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EU urges resumption of dialogue in Honduras
Stockholm - The European Union urged the sides in Honduras to resume the dialogue aimed at restoring ousted President Manual Zelaya to power and expressed concern over the interruption in the process. Sweden, holder of the rotating presidency of ...

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

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. ...

[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...

[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 ...

[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...

[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...

[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...

[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...

[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...

[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...

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

 

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