- Wednesday, May 6, 2015 from BBC News - EuropeRiot police clash with thousands of protesters in Skopje after the opposition alleges a cover-up over the death of man in 2011.
- Wednesday, May 6, 2015 from DutchNews.nlAn anti-monarchy campaigner is being take to court for insulting the Dutch royal family at a rally in Amsterdam last...
- Wednesday, May 6, 2015 from BBC News - UKA woman offered a free meal by an Audi garage which damaged her car runs up a £700 bill at a celebrated Michelin-starred London restaurant.
- Wednesday, May 6, 2015 from Deutsche Welle: DW-WORLD.DE - WorldSome 11 million people have been displaced in the last year alone, according to a new report by a Geneva-based watchdog. The total number now equals the populations of New York, London and Beijing combined.
- Wednesday, May 6, 2015 from BBC News - EuropeThe EU's plan for a "digital single market" could result in UK citizens being able to continue using iPlayer across Europe.
- Wednesday, May 6, 2015 from BBC News - WorldThe mayor of Baltimore has asked US investigators to see if the city's police department engages in routine discrimination or excessive force.
- Wednesday, May 6, 2015 from BBC News - EuropeColourful candidates liven up Polish presidential poll
- Wednesday, May 6, 2015 from World news and comment from the Guardian | theguardian.comMass grave in Songkhla province may foreshadow more discoveries as survivors tell of hundreds of deaths among Rohingya people trafficked from Burma Continue reading...
- Wednesday, May 6, 2015 from BBC News - UKThe Duke and Duchess of Cambridge leave Kensington Palace with four-day-old Princess Charlotte for their Norfolk home, Anmer Hall.
- Wednesday, May 6, 2015 from BBC News - EuropeVan Gogh's L'Allee des Alyscamps sells for $66m (£43.5m), making it the star of a $368m (£242.4m) sale of impressionist art at Sotheby's in New York.
- Wednesday, May 6, 2015 from BBC News - WorldWilliams test driver Susie Wolff says she feels a long way from becoming the first woman to race in Formula 1 for 40 years.
- Wednesday, May 6, 2015 from World news and comment from the Guardian | theguardian.comFrench investigators say co-pilot Andreas Lubitz – suspected of deliberately crashing a Germanwings jet in the French Alps in March – practised entering the fatal descent settings on the previous outbound flight. Remi Jouty, director of ...
- Wednesday, May 6, 2015 from World news and comment from the Guardian | theguardian.comConcentrations of CO2 greenhouse gas in the atmosphere reached record global average in March, figures show, in a stark signal ahead of Paris climate talks Continue reading...
- Wednesday, May 6, 2015 from BBC News - WorldCalifornia's water board has passed sweeping mandatory drought restrictions for the summer in the drought-hit US state.
- Wednesday, May 6, 2015 from BBC News - WorldA left-leaning party wins a surprise victory in Alberta, one of Canada's most conservative provinces.
- Wednesday, May 6, 2015 from BBC News - WorldOne of Scotland's most successful entrepreneurs has sold his tyre-fitting business for £50m to Michelin.
- Wednesday, May 6, 2015 from BBC News - UKA 41-year-old man has been arrested by police investigating the murder of Gerard 'Jock' Davison.
- Wednesday, May 6, 2015 from BBC News - WorldNew data from the Pew Research Center shows that a majority of Americans approve of the charges facing police officers involved in the death of Baltimore's Freddie Gray.
- Wednesday, May 6, 2015 from World news and comment from the Guardian | theguardian.comThe US Treasury Department recently announced that it has issued at least two licenses to companies to resume ferry service between Florida and Havana. This footage from the 1960s shows the last trip. Continue reading...
- Wednesday, May 6, 2015 from BBC News - WorldA Tunisian author who was inspired to write his first novel after the Arab Spring wins the Arab world's top prize for fiction.
- Wednesday, May 6, 2015 from World news and comment from the Guardian | theguardian.comManaging director said financial stability is still not well-entrenched in banking sector, despite significant regulatory reforms Continue reading...
- Wednesday, May 6, 2015 from BBC News - UKHigh-profile Union flag protestor Jamie Bryson has been given a six-month suspended prison sentence for taking part in unlawful public processions.
- Wednesday, May 6, 2015 from BBC News - UKITV production workers and other staff vote to strike on 14 May in a dispute over pay, broadcasting union Bectu announces.
- Wednesday, May 6, 2015 from Deutsche Welle: DW-WORLD.DE - WorldSyrian president Assad said that "ups and downs" are normal in a war, following a string of defeats suffered by the government forces. Assad also dismissed the reports that his troops are in trouble as "propaganda."
