 RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty | Could Balkan break-up continue? BBC News, UK - As for other regions - Sandzak and Hungarian parts of Vojvodina - there is no chance of their status changing unless, of course, all Balkan borders were ... Thoughts from the Eastern Block Kosovo: Will Divorce From Serbia Be Better Than Forced Marriage? Serb out of town |
 Malaysia Star | The West's Balkan mistake National Post, Canada - The landlocked mountainous region in the Balkans might have descended into total chaos without continued Western support. Yet the public justification for ... Body found in US Belgrade embassy after |
 eFluxMedia | Roots of the Embassy Attack New York Times, United States - But, as European economies slow, it will become a lot harder to ensure that the Balkan economies thrive. By far the most powerful tool to help in this is ... Split views of Kosovo secession Recognizing Kosovo promotes rebellion Russia's Serbia Strategy |
Balkan troubles have global reach The Dominion Post, New Zealand - The Russians, meanwhile, have more than hinted that sauce for the Balkan goose will also be sauce for the Georgian gander, and that if the West supports an ... Kosovo’s Independence: Genuine Liberation or Front for US-NATO ... ANALYSIS: US welcomes 'Muslim state' in Kosovo The Kosovo Test |
 Montreal Gazette | Balkan intrigues: Kosovo's declaration of independence sends ... Online Journal, FL - Europe has been busy in the Balkans since it helped destroy the Ottoman Empire a century ago. Most recently it welcomed Slovenia to its fold in 2004 and ... Serbian convoy enters Kosovo amid fears over partition of new state |
 Calgary Herald | Ex-MI6 chief details Balkan assassination plan Telegraph.co.uk, United Kingdom - By Nick Allen and Gordon Rayner The former head of MI6 has admitted in court that a secret plan was drawn up to assassinate a Balkan leader suspected of ... MI6 rejected proposal to kill Balkan leader, Diana inquest told Call to end Diana inquest as claims spook spies We aren’t in the assassination trade, MI6 head tells Diana jury |
 Broadband TV News | UPC’s Balkan battle Broadband TV News, UK - By Chris Dziadul There is no doubt that UPC has found the going tough in Romania, one of the region’s most competitive marketplaces. ... |
 international.news.bg | Balkan property market is thriving, Greece lags behind - report Sofia Echo, Bulgaria - At the same time, other Balkan countries are undergoing a rapid development, attracting significant foreign investment, the daily claimed. ... Bulgaria Does Not Export Electricity to Kosovo Kosovo Powered Up by Bulgarian Electricity - Report Bulgaria is Main Electricity Exporter to Kosovo |
AAA-Gibbs takes hit as Equest Balkan cancels dividend CityWire.co.uk, UK - Equest Balkan Properties, an AIM listed property company active in Eastern Europe, has said that it has suspended dividend payments following flat asset ... Equest Balkan sees flat to modest FY NAV growth Equest postpones divi Equest Balkan postpones further div payments; sees flat to modest ... |
EU needs to move fast to embrace Western Balkan states
Taipei Times, Taiwan -Feb 19, 2008
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By Wolfgang Petritsch Kosovo's declaration of independence has put stability in the Western Balkans back on Europe's agenda. Unless the EU acts quickly, ...
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Malaysia Star | US fury at Serbia after mob sets its embassy ablaze Times Online - The US today demanded to know why Serbian police had failed to stop hundreds of "thugs" from breaking into its embassy in Belgrade and setting it on fire in a series of riotous attacks last night, leaving one dead. |
 Hürriyet | Turkey sends 10000 troops into northern Iraq: TV Reuters - ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkey's military has sent 10000 troops into northern Iraq in a land offensive against Kurdish PKK guerrillas based there, the private broadcaster NTV said on Friday. Turkish Army Begins Ground Assault on PKK in Iraq (Update1) Turkish troops enter north Iraq |
 Globe and Mail | Pakistan's main opposition parties agree to form gov't Jerusalem Post - By AP Pakistan's two main opposition parties announced they would form a new government together after their victory in elections this week, but skirted the issue of whether they would push for the ouster of US-backed President Pervez Musharraf. Pakistan's election winners to work out coalition Pakistan parties agree on coalition |
 Sydney Morning Herald | Venezuela steps up aircraft search Aljazeera.net - Search teams in the Venezuelan Andes are working on foot to find an aircraft that went missing with 46 people aboard. The Santa Barbara Airlines flight is thought to have crashed while travelling on a domestic flight from the city of Merida , 500km ... Plane Carrying 46 Missing in Venezuela Rescuers scour Venezuelan Andes for missing plane |
 CCTV | CIA Used a British Island to Transport Terrorism Suspects New York Times - By JOHN F. BURNS LONDON - In tones freighted with frustration, Britain’s foreign secretary, David Miliband, on Thursday told the House of Commons that “contrary to earlier explicit assurances” the Central Intelligence Agency had confirmed using an ... US Fueled 'Rendition' Flights on British Soil CIA confirms using British territory for refueling of rendition ... |
