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Thursday, May 7, 2015 from The Independent - UK RSS FeedThe 2015 general election is upon us. Polling stations will open at 7am for what is being billed as the most unpredictable poll yet.
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Thursday, May 7, 2015 from BBC News - UKThe two sides in a dispute over plans to downgrade maternity services at a Denbighshire hospital are ordered to try and reach an agreement by a judge.
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Thursday, May 7, 2015 from BBC News - UKA Falkirk man who raped two women in front of the body of an escort he had stabbed 44 times is jailed for life.
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Thursday, May 7, 2015 from BBC News - WorldA New Zealand-Australian man goes on trial in China charged with attempting to smuggle 30kg (66lb) of crystal meth out of the country.
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Thursday, May 7, 2015 from BBC News - UKCould there be advantages to having a speech impediment?
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Thursday, May 7, 2015 from BBC News - WorldThree people are charged in California with impersonating law enforcement officers after claiming to operate a police unit in 33 states.
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Thursday, May 7, 2015 from World news and comment from the Guardian | theguardian.comIn a rare interview, Malawi’s former leader discusses misogyny in politics and her fight against corruption Continue reading...
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Thursday, May 7, 2015 from BBC News - WorldJapanese videogame maker Nintendo makes its first annual operating profit in four years, beating its forecast as well as the market's.
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Thursday, May 7, 2015 from BBC News - WorldA French court rules that wire-tapped conversations between ex-President Sarkozy and his lawyer can be used as evidence.
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Thursday, May 7, 2015 from BBC News - UKAn 18-year-old man is arrested in connection with a bomb in north Belfast.
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Thursday, May 7, 2015 from BBC News - UKThe Hatton Garden raid on safety deposit boxes has "ruined the lives" and livelihoods of some of its victims, a loss adjuster says.
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Thursday, May 7, 2015 from BBC News - WorldThe former boss of tour operator Thomas Cook refuses to answer questions at the inquests into the deaths of two children who died from carbon monoxide poisoning while on holiday.
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Thursday, May 7, 2015 from BBC News - WorldBrigadier Martin Xuereb describes one migrant rescue off the coast of Malta.
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Thursday, May 7, 2015 from BBC News - UKMillions of people have begun casting their votes in the United Kingdom general election but what actually happens on polling day?
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Thursday, May 7, 2015 from World news and comment from the Guardian | theguardian.comScene of the final brutal conquest of the Aztecs, the massacre of protesters ahead of the 1968 Olympic Games and the collapse of an entire housing block in the 1985 earthquake, Tlatelolco embodies Mexico’s painful history Continue readin...
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Thursday, May 7, 2015 from BBC News - WorldTension as Greece awaits far-right trial
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Thursday, May 7, 2015 from BBC News - WorldPrince Harry received a kiss from an admirer as he greeted thousands of well-wishers near Sydney Opera House in Australia.
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Thursday, May 7, 2015 from BBC News - WorldManchester United agree a deal to sign Dutch forward Memphis Depay from PSV Eindhoven for a fee of £25-30m.
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Thursday, May 7, 2015 from World news and comment from the Guardian | theguardian.comAuthorities on Thursday were left to survey the damage left behind after tornadoes swept across the southern plains, overturning cars and destroying dozens of homes in Texas, Kansas, Oklahoma and Nebraska. At least nine were reported in ...
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Thursday, May 7, 2015 from BBC News - WorldA cargo ship seized by Iran in the Strait of Hormuz last week has been released, its operator confirms.
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Thursday, May 7, 2015 from World news and comment from the Guardian | theguardian.comSeveral tornadoes touch down in south-west Oklahoma on Wednesday. Storm chaser Hank Schyma filmed a number of funnel clouds in the state near the towns of Moore, Newcastle and Andarko. No injuries have been reported through the storms, b...
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Thursday, May 7, 2015 from World news and comment from the Guardian | theguardian.comNational Australia Bank announces demerger of banks after spell marred by fines and compensation payouts Continue reading...
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Thursday, May 7, 2015 from BBC News - WorldTom Brady Sr criticises a report claiming his son was "aware" of a plan to under-inflate balls, calling it "Framegate".
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Thursday, May 7, 2015 from World news and comment from the Guardian | theguardian.comPhotographs from the Eyewitness series Continue reading...
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Thursday, May 7, 2015 from BBC News - WorldPolitical leaders join millions of people who have begun casting their votes in the UK general election, with council seats across England also up for grabs.