- Wednesday, May 6, 2015 from BBC News - EuropeServing soldiers, veterans and families have marked liberation day in the Netherlands.
- Wednesday, May 6, 2015 from BBC News - UKTwo Libyan soldiers who were training in the UK took turns to rape a man in a Cambridge park after leaving their barracks unsupervised, a court hears.
- Wednesday, May 6, 2015 from BBC News - UKBuses, debates, rows and celebrity - BBC News rounds up the highlights of the election campaign.
- Wednesday, May 6, 2015 from World news and comment from the Guardian | theguardian.comAs Mongolia battles the world’s best mental athletes in San Diego, a team member explains the country’s recent success: ‘We are Genghis Khan’s kids’ Continue reading...
- Wednesday, May 6, 2015 from BBC News - WorldThe BBC's Will Ross reports from inside a Nigerian camp where 300 freed Boko Haram captives are being cared for.
- Wednesday, May 6, 2015 from World news and comment from the Guardian | theguardian.comSaudis launch air strikes against rebels, while aid workers say at least 40 Yemeni civilians were killed when their boat was shelled as they fled fighting in the port Continue reading...
- Wednesday, May 6, 2015 from BBC News - WorldA UK financial trader accused of contributing to the 2010 Wall Street "flash crash" protests his innocence in court claiming he did not "do anything wrong".
- Wednesday, May 6, 2015 from World news and comment from the Guardian | theguardian.comThe Bollywood star, Salman Khan, is found guilty of killing a homeless man with his car in a drink-driving hit-and-run incident in 2002. Khan had initially denied being at the wheel, with his driver Ashok Singh testifying that he had bee...
- Wednesday, May 6, 2015 from World news and comment from the Guardian | theguardian.comPrince announces May concert in Baltimore, following the announcement of a new track inspired by the city’s unrest • Prince records tribute to Baltimore and Freddie Gray Continue reading...
- Wednesday, May 6, 2015 from BBC News - EuropeThe power struggle behind the violence in Macedonia.
- Wednesday, May 6, 2015 from BBC News - UKA teenager has been detained for a sex attack on an Oxford University student who went on to publish an open letter about the ordeal.
- Wednesday, May 6, 2015 from World news and comment from the Guardian | theguardian.comDrone operators will need permission from the country’s aviation authority following complaints in affected areas Continue reading...
- Wednesday, May 6, 2015 from BBC News - UKA head teacher is banned from the profession for changing answers on Year 6 pupils' SATs test.
- Wednesday, May 6, 2015 from BBC News - UKPoliticians campaign across the country in the final push for Scottish votes before polling begins.
- Wednesday, May 6, 2015 from BBC News - EuropeLe Pen family feud in quotes
- Wednesday, May 6, 2015 from BBC News - WorldThe general election campaign is drawing to a close with party leaders making late bids to break the deadlock in the polls.
- Wednesday, May 6, 2015 from BBC News - UKHot Chocolate lead singer Errol Brown has died aged 71, his manager confirms.
- Wednesday, May 6, 2015 from BBC News - WorldAt least 32 people have been killed in the southern Yemeni port city of Aden while trying to flee heavy fighting in a boat, medics say.
- Wednesday, May 6, 2015 from BBC News - UKWhat can't you do in a polling station?
- Wednesday, May 6, 2015 from Deutsche Welle: DW-WORLD.DE - WorldBollywood actor Salman Khan has been found guilty of culpable homicide and sentenced to five years in prison. He ran over five people sleeping on a sidewalk, killing one, in 2002. Does his punishment fit the crime?
- Wednesday, May 6, 2015 from BBC News - EuropeTwo of France's leading banks, Societe Generale and Credit Agricole, report higher earnings, helped by a recovery in Europe's economy.
- Wednesday, May 6, 2015 from BBC News - UKCounter-terrorism police investigating fraud allegations linked to extremists travelling to Syria have arrested seven people, Scotland Yard says.
- Wednesday, May 6, 2015 from BBC News - UKPolice in the Bahamas launch an island-wide manhunt after Gary Vanhoeck, a British man living in the islands, was shot dead.
- Wednesday, May 6, 2015 from World news and comment from the Guardian | theguardian.comThe Italian by Shukri al-Mabkhout takes International prize for Arabic fiction for story written in the aftermath of the Arab spring Continue reading...
- Wednesday, May 6, 2015 from Deutsche Welle: DW-WORLD.DE - WorldPoor children in Indian cities are three times more likely to die before their fifth birthday than their affluent peers, says a recent report, which ranks India among the worst in the world in terms of health inequity.
