- Monday, April 20, 2015 from BBC News - WorldNew distress calls are received from migrant boats in the Mediterranean as EU ministers meet to discuss the crisis.
- Monday, April 20, 2015 from RTÉ News - IrelandA body has been recovered in the search for a missing oyster fisherman off the coast of Co Clare.
- Monday, April 20, 2015 from BBC News - WorldFurious 7 tops the US box office for a third week after breaking records as the fastest film to take $1 billion (£669.5 million) worldwide.
- Monday, April 20, 2015 from World news and comment from the Guardian | theguardian.comIn the run-up to the Financing for Development meeting in July, pressure is growing on the EU to back developing countries’ agenda on aid, debt and tax Continue reading...
- Monday, April 20, 2015 from Reuters: World NewsBEIJING (Reuters) - The planned 2017 election for Hong Kong's top official is what most people in the Chinese territory want, Chinese Vice President Li Yuanchao said on Monday, despite the fact that thousands took to the streets of city ...
- Monday, April 20, 2015 from BBC News - UKThree British plane spotters who were held in a UAE prison on suspicion of spying are released from custody.
- Monday, April 20, 2015 from CNN.com - Europe
- Monday, April 20, 2015 from BBC News - UKA blaze that damaged the five-star Randolph Hotel in Oxford appears to have started when a beef stroganoff was flambéed in the kitchen, bosses say.
- Monday, April 20, 2015 from RTÉ News - IrelandSIPTU members employed by Dublin Bus and Bus Éireann have voted to stage two 48-hour strikes on 1-2 May and 15-16 May.
- Monday, April 20, 2015 from World news and comment from the Guardian | theguardian.comAccording to state media reports the supreme leader ‘climbed Mount Paektu’ telling his entourage that the hike provided a mental strength ‘more forceful than nuclear weapons’ Continue reading...
- Monday, April 20, 2015 from The Irish Times - NewsNo side says presence of officer at Yes events ‘systematic abuse’ of Garda impartiality
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- Monday, April 20, 2015 from Reuters: World NewsTOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said on Monday that he was ready to meet Chinese President Xi Jinping on the sidelines of an Asian-African summit in Jakarta this week if the chance arises.
- Monday, April 20, 2015 from BBC News - WorldFerrari hold off signing a new contract with Kimi Raikkonen to ensure the Finn stays motivated and does not 'fall asleep'.
- Monday, April 20, 2015 from BBC News - WorldSouth Africa's Zulu King Goodwill Zwelithini, whose comments have been blamed for a wave of xenophobic attacks, appeals for restraint.
- Monday, April 20, 2015 from Ireland: BreakingNews.ieBooks of condolence have been opened at civic offices in County Cork for the family of murdered student Karen Buckley.
- Monday, April 20, 2015 from Reuters: World NewsMOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia said on Monday its deputy prime minister had every right to visit a Norwegian island despite travel restrictions imposed on him over Ukraine, dismissing Oslo's condemnation of the trip.
- Monday, April 20, 2015 from BBC News - WorldThe FBI admits "errors" over many years in evidence provided by its forensics lab to US courts to secure convictions, including in death penalty cases.
- Monday, April 20, 2015 from BBC News - WorldA student armed with a crossbow kills a teacher at a school in Barcelona, Spain, local media report.
- Monday, April 20, 2015 from BBC News - WorldVenezuela has received $5bn (£3.4bn) in Chinese funding for "development", Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro says.
- Monday, April 20, 2015 from Reuters: World NewsKORYDALLOS, Greece (Reuters) - The leaders of Greece's far-right Golden Dawn party refused to show up at court on Monday at the start of a landmark trial in which the elected politicians are accused of forming a criminal gang.
- Monday, April 20, 2015 from Ireland: BreakingNews.ieSatellite images are to be used as investigations continue into how wildfires started in Killarney in recent weeks.
- Monday, April 20, 2015 from World news and comment from the Guardian | theguardian.comUK grandmaster provokes anger and derision with suggestion we should ‘gracefully accept’ that men are more able to play at high competitive level Continue reading...
- Monday, April 20, 2015 from BBC News - WorldPep Guardiola insists he will see out the remaining year of his Bayern Munich contract, despite being linked with Man City.
- Monday, April 20, 2015 from Ireland: BreakingNews.ieThe family of the late Brian Lenihan could be given the right to represent him at the Oireachtas Banking Inquiry.
- Monday, April 20, 2015 from Reuters: World NewsISTANBUL/ANKARA (Reuters) - When 20-year-old Ozgecan Aslan was stabbed and beaten to death after trying to fight off a man bent on raping her on a minibus, Turkey's president called violence against women the country's "bleeding wound".
- Monday, April 20, 2015 from World news and comment from the Guardian | theguardian.comThe Guardian’s picture editors bring you a selection of the best photographs from around the world, including the the ANZAC troop train in Australia, ballet in New York and a European hedgehog in Wales Continue reading...
