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- British Hacker Loses European Extradition Appeal
As we have reported previously, hacker Gary McKinnon decided to take his case to the European Court of Human Rights after losing his final appeal in Britain. The appeal to the European court has now been lost and McKinnon faces extradition to the U.S.
- Europe to probe BA's 'monster monopoly'
BA, together with Spanish airline partner Iberia, said earlier this month it had signed a joint business agreement with AA to co-operate on transatlantic flights.BA has requested US authorities give it immunity from competition regulations â known
- Examining fundamentalism in Europe
At the end of July 2008 I went to Prague this for the Tenth International (Dietrich) Bonhoeffer Congress, to present a synoptic view of fundamentalism(s). The conferees were probing ways in which the life and record of the theologian put to death by the
- Co- rapporteurs to visit Serbia
? Charles Goerens (Luxembourg, ALDE) and Andreas Gross (Switzerland, SOC), co-rapporteurs of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) on Serbia, will make a fact-finding visit to Belgrade on 1-2 September, to take stock of Serbia?s
- Yavuz Mildon: bad news for Europe and the Caucasus
? ?The recognition by the Russian Federation of the independence of Abkhazia and South Ossetia is a decision which I cannot but condemn,? Yavuz Mildon, President of the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of Europe, stated
- Nigerian kidnappers seek 12 mln dollars for Israeli: source
LAGOS (AFP) - A Nigerian armed group that kidnapped an Israeli earlier this week has asked for a ransom of 12 million dollars (8 million euros) for his release, a security source said Friday. The Israeli was abducted on Tuesday from his house in Port
- Mugabe gives Zimbabwe's Olympic champ cash prize
HARARE (AFP) - Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe, whose country faces runaway inflation, on Friday gave 1, dollars (68, euros) to champion swimmer Kirsty Coventry who won gold and silver at the Beijing Olympics. 'You have done well daughter of
- Colombia: 11 Million Fake Euros Seized
Bogota, Aug 29 (Prensa Latina) A total of 11 million forged euros were seizured by Colombian DIJIN (the Judicial Police Department), it was known Friday. This is the largest seizure of fake euros outside Europe, as a result of a nine month-long
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- Radar used to search for missing US couple
The investigation was reignited by the arrest of Rockefeller, who authorities say is actually a German national named Christian Gerhartsreiter. He was detained earlier this month in Baltimore on a kidnapping charge. Authorities say he was living in a
- Palestinian doctor describes torture in Libyan jail (AFP)
PARIS (AFP) - A Palestinian-born doctor imprisoned in Libya In his account to French judges, Doctor Ashraf al-Hajuj describes being raped by a German Shepherd, having his nails ripped off and being given electric shocks He was held for more than eight
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- Missing girl's mom arrested
The mother of missing Florida toddler Caylee Anthony was led out of her home in handcuffs Friday night, but it was not immediately clear why.
- Copper Telecommunications and Data Cable in Ukraine
Published Date: December 2008 Published By: Gobi International Page Count: 5 Order Code: R241-15313 Description This report covers all types of copper telecommunications and data wire and cable, excluding coaxial. It forecasts the market in Ukraine.
- Ukraine denies giving military aid to Georgia
KIEV, August 29 (RIA Novosti) - The Ukrainian Defense Ministry categorically denied on Friday that Ukrainian military experts are helping to rebuild Georgia's army communications network, damaged in a five-day conflict with Russia. Deputy chief of the
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- Sarkozy: France to assume responsibilities in Afghanistan
French President Nicolas Sarkozy said on Wednesday that France would assume its responsibilities in Afghanistan. 'A military withdrawal would be followed by the return of Taliban and al Qaeda, and without doubt the destabilization of neighboring
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- Berlusconi, Kadhafi to meet Saturday: government
ROME (AFP) - Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi will meet Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi on Saturday, an Italian government spokesman said, amid reports the two sides were set to resolve a long-standing colonial dispute. Berlusconi is set to leave
- Rome: Hooded thugs bash elderly Franciscan monks
ITALIANS have been left shocked by a ferocious assault on Franciscan monks by hooded thugs at a monastery in the foothills of the Alps, which has been compared to incidents seen in the film A Clockwork Orange. Father Sergio Baldin, 48, the guardian of
- Cuban Ballet Dancers in Argentina
Havana, Aug 29 (Prensa Latina) The Cuban National Ballet great stars Viengsay Valdes and Romel Frometa will perform in an international dancing stars gala in the Argentinean capital. Sources from the company led by Prima Ballerina Assoluta Alicia Alonso
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- Croatia: Gov't mulls INA - MOL share swap
Croatian government mulls proceeding to a share swap with Hungarian MOL for INA's further privatization, said Croatian Prime Minister Ivo Sanader. Prime Minister added that 'the government wants to become MOL's shareholder in order to influence some of
- MOL reduces share lending deals due to capital cut
BUDAPEST Aug 29 (Reuters) - Hungarian oil group MOL has taken back part of its own shares earlier lent to OTP Bank and MFB as it will cancel shares equivalent to five percent of its capital, as decided earlier, it said on Friday. As of Friday, MOL takes
- Hungary Investments Log Smaller Decline In Q2
the Hungarian Statistical Office said in its preliminary report that the volume of investments declined at a smaller pace of 2.1% year-on-year in the second quarter compared to the first quarters' 4.8% decline. The value of investment at current prices
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- Berlusconi, Kadhafi to meet Saturday: government
ROME (AFP) - Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi will meet Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi on Saturday, an Italian government spokesman said, amid reports the two sides were set to resolve a long-standing colonial dispute. Berlusconi is set to leave
- Rome: Hooded thugs bash elderly Franciscan monks
ITALIANS have been left shocked by a ferocious assault on Franciscan monks by hooded thugs at a monastery in the foothills of the Alps, which has been compared to incidents seen in the film A Clockwork Orange. Father Sergio Baldin, 48, the guardian of
- Cuban Ballet Dancers in Argentina
Havana, Aug 29 (Prensa Latina) The Cuban National Ballet great stars Viengsay Valdes and Romel Frometa will perform in an international dancing stars gala in the Argentinean capital. Sources from the company led by Prima Ballerina Assoluta Alicia Alonso
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- Poland Seeks To Sooth Fears About Base
Poland's prime minister sought to reassure worried residents near the site of a planned U.S. missile defense base on Friday, pledging that they and the country would be more secure, despite threats from an angry Russia. Before facing residents at a town
- Warsaw Journal - A Young Man Fights the Good Fight
Andrzej (pronounced ahn-zjay) was not movie star handsome. He would be the first to admit that in the wry, self deprecating way he always talked. But if you looked behind his glasses into his bright, shining eyes, you saw a burning curiosity about life
- Two is better than one?
French President Nicolas Sarkozy has invited his Polish counterpart Lech Kaczy?ski to the extraordinary summit of the EU this coming Monday, meaning that Poland will be sending two official representatives to Brussels. Deputy Head of the Presidential
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- Ukraine denies giving military aid to Georgia
KIEV, August 29 (RIA Novosti) - The Ukrainian Defense Ministry categorically denied on Friday that Ukrainian military experts are helping to rebuild Georgia's army communications network, damaged in a five-day conflict with Russia. Deputy chief of the
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AFP - Georgia on Friday cut diplomatic ties with Russia and Moscow lashed out at Georgia's Western backers, sharpening the battle lines in a growing international crisis.
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