Portugal announces recognition of Kosovo
Lisbon - Portugal announced Tuesday evening its official recognition of Kosovo, which last February had unilaterally declared its independence from Serbia. The office of Foreign Minister Luis Amado announced the move, which reduced the number of Euro...
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Hypo Real Estate names new chief executive - Summary
Berlin - Troubled German property lender Hypo Real Estate (HRE) named a new chief executive from rival Deutsche Bank on Tuesday evening, the same day that previous CEO Georg Funke resigned. After a supervisory board meeting, HRE confirmed that Axel W...
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Polish government cracks down on paedophiles
Warsaw - The Polish government approved a bill on Tuesday that would put convicted rapists of minors under medical treatment that lessens their sexual drive, also called chemical castration. Under the bill, raping a minor under 15 years of age would ...
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Arrest warrants lifted against terrorist suspects in Germany
Bonn - Arrest warrants against two terrorist suspects taken into custody September 26 in western Germany's Cologne airport were lifted on Tuesday, a spokesman for the Bonn regional court confirmed. The public prosecutor in Bonn applied for the liftin...
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Norwegian foreign minister visits Afghanistan
Oslo - Norwegian Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Store arrived Tuesday in Afghanistan on his first visit since a suicide attack in mid-January forced him to cut short his visit. The suicide attack on a hotel in Kabul that claimed eight lives including th...
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IOC gives nod to Sochi changes
Moscow - The International Olympic Committee on Tuesday approved venue and transportation changes for the Sochi Winter Games in 2014. The changes were given the nod during a visit of IOC coordination commission chairman Jean-Claude Killy and Olympic ...
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EU finance ministers swap mobile numbers to solve crises
Luxembourg - The European Union's finance ministers on Tuesday put into immediate practice a call for better coordination during the financial crisis by swapping their personal mobile-phone numbers, diplomats said. All ministers have exchanged their...
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US defence chief insists no Kosovo break-up
Pristina - US Defence Secretary Robert Gates on Monday rejected a break-up of Kosovo after Serbia renewed its threat to seek secession of the former province's minority Serbs. Gates was the first US cabinet member to visit Kosovo since it declared in...
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