- Monday, April 20, 2015 from World news and comment from the Guardian | theguardian.comPhotographer Jessica Fulford-Dobson travelled twice to Afghanistan to capture the Skateistan project set up in the outskirts of Kabul to give girls between the ages of five and 16 the chance to skateboard, in a country where they are not...
- Monday, April 20, 2015 from CNN.com - Europe
- Monday, April 20, 2015 from BBC News - WorldDelhi's first woman bus driver takes the wheel - with messages of support and malfunctioning doors.
- Monday, April 20, 2015 from Ireland: BreakingNews.ieSIPTU bus drivers at Dublin Bus and Bus Éireann plan to stage four days of strike action next month.
- Monday, April 20, 2015 from World news and comment from the Guardian | theguardian.comA group of migrants cling to the floating wreckage of their boat after it sank off the Greek island of Rhodes. Although the boat is just a few metres from the rocks, waves make it difficult for people to get to land safely. Debris can be...
- Monday, April 20, 2015 from World news and comment from the Guardian | theguardian.comWhat's so special about 420? How did 20 April become an unofficial counterculture holiday associated with smoking pot? In this 120-second animated explainer we look at the rise and rise of 420 in global counterculture and attempt to shed...
- Monday, April 20, 2015 from BBC News - UKFive people - including a child - are hurt in a crash involving eight vehicles on the M8 in Glasgow.
- Monday, April 20, 2015 from BBC News - WorldLondon's leading shares extend their gains to stay above 7,000 in uninspired Monday trading.
- Monday, April 20, 2015 from Reuters: World NewsSANAA (Reuters) - An air strike on a Scud missile base in the Yemeni capital Sanaa caused a big explosion that blew out windows in homes, killing seven civilians and wounding dozens, medical sources told Reuters.
- Monday, April 20, 2015 from Ireland: BreakingNews.ieDublin South Central TD Joan Collins has been arrested following a protest against water charges.
- Monday, April 20, 2015 from World news and comment from the Guardian | theguardian.comDemands for EU response to recent tragedies growing but member countries’ policies differ wildly while Brussels holds minimal authority Continue reading...
- Monday, April 20, 2015 from World news and comment from the Guardian | theguardian.comEuropean governments, divided over how to respond, convene as reports suggest death toll from weekend capsizing in Mediterranean could reach 950 Interior ministers and senior police officials from the 28 countries of the European Union a...
- Monday, April 20, 2015 from BBC News - UKLabour accuses the Conservatives of a "double deceit" over the NHS as they begin a week of campaigning on the health service.
- Monday, April 20, 2015 from BBC News - WorldBBC News has had rare access to the Yemeni city of Aden which has been virtually cut off since the country's conflict escalated in March.
- Monday, April 20, 2015 from Ireland: BreakingNews.ieA Dublin taxi driver has gone on trial in connection with the assisted suicide of an MS sufferer – the first prosecution of its kind in the country.
- Monday, April 20, 2015 from BBC News - UKThe damaged West Stand at Windsor Park is to be demolished but Northern Ireland's crunch Euro 2016 qualifier against Romania will go ahead there in June.
- Monday, April 20, 2015 from BBC News - UKSinn Féin is to seek an extra £1.5bn for Northern Ireland in negotiations with an incoming government following the general election.
- Monday, April 20, 2015 from Reuters: World NewsKIEV (Reuters) - President Petro Poroshenko is using the breathing space from a ceasefire with separatists to push reforms and rein in super-rich 'oligarchs' whose influence he says must be curbed for Ukraine to have a future in Europe.
- Monday, April 20, 2015 from World news and comment from the Guardian | theguardian.comThe Istanbul film festival screening of a film about the Kurdistan Workers’ party was cancelled after the Turkish ministry of culture complained – and now more people will see it than ever Continue reading...
- Monday, April 20, 2015 from BBC News - WorldA 25-year-old man dies after he was taken to hospital with spinal injuries after being arrested by police.
- Monday, April 20, 2015 from World news and comment from the Guardian | theguardian.comElie Wajeman is given the opening-gala spot with The Anarchists, while Mathieu Vadepied’s feature directing debut, La Vie en Grand, takes the closing slot Continue reading...
- Monday, April 20, 2015 from Reuters: World NewsTUNIS (Reuters) - Tunisian political parties and unions have criticized a draft security law draft, saying it could harm freedom of expression and other rights in Tunisia four years after an uprising that ushered in democracy.
- Monday, April 20, 2015 from Ireland: BreakingNews.ieA retired primary school principal from Co Clare has lost an appeal against his conviction for molesting 11 girls over a 21-year period.
- Monday, April 20, 2015 from Uploads by AFPThe hybrid car Keep up-to-date with the latest news, subscribe here: http://bit.ly/AFP-subscribe Global car makers showed off hundreds of vehicles in China's commercial hub Shanghai on Monday, at the country's... From: AFP news a...