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Thursday, May 7, 2015 from International Business TimesThe founder of Britain’s anti-immigrant and euroskeptic U.K. Independence Party (UKIP) condemned the party’s rightward shift on Wednesday in an op-ed, where he wrote: “I created a monster.” Alan Sked, who founded the Anti-Federalist Leag...
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Thursday, May 7, 2015 from World news and comment from the Guardian | theguardian.comThe National Comedy Center in Jamestown, upstate New York, will feature a comedy club that could host the likes of Bob Hope, George Carlin and Rodney Dangerfield Continue reading...
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Thursday, May 7, 2015 from World news and comment from the Guardian | theguardian.comMinister warns that setting a carbon target will not be easy as Greens criticise country’s climate change consultation for a lack of ambition, reports RTCC Continue reading...
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Thursday, May 7, 2015 from BBC News - WorldBurundi's President Pierre Nkurunziza says he will not run for a fourth term, as one person is killed in the latest protests against his third-term bid.
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Thursday, May 7, 2015 from BBC News - UKA man has died following an early morning collision between a car and a lorry on the A9 at Blair Atholl in Perthshire.
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Thursday, May 7, 2015 from World news and comment from the Guardian | theguardian.comFrom pregnancy to birth and beyond, we would like to hear about your experience of childbirth. Did you get the care you needed? Continue reading...
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Thursday, May 7, 2015 from BBC News - WorldJames Corden's US talk show is nominated for a Critics' Choice TV award, less than two months on from the British star's late-night debut.
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Thursday, May 7, 2015 from BBC News - WorldGreece will stick to its "red-line" promises to its electorate and not make concessions in its negotiations with creditors, says a government spokesman.
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Thursday, May 7, 2015 from BBC News - WorldIsrael's Benjamin Netanyahu agrees an 11th-hour deal to form a new coalition government, seven weeks after winning elections.
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Thursday, May 7, 2015 from BBC News - EuropeWhen Germans joined Americans battling the SS
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Thursday, May 7, 2015 from BBC News - EuropeThe centenary of the sinking of the Lusitania, which resulted in the deaths of about 1,200 people, is being marked in a service in Liverpool.
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Thursday, May 7, 2015 from Deutsche Welle: DW-WORLD.DE - WorldFollowing the execution of two Australian drug convicts despite repeated pleas to Jakarta for clemency, a new poll reveals that Australians have a strong preference for a restrained diplomatic response from Canberra.
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Thursday, May 7, 2015 from BBC News - UKKate Atkinson tells BBC Breakfast why she decided to tell the lost stories of World War II in her new book, A God In Ruins.
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Thursday, May 7, 2015 from World news and comment from the Guardian | theguardian.comTrial of Nikolaos Michaloliakos and other members of neo-Nazi party had resumed briefly in high-security prison in Greece and will continue on 12 May The trial of dozens of members of Europe’s most violent neo-Nazi political party, the f...
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Thursday, May 7, 2015 from BBC News - WorldFifa boss Sepp Blatter says women's football is "limping behind" the men's game in both profile and sponsorship.
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Thursday, May 7, 2015 from World news and comment from the Guardian | theguardian.comUsing the internet can be seen as a trade-off: privacy for freedom. But the insidious and widespread invasion of that privacy by a security state is something different altogether Continue reading...
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Thursday, May 7, 2015 from BBC News - WorldGerman electronics giant Siemens plans to cut 4,500 jobs - 1% of its global workforce - as it misses profit forecasts.
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Thursday, May 7, 2015 from World news and comment from the Guardian | theguardian.comAs clashes continue in Aden, letter to security council could provide legal cover for limited invasion by Saudi Arabia Yemen’s exiled government has written to the UN security council to ask for a ground intervention to halt the advance ...
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Thursday, May 7, 2015 from Deutsche Welle: DW-WORLD.DE - WorldIn a last-minute coalition deal, Israel's far-right has given Prime Minister Netanyahu the majority needed to stay in power. The left has called the move a "failure." DW's Daniella Cheslow reports from Tel Aviv.
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Thursday, May 7, 2015 from BBC News - UKFor children facing adversity, the importance of relationships with pets has been underestimated, say researchers
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Thursday, May 7, 2015 from BBC News - WorldThe Afghan government launches a major counter-offensive against Taliban forces threatening the north-eastern provincial capital of Kunduz.
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Thursday, May 7, 2015 from BBC News - UKLetters warning the media not to harass the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are handed out by Norfolk police.