- Wednesday, May 6, 2015 from BBC News - WorldFrench investigators have found that the co-pilot suspected of deliberately crashing a Germanwings flight into the French Alps in March may have rehearsed the manouevre.
- Wednesday, May 6, 2015 from BBC News - WorldTwo Tanzanian peacekeepers with the UN intervention force in DR Congo have been killed in an ambush near the city of Beni, the UN says.
- Wednesday, May 6, 2015 from NL Times » NetherlandsHelpful bystanders managed to stop a hijacking in Almelo on Tuesday night. Both of the hijackers, two men from Den Ham aged 18 and 22 years, were arrested. The post Bystanders save woman, stop Almelo carjacking appeared first on NL Times .
- Wednesday, May 6, 2015 from NL Times » NetherlandsThe Public Prosecutor will prosecute activist Abulkasim Al-Jaberi for saying "fuck the king, fuck the queen, fuck the royal house" during a demonstration against Zwarte Piet on November 16th last year. The Public Prosecutor feels that th...
- Wednesday, May 6, 2015 from RTÉ News - IrelandA 21-year-old woman is to go forward on a plea of not guilty to the Circuit Criminal Court on a charge of careless driving causing the death of her 14-year old babysitter.
- Wednesday, May 6, 2015 from RTÉ News - IrelandThe Government drive to encourage citizens to use public services online is being hampered by a lack of broadband, according to new research.
- Wednesday, May 6, 2015 from The Irish Times - NewsDavid Nevin tried to communicate with woman up to 40 times on some days
- Wednesday, May 6, 2015 from NYT > EuropeThe European Central Bank has already lent about $120 billion to banks in Greece, which need the cash to continue providing credit to the economy.
- Wednesday, May 6, 2015 from NYT > EuropeA leading opposition lawmaker accused a close ally of Chancellor Angela Merkel of lying about Germany’s cooperation in American spy programs in Europe.
- Wednesday, May 6, 2015 from The Irish Times - NewsWoman realised gun held by Liam McGran, who also attempted to rob her, an imitation
- Wednesday, May 6, 2015 from RTÉ News - IrelandThe Department of Justice has said it hopes the Fines Act will be operational in six months.
- Wednesday, May 6, 2015 from NL Times » NetherlandsMany Dutch people are making full use of the free movement of persons in Europe. In early 2011 almost half a million Dutch people were living in other European countries. The post Half a million Dutch live abroad in Europe appeared first...
- Wednesday, May 6, 2015 from Ireland: BreakingNews.ieThe centenary of the sinking of the RMS Lusitania will be marked by a white rose, plaque and the names of the hundreds of souls who perished being placed on the wreck.
- Wednesday, May 6, 2015 from RTÉ News - IrelandThree vehicles used by Irish Water have been destroyed in a suspected arson attack in Waterford city.
- Wednesday, May 6, 2015 from NL Times » NetherlandsControversial sheikh Adil Al-Kalbani is scheduled to speak at the An-Nasr mosque in Amsterdam-Oost on Wednesday night. He was also scheduled to speak in Utrecht on Friday, but the event has been cancelled due to the public unrest. The po...
- Wednesday, May 6, 2015 from RTÉ News - WorldA round-up of news from home and abroad.
- Wednesday, May 6, 2015 from The Irish Times - NewsArticle said senior Garda association figures couldn’t meet commissioner as they were in Spain
- Wednesday, May 6, 2015 from Uploads by AFPNew Cirque du Soleil show opens in Europe Keep up-to-date with the latest news, subscribe here: http://bit.ly/AFP-subscribe New Cirque du Soleil show called "Amaluna" starts European tour in Spain. Follow AFP English on Faceboo...
- Wednesday, May 6, 2015 from CNN.com - Europe
- Wednesday, May 6, 2015 from RTÉ News - IrelandThe Minister of State with special responsibility for the national drugs strategy has said people need to "grow up" about the issue of drugs.
- Wednesday, May 6, 2015 from Uploads by AFPAfghan runaways fight heroin addiction in Pakistan Keep up-to-date with the latest news, subscribe here: http://bit.ly/AFP-subscribe Afghan street kids fleeing their homeland fall prey to drugs over the border in Pakistan. Follow AFP Eng...
- Wednesday, May 6, 2015 from RTÉ News - IrelandThe Cabinet is to consider draft legislation designed to give workers improved employment rights and better protections when pursuing those rights.
- Wednesday, May 6, 2015 from NYT > EuropeThomas de Maizière, the German interior minister, discussed the arrest of four people accused of founding a right-wing extremist group to attack Islamic extremists and mosques.