- Monday, April 20, 2015 from Typically SpanishNadia Ataich Fernández and Ahmed Debza travelled with her 14 month old daughter from Málaga to Istanbul last October.
- Sunday, April 19, 2015 from France 24 - Live newsInter Milan were denied a second-half penalty and AC Milan goalkeeper Diego Lopez performed heroics as an entertaining 'Derby della Madonnina' finished scoreless on Sunday. Inter, sitting a point behind Milan in 10th place as both teams ...
- Sunday, April 19, 2015 from The Spain ReportLATEST: The poll confirms the four-way split observed in other recent polls. GESOP Poll For El Periódico Predicts Popular Party Victory In Spanish Parliament Split Four Ways . Read more original, independent Spain news and analysis, in E...
- Monday, April 20, 2015 from Uploads by AFPAfrica Weekly - 04/17/2015 This week on Africa Weekly, we go to Sierra Leone where schools have reopened their doors nine months after being forced to close by the Ebola outbreak and we head to a village in northern... From: AFP news age...
- Monday, April 20, 2015 from Flanders TodayPublisher Van In’s digital learning platform, used in 75% of Flemish primary schools, has won an award at the London Book Fair “Safe, motivating and user-friendly” The Flemish digital learning platform Bingel, created by publisher Van In...
- Monday, April 20, 2015 from France 24 - Live newsThe White House condemned the reported execution of 30 Ethiopian Christians in Libya as "brutal mass murder," following a video released by Islamic State militants claiming the killings. The 29-minute video purports to show militants hol...
- Monday, April 20, 2015 from Yle Uutiset | News |In Sunday's election Finland gave Oulu businessman Juha Sipilä a mandate to try to form the next government, but what kind of leader is he? Yle commentator Susanna Turunen says we're about to find out.
- Monday, April 20, 2015 from NewsKayakweru was one of six Iberian lynx released into the wild from the Silves Lynx Centre since December 2014 despite concerns from animal welfare and nature organisations that there were not sufficient rabbits for the lynx to catch and e...
- Monday, April 20, 2015 from France 24 - Live newsAustralia and Iran will share intelligence to track foreign fighters working with the Islamic State group in Iraq, Foreign Minister Julie Bishop said Monday after a visit to Tehran. After meeting with Iranian counterpart Mohammad Javad Z...
- Monday, April 20, 2015 from NL Times » NetherlandsThe Entrepreneurs’ Organization (EO) named 24-year-old Steinar Henskes the Global Student Entrepreneur of the Year for his work as CEO of the Birds Control Group. The Vrije Universiteit student beat out 2,000 other participants from 38 c...
- Monday, April 20, 2015 from France 24 - Live newsAn African American man who suffered severe neck injuries while being arrested in Baltimore last week died, sparking local protests and the promise of an investigation. The case comes after a long line of recent US police killings of bla...
- Sunday, April 19, 2015 from Uploads by Sky NewsGeneral Campaign Day 21 In 60 Seconds - April 19th On day 21 of the election campaign, Nick Clegg calls on the Conservatives to rule out a deal with UKIP and Nigel Farage chases votes in Kent. SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more gr...
- Monday, April 20, 2015 from France 24 - Live newsAs Europe struggles to deal with a surge in migrants pouring across the Mediterranean, Australia has gone nearly 18 months with virtually no asylum-seeker boat arrivals and no deaths at sea. But observers warn that Australia's hotly cont...
- Monday, April 20, 2015 from NL Times » NetherlandsAbout 152 thousand of the 212,500 houses and apartments in Groningen are not safe if a major earthquake should strike. That is the conclusion of engineering firm Van Rossum's impact analysis commissioned by the province of Groningen, NRC...
- Monday, April 20, 2015 from DutchNews.nlSome 170,000 properties in the northern province of Groningen need to be shored up to prevent further earthquake damage, according...
- Sunday, April 19, 2015 from NewsBritish drivers caught on speed cameras in other EU countries are increasingly likely to be fined from 2017. A fresh EU road safety directive is set to come into force later this year after having been approved unanimously in February.
- Monday, April 20, 2015 from NL Times » NetherlandsThree people were injured in the explosion in an apartment in Heerlen on Monday morning. One of the victims was taken to the hospital in serious condition, the other two were treated by general practitioners, a spokesperson for the Limbu...
- Monday, April 20, 2015 from Deutsche Welle: DW-WORLD.DE - EuropePoland has summoned the US ambassador to Warsaw and demanded an apology over comments made by the director of the FBI about Poland's role in the Holocaust. The incident sparked an outcry among Polish leaders.
- Sunday, April 19, 2015 from France 24 - Live newsTwo Cuban dissidents on Sunday lost attempts to become the first openly declared political opponents to win election in Cuba since the 1959 revolution, each failing in races for Havana municipal assemblies.
- Sunday, April 19, 2015 from France 24 - Live newsAmerican Jim Furyk birdied the par-three 17th hole to beat Kevin Kisner in a playoff and win the PGA Tour's Heritage tournament on Sunday. Furyk, who played in the third to last group, made birdie on both playoff holes after firing a clo...
