UN urged to postpone decision on KosovoSERBIA: Serb president Boris Tadic has urged the United Nations to delay a decision on Kosovo's bid for independence until after…Sat Jan 06 2007 - 00:00
Sudden death of 'father of all Turkmens' leaves power vacuum in central AsiaTURKMENISTAN: The sudden death of one of the world's oddest and most oppressive rulers has thrown into doubt the future of Turkmenistan…Fri Dec 22 2006 - 00:00
Prelate faces police link claimPOLAND: The new archbishop of Warsaw, Stanislaw Wielgus, was accused yesterday of collaborating with the communist-era secret…Thu Dec 21 2006 - 00:00
Medics in Libya Aids trial are sentenced to deathLIBYA: A Libyan court sentenced five Bulgarian nurses and a Palestinian doctor to death yesterday for infecting more than 400…Wed Dec 20 2006 - 00:00
Milosevic widow accuses the WestSerbia: The widow of former Yugoslav president Slobodan Milosevic called yesterday for Western officials be held responsible…Sat Dec 16 2006 - 00:00
Ryanair lampoons Polish politiciansPoland: Ryanair has lampooned Poland's scandal-ridden government, offering to help teachers escape their ultra-nationalist education…Sat Dec 16 2006 - 00:00
Poles set to restage Solidarity protestsPOLAND: Young Poles were preparing last night to stage mock clashes between Solidarity activists and riot police on the streets…Wed Dec 13 2006 - 00:00
Seselj wins concessions from war crimes courtSERBIA: Allies of Serb hardline nationalist leader Vojislav Seselj have hailed him as a "world symbol of struggle" after the…Tue Dec 12 2006 - 00:00
Opposition deal on Poland's budget rejectedPOLAND: Poland's beleaguered ruling party has rejected the opposition's offer of support for its budget proposals in return …Sat Dec 09 2006 - 00:00
Serb nationalist ready to die if demands not metSerbia: Vojislav Seselj, the Serb ultra-nationalist leader on trial in The Hague for war crimes, has vowed to starve himself…Fri Dec 08 2006 - 00:00
Bulgarian cold war spy files to remain secretBulgaria: The murkiest secrets of one of the cold war's most notorious spy services may never be revealed, rights groups warn…Fri Dec 08 2006 - 00:00
Romanian parties work to avert early electionsROMANIA: Romania's main ruling parties vowed to work together yesterday to avert early elections, after the smaller Conservative…Tue Dec 05 2006 - 00:00
Bulgarian secret police files to be openedBULGARIA: A month before joining the European Union, Bulgaria's plan to open the files of its communist-era security services…Sat Dec 02 2006 - 00:00
Serbia, Bosnia invitation criticisedNATO: Carla del Ponte, the United Nations' chief war crimes prosecutor, criticised Nato's invitation to Serbia and Bosnia to…Thu Nov 30 2006 - 00:00
Minister in Roma dispute refuses to quitSLOVENIA: Slovenian interior minister Dragutin Mate has refused to resign after a mob forced dozens of Gypsies from their homes…Wed Nov 29 2006 - 00:00
Poles turn away from Kaczynski brothers' party in local pollsPOLAND: Poland's voters have dealt a blow to the ruling Kaczynski twins by choosing a political rival to be mayor of Warsaw …Tue Nov 28 2006 - 00:00
West approved wartime occupation of Baltic states, Russians claimRUSSIA: In an extraordinary statement that probably sent a chill through yesterday's EU-Russia summit, Russia's main spy agency…Sat Nov 25 2006 - 00:00
What good is the UN?International Affairs: In each of its members, every community possesses the potential to be brave, selfless and visionary, …Sat Nov 25 2006 - 00:00
Romanian minister suggests curb on Irish, UK workersROMANIA: Romania's labour minister, Gheorghe Barbu, has suggested imposing restrictions on workers from Ireland and Britain, …Thu Nov 23 2006 - 00:00
Anti-gay activist to head Latvian rights bodyLATVIA: The Council of Europe rights watchdog has expressed alarm at Latvia's appointment of an outspoken anti-gay activist …Wed Nov 22 2006 - 00:00
Belarus deploys missiles amid arms race warningBelarus has deployed four new Russian anti-aircraft batteries on its border with Poland, a day after Warsaw received new F-16…Sat Nov 11 2006 - 00:00
Serbia to hold general election in JanuarySERBIA: Government officials say Serbia will hold an early general election on January 21st, a date favoured by ultra-nationalists…Fri Nov 10 2006 - 00:00
Bosnians offered consumer goods to hand in weaponsBosnia: A UN agency is using scooters, refrigerators and DVD players to entice Bosnians to hand in weapons left over from the…Tue Nov 07 2006 - 00:00
Dwindling minority treasures memory of grand dukeTrakai Letter: Looking like an elongated Cornish pasty, the kibinai is an unlikely culinary emblem for one of Europe's smallest…Wed Oct 11 2006 - 01:00
Latvian centre-right government re-electedLATVIA: Latvia's ruling centre-right alliance has become the first government to retain power in the Baltic state since it escaped…Mon Oct 09 2006 - 01:00
