Few Signs of Turnabout in Germany The New York Times | BERLIN - About 100 days ago, Angela Merkel started a second term as chancellor, armed with a new center-right government coalition and an admonition for Germany. "This country has to finally grasp the full dimensions" of the unique economic crisis afflicting it, she said. | The chancellor did not ...
Polanski, Scorsese Films to Debut at Berlin Festival Syracuse | (AP) - c ()-2010, Bloomberg News | BERLIN-Roman Polanski, holed up in his Swiss ski chalet and facing possible extradition to the United States on a 30- year-old child-abuse case, is a notable absentee from this year's Berlin Film Festival, where his new film is showing. | "The Ghost Writer," comp...
Few Signs of Turnabout in Germany The New York Times | BERLIN - About 100 days ago, Angela Merkel started a second term as chancellor, armed with a new center-right government coalition and an admonition for Germany. "This country has to finally grasp the full dimensions" of the unique economic crisis ...
Poland's 1st post-communist foreign minister dies The News & Observer | WARSAW, Poland -- Poland's government says Krzysztof Skubiszewski, a legal expert who became Poland's first foreign minister after communism's collapse and helped the country chart a pro-Western course, has died. He was 83. | The Foreign Ministry m...
ANALYSIS: Russia comes out as winner in Ukraine election m&c | Moscow/Kiev - Russia is the clear winner in Ukraine's presidential election, which Monday saw former Kremlin protege Viktor Yanukovych claim back the presidency he lost in 2004 after public protests against alleged vote-rigging prompted the Orange ...
ANALYSIS: Yanukovych's Ukraine will be calmer but tougher neighbour m&c | Kiev - A Ukraine led by former prime minister Viktor Yanukovych will be a more dependable neighbour to the European Union than in the past, but Kiev will also be more assertive in defending its interests with both the EU and ...
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International vote monitors hail Ukraine election The Guardian | KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — International election monitors have hailed Ukraine's presidential elections as "professional, transparent and honest." | The Organization for Security and...
Wizz Air launches flights from Serbia TravelDailyNews | Wizz Air announced that it would enter the Serbian market by opening two new routes from Belgrade, as early as Summer 2010. The initial network will include services to Dortmund ...
Yanukovych declares victory in Ukrainian vote The Boston Globe | KIEV, Ukraine-Pro-Russian opposition leader Viktor Yanukovych declared victory in Ukraine's presidential runoff election but results published Monday showed his lead narrowing an...
Heavy snow paralyzes parts of Bulgaria, Romania Newsvine | Heavy snowfall has seriously disrupted transport in Bulgaria and neighboring Romania, blocking highways and leaving cars stranded in snow. | ...
Little Italy Marijuana Ring Broken Up, $1.1 Million Seized Huffington Post | nydailynews.com: | Investigators have seized $1.1 million in cash from a Little Italy flat - profits from a huge marijuana money-laundering ring with possible ties to organized crime. It is "by far" the biggest stash ever seized in the city linked ...
Czech govt approves measures for euro in 2016-2017 The Guardian * Govt approves euro convergence plan * Plan makes euro entry possible in 2016-2017 (Adds quotes, background) PRAGUE, Feb 8 (Reuters) - The Czech Republic's caretaker cabinet approved a plan on Monday to cut the public sector deficit in the coming ye...
Yanukovych 'wins Ukraine election' Al Jazeera | Viktor Yanukovich, Ukraine's pro-Russian opposition leader, has claimed a slender win in presidential elections but Yulia Tymoshenko, his bitter rival in Sunday's run-off for the post, has refused to concede defeat. | Central Election Commission results showed that with just 1.58 per cent of the vote yet to be counted, Yanukovich was 2.79 pe...
BMW gives thumbs up for company's local operations Business Report | By Roy Cokayne | Submit your comment | BMW of gemany has given the future viability of its operations and investments in South Africa the thumbs up and expressed confidence about the stability of the business and political environment in the country. | Norbert Reithofer, the chief executive of BMW, said on Friday the company was "100 perce...