- Monday, April 20, 2015 from NewsA record amount of electrical and electronic waste last year was added to the growing mountains of global e-waste. According to the UN, of the 41.8 million tonnes of discarded goods 60% were microwaves, fridges, washing machines, dishwas...
- Monday, April 20, 2015 from Yle Uutiset | News |The number of female members in the 200-seat Finnish legislature has dropped by three to 83. Meanwhile the number of those under 30 rose by the same margin.
- Monday, April 20, 2015 from Uploads by AFPJapan humanoid robot receives customers at department store Keep up-to-date with the latest news, subscribe here: http://bit.ly/AFP-subscribe She can smile, she can sing and she can give you guidance at one of the most upscale department...
- Monday, April 20, 2015 from NewsRicardo Salgado has been accused of keeping two sets of books for Espírito Santo International using a simple Excel sheet on a computer in his office on the 15th floor of the BES headquarters in Lisbon. The revelation was made by an acco...
- Monday, April 20, 2015 from News20/04/15 - Belgian telecom giants Telenet are taking over mobile networks providers Base in a 1.325 billion euro deal. Telenet's aim is to become completely independent from Mobistar by 2017. At present, they are paying Mobistar to use t...
- Monday, April 20, 2015 from DutchNews.nlDutch investors lobby group VEB is taking legal action against British energy giant BP for misleading Dutch investors in the...
- Monday, April 20, 2015 from France 24 - Live newsOn-form Novak Djokovic knows better than to try and predict how long he can keep up what seems to be a super-human effort on court after winning the Monte Carlo Masters. The top seed had to survive a comeback as well as a 70-minute rain ...
- Monday, April 20, 2015 from Typically SpanishThe difference is because there are more British residents living in Spain than Spaniards living in Britain, and with the added difference of the British population being older.
- Monday, April 20, 2015 from France 24 - Live newsAsian and African leaders gather in Indonesia this week to mark 60 years since a landmark conference that helped forge a common identity among emerging states, but analysts say big-power rivalries will overshadow proclamations of solidar...
- Monday, April 20, 2015 from Uploads by AFPDR Congo must guarantee 'space' for opposition ahead of vote: UN Keep up-to-date with the latest news, subscribe here: http://bit.ly/AFP-subscribe The United Nations calls on the Democratic Republic of Congo to respect its citize...
- Monday, April 20, 2015 from France 24 - Live newsManchester City manager Manuel Pellegrini refused to be drawn into a war of words with Yaya Toure's outspoken agent after a 2-0 win over West Ham kept his side on course for a Champions League place. However, Sunday's victory at Eastland...
- Monday, April 20, 2015 from France 24 - Live newsBarcelona defender Dani Alves has warned his side against complacency when they host a Paris Saint-Germain side bolstered by the return of key personnel through suspension to the Camp Nou on Tuesday. Two goals from Luis Suarez took Barca...
- Monday, April 20, 2015 from Uploads by Financial TimesIMF chief on growth and Greece Christine Lagarde, the head of the International Monetary Fund, talks with the FT's World Trade editor, Shawn Donnan, about the global economic recovery, Greece and the new Chinese development... From: ...
- Monday, April 20, 2015 from NL Times » NetherlandsHundreds of people gathered on the Spuiplein in The Hague on Saturday to commemorate the Armenian genocide which started almost 100 years ago. The post Hundreds attend Armenian genocide remembrance in Hague appeared first on NL Times .
- Monday, April 20, 2015 from DutchNews.nlFinance minister Jeroen Dijsselbloem will present plans to overhaul the current asset tax system in the September budget, the Telegraaf...
- Monday, April 20, 2015 from DutchNews.nlThe Netherlands is hoping to stop multinationals using agreements with the Dutch tax office to avoid paying tax in developing...
- Monday, April 20, 2015 from NL Times » NetherlandsVVD leader Halbe Zijlstra compared failed asylum seekers to organized crime boss Willem Holleeder after the crisis meeting on what to do about failed asylum seekers at the Ministry of Social Affairs on Monday, NU reports. The post Conser...
- Monday, April 20, 2015 from Uploads by AFPGreece Golden Dawn trial opens in Athens Keep up-to-date with the latest news, subscribe here: http://bit.ly/AFP-subscribe The trial of 69 members of the Greek neo-Nazi party Golden Dawn, charged with running a criminal organisation,... ...
- Monday, April 20, 2015 from France 24 - Live newsNew Zealand's Scott Dixon won the IndyCar Series Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach Sunday, beating runner-up Helio Castroneves of Brazil for his 36th career Indy car victory. Castroneves nearly overtook Dixon for position after making his ...
- Monday, April 20, 2015 from DutchNews.nlA 24-year-old student from Haarlem has been named best student entrepreneur in the world with his company which makes animal-friendly...