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Thursday, May 7, 2015 from World news and comment from the Guardian | theguardian.comGenerous resources and a powerful brand lure would-be jihadis to group Foreign fighters who claim allegiance to Islamic State are gathering dozens of recruits in eastern Afghanistan, luring would-be jihadis with generous resources and th...
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Thursday, May 7, 2015 from BBC News - UKAhead of events to mark the 70th anniversary of VE Day, two sisters, Pat Davies and Jean Argles, describe how they kept their roles in World War Two secret from each other for decades.
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Thursday, May 7, 2015 from Deutsche Welle: DW-WORLD.DE - WorldA family in Cameroon is asking for assistance to transfer their conjoined twins to the US for specialized surgery. So-called Siamese twins are considered evil in rural Cameroon and some of them end up being killed.
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Thursday, May 7, 2015 from The Irish Times - NewsCourt hears of ‘unforeseen matters’ in case against former bank executive
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Thursday, May 7, 2015 from NewsToday is a big day for the United Kingdom. Citizens from all over the country will be heading to the ballot boxes to settle what will most likely be a tight race between Britain’s two biggest parties: Conservative and Labour. Many expert...
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Thursday, May 7, 2015 from CNN.com - EuropeA U.N. report alleges French soldiers committed sexual abuse against minors while on a peacekeeping mission in the Central African Republic. CNN's Fred Pleitgen reports.
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Thursday, May 7, 2015 from The Irish Times - NewsFianna Fáil says people seeking to re-enter workforce may feel stigmatised by Minister’s claim
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Thursday, May 7, 2015 from NL Times » NetherlandsAccording to a group of 23 Islamic organizations, Dutch media is unnecessarily and unjustly smearing "being a Muslim" and the Islam religion, referring to targeted media attacks on Muslim scholars who wanted to speak in Rijswijk, Utrecht...
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Thursday, May 7, 2015 from Ireland: BreakingNews.ieEducation Minister Jan O'Sullivan has said that as long as teaching unions maintain a complete veto on Junior Cert reform proposals, everyone loses.
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Thursday, May 7, 2015 from DutchNews.nlThe two women killed in Wednesday’s lightning strike in an Amersfoort park were both 20 and had taken shelter under...
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Thursday, May 7, 2015 from RTÉ News - IrelandMinister for Finance Michael Noonan has defended the involvement of the KPMG special liquidators in the review of Siteserv.
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Thursday, May 7, 2015 from Flanders TodayAn interview given by Belgium’s head of military intelligence in 2013 stating that three terrorist attacks in the country had been avoided by information provided by the NSA was not true Spoke too soon The head of military intelligence i...
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Thursday, May 7, 2015 from NYT > EuropeFive soldiers had been killed and 12 wounded in fighting in the separatist east, casting further doubt on the prospects for a months-old cease-fire that has never fully taken hold.
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Thursday, May 7, 2015 from Ireland: BreakingNews.ieGardaí have asked for the public’s help in finding Dublin man Greg Ward.
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Thursday, May 7, 2015 from Reuters: Top NewsBRUSSELS (Reuters) - European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker said on Thursday he would not raise the possibility of Greece leaving the euro zone, in part at least due to the effect that would have on financial markets.
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Thursday, May 7, 2015 from Flanders TodayEvery week, Flanders Today surveys the world of local cuisine to fill you in on the best recipes for authentic dishes, not-to-miss culinary events and special eateries. This week: Dinner on the Road Alan Hope on food and drink in Flander...
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Thursday, May 7, 2015 from RTÉ News - IrelandPresident Michael D Higgins will lead a series of events in Cobh in Co Cork today to mark the 100th anniversary of the sinking of the Lusitania and the loss of 1,198 lives.
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Thursday, May 7, 2015 from Reuters: Top NewsATHENS/BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Greece defied its international creditors on Thursday by sticking to "red lines" on pension and labour market reforms and urging lenders to give ground, dimming prospects of progress next week towards securing...
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Thursday, May 7, 2015 from CNN.com - EuropeLawmakers in France are moving closer to adopting a sweeping intelligence bill that would give spies more power. CNN's Michael Holmes reports.
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Thursday, May 7, 2015 from CNN.com - Europe
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Thursday, May 7, 2015 from Reuters: Top NewsADEN/CAIRO (Reuters) - Yemen's Houthi militia battled its way into Aden's Tawahi district on Wednesday despite Saudi-led air strikes, strengthening its hold on the city whose fate is seen as crucial to determining the country's civil war.