- Wednesday, May 6, 2015 from NL Times » NetherlandsThe police arrested a 20 year old man from The Hague on Monday morning in connection with the arson in the Marthal in Rotterdam on March 3rd. The post Suspect held in Rotterdam Markthal arson attempt appeared first on NL Times .
- Wednesday, May 6, 2015 from The Irish Times - NewsGediminas Zigmantas (35) already serving sentence for similar offences in Clare, Cork
- Wednesday, May 6, 2015 from Uploads by AFPICJ opens hearing over Bolivia's Pacific Ocean access claim Keep up-to-date with the latest news, subscribe here: http://bit.ly/AFP-subscribe Hearing opens to determine whether the International Court of Justice (ICJ) has jurisdictio...
- Wednesday, May 6, 2015 from Flanders TodayIn the first of our new monthly series on Flemish people living and working in the United States, historian Sophie De Schaepdrijver talks to us about her life’s mission: to tell the story of the First World War “Defiant to the end” In 19...
- Wednesday, May 6, 2015 from Uploads by AFPUK politicians in final pitch for power before election Keep up-to-date with the latest news, subscribe here: http://bit.ly/AFP-subscribe Britain's political leaders launch their last day of campaigning for the most unpredictable ele...
- Wednesday, May 6, 2015 from The Irish Times - NewsSocialist Party TD to table bill for referendum on repealing Eighth Amendment
- Wednesday, May 6, 2015 from NYT > EuropePlanned measures would probably not have stopped an attack like the one at Charlie Hebdo, experts say, but will put France in the company of nations like Russia.
- Wednesday, May 6, 2015 from RTÉ News - IrelandMore than twice as many black Africans reported they had been discriminated against in workplaces in Ireland in 2010 as in 2004, according to a report by the Economic and Social Research Institute.
- Wednesday, May 6, 2015 from The Irish Times - NewsTeachings of Christ being placed on ‘level of belief in leprechauns’
- Wednesday, May 6, 2015 from CNN.com - EuropeThey were high school exchange students, heading home after a week in Spain. Opera singers fresh off a show in Barcelona. An architect from Colombia who'd gone across the Atlantic to work in Africa. An Australian nurse on vacation with h...
- Wednesday, May 6, 2015 from Uploads by AFPMerkel ally faces intelligence panel over spy scandal Keep up-to-date with the latest news, subscribe here: http://bit.ly/AFP-subscribe A German opposition MP demands explanation from the Interior Minister, Thomas de Maiziere, over charg...
- Wednesday, May 6, 2015 from The Irish Times - NewsCampaign aims to secure a Yes vote from the Irish-speaking public in the May 22nd vote
- Wednesday, May 6, 2015 from RTÉ News - IrelandThe former head of Ulster Bank, Cormac McCarthy, has told the banking inquiry that it lost a significant amount of deposits immediately after the guarantee.
- Wednesday, May 6, 2015 from The Irish Times - NewsInquest hears no identifiable ‘asphyxial signs’ found on body of Veronica Vollrath (83)
- Wednesday, May 6, 2015 from RTÉ News - WorldThe Germanwings co-pilot suspected of deliberately crashing a jet in the Alps in March practiced entering the fatal descent settings on the outbound flight and ignored repeated attempts to contact him from both ground and air, investigat...
- Wednesday, May 6, 2015 from Ireland: BreakingNews.ieGSOC has found that a garda featured in a video arresting a homeless man in Dublin city in March, did not use excessive force.
- Wednesday, May 6, 2015 from RTÉ News - IrelandThe Head of the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform has warned that public servants will have to continue to reform the way they work and improve productivity.
- Wednesday, May 6, 2015 from Ireland: BreakingNews.ieThe INMO is calling for an extra 1,000 beds to be opened to alleviate the hospitals overcrowding crisis.
- Wednesday, May 6, 2015 from The Irish Times - NewsBridget (Bridie) Berry (92) died after January 2014 incident at Ringsend apartment block
- Wednesday, May 6, 2015 from CNN.com - Europe
- Wednesday, May 6, 2015 from DutchNews.nlTwo people have been killed in a lightning strike at a park in Amersfoort, Dutch media reported on Wednesday afternoon....
- Wednesday, May 6, 2015 from Uploads by AFPPeru women prisoners celebrate early Mother's Day Keep up-to-date with the latest news, subscribe here: http://bit.ly/AFP-subscribe Inmates in Peru's Chorrillos Women's Penitentiary celebrate Mother's Day. Follow AFP Engl...