- Monday, April 20, 2015 from France 24 - Live newsJubilant Aston Villa manager Tim Sherwood challenged his players to earn FA Cup final places after they set up a May 30 showdown with holders Arsenal by impressively overcoming Liverpool. Philippe Coutinho put Liverpool ahead in Sunday's...
- Monday, April 20, 2015 from Uploads by AFPWorld War I Keep up-to-date with the latest news, subscribe here: http://bit.ly/AFP-subscribe 2015 marks the centenary of the bloody Gallipoli campaign of World War I. The ill-fated eight-month battle,... From: AFP news agency Views: 0 0...
- Sunday, April 19, 2015 from Uploads by Sky NewsPolitical Editor Faisal Islam Reflects On Day 21 Of The Campaign On day 21 of the General Election campaign, Sky Political Editor Faisal Islam reflects on the growing popularity of the Scottish National Party, and the implications of the...
- Sunday, April 19, 2015 from Yle Uutiset | News |Helsinki has elected two immigrant candidates to parliament. Nasima Razymar and Ozan Yanar are not the first MPs born elsewhere, but they represent a different wave of immigration to those that preceded them.
- Monday, April 20, 2015 from NewsAt 'Welcome Brussels', the public is able to access otherwise inaccessible places in the capital. This year, the event will take place on Saturday 9 May. As it happens, this is the same weekend during which the Brussels-Capital Region wi...
- Monday, April 20, 2015 from France 24 - Live newsA lack of wind kept the Volvo Ocean Race fleet stranded in the Brazilian port of Itajai for a frustrating hour before they finally began the sixth leg of the nine-month marathon. The boats are capable of reaching more than 40 knots (75 k...
- Monday, April 20, 2015 from NL Times » NetherlandsA 24 year old man died in an apartment on Jan Pieterszoon Coenhof in Leiden on Sunday morning after a shooting incident. The post Man shot in Leiden home dies; four questioned appeared first on NL Times .
- Sunday, April 19, 2015 from Deutsche Welle: DW-WORLD.DE - EuropeEuropean Union leaders have called for an emergency meeting after a ship carrying 700 refugees capsized off Libya. In the past two weeks, more than 1,000 refugees have died in their attempts to reach European shores.
- Monday, April 20, 2015 from NewsIce Cream brand Ben & Jerry's is launching a Belgium-inspired brew coming fall. It will be called 'Salted Caramel Brownie Brown Ale', and it will have a 6.3 alcohol percentage. Profits will partly be going to a nature charity organisatio...
- Russia’s economy showed signs of recovery in the first and second quarters amid a declining dependence on oil, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Arkady Dvorkovich said.
- Monday, April 20, 2015 from TASS: RussiaYEKATERINBURG, April 20. /TASS/. Two Czech film producers have been detained at a railway station in Chelyabinsk for "unauthorized filming a transport terminal and arriving trains," a law enforcement source from the Chelyabinsk region to...
- Monday, April 20, 2015 from The Baltic TimesThe Trade Union of Health and Social Care Employees of Latvia will hold a protest by the Latvian National Library at noon today.&#......
- Monday, April 20, 2015 from Sputnik InternationalKiev's Mayor Vitaly Klichko has advertised his city, touting investors to bring their money back to the capital and offering to be a guarantor for not "robbing them blind", "if not by virtue of his heavyweight title then by commitment to...
- Monday, April 20, 2015 from News RSSAnother top notch S-400 missile defense system has been deployed to Russia's far eastern Kamchatka Peninsula. The new generation weapons with a range of up to 400 kilometers can bring down small planes and nuclear charged ballistic missi...
- Monday, April 20, 2015 from Sputnik InternationalFive years after the largest oil spill in US history spewed millions of gallons of crude into the Gulf of Mexico, British-based oil giant BP continues to pay billions in damages as local fishermen say some sea life may never recover.
- Monday, April 20, 2015 from News Agency UNIANRussian-backed militants have turned Luhansk into a large military camp, head of the Information Resistance group Dmytro Tymchuk wrote on his Facebook page on Monday.
- Monday, April 20, 2015 from News RSSThe EU is facing mounting pressure over its tackling of the migrant crisis in the Mediterranean, and is gathering for an emergency summit, days after a boat capsized off Libyan coast, leaving hundreds dead. Read Full Article at RT.com
- Monday, April 20, 2015 from Baltic News Network - News from Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia » BalticsCalendar of political events in Latvia for April 20th – 24th, 2015...
- Three Ukrainian servicemen, two elderly civilians were injured in a militants attack on Triokhizbenka, Luhansk region, on April 18, according to the Luhansk Regional Military and Civil Administration.
- Monday, April 20, 2015 from Censor.NET - NewsThe National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NACB) will focus on the fight against corruption in "the highest echelons of government officials."
- Monday, April 20, 2015 from News RSSMexican federal police killed at least 16 unarmed people in two separate attacks in early January, local media reported, dismissing an official message by the government alleging the deaths were caused by a "friendly fire." Read Full Art...
