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POLITICS-YUGOSLAVIA: Serbian Mafia Turns To Abductions Of The Rich
After a decade of prosperous breaching of sanctions, Serbia's mafia appears to have found a new and lucrative source of income - abductions of the rich.POLITICS-RUSSIA: Marginalised Communists Begin to Fall Apart
Internal disputes are weakening an already marginalised Communist Party in Russia.POLITICS-SLOVAKIA: Police Fight Judicial Blessing to Organised Crime
Police moves to crack down on organised crime in Slovakia have run into an unexpected hurdle - protection to criminals by corrupt judges./ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT/THEATRE-BRITAIN: Mediaeval Medium Tells A New South African Story
A string of mediaeval mysteries has come alive on stage in London to speak of a new South Africa.POLITICS-YUGOSLAVIA: Extradition Demand Causes Controversy
There is controversy in the political corridors of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (FRY) after the government failed to meet the March 31 deadline to hand over suspects to the Hague-based International Criminal Tribunal for former Yugoslavia (ICTY).POLITICS-UKRAINE: Poll Shows Ukraine Divided By Soviet Legacy
Parliamentary elections in Ukraine have shown up deep divisions between east and west and between left and right.HEALTH-SERBIA: This Kind of Smoke is Still in the Air
Hopes of healthy living in clean air are going up in smoke in Serbia.ENVIRONMENT-BRAZIL: European Commission Recommends Ban on Mahogany Import
The European Commission has urged all EU countries to ban import of Brazilian mahogany unless exporters can prove it was acquired legally.EDUCATION-RUSSIA: This System Will Not Work, But Who Knows What Will
In the wake of the economic reforms, Russia is now struggling to find ways of pulling its education system out of a crisis.RIGHTS-SLOVAKIA: NGOs Want To Be Saved From The Saviour
The Slovak government has lost the support of many NGOs within days of the election of a former communist as the country's first ombudsman.POLITICS-SLOVAKIA: EU Puts the Spotlight on Slovakia’s Border Security
The safety of what is likely to be part of the furthest eastern border of the European Union (EU) in a few years has again been brought into question following the fatal shooting of a soldier and a border guard.POLITICS-YUGOSLAVIA: Spy Scandal Rocks Serbia
For the first time since the change of the regime in Serbia 17 months ago, a spy scandal has rocked the country threatening its stability and the course of its reforms.POLITICS-GERMANY: First Ever Immigration Bill Passes Amid Uproar
Germany's first ever immigration bill passed the final legislative hurdle Friday amid scenes of chaos and uproar in the normally staid 'Bundesrat', upper house of parliament.DEVELOPMENT-WATER: French Firms Spearhead Water Privatisation
Two major French private companies, Vivendi and Suez Lyonnaise des Eaux, are part of the driving force behind the controversial privatisation of water world wide, according to the firms' own figures.HEALTH-WATER: The Killer Of 6,000 Children A Day
Twenty million children will die in the developing world over the next 10 years of diseases arising from poor sanitation unless it is improved, says a report to mark the United Nations World Water Day March 22.ENVIRONMENT-RUSSIA: Concern Over Nuclear Waste
Russia's dangerous radioactive legacy of the Soviet-era nuclear sector has become a matter of domestic and international concern.ENVIRONMENT-U.N.: A Low-Budget Scheme Has Ambitious Aims
Two million U.S. dollars is not a lot of money to tackle poverty and save the environment around the equatorial belt - especially if that belt is defined as the area between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn.POLITICS-PORTUGAL: The Right Returns to Power
The right has returned to the government in Portugal, after a six-year absence, winning an absolute majority in parliament in early legislative elections.POLITICS-YUGOSLAVIA: Serbia And Montenegro Unite To Form A New State
Serbia and Montenegro took a major stride towards attaining long sought after European Union membership when they merged to become one state thereby officially brining an end to the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (FRY).CULTURE-GERMANY: Communist Youth Ritual Lives On
Almost 200 young Berliners gathered this weekend at one of the capital's bright new theatres, the glitzy newly built Potsdamer Platz, in a coming-of-age ceremony devised by former communist politicians.DEVELOPMENT: Tourism Projects in Peru, Nepal and India Bag Awards
Three projects for socially responsible tourism in Nepal, India and Peru are award winners of an international contest sponsored by a German institute.« Previous Page — Next Page »
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