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POLITICS-SPAIN: Basques Want Self-Determination, Not Independence
A broad majority in Spain's Basque country want self-determination, not independence, according to a survey conducted by Sigma Dos, one of the most prestigious private polling firms in Spain.DEVELOPMENT-RIGHTS: UK Govt Urged to End Aid for Turkish Dam
Environmentalists and opposition politicians are urging the British government to scrap plans to provide aid for Turkey to build a dam that allegedly will mean the destruction of scores of Kurdish villages.POLITICS-ARMS: NATO Moves East
The ink was hardly dry on documents admitting Poland and the Czech Republic as members of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) when the alliance revealed changes were underway in its command structure to push its rapid action capability further eastward.DISARAMENT-ENVIRONMENT: Chemical Weapons Poisoning Arctic
The snowy wastes of the Arctic region have become the greatest victim of the once-mighty Soviet military- industrial complex.WEEKLY SELECTION/MEDIA-YUGOSLAVIA: Agreement That No One Signed in Jeopardy
After announcing that Serbs and Kosovars reached a provisional peace agreement this week - which none of the parties signed - the international press warned Thursday that the deal was already in danger.LABOUR-UKRAINE: Energy Sector on Point of Collapse
Workers at all five of Ukraine's nuclear power plants launched a wave of protests and demonstrations this week to back up demands for the immediate payment of wage arrears.RIGHTS: Czech Govt Cracks Down on Racism
A government drive to stamp out racism in the Czech Republic began this week with a police raid on a skinhead gathering in the western city of Plzen.SOCIETY: Spanish Project Aids Blind in Latin America
A Spanish foundation is putting two million dollars into a cooperative scheme for projects to assist the blind population of Latin America - an estimated three to four million persons.CONFLICT-YUGOSLAVIa: No Signs of Real Change in Kosovo
Both Serb and ethnic Albanian negotiators in the talks on Kosovo remained cautious Thursday on overcoming disagreements on the future of the province.MEDIA-YUGOSLAVIA: How to Report an Agreement that No One Signed
The world's leading newspapers announced Wednesday, in all seriousness, that a partial agreement on peace in Yugoslavia was reached in Rambouillet, France - an original sort of accord, which no one signed.LABOUR-ROMANIA: Coal Miners Between Rock and Hard Place
Pity the poor coal miners of Romania. They work in appalling conditions - risking injury and even death - in antiquated mines that would be condemned in most other nations.CONFLICT-EUROPE: Partial Deal in Kosovo Talks
Marathon peace talks between Serbs and ethnic Albanians ended Tuesday with agreement on substantial autonomy for Kosovo and both sides will meet again in France next month to complete an interim peace accord for the Serbian province.POLITICS-KOSOVO: New Fighting Complicates Peace Process
A new burst of fighting in Kosovo and an unwillingness by the Serbs and the region's pro-independence Albanians to agree on a peace deal set the stage for a complex decision Tuesday by the "contact group" dealing with the crisis.HEALTH-RUSSIA: Obtaining Medicine Still a problem
The good news is that medicines are becoming more readily available in Russia as the worst effects of last year's financial crisis begin to recede. The bad news is few people have the money to buy them.WEEKLY SELECTION: Kurdistan Reopens Wounds in European Union
The abduction of Kurdish leader Abdullah Ocalan by Turkish agents in Kenya sparked a new controversy over Europe's political autonomy.WEEKLY SELECTION: Kurds Protest Across Europe
Thousands of angry Kurdish demonstrators took to the streets all over Europe Tuesday to protest the capture of Kurdish guerrilla leader Abdullah Ocalan while he was in Kenya.WEEKLY SELECTION: Kurdish Problem Highlights Need For Devolution
Turkey must recognise the cultural rights of its Kurdish minority and join the trend in Europe toward greater de-centralisation in order to ease its entry into the European Union, say political analysts.WEEKLY SELECTION-KURDISTAN: Little Hope for Speedy Change in Turkey
The capture of Kurdish rebel leader Abdullah Ocalan this week stunned the minority Kurd population here but some protest demonstrations were reported from the countryside.POLITICS-TURKEY: Kurdish Problem Highlights Need For Devolution
Turkey must recognise the cultural rights of its Kurdish minority and join the trend in Europe toward greater de-centralisation in order to ease its entry into the European Union, say political analysts.TURKEY-KURDS: Little Hope for Speedy Change
The capture of Kurdish rebel leader Abdullah Ocalan this week stunned the minority Kurd population here but some protest demonstrations were reported from the countryside.POLITICS: Bomb Blasts Mark End of Era in Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan observed an official day of mourning Thursday for the 15 victims of car bombs that exploded in the Uzbek capital of Tashkent 48 hours previously.« Previous Page — Next Page »
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