- Monday, April 20, 2015 from EUROMAIDAN PRESSUkrainians and Russians differ fundamentally in the source of sovereignty in their countries, with Ukrainians, like citizens of Western democracies, viewing the people as sovereign and with the Russians, like the subjects of autocracies ...
- Monday, April 20, 2015 from TASS: RussiaMOSCOW, April 20. /TASS/. Five suspected militants, including three leaders of illegal armed formations, were killed in Russia’s North Caucasus republic of Dagestan as a result of a special police operation, the National Anti-Terrorism C...
- Monday, April 20, 2015 from The Baltic TimesYury Dolinsky, a Russian analyst who specializes on the Baltic countries, says that most residents of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania, however muc......
- Monday, April 20, 2015 from Uploads by UKRAINE TODAYEast Ukraine Ceasefire Violations: New UN figures show 1.2 million people displaced by conflict Russian-backed militants continued to attack Ukrainian positions into the early hours of Monday according to reports from Ukraine's milit...
- Monday, April 20, 2015 from Uploads by UKRAINE TODAYNetanyahu Snubs Putin: Israeli PM will not attend Victorry Day celebrations in Moscow Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has ruled out attending celebrations in Moscow on May 9 to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the end of Wor...
- A diplomatic spat has evolved between Russia and Norway over the visit by Russia's deputy prime minister to the Svalbard archipelago. He is one of the 150 individuals banned over Russia's role in the Ukraine conflict.
- Monday, April 20, 2015 from News RSSHundreds of skiers and snowboarders, dressed in nothing but scant swimwear, have slid down a 500-meter slope at Siberia's Sheregesh resort, in a bid to grab the Guinness world record for the greatest number of participants in a nigh-nake...
- Monday, April 20, 2015 from EUROMAIDAN PRESSIn a statement that undermines Vladimir Putin’s notion that Russians and Ukrainians are one people and that is hardly likely to lead more Ukrainians to view refuge in Russia as an attractive option, a Moscow official says that Ukrainian ...
- Monday, April 20, 2015 from InformNapalm.org (English)
Here is another evidence of the Russian invasion to Ukraine. Unofficial visits of long-haul truckers from the Russian army to Ukraine are not big news anymore. A memorable column from Krasnodon comprised one such a truck which took out ... - Monday, April 20, 2015 from News RSSAn air strike on an army Scud missile depot in the suburbs of Yemen’s capital Sanaa caused a huge explosion near living quarters, which sustained significant damage. Read Full Article at RT.com
- Monday, April 20, 2015 from TASS: WorldMOSCOW, April 20. /TASS/. A global development agenda for the period up to 2030 will be approved at a summit on the eve of the 70th session of the United Nations General Assembly, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Monday. "I...
- Monday, April 20, 2015 from News RSSAustralia and Iran have agreed to share intelligence to combat Islamic State militants fighting in the Middle East. The arrangement was made in Tehran during a visit by Australian Foreign Affairs Minister Julie Bishop. Read Full Article ...
- European-Ukrainian Energy Agency (EUEA) and its organization partner, Action Global Communications, are happy to inform you that the 6th European-Ukrainian Energy Day will be held on 26th May 2015 in Kyiv, Ukraine.
- Sunday, April 19, 2015 from Radio Prague - Latest articlesFormer prime minister Mirek Topolánek, who led the centre-right Civic Democrats until 2009, has left the ranks of his former party by not renewing membership by not paying his dues. Mr Topolánek confirmed he had left the party, having sp...
- Monday, April 20, 2015 from Politics.huThe Venice Commission has asked questions about Hungary’s media regulations in preparation for a report they are writing, lawmakers of the Socialist Party said.The decision by the commission to revisit the subject of the media law serves...
- Monday, April 20, 2015 from The Slovak SpectatorIN AN April 13 speech, Prime Minister Robert Fico evaluated the achievements of his government during three years in office in a display analysts consider as the launch of campaigning for next year’s general election.
- Monday, April 20, 2015 from The Slovak SpectatorSLOVAK Thai boxer Marko Novák won the European Championship of the WKU organisation on April 17 in Bratislava after he beat Italian Shan Cangelosi in the weight category up to 67 kilograms.
- Monday, April 20, 2015 from Politics.huOrganisers estimated about two-three thousand people turned out for an anti-government demonstration in central Budapest and demonstrations were also held across the country on Sunday afternoon where speakersspoke out “against corruption...
- Monday, April 20, 2015 from Radio Prague - Latest articlesLitvínov were moments away from winning the Extraliga playoff final on Sunday when Třinec scored with 36 seconds remaining. The club then edged Litvínov in a penalty shootout to force game six in the best-of-seven series. The winning goa...
- Monday, April 20, 2015 from Politics - BBJ on the web - BBJ.huDespite the remarkable economic turnaround Hungary has seen since Prime Minister Viktor Orbán took power in 2010, the popularity of the prime minister and his Fidesz party has been on a steep decline, paving the way for the rise of the f...
