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CONFLICT-TURKEY: Kurds Protest in Rome
A human wall has been forming around a Rome hospital since Friday in an attempt to prevent the extradition to Turkey of Kurdish pro-independence leader, Abdullah Ocalan.FOOD: Rabbits For Food Security
A rabbit can be more than just an Easter bunny and a pet for children. It holds significant potential to ease hunger and supply a modest income for impoverished rural families all over the world.RIGHTS-BOSNIA: Foreigners Rule In The Bosnian ‘Protectorate’
Vladimir Srebrov staged a diverting protest in the centre of Sarajevo earlier this week. The maverick politician unfurled a Bosnian flag at a popular meeting-point one afternoon and proceeded to set it on fire.POLITICS-TURKEY/ITALY: Kurdish Rebel Leader Detained At Rome Airport
The arrest of Turkish Kurdish insurgent leader Abdullah Ocalan in Rome this week has effectively "beheaded" the Kurdish Workers Party (PKK) guerrilla force, says Turkish premier Mesut Yilmaz.EDUCATION-BOSNIA: Western School Textbook Inspectors Trigger Row
When is a crime not a crime? When it's a mistake. This semantic distinction has sparked a row over school textbooks in Bosnia-Hercegovina.RIGHTS-YUGOSLAVIA: Hague Tribunal Raises Questions For The ICC
A little over three months since the operational foundations of a future International Criminal Court (ICC) were agreed in Rome, questions still remain.RIGHTS-YUGOSLAVIA: Hague Tribunal Raises Questions For The ICC
A little over three months since the operational foundations of a future International Criminal Court (ICC) were agreed in Rome, questions still remain.RIGHTS-ITALY: Thousands of Immigrants Queue for Legal Status
Thousands of non-EU immigrants formed long lines outside police stations in Rome, Milan, Turin, Genova and Bologna - Italy's largest cities - long before dawn Thursday to obtain the forms they need to apply for legal resident status.RIGHTS-TURKEY: Top TV Comedian Leads Protest Against Censorship
Turkey's top TV comedian Levent Kirca took the campaign for freedom of expression to a new level Tuesday by beginning a hunger strike -- in protest against the restrictive activities of Turkey's Radio and Television Higher Council (RTUK).CINEMA: Ethics Questions Over Eco-Documentaries
Film makers and broadcasters from 47 countries at the recent 'Wildscreen '98' - the world's largest festival of wildlife and conservation films - prompted some impassioned debate here between the north and south.POLITICS-SPAIN: Gov’t Announces Peace Talks with ETA
The president of the Spanish government, Jose Maria Aznar, announced Tuesday that he would engage in negotiations for peace in Spain's northern Basque region with the outlawed separatist organisation ETA.RIGHTS: Muslim Beauty Queen Challenges Croat Bigotry
A 22-years-old Muslim beauty queen has become the improbable standard-bearer of free speech and ethnic pluralism for Croatia.RIGHTS-BRITAIN/CHILE: Mystery Of Legal Rationale For Pinochet Ruling
Confusion reigns in London over Wednesday's ruling by Britain's High Court that former Chilean leader Augusto Pinochet is immune from detention and extradition as a former head of state.POLITICS-SPAIN: Elections Bring Basque Country Closer to Peace
The peace process in the Basque Country in northern Spain received a boost in the elections held Sunday in the autonomous region.POLITICS-ITALY: First Western European Gov’t Led by Ex-Communist
Italy's new Prime Minister, Massimo D'Alema, revealed Wednesday the members of his brand-new centre-left government, which includes - for the first time since 1947 - ministers of communist orientation.RIGHTS-RUSSIA: Nikitin Trial Is A Test For The Russian Judiciary
Old habits die hard, it seems: six armed guards ended the opening day of Russian environmentalist Aleksandr Nikitin's treason trial by ordering two foreign reporters to "get the hell out".BOOKS-GERMANY: The Abominable Snowman Unmasked
Yeti jokes did the rounds at the recent Frankfurt Bookfair when famed mountaineer Reinhold Messner presented his book 'Yeti', which debunks the centuries-old myth of an abominable snowman stalking the Himalayas.RIGHTS-ITALY: Benetton Implicated in Child Labour Scandal
A textile factory in Turkey subcontracted by Benetton, Italy's top chain of clothing stores, was accused of employing children as young as nine years old in sweatshop conditions.FINANCE: Developing Countries Call for Debt Moratorium
The 135 developing countries of the Group of 77 (G-77) suggested Monday the declaration of a temporary moratorium on the servicing of their foreign debts, to safeguard indebted nations against the global financial crisis.DEVELOPMENT BULLETIN-NETHERLANDS: Dutch Boost Aid Despite Global Decline
The Netherlands would continue boosting development assistance to the world's poorer nations - even as other Western donors cried poverty and slashed aid budgets - Eveline Herfkens, the new Dutch Minister for Development Cooperation, said Monday.POLITICS-SPAIN: Basque Country Elections – a Key to Peace
Spain's attention will be riveted on the coming Basque country elections, in which more than 1.8 million residents of the autonomous region will have a chance to use their ballots to influence the future of the embryonic peace process with ETA.« Previous Page — Next Page »
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