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CHRONOLOGY: Seemingly minor events in early 1989 led to big changes
November 10, 1989 - Todor Zhivkov is ousted in a party coup in Bulgaria. A few days later, his successor, Petar Mladenov, announces an effective end of the totalitarian regime. ...

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[Posted on : 2009-11-08 ] Category : [ Europe (World) ]

Coup toppled Bulgaria's Zhivkov, staving off revolution - Feature
Sofia- The unthinkable happened when the Wall fell in Berlin on November 9, 1989. Something equally unthinkable occurred a day later in Bulgaria, when Communist dictator Todor Zhivkov stepped down after a reign of more th...

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[Posted on : 2009-11-08 ] Category : [ Europe (World) ]

Three dead after tunnel collapse in Andorra - Summary
Andorra- At least three construction workers died when a traffic tunnel collapsed in the small south-western European country of Andorra Saturday, Spanish radio broadcaster RNE reported. Search efforts are underway in the rubble for one more missing ...

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[Posted on : 2009-11-07 ] Category : [ Europe (World) ]

Friend of Kampusch's abductor is named as additional suspect
Vienna - The kidnapping case of a woman kidnapped at age 10 and held prisoner for eight years could take a new turn, as the Austrian prosecutor confirmed Saturday that there was a second suspect besides the initial abductor. Natascha Kampusch, 21, ha...

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[Posted on : 2009-11-07 ] Category : [ Europe (World) ]

ANALYSIS:Germany's 'no-name'Westerwelle's wide-eyed foreign debut
Berlin - Guido Westerwelle had a busy first week in office. Hours after being sworn in as Germany's new foreign minister, he was shaking hands at an EU summit, looking the part of the new boy on his first day at school. I...

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[Posted on : 2009-11-07 ] Category : [ Europe (World) ]

US defence officials present mixed picture on Afghanistan - Summary
Hamburg/Brussels - US officials speaking about the future US role in Afghanistan Saturday presented a mixed image of US policy plans for further engagement in the wartorn country. White House national security adviser General James Jones voiced stron...

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[Posted on : 2009-11-07 ] Category : [ Europe (World) ]

Top US security man sceptical about Afghan troop build-up: Spiegel
Hamburg - The top White House national security adviser General James Jones has voiced strong scepticism about boosting troop levels in Afghanistan, warning that the conflict could swallow them up, the German weekly Der Spiegel reports in its lates...

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[Posted on : 2009-11-07 ] Category : [ Europe (World) ]

From Russia with aggravation: Cop airs complaints to Putin online
Moscow - A Russian police officer, annoyed with poor working conditions and overtime, skipped formal avenues for complaints and went straight to the top, via the internet, posting his grievances for the attention of Prime Minister Vladimir Putin. Dre...

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[Posted on : 2009-11-07 ] Category : [ Europe (World) ]

Czech premier turns down nomination for EU executive
Prague - Caretaker Czech Prime Minister Jan Fischer on Saturday indirectly turned down an offer by two major Czech political parties to become the Czech Republic's nominee for the European Commission. The premier confirmed that the two largest partie...

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[Posted on : 2009-11-07 ] Category : [ Europe (World) ]

November 9, 1989 was 'luckiest day'of German history, says Merkel
Berlin - German Chancellor Angela Merkel gave a personal account of the fall of the Berlin Wall on November 9, 1989, which she called the luckiest day of recent German history, in a video broadcast released Saturday. The chancellor, who grew up in ...

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[Posted on : 2009-11-07 ] Category : [ Europe (World) ]

Dalai Lama begins visit to India's disputed Arunachal Pradesh

New Zealand minister repays girlfriend's holiday on taxpayer

New-look Mavericks come together quickly in rout of Raptors - Summary

Suicide bomber kills mayor, nine more in Pakistan - Update

16 killed in Nepal as bus falls from mountain

CHRONOLOGY: Seemingly minor events in early 1989 led to big changes

Coup toppled Bulgaria's Zhivkov, staving off revolution - Feature

Suicide blast kills at least two in Pakistan

Indonesian maids outnumber Filipinos in Hong Kong for first time

US House passes major health reform - Summary

House passes major health reform - Update

Fort Hood offers prayers for victims of mass shooting

Rock unites Argentinians, Brits on Falkland Islands - Feature

Australia urged to repatriate Sri Lankan asylum seekers

Report: Iverson given permission to leave Grizzlies

Simulators fight with traditional games for PC screens

Computer and internet briefs, Sunday 8th November 2009

New long-life battery laptops from Dell

New user interfaces could make computer mouse obsolete

Windows 7 and Vista offer best file search