- Wednesday, May 6, 2015 from RTÉ News - IrelandMinister for Health Leo Varadkar has defended the Government's record on tackling the growing problem of obesity, saying it has taken a number of steps in recent years to address the issue.
- Wednesday, May 6, 2015 from The Irish Times - NewsDr Muiris Houston analyses latest WHO obesity data and questions their accuracy
- Wednesday, May 6, 2015 from RTÉ News - WorldToday is the final day of campaigning in the UK's most unpredictable election in a generation.
- Wednesday, May 6, 2015 from Uploads by AFPWorld's biggest hurricane simulator aims to improve forecasts Keep up-to-date with the latest news, subscribe here: http://bit.ly/AFP-subscribe The University of Miami unveils the world's largest hurricane simulator which experts...
- Wednesday, May 6, 2015 from The Irish Times - NewsMsgr Hugh O’Flaherty helped thousands escape Nazis in Rome during second World War
- Wednesday, May 6, 2015 from News1 in 10 pensioners are leaving Belgium forgood once they have retired. This is according to research carried out by the National Pensions Office. The number of OAPS opting for a life in a different country is believed to have climbed by ...
- Wednesday, May 6, 2015 from Uploads by UKRAINE TODAYGerman Far-Right Group Detained: Police arrest 4 activists over plot to bomb mosques and immigrants Germany's Interior Minister has praised police for the arrest of four members of a hardline far-right group. The racist faction, know...
- Wednesday, May 6, 2015 from Sputnik InternationalBritain’s advertising watchdog banned Greenpeace's anti-fracking ad Wednesday, claimimg it was controversial.
- Wednesday, May 6, 2015 from News RSS“Verona,” a brand new dating application connecting Israelis and Palestinians, is hoping to help toward solving the decades-long conflict in the Middle East. Read Full Article at RT.com
- Wednesday, May 6, 2015 from Uatoday.tvThe celebration of Nazi Germany's surrender has been a staple of Soviet and Russian pride since World War II ended
- Wednesday, May 6, 2015 from News RSSGuards from the 180-strong force protecting the presidential Elysée Palace in Paris have filed an official complaint, French media reported Wednesday. The officers say their working conditions have become unbearable since security has be...
- Wednesday, May 6, 2015 from Uploads by RT'Fascist!' Marine Le Pen heckled at Prague conference Front National leader Marine Le Pen was heckled by protesters while speaking at the 'Peace and Prosperity Beyond EU' conference in Prague, Wednesday. Holding placards,...
- Wednesday, May 6, 2015 from Interfax-UkraineUkraine imported petroleum products (foreign economic activity code 2710) worth $1.066 billion in January-April 2015, including $310.857 million in April.
- Wednesday, May 6, 2015 from Interfax-UkraineAt present, Ukraine has to rely on its own resources in providing military equipment and weapons for its military needs, because there is no tangible progress in the military and technical cooperation with strategic partners, Secretary o...
- Wednesday, May 6, 2015 from Sputnik InternationalAt least one person was killed and dozens more were injured after violent storms battered northern Germany; the town of Buetzow was especially hard hit by a destructive tornado.
- Wednesday, May 6, 2015 from News RSSGot a sweet tooth? Think twice before eating too much cake or chocolate. A new study shows that high levels of blood sugar may be the cause of the killer Alzheimer's disease. Read Full Article at RT.com
- Wednesday, May 6, 2015 from Baltic News Network - News from Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia » BalticsThis Wednesday, 6 May, the UK High Court of Justice declined the appeal submitted by former owners of Latvijas Krajbanka and Snoras Bank Vladimir Antonov and Raimonds Baranauskis regarding the decision of the London's Westminster Court t...
- Wednesday, May 6, 2015 from News | ERRPrime Minister Taavi Rõivas, who was on a working visit in Brussels on Tuesday, met with Jean-Claude Juncker, the President of the European Commission, and Donald Tusk, the President of the European Council, to discuss Russian sanctions,...
- Wednesday, May 6, 2015 from Sputnik InternationalMembers of the 180-strong contingent of guards at France's Elysée presidential palace have been complaining about long shifts, heavy gear and hot and sweaty bulletproof vests combining to make their working conditions 'intolerable', poli...
- Wednesday, May 6, 2015 from Uploads by UKRAINE TODAYItaly Backs Russia Sanctions: Italian FM says Rome backs Ukraine sovereignty, integrity Italian Foreign Minister Paolo Gentiloni says Rome is committed to preserving Ukraine's sovereignty and territorial integrity and that Italy woul...
