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- Election Irregularities Threaten Bulgarian PACE Accreditation
Bulgaria?s accreditation in the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) may be cancelled if the organization?s mission in Sofia comes across major irregularities during the Sunday parliamentary elections, BTA reports Saturday. The
- Romania gets European loan for new metro line
BUCHAREST (AFP) - Romania will get a 370-million-euro (517-million-dollar) loan from the European Investment Bank to build a new metro line in Bucharest, Transport Minister Radu Berceanu said Saturday. 'We hope that the financing for all the work will
- Bulgaria to Vote After Corruption Scandals
The people of Bulgaria elect a new parliament Sunday that will have to tackle an economic crisis and widespread corruption, which has cost the Balkan country millions of dollars in crucial European Union aid. Opinion polls suggest a defeat for the ruling
- Trans-Saharan Pipeline To Bring Gas To Europe
(RTTNews) - Three African countries on Friday signed an agreement to build a 10-billion-dollar trans-Saharan pipeline linking vast natural gas reserves in Nigeria to Europe. Algerian energy minister Chakib Khelil, his Niger counterpart Mohammed
- Niger Delta Militants Threaten Trans-Saharan Pipeline
The main rebel group in Nigeria's restive, oil producing Niger Delta region has made threats against a planned multi-billion-dollar pipeline project that would deliver natural gas from Nigeria to Europe. In an email message sent to reporters Saturday,
- Madagascar's Rajoelina seeks backing on EU trip
Madagascar's army-backed leader Andry Rajoelina left Saturday for Brussels to impress upon the European Union, which has suspended aid, that his transitional government is legal, officials said. 'The delegation led by the president left today for
- The return of religion to Europe
BUDAPEST ? It's a well-worn contrast: the United States is religious, Europe is secular. Yet, in some respects, this cliched opposition has actually been reversed recently: Religion played virtually no role during the last American presidential
- Bulgarian Police Stop Euro Forging Ring
Police uncovered three facilities in the Plovdiv area where the suspects were forging high-quality banknotes in denominations of 100, 200 and 500 euros Published on July 03, 2009 by OfficialWire NewsDesk (OfficialWire) SOFIA, BULGARIA Bulgarian police
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- Serena too hot for Venus to handle
(Reuters)
 Reuters - Serena Williams can stomach her sister's name emblazoned on the singles trophy, she even accepted the smaller room in their rented house, but she put her foot down to snatch back the Wimbledon title on Saturday.
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- Serena too hot for Venus to handle
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Reuters - Serena Williams can stomach her sister's name emblazoned on the singles trophy, she even accepted the smaller room in their rented house, but she put her foot down to snatch back the Wimbledon title on Saturday.
- Costa Rica tops happiness, 'green living' poll
SAN JOSE (AFP) Costa Rica is the happiest place on earth, and one of the most environmentally friendly, according to a new survey by a British non-governmental group. The New Economics Foundation looked at 143 countries that are home to 99 percent of
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- Vivendi: no comment on Zain Africa bid
Vivendi chief Jean-Bernard Levy declined on Saturday to say whether the French media and telecom group was interested in acquiring the African operations of Kuwaiti telecom group Zain. 'I have no comment to make on this,' Levy told the news agency
- Comoros president calls for calm
Paris - The Comoros president on Saturday called for calm in the aftermath of a plane crash that killed 152 people, as Yemenia cancelled all flights to the islands and thousands rallied in France. President Ahmed Abdallah Sambi in a statement urged the
- Pentagon warns US arms may be obsolete
America's traditional means of projecting power abroad is growing increasingly obsolete and its billion-dollar military hardware could be as ineffectual against future threats as the heavily fortified Maginot line was in defending France against the
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- Clashes at Italian anti-US demonstration
Protesters have pelted riot police with rocks during an American Independence Day demonstration against the $US500 million ($A632.27 million) enlargement of a US military base in Italy. An AFP photographer says youths among hundreds leading a march on
- Italy: Fresh quakes cause panic ahead of G8 meeting
(AKI) - Two earthquakes struck the region of Abruzzo in central Italy early on Friday, only days before the summit of the Group of Eight leading industrial nations is due to be held there. The first quake occurred at 3:14 am local time and had a
- Italy: Migrants 'afraid to seek medical care' due to new laws
(AKI) - Many immigrants are afraid to seek medical care in Italy because they fear they will be expelled from the country, according to a survey by the Italian-based human rights group EveryOne. The group's survey was released on Thursday as the Italian
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- The return of religion to Europe
BUDAPEST ? It's a well-worn contrast: the United States is religious, Europe is secular. Yet, in some respects, this cliched opposition has actually been reversed recently: Religion played virtually no role during the last American presidential
- Hungarian police and outlawed far-right group clash - Summary
Budapest - Police moved in on Saturday evening to disperse a demonstration in central Budapest by the Hungarian Guard, a nationalist paramilitary group allied to the radical Jobbik party. On one city square, police responded with tear gas when some Guard
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- Clashes at Italian anti-US demonstration
Protesters have pelted riot police with rocks during an American Independence Day demonstration against the $US500 million ($A632.27 million) enlargement of a US military base in Italy. An AFP photographer says youths among hundreds leading a march on
- Italy: Fresh quakes cause panic ahead of G8 meeting
(AKI) - Two earthquakes struck the region of Abruzzo in central Italy early on Friday, only days before the summit of the Group of Eight leading industrial nations is due to be held there. The first quake occurred at 3:14 am local time and had a
- Italy: Migrants 'afraid to seek medical care' due to new laws
(AKI) - Many immigrants are afraid to seek medical care in Italy because they fear they will be expelled from the country, according to a survey by the Italian-based human rights group EveryOne. The group's survey was released on Thursday as the Italian
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- Polish shipyard sale still pending: Qatari investment bank
Qatar's largest investment bank denied on Saturday that it had bought two Polish shipyards, explaining that it was acting as an advisor to a potential buyer in a deal that has still not been completed. On Tuesday, Polish Treasury Minister Aleksander Grad
- Poland looking to be hub for Gulf investors
AFP /Warsaw Polish Prime Minister Donald has hailed a 20-year liquefied natural gas deal between Poland?s national gas firm PGNiG and QatarGas as an indication for Gulf investors? sustained interest in PolandAfter striking a long-term gas supply deal
- Breathtaking tall ships event launches in Poland
WARSAW (AFP) ? The world's most breathtaking tall ships arrived with sails billowing in the Polish Baltic Sea port of Gdynia on Thursday, ahead of the launch of the month-long Tall Ships Races 2009. 'These are the largest and most beautiful sailing
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- Obama's trip: A mission to reshape US image
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 AP - Determined to change the way the world views the United States, Barack Obama is onto his next foreign mission: rebuilding relations with Russia, proving to global leaders that America is serious about climate change, and outlining his vision for Africa, his father's birthplace.
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AP - Michelle Obama brings her superstar glamour to Moscow this weekend as she accompanies her husband on his summit with the Russian president.
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