Nobel laureate returns Hungarian honour over Holocaust 'whitewash'NOBEL PEACE Prize winner Elie Wiesel has renounced a major Hungarian award in anger at the government’s “whitewashing” of the…Thu Jun 21 2012 - 01:00
Romanian PM rejects plagiarism claimROMANIAN PRIME minister Victor Ponta is under pressure to resign for allegedly plagiarising his doctoral thesis, in the latest…Wed Jun 20 2012 - 01:00
Russia growing closer to China as it rebalances foreign policyRUSSIA IS forging closer ties with China as it rejects foreign intervention in Syria, opposes US domination of international …Tue Jun 12 2012 - 01:00
Croatian president to snub Serbia over Srebrenica denialTHE PRESIDENT of Croatia Ivo Josipovic will not attend the inauguration of his new Serbian counterpart due to comments that have…Fri Jun 08 2012 - 01:00
Ukraine fears focus will be on protests and problems, not football and funUKRAINE’S LEADERS hoped the Euro 2012 football championship would serve as a glowing advert for their country, but ahead of kick…Fri Jun 08 2012 - 01:00
Ireland told to stick to austerity pathINTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL chiefs say Ireland must stick to the tough austerity path trodden by the Baltic states if it is to return…Wed Jun 06 2012 - 01:00
Serb president denies Muslims' genocideSERBIA’S NEW president Tomislav Nikolic has denied that the Bosnian Serb massacre of Muslims at Srebrenica was genocide, fanning…Mon Jun 04 2012 - 01:00
Putin celebrates 'brotherly' ties on visit to BelarusRUSSIAN PRESIDENT Vladimir Putin has denounced European Union sanctions on Belarus, hailing “brotherly” ties between Moscow and…Sat Jun 02 2012 - 01:00
French ministers to boycott Ukraine gamesFRENCH GOVERNMENT ministers will not attend any Euro 2012 football matches in Ukraine in protest at the country’s treatment of…Sat Jun 02 2012 - 01:00
Baku says attack on Eurovision foiledAZERBAIJAN CLAIMS to have foiled a plot by Islamist militants to attack last weekend’s Eurovision song contest and assassinate…Thu May 31 2012 - 01:00
Grand designs of Georgia's president not welcomed by allGEORGIA LETTER: Luxury hotels, sleek public buildings and plans for a new city: is Georgia’s president building a foundation…Tue May 29 2012 - 01:00
Serbian political rivals discuss joint ruleTHE TWO men who fought a bitter battle to be Serbia’s president this month have taken their first steps towards forming an unlikely…Tue May 29 2012 - 01:00
Shusha still stands as symbol of vicious pogromA T-72 TANK sits by the road that climbs the hill from Stepanakert to Shusha, a reminder that life was not always this quiet …Fri May 25 2012 - 01:00
EU urges Nikolic to keep Serbia on the path to membershipTHE EUROPEAN Union has urged Serbia’s new populist president to continue his predecessor’s push towards membership of the bloc…Tue May 22 2012 - 01:00
Nikolic claims win in Serbian presidential pollSERBIA’S POPULIST opposition claimed victory in a hard-fought presidential election run-off last night, as an unofficial count…Mon May 21 2012 - 01:00
Daughter says she fears for Tymoshenko's lifeTHE DAUGHTER of jailed Ukrainian opposition leader Yulia Tymoshenko has told US congressmen she fears for her mother’s life and…Sat May 19 2012 - 01:00
EU team to probe Tymoshenko caseUkrainian prime minister Mykola Azarov has agreed to let EU medical and legal experts visit jailed opposition leader Yulia Tymoshenko…Thu May 17 2012 - 01:00
War crimes trial of Ratko Mladic to open in UN courtFORMER BOSNIAN Serb general Ratko Mladic is set to go on trial today for war crimes, genocide and crimes against humanity, after…Wed May 16 2012 - 01:00
Ukraine warns of football boycott 'humiliation'UKRAINIAN PRESIDENT Viktor Yanukovich has warned the West that he will not allow his country to be humiliated, as European Union…Tue May 15 2012 - 01:00
Georgia aided rebel plot, says RussiaMOSCOW CLAIMS to have foiled a plot by Chechen rebels to attack the 2014 Winter Olympics in the Russian city of Sochi with the…Fri May 11 2012 - 01:00
Tymoshenko to end her hunger strikeYULIA TYMOSHENKO is expected to end her hunger strike and go into hospital today, amid growing anger among Ukraine’s leaders …Wed May 09 2012 - 01:00
Serbia seek partners for coalitionGENERAL ELECTION: ELECTIONS HAVE plunged Serbia into political uncertainty, as its two most popular parties woo coalition partners…Tue May 08 2012 - 01:00
Liberals and nationalists neck and neck in SerbiaSHADOW OF KOSOVO: SERBIA’S PRO-WESTERN liberals and former far-right nationalists were neck and neck last night in the fight…Mon May 07 2012 - 01:00
Serbian voters to decide between Tadic and NikolicSERBS VOTE in an unpredictable triple election tomorrow that could mean Serbian president Boris Tadic and his liberal government…Sat May 05 2012 - 01:00
Saakashvili opponents seek fresh start for GeorgiaONE RECENT Sunday on Tbilisi’s central Rustaveli Avenue, a few dozen people gathered outside Georgia’s parliament to protest …Fri May 04 2012 - 01:00