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Thursday, May 7, 2015 from RTÉ News - IrelandThe direct provision system is not fit for purpose and should be replaced with a reception system that respects the dignity of all persons in line with best international practice, according to a new report.
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Thursday, May 7, 2015 from DutchNews.nlDutch companies have written to education minister Jet Bussemaker urging her to boost the standard of Dutch university and college...
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Thursday, May 7, 2015 from Ireland: BreakingNews.ieRecent comments by Finance Minister Michael Noonan about unemployed people have drawn sharp criticism from the Opposition.
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Thursday, May 7, 2015 from NL Times » NetherlandsAlkmaar Alderman Peter de Baat resigned on Wednesday night due to a 14.3 million euros deficit in the budget. The post Alkmaar politician resigns over budget deficit appeared first on NL Times .
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Thursday, May 7, 2015 from DutchNews.nlThe public prosecution department is investigating chants by supporters at Wednesday night’s celebrations marking FC Groningen’s KNVB Cup win. RTL...
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Thursday, May 7, 2015 from The Irish Times - NewsSpeakers at INMO conference criticise health regulator following series of critical reports
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Thursday, May 7, 2015 from Reuters: Top NewsKATHMANDU (Reuters) - Body parts are strewn on the slopes of a mountain in Nepal, and up to 300 people, many of them foreigners, are believed buried there by an avalanche set off by last month's devastating earthquake, an official said o...
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Thursday, May 7, 2015 from Reuters: Top NewsLONDON (Reuters) - Another fall in sales at Morrisons , Britain's fourth biggest grocer, hit the retailer's shares on Thursday and highlighted the huge task new boss David Potts faces in trying to turn around the business.
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Thursday, May 7, 2015 from DutchNews.nlMany people will be in for a shock when they get their holiday pay included in their May salaries this...
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Thursday, May 7, 2015 from RTÉ News - IrelandA series of new security measures for escorting high-risk prisoners following the escape of a dangerous inmate from Tallaght hospital earlier this year have been announced.
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Thursday, May 7, 2015 from The LocalWith uncertainty reigning over the outcome of the UK’s national election on May 7th, The Local spoke to British people living in Italy to get their views on the vote.
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Thursday, May 7, 2015 from Inter Press Service
Chile expects to have a more efficient and stable electricity market, with a more steady – and above all, less expensive – supply, when the country’s two major power grids are interconnected over a distance of more than 3,000 km. “... -
Thursday, May 7, 2015 from The Irish Times - NewsMinister for Finance to receive bank review of rates ’in the coming days’
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Thursday, May 7, 2015 from CNN.com - EuropeLawmakers in France are moving closer to adopting a sweeping intelligence bill that would give spies more power. CNN's Michael Holmes reports.
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Thursday, May 7, 2015 from Europe News: News and Headlines from Europe - The Washington PostTHE HAGUE — She was a red-headed rebel, the singer in the family, a trash-talking, tattooed 21-year old wrapped up in a hip-hop dream to become Holland’s Eminem. Then Betsy found Allah.After her sudden conversion to Islam last summer, Be...
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Thursday, May 7, 2015 from Ireland: BreakingNews.ieThe head of the Public Accounts Committee said Michael Noonan is "misleading" people by saying the PAC could investigate the sale of SiteServ.
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Thursday, May 7, 2015 from The Irish Times - NewsThere is a big question mark over how amphibians in the Peruvian rainforest make poison. The answer might have important medical implications
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Thursday, May 7, 2015 from Ireland: BreakingNews.ieIn the North, police are investigating a distraction burglary at the home of a woman in her 80s in Newtownabbey.
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Thursday, May 7, 2015 from NL Times » NetherlandsThe Pubic Prosecutor is investigating the singing of FC Groningen fans during the celebration ceremony for winning the KNVB Cup in the Stadspark on Wednesday night. The post Groningen fans investigated on anti-semitism claim appeared fir...
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Thursday, May 7, 2015 from NewsBelgium's Supreme Court has ordered the release of a man from Wavre, who has admitted killing his wife and 13-month old daughter. The man is awaiting trial, but a procedural mistake means that he will soon be at liberty.
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Thursday, May 7, 2015 from The Irish Times - NewsResidents affected by €500 million project say they are devastated by chosen route
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Thursday, May 7, 2015 from CNN.com - EuropeAmericans reflexively believe had Germany occupied the U.S., nearly all of us would have joined an armed resistance. It's naive.
