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- Taoiseach travels to Paris for emergency talks
The Taoiseach will travel to Paris today for emergency talks on the global financial crisis. He will meet other leaders of the Euro-zone to discuss a co-ordinated approach to stabilising the European banking system. The British Prime Minister will also
- Brown urges Europe to copy British bank rescue plan
London - Ahead of Sunday's vital EU summit in Paris to deal with the global financial crisis, British Prime Minister Gordon Brown has called for the adoption of bank rescue plans across Europe similar to the 500-billion-pound scheme unveiled in London
- Lithuanians vote in parliamentary poll
Vilnius: Lithuanians began voting in a parliamentary election on Sunday, with analysts saying no party will win a majority in the 141-seat parliament. This could mean tough coalition talks are likely in the European Union and Nato member nation, which
- Invest in Africa to beat bank crisis:Senegal's Wade
DAKAR (Reuters) - European countries should spend money on African infrastructure projects as a means of boosting production and alleviating the global financial crisis, Senegal's President Abdoulaye Wade said on Saturday. By buying
- Iceland turns on charm for UN voters
Iceland is locked in a tight race with Austria and Turkey for two rotating seats on the Security Council that are reserved for the mostly European bloc, and the luncheon spread last week was part of its charm offensive.
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- Prayers in Poland
by Yitta Halberstam and Judith Leventhal In the fall of 1942, a young hidden Jew receives a private small miracle. David Seitelbach's bright blue eyes and light blond hair became his passport to survival during the war. At the tender age of 13, he was
- Nigerian delegates set to storm Warsaw economic forum
Written by vanguard PRESIDENT of the Nigerian Polish Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Chief Julius S. Ogunyemi has urged prospective delegates from federal and state governments including the private sector to take advantage of the forth coming third
- Gilmour live in Gdansk - an epic concert
Jean-Claude Elias Amman - More than two years after the concert by former Pink Floyd guitarist and singer David Gilmour took place in Gdansk, Poland, the audio and video recording of the epic event is at last available for all his fans to enjoy and to
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- Iraq invites Czech investment
The Iraqi Transport Minister, Amir Abduljabbar, has invited Czech companies to invest in the development of the country's transport infrastructure. Talks with the Czech ambassador centered around investment in Basra Major Port and al-Furat al-Awsat
- Report: Prague's green spaces under assault
Dv hrady Pragues current zoning plans are due to expire in 2010. This has led to a flurry of applications to Pragues City Council for various, hitherto undeveloped land to be built upon. According to critics, the Prague City Council, rather than protect
- Czech banks sheltered from financial crisis, says central bank
Photo: CTK Analysis and evaluation of the situation on the Czech financial markets, the Czech National Bank said on Tuesday, has revealed no cause for concern. According to the institution, Czech banks - prime players on Czech financial markets - are at
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- Iceland turns on charm for UN voters
Iceland is locked in a tight race with Austria and Turkey for two rotating seats on the Security Council that are reserved for the mostly European bloc, and the luncheon spread last week was part of its charm offensive.
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- NATO joins war against opium trade in Afghanistan
BUDAPEST ? NATO forces will from now on directly target Afghanistan?s opium trade to stop hundreds of millions of dollars in drug money from reaching Taliban-led insurgents, the alliance announced yesterday. NATO has generally avoided tackling drugs,
- Hungarian president due in Amman today
Hungarian President Laszlo Solyom will start a several-day visit today to the Kingdom where he will hold talks with His Majesty King Abdullah on means to bolster bilateral ties and developments in the Middle East. During the visit, Solyom will meet with
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- The US hands over Algeria a fifth Guantanamo prisoner
Algerians detained in Bosnia to appear before a US civil court The United States has handed over Algeria a fifth Algerian being detained in Guantanamo Bay prison, a communiqué issued by the US Department of Defence said, Wednesday. The same communiqué
- No slump till Spain, under-strength Turkey says
Although being left under-strength by a string of injuries, Turkey heads into the World Cup qualifying game against Bosnia and Herzegovina nothing less than a win in mind, when it welcomes the up-and-coming side in Istanbul's nn Stadium Saturday. Before
- Serbia dismantles network helping war crimes indictees
BELGRADE, Serbia -- Authorities have begun dismantling a network of people who helped two top war crimes suspects, former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic and his ally Stojan Zupljanin, while they were in hiding, Bruno Vekaric, spokesman for
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- President meets Ukrainian bankers
Press office of President Victor Yushchenko President Victor Yushchenko gathered representatives of large Ukrainian banks today, to discuss with them the situation in financial and bank sectors of Ukrainian economy and to work out a plan on how to
- Talks to free Ukrainian arms ship collapse
NAIROBI ? Talks aimed at freeing a Ukrainian arms ship held by Somali pirates collapsed yesterday, a spokesman for the pirates said, deepening the two-week stand off. 'The negotiations with the owner of the ship have totally collapsed. The owners are
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- Estonia's entrepreneurs determined to defy downturn
FOR nearly two decades, Estonia embraced capitalism with such gusto that it seemed to be channelling the laissez-faire philosophy of economist Milton Friedman. Now Estonians, and some of their Baltic neighbours, are slogging through their first serious
- Euro kings Spain brush Estonia aside
Defender Juanito headed in a free kick after 34 minutes before David Villa's penalty gave the striker his fourth goal of the competition. Estonia briefly threatened midway through the second half but Carles Puyol added Spain's third from another set
- Spain continue excellent run with win in Estonia
Tallinn, Estonia - European champions Spain took another step towards South Africa on Saturday, with a comfortable 3-0 win away to minnows Estonia. Spain won thanks to dead-ball goals from Juanito Gutierrez, David Villa and Carles Puyol - and thanks to
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Reuters - European leaders hoped to agree on a detailed plan in Paris on Sunday to prevent market panic and stave off what the International Monetary Fund warned could be a global financial meltdown.
Reuters - Leaders of euro zone countries hold an emergency meeting in Paris on Sunday hoping to agree on specific, pan-European measures to prevent market panic from triggering the most severe global downturn in decades.
AFP - Key nations threw their support behind efforts to tackle the financial turmoil and amid grim warnings of a "meltdown" European leaders pledged their own action ahead of a crisis summit on Sunday.
AP - Two populist parties appeared poised for a strong showing Sunday in parliamentary elections that could usher in a governing coalition aligned more toward Russia than Europe.
AFP - Fabio Capello has warned his England stars that Belarus will provide a much sterner World Cup test than a Kazakhstan side that frustrated them for the best part of an hour at Wembley on Saturday.
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