 Boston Globe | Son of Star Wars takes out toxic satellite Times Online - The United States provided dramatic proof of its capability to destroy an object in space when a US navy missile scored a direct hit on an American satellite falling out of control. An Errant Satellite Is Gone, but Questions Linger  Comment by David Wright Sr. Scientist, Global Security Program, UCS |
 PRESS TV | Kenyans Cautiously Optimistic About Prime Minister Agreement Voice of America - By Peter Clottey Kenyans have reportedly welcomed as good news embattled President Mwai Kibaki government’s agreement in principle to create the post of a prime minister as demanded by the opposition in the ongoing talks to end the post-election ... Peace Deal Nearly Done in Kenya Gains in Kenya's Crisis Talks Matched with Heightened Tension |
 PRESS TV | Gates due in Australia for talks BBC News - By Nick Bryant The United States Defence Secretary Robert Gates is heading to Australia for talks with the country's new government. US seeks Australian commitment to defence ties Gates Voices Understanding for Australian Troop Cuts in Iraq |
 Telegraph.co.uk | Steve Wright suspected of more murders Telegraph.co.uk - By Gordon Rayner and Nick Allen Steve Wright will today be sentenced for the murder of five prostitutes as police investigate whether he was responsible for a string of other unsolved cases. Steve Wright due to be sentenced Wright guilty of murdering five prostitutes |
 Javno.hr | Tiger rebels say Sri Lankan jets kill civilians Reuters - COLOMBO, Feb 22 (Reuters) - Tamil Tiger rebels said Sri Lankan government fighter jets killed five civilians in an air raid on their northern stronghold on Friday. Sri Lankan Air Force bombs rebel target Sri Lanka steps up air strikes against Tamil Tigers |
 PRESS TV | Canada to pull out of Afghanistan in 2011 United Press International - OTTAWA, Feb. 22 (UPI) -- Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper unveiled a new motion Thursday to end Canada's military efforts in Afghanistan by July 2011. Canada to End Afghan Mission in 2011 Canada says Afghan mission will end in 2011 |
Calgary Herald | Diana inquest will go on despite accusations of farce, says coroner Times Online - The long-running inquests of Diana Princess of Wales and Dodi Al Fayed will continue despite calls for them to be brought to a close, the coroner announced yesterday. Focus shifts to car at Diana inquest Coroner urged to wind up Diana inquest |
 New Vision | Ugandan rebels walk out on peace talks over government posts International Herald Tribune - AP KAMPALA, Uganda: Ugandan rebels have walked out of peace talks because the government refused their demands for senior government posts, a rebel spokesman said Friday. Uganda’s LRA Rebels Deny Peace Negotiation Walkout Uganda: LRA Quits Peace Talks |
 Turkish Press | Bush, Feeling Appreciated Abroad Washington Post - African leaders welcomed President Bush during his tour of the continent. Bush promised aid packages, urged international contributions and promoted democracy as a tool for economic development. |
RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty | Anti-Kosovo rally leaves US embassy in flames Times Online - The US embassy in Belgrade was in flames tonight as a huge anti-Kosovo independence rally turned violent. As many as 200000 Serbs gathered in central Belgrade before a group of masked protesters broke into the embassy compound, ripped down an American ... Could Balkan break-up continue? Rwanda: So, Kosovo is Independent, Huh? |
 Canada.com | New Sanctions Against Iran Are Proposed Washington Post - AP UNITED NATIONS, Feb. 21 -- Britain and France formally introduced a UN Security Council resolution Thursday calling for a third round of sanctions against Iran over its failure to suspend its uranium enrichment. Security Council Weighs New Sanctions on Iran US gives IAEA info on Iran nuke program |
 Canada.com | Armenian opposition prepares third day of protests AFP - YEREVAN, (AFP) - Armenia's opposition prepared Friday for a third day of protests against presidential election results after several hundred activists spent a cold night camped out in the centre of the capital. Armenia opposition protests again over vote Thousands in Armenia Protest Results of Presidential Election |
Montreal Gazette | Tense confusion on new Kosovan border BBC News - As Serbs show their anger at the secession of Kosovo with protests in Belgrade, the BBC's Nick Thorpe visits the scene of Tuesday's violent attacks by Serbs on UN border posts. Kosovo Counting on NATO In photos: 'Serbs protest against Kosovo's independence' |
 Kenya Broadcasting Corporation | East Timor Wants Longer Emergency Rule The Associated Press - DILI, East Timor (AP) - East Timor government ministers said Friday they want to extend a state of emergency imposed after attacks on the country's two top leaders, as authorities vowed to capture the assailants. East Timor in renewed hunt for would-be assassins FBI team to help E.Timor with attack probe |
 Xinhua | Pakistan Shift Could Curtail Drone Strikes New York Times - By ERIC SCHMITT and DAVID E. SANGER WASHINGTON - American officials reached a quiet understanding with Pakistan’s leader last month to intensify secret strikes against suspected terrorists by pilotless aircraft launched in Pakistan, senior officials in ... Bush Calls Pakistani President Musharraf The Pakistanis have voted: Musharraf is out |