Russia states opposition to sanctions campaign against IranRUSSIA: Russia said yesterday that it opposed using sanctions to stop Iran enriching nuclear fuel, while Britain announced that…Fri Oct 06 2006 - 01:00
Renaissance Pole who rejigged God's universeLetter from Torun: If you take one thing home from Torun, said my Polish friend, let it be thisThu Oct 05 2006 - 01:00
Bulgarian MP's remarks on Roma MEP criticisedBULGARIA: A Bulgarian MP has been accused of racism and sexism after complaining that a Hungarian Roma politician was not young…Wed Oct 04 2006 - 01:00
Election results reflect ethnic rivalry in BosniaBOSNIA: Bosnia's Serbs and Muslims have elected leaders with opposing views of the county's future, prompting fears of increased…Tue Oct 03 2006 - 01:00
Withdrawal of Serbian coalition partner could trigger electionsSERBIA: A key liberal party withdrew from Serbia's coalition government yesterday, increasing the likelihood of early elections…Mon Oct 02 2006 - 01:00
EU urges reform ahead of tense Bosnian electionsBOSNIA: Javier Solana, the EU's foreign policy chief, has urged Bosnian leaders to push through vital reforms amid rising ethnic…Fri Sept 29 2006 - 01:00
Key aide to Polish PM is accused of briberyPOLAND: Poland's government is in crisis after a key architect of its promised "moral revolution" was accused of trying to bribe…Thu Sept 28 2006 - 01:00
Polish priest's spy claims criticisedPOLAND: A Polish priest has defied his Church superiors by naming nine Catholic clerics among 37 people who he says spied on…Thu Sept 28 2006 - 01:00
Slovenian president to get funds to travelSLOVENIA: After resigning himself to missing a United Nations summit and to crossing Europe by car to visit Spain, Slovenian…Tue Sept 19 2006 - 01:00
Montenegro PM claims victory in state's first electionMontenegro: Milo Djukanovic, who for 15 years has ruled Montenegro as president and prime minister, celebrated victory yesterday…Tue Sept 12 2006 - 01:00
Israel and Poland play down frictionMiddle East: The presidents of Poland and Israel insisted yesterday that their countries were firm friends, despite the presence…Tue Sept 12 2006 - 01:00
Ruling coalition expected to triumph in MontenegroMONTENEGRO: The architects of Montenegro's split from Serbia look set to triumph tomorrow when the world's youngest independent…Sat Sept 09 2006 - 01:00
Nato seeks more troops as bomb kills 16 in KabulAFGHANISTAN: Nato defence chiefs agreed yesterday they must plug shortfalls in peacekeeping troops in Afghanistan, an alliance…Sat Sept 09 2006 - 01:00
Serbs' breakaway threatSerbia: The leader of Bosnia's Serbs has threatened to push for independence for his region unless it is granted equality with…Thu Sept 07 2006 - 01:00
Missile defence plan on trackEastern Europe: Plans for a European arm of the US missile defence system are taking shape, with the Czech Republic now the …Thu Sept 07 2006 - 01:00
Czech party to seek early poll to end stalemateCZECH REPUBLIC: The Czech Republic's centre-right Civic Democrats are set to propose an interim government and early elections…Wed Aug 30 2006 - 01:00
Romanian leader denies collaborationROMANIA: Romanian president Traian Basescu has denied collaborating with the communist-era secret police, after newly-opened…Fri Aug 18 2006 - 01:00
Czech premier set to quit post in deal with rivalsCZECH REPUBLIC: Czech prime minister Jiri Paroubek plans to step down today, opening the door for a new government to take power…Wed Aug 16 2006 - 01:00
Saucy cartoon aspires to lure a younger clienteleLetter from Lake Balaton: As a balmy breeze slides his boat across sun-kissed Lake Balaton, a married man watches a voluptuous…Tue Aug 15 2006 - 01:00
Pluto faces relegation as a planetSPACE: Astronomers from around the world have begun deliberations that could lead to the solar system being officially expanded…Tue Aug 15 2006 - 01:00
Romanian PM wants spies out of mediaROMANIA: Romania's prime minister has urged the secret service to withdraw its agents from the country's newsrooms after it …Fri Aug 11 2006 - 01:00
Poles' death penalty call angers EUPOLAND: Calls by senior Polish officials to restore the death penalty have drawn a sharp rebuke from the EU and the Council …Sat Aug 05 2006 - 01:00
Polish president urges EU to restore death penaltyPOLAND: Poland's conservative president, Lech Kaczynski, could be on a collision course with the EU after urging member states…Sat Jul 29 2006 - 01:00
Thousands may lose jobs in Polish 'purge'POLAND: Hundreds of thousands of Poles could be sacked from work because they allegedly collaborated with the communist-era …Wed Jul 26 2006 - 01:00
Some signs of compromise in Czech stalemateCZECH REPUBLIC: President Vaclav Klaus has warned the Czech Republic that fresh elections may be the only way to resolve political…Tue Jul 25 2006 - 01:00