- Wednesday, May 6, 2015 from News | ERRThe annual hepatica flower pin campaign in honor of Estonian Defense Forces and Defense League veterans has collected an estimated 84,000 euros to purchase a rehabilitation robotic system for the Haapsalu Neurological Rehabilitation Center.
- Wednesday, May 6, 2015 from RT - UKThe president of the European Commission has issued a bleak warning: financial experts based in London are waiting to crush the Euro if Greece leaves the Eurozone. Read Full Article at RT.com
- Wednesday, May 6, 2015 from RT - UKImperial Tobacco has blamed a slump in cigarette sales on regional instability caused by the Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS/ISIL) in the Middle East. Read Full Article at RT.com
- Days before he was elected to the Russian presidency in 2000, Vladimir Putin told the BBC that Russia was "part of European culture" and that he "would not rule out" the possibility of it joining NATO.
- Wednesday, May 6, 2015 from Uatoday.tvInterior Minister said far-right groups targeting immigrants for 'political propaganda'
- Wednesday, May 6, 2015 from Estonian news in EnglishYesterday, the US car-sharing start-up Uber confirmed plans to expand into Estonia. According to Central and Eastern European regional head Jambu Palaniappan, they have come here to be considered a serious global player.
- Wednesday, May 6, 2015 from Censor.NET - NewsThe Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Belarus reports that the meeting of Trilateral Contact Group on the peaceful settlement of the situation in Donbas started in Minsk.
- A chain of dog grooming salons in Moscow is offering a free St. George's ribbon tattoo with every haircut until May 9 in honor of Victory Day.
- Wednesday, May 6, 2015 from Uploads by RTHow do you shower in space? Astronaut's guide to bathing in orbit Courtesy: ESA How do you take a shower in space? In case you were planning a stay on the International Space Station, an Italian astronaut has released a video showing...
- Wednesday, May 6, 2015 from The Baltic TimesAlthough the Latvian state has admitted that it has experienced problems in the information space of the region of Latgale in the south-east of ......
- Wednesday, May 6, 2015 from Sputnik InternationalUS Department of State announced that Washington will allocate more than $68 million in humanitarian aid to conflict-torn Yemen.
- Wednesday, May 6, 2015 from The Slovak SpectatorGOOD-QUALITY meat from domestic farmers can be found in Slovakia – but it has to be found and paid for, experts opine, with the best local meat often exported abroad.
- Wednesday, May 6, 2015 from Politics.huHungarian companies should be ready to roll immediately once Russian sanctions are lifted, László Szabó, state secretary at the Foreign Ministry, said.Russia was for a long time Hungary’s most important non-EU trading partner; the Russia...
- Wednesday, May 6, 2015 from The Slovak SpectatorAFTER tycoon Ivan Kmotrík refused to complete the football stadium for his Slovan club, the government of Robert Fico announced it will build it instead. The country will pay €45 million.
- Wednesday, May 6, 2015 from Radio Prague - Latest articlesA special Maori ritual was held in front of the Gallery of West Bohemia in Pilsen on Tuesday at the opening of an exhibition of Maori portraits by Pilsen-born painter Gottfried Lindauer. The artist, who was born in Pilsen in 1839, is lar...
- Wednesday, May 6, 2015 from Czech HappeningsPrague - About a half of 23 Czech public universities´ rectors, or all addressed by CTK so far, have said they will not attend the ceremony at which decrees will be handed to newly-appointed professors...
- Wednesday, May 6, 2015 from Politics.huIt is unlikely that European Union sanctions against Russia will be lifted before the end of the year, a foreign ministry official said. In an interview to public television news channel M1, László Szabó, parliamentary state secretary, n...
- Wednesday, May 6, 2015 from Daily News HungaryBudapest (MTI) – The government plans to sell unused real estate with an expected revenue of 70-75 billion forints (EUR 232m-248m) this year, Economy Minister Mihaly Varga said. Ministries also plan the sale of postal, railway and ...
- Wednesday, May 6, 2015 from Daily News Hungary
Budapest, May 6 (MTI) – Fulfilling the dream of a civic Hungary as it was conceived of 25 years ago is the government’s main goal over the next three years, Prime Minister Viktor Orban told a conference marking the anniversar... - Wednesday, May 6, 2015 from Czech HappeningsPrague - French far-right politician Marine Le Pen, leader of the National Front party, discussed the future of Europe at a meeting with former Czech president Vaclav Klaus on Tuesday, she told reporters...
- Wednesday, May 6, 2015 from InternationalA train on an educational trip for 1,000 European youths has left Brussels headed for Auschwitz.