Poland pressurises Ukraine over TymoshenkoPOLAND HAS urged Ukraine, its co-host for the Euro 2012 football championship, to resolve a growing dispute over jailed opposition…Fri May 04 2012 - 01:00
EU leaders threaten to boycott Euro 2012 over Tymoshenko treatmentEUROPEAN UNION leaders are threatening to boycott June’s Euro 2012 football championship in Ukraine and several have withdrawn…Tue May 01 2012 - 01:00
Blasts injure 27 in Ukraine ahead of Euro 2012FOUR EXPLOSIONS in the home town of Ukraine’s jailed opposition leader Yulia Tymoshenko have injured 27 people just weeks before…Sat Apr 28 2012 - 01:00
Villager's dilemma on border where Georgia and Russia clashedEVERY DAY, a few metres from the small house he shares with his grandparents, Malkhaz Kurtayev crawls under rolls of razor wire…Mon Apr 23 2012 - 01:00
Azerbaijan claims arrested group had planned 'confusion and horror'AZERBAIJAN SAYS an alleged terror group arrested this month had links to al-Qaeda and had planned to cause “confusion and horror…Fri Apr 20 2012 - 01:00
Prized by Hitler, Azerbaijan is back in oil and gas boomEnergy resources, a wealth creator for the Nobels and Rothchilds, are fuelling constructionWed Apr 18 2012 - 01:00
Rare show of defiance against PutinRUSSIAN OPPOSITION deputies walked out of parliament during a speech by prime minister Vladimir Putin yesterday in a rare show…Thu Apr 12 2012 - 01:00
Moscow seeks global pressure on Syrian rebelsRUSSIA HAS urged international envoy Kofi Annan and Arab and western states to put more pressure on Syria’s rebels to adhere …Wed Apr 11 2012 - 01:00
Bosnia marks 20 years since outbreak of warBOSNIA HAS marked 20 years since the start of a war that killed some 100,000 people, forced two million from their homes and …Sat Apr 07 2012 - 01:00
Man held over machete killingsA HUNGARIAN man has been arrested on suspicion of killing four relatives and wounding three others with a machete, before being…Sat Apr 07 2012 - 01:00
Serbian president's resignation paves way for May pollSERBIA IS expected to hold simultaneous presidential and parliamentary elections on May 6th, after president Boris Tadic stepped…Thu Apr 05 2012 - 01:00
Putin dampens hopes of major political changeHopes dampened that Kremlin critic Mikhail Khodorkovsky will be released from jailWed Apr 04 2012 - 01:00
Tymoshenko can seek medical care outside jail but in UkraineUKRAINIAN OFFICIALS say jailed former prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko can receive medical care outside prison, but cannot travel…Tue Apr 03 2012 - 01:00
Orban's patriotism seen by some as last refuge of a scoundrelBUDAPEST LETTER: Nationalist Poles admire the Hungarian prime minister, but his defiance of Brussels and the IMF is testing …Mon Apr 02 2012 - 01:00
Rights groups back Eurovision in Azerbaijan despite concernsEUROPE’S BIGGEST human rights organisations have criticised calls for a boycott of May’s Eurovision Song Contest in Azerbaijan…Sat Mar 31 2012 - 01:00
Czech group offers new lease of life for greyhounds destroyed in retirementJAN SVOBODA was smitten from the moment he met Anna – a sleek and playful beauty from distant Ireland – in Prague.Fri Mar 30 2012 - 01:00
Lukashenko critics blocked from leaving BelarusBELARUS IS preventing opponents of authoritarian president Alexander Lukashenko from leaving the country, in retaliation for …Thu Mar 29 2012 - 01:00
Serb gay comedy no laughing matter for Dubrovnik bishopA SERB COMEDY film that takes aim at homophobia and nationalism has fallen foul of Catholic clergy in Dubrovnik, despite uniting…Sat Mar 24 2012 - 00:00
Hungary's judiciary under threat, warns commissionCONTROVERSIAL CHANGES to Hungary’s judicial system threaten the independence of its courts and the right to a fair trial, Europe…Wed Mar 21 2012 - 00:00
Slovak left wins election on vow to back welfare stateLEFTIST LEADER Robert Fico is poised for a return to power in Slovakia after his Smer party dominated elections.Mon Mar 12 2012 - 00:00
Armenia pulls out of Eurovision over host AzerbaijanEUROVISION IS again stirring political passions, with Armenia withdrawing from this year’s song contest in protest at comments…Fri Mar 09 2012 - 00:00
Bauhaus home reopens after years of dark Czech historyON A low hill in a quiet suburb of a provincial Czech city, one of Europe’s greatest 20th-century buildings has reopened its …Wed Mar 07 2012 - 00:00
EU leaders decide to grant Serbia candidate statusSERBIAN PRESIDENT Boris Tadic has said the European Union’s decision to make Serbia an official candidate for membership is a…Mon Mar 05 2012 - 00:00
Belarus orders EU ambassador to leave in wake of sanctionsBELARUS HAS asked the ambassadors of the European Union and Poland to leave the country after the EU extended sanctions against…Wed Feb 29 2012 - 00:00
Medvedev's talks with opposition seen as bid to undermine protestsPRESIDENT DMITRY Medvedev met Russian opposition leaders yesterday to discuss reform of the country’s political system, in a …Tue Feb 21 2012 - 00:00
