | Putin's candidate Medvedev avoids TV debates Washington Post - By Denis Dyomkin and Natalya Sokhareva MOSCOW/BARNAUL (Reuters) - President Vladimir Putin's chosen successor, Dmitry Medvedev, has refused to meet his rivals for the presidency in live television debates in the run-up to the March 2 election. Opponents accuse Kremlin of election "farce" Gorbachev Criticizes Russia Elections |
 MSNBC | Afghan Women Protest Aid Worker’s Kidnapping New York Times - By TAIMOOR SHAH and CARLOTTA GALL KANDAHAR, Afghanistan - About 500 Afghan women gathered Tuesday in this southern city to protest the kidnapping of an American aid worker and her Afghan driver and to call for her release. Afghan aid group appeals for captive's return Afghan Women Protest Kidnapping of American in Kandahar |
 Canada.com | Berlusconi hatches plans as president calls for 'pause' Financial Times - By Guy Dinmore in Rome Italy was heading for a long period of political uncertainty after Giorgio Napolitano, the president, declared last night he needed more time to break the impasse over the timing of elections and a new voting system. Power beckons for Silvio Berlusconi again Italian president needs more time to solve crisis |
 XPRESS | Australia apology for Aborigines BBC News - The Australian government has announced it will issue its first formal apology to Aboriginal people when parliament resumes next month. Australia to Apologize to Aborigines Govt plans Aboriginal apology on Feb 13 |
 Twin Falls Times-News | Thailand's Samak takes office as PM Forbes - BANGKOK (Thomson Financial) - Samak Sundaravej, an ally of ousted premier Thaksin Shinawatra, officially became Thailand's new prime minister Tuesday, after the nation's king endorsed his election by parliament. New Thai Premier Is Ally of Ousted Predecessor New Thai premier seen as Thaksin’s proxy |
Israel's Lebanon Disaster Wall Street Journal - By MICHAEL OREN I had fought in war before but had never seen such intensive fire -- tracer bullets, rockets, artillery shells -- nor been assigned a more horrific detail. Lebanon war report could rock Israeli government Israeli PM braced for war report |
 eFluxMedia | Fiji Cyclone Kills 7, Leaves Thousands Without Power, RNZI Says Bloomberg - By Michael Heath Jan. 30 (Bloomberg) -- Fiji's authorities started restoring power today as Tropical Cyclone Gene moved away from the Pacific island nation after leaving seven people dead, Radio New Zealand International reported. Fiji lashed by powerful cyclone Cyclone Gene kills six in Fiji |
 Famagusta Gazette | Mick LaSalle : Obama, Hillary San Francisco Chronicle - Sooner or later, I'm going to have something to say about movies on this blog, but these days I'm saying the names "Obama" and "Hillary" in conversation, over the course of a day, as often as I used to say "Lennon" and "McCartney. McCain, Clinton Lead in Florida Primary Results McCain and Clinton Win Florida Primaries |
 Washington Post | Bomb Explodes Near US Patrol in Iraq New York Times - By RICHARD A. OPPEL Jr. BAGHDAD - A suicide car bomb exploded near an American patrol in the northern city of Mosul on Tuesday, a day after Sunni Arab guerrillas killed five American soldiers during an ambush on a convoy in Mosul. US to Expand Outposts Across Baghdad by 30% INTERVIEW-Too soon to call Mosul push "final" - US |
 Alalam News Network | Missile kills 10 in Pakistan: security officials Reuters - By Haji Mujtaba BANNU, Pakistan (Reuters) - A missile strike on a house in Pakistan's North Waziristan region on the Afghan border killed 10 suspected militants, four of them foreigners, security officials said on Tuesday. Police say blast kills three militants in NW Pakistan Missile strike kills 12 in Pakistan |
 Turkish Press | CHRONOLOGY: Armed attacks and bombings in Maghreb states Reuters - (Reuters) - A car bomb killed two people in a town east of Algiers on Tuesday, the second such bomb attack in a month, security sources said. Car bomb attack kills 3 in Algeria Algeria car bomb on police post kills two - APS says |
 Telegraph.co.uk | ‘Dodi said his father approved escape plan’ Times Online - Mohamed Al Fayed personally approved the plan that resulted in the deaths of his son Dodi and Diana, Princess of Wales, their inquests were told yesterday. Bodyguard 'quit over Fayed demands' Diana's Sister Testifies at Inquest |