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Thursday, May 7, 2015 from NL Times » NetherlandsPower has been restored to all households in Maastricht, Valkenburg, Bertg en Terbijt and Cadier en Keer after an hours long power outage. The post Power restored in Maastricht after hours-long outage appeared first on NL Times .
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Thursday, May 7, 2015 from NL Times » NetherlandsA number of men in Midden-Nederland have received blackmail letters stating that pictures were taken of them in a parking area, a known meeting place for gay men, and that these pictures will be made public if they do not pay a sum of mo...
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Thursday, May 7, 2015 from NewsBelgium is introducing road charging for lorries starting next April. Research conducted by the environmental group Bond Beter Leefmilieu (BBL) shows that there is wide-ranging support among for the move.
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Thursday, May 7, 2015 from RTÉ News - IrelandMinister for Health Leo Varadkar has said he would prefer to have more staff working in the health service, rather than fewer staff earning more.
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Thursday, May 7, 2015 from NL Times » NetherlandsFrom Thursday emergency situations can also be reported through a special 112 smartphone app called SOS Alarm. The post Emergency services app released on iOS, Android appeared first on NL Times .
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Thursday, May 7, 2015 from News54 people have already been accommodated in the new extra secure wing of the Vottem closed asylum centre since it opened last September. The residents are asylum seekers awaiting repatriation, who have displayed aggressive behaviour or h...
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Thursday, May 7, 2015 from Reuters: Top NewsPARIS (Reuters) - Airbus appeared to take the lead in the order race with Boeing last month, leapfrogging its rival with confirmation of a major Latin American order as Boeing prepared to issue its own final data for the first four month...
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Thursday, May 7, 2015 from Ireland: BreakingNews.ieNew laws later this year are set to stop banks from being able to stop mortgage holders from entering an insolvency arrangement.
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Thursday, May 7, 2015 from Reuters: Top NewsLONDON (Reuters) - Britons are voting in an election that could go a long way to determine the future cohesion of the UK and its place in Europe. This one really matters.
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Thursday, May 7, 2015 from RTÉ News - IrelandA survey by children's charity Barnardos has found that just a quarter of young people have access to tablets and ebooks in schools.
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Thursday, May 7, 2015 from TASS: RussiaMOSCOW, May 7. /TASS/. One person died and 15 others were hospitalized after a fight broke out at a medical correctional facility in Russia’s Nizhny Novgorod region, the Federal Penitentiary Service’s press service told TASS on Thursday....
- Serbia will take part in the 9 May Victory Day Parade in Moscow, marking the 70th anniversary of the end of WWII. Serbian officials are reported to be saying that this does not reflect Serbia's attitude toward European integration, and i...
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Wednesday, May 6, 2015 from TASS: WorldKIEV, May 7. /TASS/. Ukraine’s ministry of energy and coal industry will not extend the emergency situation regime in the energy sector, Minister Vladimir Demchishin was quoted by the Podriobnosti online newspaper on Thursday. "We will n...
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Wednesday, May 6, 2015 from TASS: RussiaMOSCOW, May 7. /TASS/. Issues of the development of trade and economic cooperation between Russia and Cuba, as well as regional and global problems will be in focus of talks between Russian President Vladimir Putin and visiting Cuban Pre...
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Thursday, May 7, 2015 from TASS: RussiaMOSCOW, May 7. /TASS/. More than 2,200 people have been amnestied for the 70th anniversary of Victory Day, Russian Federal Penitentiary Service acting deputy director Valery Maximenko said on Thursday. "A total of 2,236 people have been ...
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Thursday, May 7, 2015 from TASS: RussiaMOSCOW, May 7. /TASS/. A group of China’s combat ships will arrive at the Novorossiysk port for the first time on Friday to participate in the celebration of the 70th anniversary of the Soviet victory over Nazi Germany in WWII, a Russian...
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Thursday, May 7, 2015 from TASS: RussiaMOSCOW, May 7. /TASS/. The government probe looking into the likely causes behind the loss of the cargo spacecraft Progress M-27M believes that the mishaps occurred in the Soyuz-2.1a rocket, a source in the space rocket industry has said...
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Thursday, May 7, 2015 from News RSSScientists say they are witnessing a planetary system being formed for the first time. The team from the University of Toronto found that gaps in a disk of dust and gas around a young star were actually made by forming planets. Read Full...
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Thursday, May 7, 2015 from TASS: RussiaMAKHACHKALA, May 7. /TASS/. A counter-terrorism operation was launched on Thursday morning in several streets of Makhachkala, the capital of Russia's North Caucasus Republic of Dagestan, the operation headquarters of National Anti-Terror...