- Monday, April 20, 2015 from The Slovak SpectatorTHE [fjúžn] FESTIVAL which opens the issues of migration and integration celebrates its 10th anniversary. This jubilee year has the “Puzzle” as leitmotif that meanders along the whole dramaturgy list.
- Monday, April 20, 2015 from Radio Prague - Latest articlesThe EU must try to stabilise countries from which refugees have tried to migrate to Europe to prevent tragedies such as the weekend sinking which saw hundreds of refugees die off Libyan coast, Czech Prime Minister Bohuslav Sobotka has sa...
- Monday, April 20, 2015 from Daily News HungaryBudapest, April 20 (MTI) – Violence against nurses is frequent in Hungary, daily Magyar Nemzet said on Monday. Only 13 percent of nurses say they have not experienced some form of aggression. A survey commissioned by the profession...
- Monday, April 20, 2015 from NationalCounter-terrorist police arrested 21 anarchists in Katowice on Monday morning, with the 7th European Economic Congress getting underway in the Silesian city.
- Monday, April 20, 2015 from Czech HappeningsPrague - About one half of public contracts of state-run rail carrier Ceske drahy´s (CD), Kc4.6bn in total, was divided among mere 7 suppliers in 2010-2014, while all contracts were divided among...
- Monday, April 20, 2015 from Politics.huThe National Bank of Hungary said it revoked the licence of brokerage Quaestor and ordered it under liquidation, clearing the way for compensation of its clients.The decision to revoke Quaestor’s licence was taken because the brokerage “...
- Monday, April 20, 2015 from The Slovak SpectatorDESPITE the positive impacts of after-school programmes on children’s development, parents should not go overboard and force children to participate in every possible activity, experts tell The Slovak Spectator.
- Monday, April 20, 2015 from Czech HappeningsLuxembourg - The EU, in an effort to solve the current situation where hundreds of people drown in the Mediterranean Sea when trying to reach Europe, must not slide into what would be in fact cooperation...
- Monday, April 20, 2015 from The Slovak Spectator“IF WE only slightly expected any problems, a camera would be there for sure,” the Košice regional police head Juraj Leško told a press conference in reaction to Roma from the eastern Slovak village of Vrbnica who allege the police used ...
- Monday, April 20, 2015 from Daily News HungaryBudapest (MTI) – Nandor Csepreghy, deputy state secretary at the prime minister’s office, said on Sunday that he was asking the European Commission to reconsider an assignment given to Altus, the company of opposition politic...
- Monday, April 20, 2015 from Politics - BBJ on the web - BBJ.huThousands marched against government corruption yesterday, in Budapest and more than 100 places around the country, in a day of demonstrations organized by opposition party Együtt, which translates as “Together”, according to reports.
- Monday, April 20, 2015 from Radio Prague - Latest articlesCzech entrepreneurs are increasingly investing in companies outside their country’s borders, the business daily Hospodářské noviny reported on Monday, citing a 2014 mergers and acquisitions report by consultants EY. The main reason for t...
- Monday, April 20, 2015 from Daily News Hungary
MKB-MVM Veszprém secured their place in the VELUX EHF FINAL4 for the second year running, finishing the two-match battle against Paris Saint-Germain Handball with a decisive win at home in the jam-packed Veszprém Arena on Sunday, eurohan... - Monday, April 20, 2015 from Radio Prague - Latest articlesCzech Foreign Minister Lubomír Zaorálek has suggested that the European Union needs to help stem the flow of migrants from North African countries, providing funds for states to help try and reinstate local institutions and create a poss...
- Monday, April 20, 2015 from NationalPresident Bronisław Komorowski has slammed comments by FBI director James Comey that appeared to label Poland as co-responsible for the Holocaust.
- Monday, April 20, 2015 from InternationalThe body of a 20-year-old Polish woman was found in Nazareth on Sunday, Israeli authorities have confirmed.
- Monday, April 20, 2015 from Daily News HungaryOrigo.hu sais that it was the most busy in the beginning of the year in Budapest Airport terminals, as almost 2 million passenger has arrived and taken off in the first quarter of the year. The usually most weak circulation of the year i...
- Monday, April 20, 2015 from Daily News HungaryThe Confucius Institute and the University of Szeged signed a declaration of intent to establish a China centre which will focus on education, innovation and foreign relations, Hungarian news agency MTI reported. The case of Hungarian-Ch...
- Saturday, April 18, 2015 from Latest NewsGreece’s anti-terrorism squad revealed on Saturday that it made two arrests in Athens following a request from authorities in Germany.
- Saturday, April 18, 2015 from Latest NewsThe trial of 69 Golden Dawn members, including party leader Nikos Michaloliakos and numerous MPs, is due to begin on Monday at a special courtroom in Korydallos Prison.
- Monday, April 20, 2015 from B92 News in EnglishWorld's best tennis player Serbian Novak Djokovic won the Monte Carlo Masters as he defeated Czech Tomash Berdych in the final match on Sunday, 7-5, 4-6, 6-3. Djokovic continued with excellent matches this season, and he reached the 52nd...
