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Show us missing rights lawyer, EU's Ashton urges China
Brussels - The European Union's foreign-policy director on Tuesday urged the Chinese government to say what it knows about the whereabouts of missing human-rights lawyer Gao Zhisheng, over a year after his disappearance. The EU notes with concern th...

[Posted on : 2010-02-09 ] Category : [ Europe (World) ]

Iran's nuclear decision undermines credibility, EU's Ashton says
Brussels - Iran's decision to start enriching uranium to an unprecedented level of 20 per cent undermines the regime's credibility and could lead to sanctions, the European Union's foreign-policy director warned Tuesday. A week ago, Iranian President...

[Posted on : 2010-02-09 ] Category : [ Europe (World) ]

Hungarian doubts remain over Slovak language law
Budapest - The Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe assured Hungary on Tuesday that it was closely monitoring a controversial law on minority languages in neighbouring Slovakia. The assurance was given by the OSCE's High Commissioner o...

[Posted on : 2010-02-09 ] Category : [ Europe (World) ]

Macedonia hopes to complete EU accession talks within five years
Prague - Macedonian Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski said Tuesday that he would like his country to start and complete accession talks with the European Union within five years. Macedonia has been a candidate for EU entry since 2005, but the Balkan cou...

[Posted on : 2010-02-09 ] Category : [ Europe (World) ]

European Parliament approves new EU commission - Summary
Strasbourg, France - The European Parliament approved Tuesday the new European Commission led by former Portuguese prime minister Jose Manuel Barroso, clearing the way for it to take office for the next five years. The commission is the European Unio...

[Posted on : 2010-02-09 ] Category : [ Europe (World) ]

Frattini: Demonstrators target Italy's embassy in Iran - Summary
Rome/Tehran - Around 100 demonstrators attempted to attack Italy's embassy in Tehran on Tuesday before they were blocked by police, said Italian Foreign Minister Franco Frattini. Television images showed dozens of men pelting stones at t...

[Posted on : 2010-02-09 ] Category : [ Europe (World) ]

Polish Senate speaker praises relations with Russia
Warsaw - Polish Senate speaker Bogdan Borusewicz, on a visit to Moscow, said Warsaw's relations with Russia have much improved and are now in a different place than they were until recently, reported the Polish Press Agency PAP on Tuesday. Borusewi...

[Posted on : 2010-02-09 ] Category : [ Europe (World) ]

ANALYSIS:Where will Barroso's new commission steer Europe?
Strasbourg, France - The European Union's new executive officers have taken the helm: The question now is which way they will steer it. Approved by the European Parliament in Strasbourg...

[Posted on : 2010-02-09 ] Category : [ Europe (World) ]

Italian official: Demonstrators target Italy's embassy in Iran
Rome/Tehran - Around 100 demonstrators attempted Tuesday to attack Italy's embassy in Tehran before they were blocked by Iranian police, according to Italian Foreign Minister Franco Frattini. Television images showed dozens of men pelting stones at t...

[Posted on : 2010-02-09 ] Category : [ Europe (World) ]

EXTRA: French soldier killed in Afghanistan
Paris - A French soldier was killed Tuesday in Afghanistan, the Defence Ministry said on its web site. The soldier, who was not identified, died in an attack by suspected Taliban rebels on the Afghan Army convoy he was guarding as it passed through t...

[Posted on : 2010-02-09 ] Category : [ Europe (World) ]

 

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