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Thursday, May 7, 2015 from Russia Beyond The HeadlinesCambodia is an important cog in Moscow’s ASEAN strategy
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Wednesday, May 6, 2015 from News RSSDenmark has suspended the first exploratory drilling for shale gas which lasted only one day after it discovered that French gas-giant Total, in charge of the project, had used “unauthorized” chemicals. Read Full Article at RT.com
- Ukrainian military veteran Ivan Zaluzhniy has witnessed the tragedies of two wars separated by seven decades. He served in the Soviet Red Army and fought in Stalingrad during the deadliest battle of World War II. In August 2014, Zaluzhni...
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Thursday, May 7, 2015 from News RSSOver 50 groups are collaborating in an attempt to save the internet from “breaking” by standing up against laws on censoring hyperlinks or charging fees for linking. They warn laws such as the one mulled by the EU would stifle freedom of...
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Thursday, May 7, 2015 from Russia Beyond The HeadlinesPresident recounts parents’ escape from death and brother’s tragic fate
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Thursday, May 7, 2015 from TASS: RussiaMOSCOW, May 7. /TASS/. Moscow calls on the United States and other Western countries to stop undermining the non-proliferation regime for the sake of short-term political considerations, said acting head of the Russian delegation at the ...
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Thursday, May 7, 2015 from Russia Beyond The HeadlinesThanks to a Russian dancer, children in Bangkok now have the chance to learn this traditional folk art
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Thursday, May 7, 2015 from Russia Beyond The HeadlinesFather of disabled child finds hope on the slopes
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Thursday, May 7, 2015 from News RSSRome's key airport, Fiumicino, closed after a fire broke out in an underground baggage storage area shortly after midnight. At least three people suffered from smoke inhalation, a fire brigade official told Reuters. The terminal building...
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Thursday, May 7, 2015 from Russia Beyond The HeadlinesFormer Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev believes that the refusal of the leaders of some European countries and the United States to come to Moscow to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the victory over Nazi Germany in World War II on M...
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Thursday, May 7, 2015 from News RSSToday marks 15 years since Russian President Vladimir Putin’s first inauguration. RT looks back at his years as president and all the important benchmarks on the way. Read Full Article at RT.com
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Thursday, May 7, 2015 from News RSSAuthorities in Bangladesh appear to be winning the battle to stop people from urinating in public by putting up signs in Arabic, which is regarded by Muslim Bengalis as a sacred language. Read Full Article at RT.com
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Thursday, May 7, 2015 from News RSSFormer top military commanders of the German Democratic Republic (GDR) penned an open letter on the eve of WWII Victory Day celebrations calling for the US and NATO to refrain from Cold War policies and cooperate with Russia to solve the...
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Thursday, May 7, 2015 from News RSSIt’s no secret that spider’s silk is incredibly strong, despite its delicate appearance. But the material becomes even tougher when infused with graphene or carbon nanotubes, creating silk which could have superior characteristics. Read ...
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Thursday, May 7, 2015 from TASS: RussiaMOCOW, May 7. /TASS/. Moscow airports have resumed flights after a 50-minute break, a source from the Federal Air Transportation Service (Rosaviatsia) told TASS. "The Moscow air harbor had been closed from 10.30 am until 11.20 am because...
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Thursday, May 7, 2015 from TASS: RussiaMOSCOW, May 7. /TASS/. Russians will honor the memory of those who died in the Great Patriotic War with a moment of silence twice on Victory Day. "It is planned that during the parade on Red Square, Russian President Vladimir Putin will ...
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Thursday, May 7, 2015 from Radio Prague - Latest articlesYou might have noticed a few Czech flags flying about the fifth of May and remembrance laurels hanging from various plaques around the city and you may have been wondering why. Well on 5th of May 1945 the Prague uprising began and so als...
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Wednesday, May 6, 2015 from Daily News HungaryBudapest, May 6 (MTI) – It is unlikely that European Union sanctions against Russia will be lifted before the end of the year, a foreign ministry official said on Wednesday. In an interview to public television news channel M1, Las...
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Wednesday, May 6, 2015 from Politics.huIt is unlikely that European Union sanctions against Russia will be lifted before the end of the year, a foreign ministry official said. In an interview to public television news channel M1, László Szabó, parliamentary state secretary, n...