- Wednesday, May 6, 2015 from Radio Prague - Latest articlesThree people have been remanded in custody on charges of planning a terrorist attack on a train. They were among six arrested in a series of raids carried out last week that reportedly uncovered an explosive device in a flat in Brno. Lid...
- Wednesday, May 6, 2015 from The Slovak SpectatorTHE NUMBER of passengers using M. R. Štefánik Airport in Bratislava rose by 18 percent year-on-year in April.
- Wednesday, May 6, 2015 from Daily News HungaryBudapest, May 6 (MTI) – It is unlikely that European Union sanctions against Russia will be lifted before the end of the year, a foreign ministry official said on Wednesday. In an interview to public television news channel M1, Las...
- Wednesday, May 6, 2015 from The Slovak SpectatorTHE SLOVAK national ice hockey team will play its fourth match of the IIHF World Championships 2015 with Norway on May 6 (Wed) at 20:15 GMT + 2.
- Wednesday, May 6, 2015 from Politics.huTrade between Hungary and the Czech Republic has been growing rapidly and the conditions are ripe for further cooperation, the foreign ministers of Hungary and the Czech Republic agreed after meeting in Prague. Hungarian and Czech econom...
- Wednesday, May 6, 2015 from Radio Prague - Latest articlesMPs from Finance Minister Andrej Babiš’s ANO party are preparing a bill that would end tax breaks for biofuels by June 30. The opposition TOP 09 had been demanding such a move by that date, which is when a programme approved by the Europ...
- Wednesday, May 6, 2015 from Politics.huThe law restricting Sunday shopping is a failure and should be rescinded, the far-right Jobbik party said. Lawmaker Dóra Dúró told a news conference that social outrage had reached such heights that the government, which purports to serv...
- Wednesday, May 6, 2015 from The Slovak SpectatorANDREJ Marčišin resigned as mayor of Ondavka village in mid-April. With no MP or other statutory body to represent them, the village is now caught a netherworld that the Slovak Constitution does not reckon with -- no one is in charge.
- Wednesday, May 6, 2015 from InternationalAmerican destroyer the USS Jason Dunham docks in Poland on Wednesday at the port city of Gdynia.
- Wednesday, May 6, 2015 from Politics.huA record number of Hungarians expressed xenophobia or adverse attitudes towards foreigners according to the latest results of pollster Tárki’s annual survey. Fully 46% of respondents agreed with the statement that no asylum-seeker should...
- Wednesday, May 6, 2015 from Politics.huIt would be to the detriment of Hungary’s national interests to cancel its contract with Russia on the upgrade of its nuclear power plant, President Vladimir Putin said, after talks with the head of state atomic energy company Rosatom Se...
- Wednesday, May 6, 2015 from Daily News HungaryA reconstruction project of the Castle of Eger is to be launched next year, Mátyás Berecz the director of the István Dobó Castle Museum told to hirado.hu. The project aims to bring back the conditions of the 16th century. The reconstruct...
- Wednesday, May 6, 2015 from Daily News HungaryAccording to hvg.hu, the Parliamentary Guard, which was formed 2 and a half years ago, has never used a weapon in defense of the Parliament. The Tasers purchased for HUF 10 million couldn’t be used in the Chamber, because only physical f...
- Wednesday, May 6, 2015 from Radio Prague - Latest articlesMembers of the Russian motorbike gang the Night Wolves have attended a ceremony in the Orthodox section of Prague’s Olšansý cemetery honouring the victims of WWII. Around 15 people wearing the emblems of the gang attended Wednesday’s cer...
- Wednesday, May 6, 2015 from NationalA Polish rugby player on his way to a key match apprehended a 44-year-old man after concluding that the latter was unfit to drive, it has emerged.
- Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from Novinite.com (Sofia News Agency)The political tensions in Macedonia remain heightened as the opposition SDSM leader Zoran Zaev hurled fresh accusations against the government. At a press conference on Tuesday, Zaev stated that he will expose facts proving that the stat...
- Wednesday, May 6, 2015 from B92 News in EnglishThe town of Pirot in southeastern Serbia will observe a day of mourning on May 7 for three workers of the Tigar Tyres company. The website Juzne Vesti reported on Wednesday that the decision was made by the Municipal Council.
- Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from Latest NewsGreek 10-year yields rose 51 basis points on Tuesday to 11.18 percent, having hit a two-month low of 9.84 percent on Monday, while two-year yields were up 160 bps at 21.13 percent.
- Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from English - AGERPRESMinister of Regional Development Liviu Dragnea on Tuesday said the final version of Romania's operational programme regional development, for which 8.25 billion euros are earmarked in the financial framework 2014-2020, will be submitted ...
- Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from Novinite.com (Sofia News Agency)Assignees at collapsed Corporate Commercial Bank (KTB) have declined an offer by the management of Bulgarian private TV7 channel to repay the television's debts to the bank's vault, TV7 officials argued on Wednesday. The management of t...
- Wednesday, May 6, 2015 from B92 News in EnglishAn infantry unit of the 3rd Brigade of the VS Ground Forces will take part in the Joint Determination exercise in Germany. It will be held from May 9 to June 4, organized by the United States European Command, the Serbian Defense Ministr...
- Wednesday, May 6, 2015 from B92 News in EnglishEconomic experts, telecommunications engineers and the government, as the owner of Telekom Srbija, should determine "the viable options" for the company. They should also decide whether this public enterprise should be sold, Director of ...
- Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from Latest NewsThessaloniki Mayor Yiannis Boutaris believes that the government’s behavior is “completely crazy” but he has nevertheless led the way among peers in transferring his municipality’s cash reserves to the Bank of Greece, where the governmen...
- Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from Latest NewsInterior Minister Nikos Voutsis on Tuesday heralded a scheme that aims to improve the living standards of the country’s Roma community by relocating them out of makeshift settlements and improving their access to education and health ser...
- Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from Independent Balkan News Agency
Tirana, 5 May 2015/Independent Balkan News Agency Political parties have already started the electoral campaign, although it officially starts on May 22. In the recent weeks, an intensive campaign is being held by the main political part... - Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from Latest NewsNew Democracy and PASOK walked out of Parliament on Tuesday before MPs passed the government’s proposed changes to the public administration, including the rehiring of civil servants sacked by the previous coalition.
- Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from Novinite.com (Sofia News Agency)Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borisov will attend the official opening of the UEFA European Under-17 Championship on Wednesday. This was announced by Zhivko Todorov, the mayor of Stara Zagora, one of the four host cities of the tourname...
- Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from Independent Balkan News Agency
Skopje, 5 May 2015/Independent Balkan News Agency By Naser Pajaziti During this evening, hundreds of citizens are protesting in front of the government building in Skopje, following the publication wiretapping materials from the oppositi... - Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from The Balkans: Latest HeadlinesMacedonia’s opposition published new wiretapped conversations allegedly showing that top officials, including the Prime Minister, plotted to hide official responsibility for the murder of a young man by a policeman.
- Wednesday, May 6, 2015 from B92 News in EnglishThe aircraft carrying President Tomislav Nikolic to Rome on April 17 turned back to Belgrade after the emergency slat extension was accidentally activated. It caused one of the three engines to shut down, the Serbian Civil Aviation Direc...
- Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from Latest NewsA Greek taxi driver was said to be in good health on Tuesday after a fire broke out in his vehicle while it was in motion.
- Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from Latest NewsThe United Nations special envoy for Cyprus, Espen Barth Eide, on Tuesday called on Cypriots to grab “a unique opportunity” for a settlement on the divided island.
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A spokesman said the rail operator provided trains for customers who it couldn’t find hotel accommodation for - Wednesday, May 6, 2015 from B92 News in EnglishA Serb woman who lives in the Austrian town of Wels says she was assaulted in a city bus by three Islamists for wearing a cross necklace. According to the local monthly Die Monatliche , the woman, Daniela N., was on her way to work in th...
- Wednesday, May 6, 2015 from B92 News in EnglishThe Managing Board of Radio-Television of Serbia (RTS) elected on Tuesday Dragan Bujosevic as new director-general of state broadcaster.
- Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from Independent Balkan News Agency
Bucharest, May 5, 2015/ Independent Balkan News Agency By Daniel Stroe The European executive branch revised slightly up its forecast for Romania’s economic growth in 2015 to 2.8 per cent, from 2.7 per cent, as previously estimated... - Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from Latest NewsSantorini and Myconos are home to the most expensive hotel properties in Greece, followed by Corfu, Paros, Hania and Rhodes.
- Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from InSerbia NewsPASJANE – A 16-year-old girl attending the secondary school in Pasjane in Kosovo-Metohija was attacked in that village on Tuesday, when an unidentified
- Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from Latest NewsThe government called on two Thessaloniki-based newspapers claiming to have evidence of an alternate minister recently transferring 80,000 euros to a bank in Luxembourg to make the information it has public or to publish an admission tha...
- Tuesday, May 5, 2015 from Independent Balkan News Agency
Sarajevo, May 5, 2015/ Independent Balkan News Agency Review Hari Stefanatos Slovenia’s progress in recent years had been impressive, but there is still much to be done, OECD Secretary General Angel Gurria said after meeting PM Mir...