- Saturday, April 18, 2015 from Latest NewsForeign Minister Nikos Kotzias is due to begin a five-day visit to the US on Monday.
- Saturday, April 18, 2015 from Latest NewsFrom 1980 up until the present day, the Greek educational system has given a false sense of democratization based on a flawed system of educator and student participation.
- Monday, April 20, 2015 from B92 News in EnglishJorgovanka Tabakovic says the Serbian dinar (RSD) is now stronger, but that the central bank's task is to prevent major volatility of the exchange rate. “The dinar has strengthened, but it is our task to prevent too big oscillations in b...
- Monday, April 20, 2015 from B92 News in EnglishPrime Minister Aleksandar Vucic was in Novi Pazar on Monday where he said there would be no early elections held on the state level. Speaking in this southwestern town, he stated that Serbia was "halfway towards betterment" and announced...
- Saturday, April 18, 2015 from Novinite.com (Sofia News Agency)The Bulgarian government approved the draft of the protocol of intention between the Bulgarian and Romanian tourism ministries, which foresees the creation of joint tourist centre in China. The document expressed the desire of the two co...
- Saturday, April 18, 2015 from InSerbia NewsRussia is planning to pay Greece large a multibillion advance against future profits from operating a gas pipeline that would pump Russian
- Monday, April 20, 2015 from B92 News in EnglishSerbian authorities have "officially informed the Kosovo organs" that Kosovo Deputy PM Hashim Thaci will be arrested if he travels to Belgrade on April 24. The Beta news agency is reporting this on Monday quoting a source, noting that Th...
- Sunday, April 19, 2015 from Latest NewsRussia denied on Saturday a German media report suggesting that it could sign a gas pipeline deal with Greece as early as Tuesday which could bring up to five billion euros into Athens' depleted state coffers.
- Saturday, April 18, 2015 from Tanjug agency....Public Sector Specialist in the World Bank (WB) Srdjan Svircev stated on Saturday that the bank would back public sector reform in Serbia through expert assistance and a USD 75 million loan which should be granted by the end of the year.
- Monday, April 20, 2015 from B92 News in EnglishA man in his 50s on Monday shot and killed a waitress before committing suicide in a cafe in central Belgrade, B92 has learned. The incident happened in the Fracci cafe in Strahinjica Bana Street.
- Sunday, April 19, 2015 from Latest NewsThe middle-class establishment began making concessions with institutions and the quality of the people hired to run them.
- Saturday, April 18, 2015 from Tanjug agency....Kenya's Silas Sang and Ethiopia's Abebu Gelean Adugna are the winners of the 28th Belgrade Marathon which gathered around 25,000 runners for a race along the streets of the Serbian capital.
- Saturday, April 18, 2015 from Latest NewsA 39-year-old Moldovan man suspected of being a human trafficker was arrested in Kavala, northeastern Greece, late on Friday after a lengthy chase by car and on foot.
- Saturday, April 18, 2015 from InSerbia NewsBELGRADE – Serbian female athlete Ana Subotic and her male colleague Velimir Bojovic are the winners of the semi-marathon race at the
- Saturday, April 18, 2015 from Latest NewsOlympiakos produced its best away performance so far this season to defeat host Barcelona 76-63 on Friday and snatch the home advantage in the Euroleague play-offs.
- Monday, April 20, 2015 from B92 News in EnglishTwo Serbian citizens have been arrested in Uruguay on suspicion that they attempted to smuggle about 20 kilograms of cocaine. The drugs were found in the luggage of the suspects at Montevideo's Carrasco airport.
- Saturday, April 18, 2015 from Latest NewsSpain's Economy Minister Luis de Guindos criticized Greeces left-wing government for its «not very coherent» approach to negotiations over its finances and economy.
- Saturday, April 18, 2015 from InSerbia NewsPresident Pranab Mukherjee has said that India is eager to bolster trade ties with Belarus. The Indian president expressed the view during his
- Saturday, April 18, 2015 from Albeu.comCandidates of the SP and SMI parties who will run in June 21st local elections gathered at a meeting in the premises of the Art Gallery. Through a post on Facebook Rama says he is ready for a deep victory. Deputy Prime Minister Niko Pele...
- Saturday, April 18, 2015 from Keep Talking GreeceAfter the news made the rounds, Russia denied media reports that it is going to give Greece a loan of up to €5 billion as advance payment for future transit profits from a future gas pipeline. Russian President’s spokesman Dmitry P...
- Saturday, April 18, 2015 from InSerbia NewsBELGRADE – Kosovo Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Hashim Thaci has confirmed his attendance at a conference in Belgrade on April
- Monday, April 20, 2015 from B92 News in EnglishAlbania and Kosovo will unify, Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama has repeated in an interview for Sky News Arabia. On Friday, Rama stated that he "already said" this unification was something Albania considers as inevitable and unquestion...