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Thursday, May 7, 2015 from Radio Prague - Latest articlesSeveral thousand people, including war veterans and politicians, attended an event in Pilsen on Thursday night marking the 70th anniversary of the liberation of the West Bohemian city at the end of WWII by General Patton’s Army. The gath...
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Thursday, May 7, 2015 from Radio Prague - Latest articlesA student of a high school in Olomouc has punched his teacher in the face, leaving him unconscious. The incident happened on the school premises last week, the police spokeswoman announced on Thursday. The teacher was treated in the hosp...
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Thursday, May 7, 2015 from Radio Prague - Latest articlesThe British vote in general elections today which most polls predict will be too close to call. Almost certainly, no single party, neither Labour nor the Conservatives, will end up having a majority on their own in the lower house of par...
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Thursday, May 7, 2015 from Politics.huIndustry associations continue to call for consultations on the tax on advertisements, asking the government to consider abolishing the tax due to its detrimental effect on the economy, the Hungarian Advertising Association said. In conc...
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Thursday, May 7, 2015 from InternationalSeveral thousand Poles will be voting on Thursday as the UK holds a tightly contested general election that has seen the Labour and Conservative parties neck and neck in opinion polls.
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Wednesday, May 6, 2015 from Daily News HungaryBrussels, May 6 (MTI) – The European Parliament’s legal committee on Wednesday heard MEP Bela Kovacs, of the radical nationalist Jobbik party, behind closed doors in a case involving the potential suspension of his immunity b...
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Thursday, May 7, 2015 from Radio Prague - Latest articlesCzech President Miloš Zeman is one of the few European leaders who accepted the invitation to attend victory celebrations in Moscow marking the 70th anniversary of the end of WWII. The decision stirred widespread controversy in the Czech...
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Thursday, May 7, 2015 from Daily News HungaryBudapest (MTI) – A record number of Hungarians expressed xenophobia or adverse attitudes towards foreigners according to the latest results of pollster Tarki’s annual survey taken since 1992. Fully 46 percent of respondents a...
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Thursday, May 7, 2015 from Daily News HungaryAccording to Nielsen market research survey, the number of food stores decreased by 5% in Hungary in last year, hir24.hu said. The company presented the results of the research to MTI on Tuesday. According to it, 17 thousand 729 general ...
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Thursday, May 7, 2015 from Radio Prague - Latest articlesIn a dramatic about turn, finance minister Andrej Babiš says he now wants to halt tax support for biofuel from July. He has been stung by charges that prolonging support puts him in a clear conflict of interest with regards to part of hi...
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Thursday, May 7, 2015 from InternationalSeveral Western dignitaries will attend celebrations to mark 70 years since the end of WWII in the city of Gdańsk on Thursday.
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Thursday, May 7, 2015 from Radio Prague - Latest articlesThe eighth annual Czech Beer Festival gets underway in Prague on Thursday. Over 150 Czech-produced draft beers will be served during the 17-day event, which this year takes place on a 4,000 square metre area at the city’s Letná Plain. Th...
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Wednesday, May 6, 2015 from Daily News HungaryFerris Wheel Ltd. negotiated with a Turkis company about the purchase of a Ferris wheel, at work while it would like to get an at least 5-year right of land use from the capital , Karoly Gerendai, one of the owners of the company said ...
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Thursday, May 7, 2015 from NationalHundreds of football fans gathered on Thursday morning in Knurów, southern Poland, where the funeral was held of a 27-year-old man who died during a stadium riot after police opened fire with rubber bullets.
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Thursday, May 7, 2015 from Politics.huHungary has opened its first North American trading house in New York.The Hungarian National Trading House (MNKH), set up by the Hungarian state to find new opportunities for Hungarian companies on foreign markets, signed a contract with...
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Wednesday, May 6, 2015 from Politics.huThe European Parliament’s legal committee on Wednesday heard MEP Béla Kovács, of the far-right Jobbik party, behind closed doors in a case involving the potential suspension of his immunity.Last year Péter Polt, Hungary’s public prosecut...
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Thursday, May 7, 2015 from The Slovak SpectatorLAST year, the Anti-Monopoly Office (PMÚ) imposed fines totalling €15.67 million, according to a report that was discussed and acknowledged by the government on May 6.
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Wednesday, May 6, 2015 from InternationalA train on an educational trip for 1,000 European youths has left Brussels headed for Auschwitz.
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Wednesday, May 6, 2015 from The Slovak SpectatorTHE WINNERS of the 2014 Journalism Awards organised by the Open Society Foundation were announced on May 5 evening in Bratislava, with journalists from the Sme daily collecting the biggest number of prizes.
