AFP - The African Union refused to act on an international war crimes warrant for Sudan's president, at a summit that also yielded a deal on the powers of a new regional Authority.
Ex-Iranian president seeks to free detainees
Iranians worried about their loved ones detained in the protests that followed the presidential election got the ear of a former president, who wants the detainees released, an Iranian reformist party newspaper reported on Thursday.
President vetoes anti-gay law
Home Europe and Central Asia Eastern Europe, Caucasus, Central Asia Lithuania The President of Lithuania has vetoed a new law that would have banned the discussion of homosexuality in schools and other public places, report Human Rights Watch and news
The European Consumer is Suffering from the Economic Recession 3-7-2009
The worst economic recession since resulting from the credit crisis is still showing its negative impact on different sectors of the economy as indicated by the PMI indicator. The euro zone released today its PMI services for June coming in at 44.7,
Professional rights rap for Greece
The European Court of Justice (ECJ) yesterday ruled against Greece for failing to adopt a European Union directive that would allow foreigners to work here without having to face unnecessary bureaucracy. The EU regulation should have been adopted in
UK to Ban Commissions for Money Managers
In a radical overhaul of the rules governing independent financial advisers, Britain's Financial Services Authority said payments from fund managers and life assurers to advisers would be outlawed in three years. ?This is a great day for the
Germany: Demjanjuk Cleared for Trial
Doctors have determined that John Demjanjuk, who is accused of complicity in atrocities as a guard at a Nazi death camp, is fit to stand trial, prosecutors said Friday in Munich. Mr. Demjanjuk, 89, a retired autoworker, was deported from the United
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