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Thursday, May 7, 2015 from Radio Prague - Latest articlesThe defence and security committee of the lower house of the Czech Parliament has approved lawyer Pavel Kříž as the head of the Czech Military Police. The 37-year-old lawyer was nominated for the post by Defence Minister Martin Stropnick...
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Wednesday, May 6, 2015 from The Slovak SpectatorRESOURCES from the special bank levy will not be used to boost Slovakia’s stake in electric power utility Slovenské Elektrárne (SE), Finance Minister Peter Kažimír said May 6.
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Wednesday, May 6, 2015 from Politics.huFulfilling the dream of a civic Hungary as it was conceived of 25 years ago is the government’s main goal over the next three years, the prime minister said. The government now has the authority and strength to implement the program for ...
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Wednesday, May 6, 2015 from English - AGERPRESThe government at its Wednesday meeting approved an emergency humanitarian aid worth 50,000 US dollars for the people living in Nepal's region that was hit by the strongest earthquake in more than 80 years, spokesperson for the governmen...
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Wednesday, May 6, 2015 from English - AGERPRESThe European Commission has acknowledged the cumbersome bureaucracy related to European funds and asked the Romanian Ministry for European Funds to adopt simplified cost settlement procedures for certain operational programs, European Fu...
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Thursday, May 7, 2015 from B92 News in EnglishThe second day of civil protests against the Macedonian government in Skopje was more massive and better organized that the previous day. Because of strong police forces it did not take place in front of the Macedonian government, but ou...
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Wednesday, May 6, 2015 from Albeu.comMore than 2000 protesters clashed with police forces in Macedonia on Tuesday outside the government building in Skopje as they called for the resignation of the prime minister, involved in the wire-tapping scandal that has gripped the co...
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Wednesday, May 6, 2015 from English - AGERPRESNext Monday and Tuesday, the Parliament Palace will be the host of a meeting focusing regional cyber security, with Prime Minister Victor Ponta, other ministers and approximately 300 people operating in cyber security field, from Romania...
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Thursday, May 7, 2015 from B92 News in EnglishEU Commissioner for Neighborhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations Johannes Hahn has met with Serbian Ombudsman Sasa Jankovic. Hahn also met with representatives on NGOs in Belgrade on Thursday.
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Wednesday, May 6, 2015 from Independent Balkan News Agency
Nicosia, May 6, 2015/ Independent Balkan News Agency By Kyriacos Kyriacou Turkish Cypriot leader Mustafa Akinci was in Ankara on Wednesday where he met Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu and was later due to meet President Tayyip Erdogan and... -
Wednesday, May 6, 2015 from Albeu.comThe Regional Cooperation Day (RCC) kicked off in Brussels with a premiere of the Balkan Barometer (BB), a comprehensive survey encompassing public and business opinion and sentiment on crucial economic and development issues. The Balkan ...
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Wednesday, May 6, 2015 from Independent Balkan News Agency
Skopje, 6 May 2015/Independent Balkan News Agency By Naser Pajaziti The Party for the Recovery of Macedonia has abandoned the governing coalition of VMRO-DPMNE of PM Nikola Gruevski. This party declared today that it leaves the governing... -
Wednesday, May 6, 2015 from Independent Balkan News Agency
Zagreb, May 6, 2015/ Independent Balkan News Agency By Marija Avramovic The masterpieces of the famous French sculptor Auguste Rodin, which were presented on Tuesday night at the opening of the exhibition “Rodin in Mestrovic’... -
Wednesday, May 6, 2015 from B92 News in EnglishSerbian Defense Minister Bratislav Gasic has told reporters that he "has no new information about the death of Predrag Gojkovic ." He added that his previous statement that Gojkovic was killed was based on what has been presented publicly.
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Wednesday, May 6, 2015 from B92 News in EnglishSerbian Culture Minister Ivan Tasovac was assaulted and lightly injured during an incident on May 3, the Interior Ministry (MUP) has announced. The incident happened in front of a building in Ljube Stojanovic St. in Belgrade.
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Thursday, May 7, 2015 from B92 News in EnglishUkraine has "changed the format" of its marking of the anniversary of WW2 victory over fascism, and Serbian FM Ivica Dacic will not be attending. The Serbian Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a statement that "the celebration (in Kiev)...
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Wednesday, May 6, 2015 from The Sofia Globe
Maja Kocijancic, spokeswoman of the head of EU diplomacy, Federica Mogherini declared that the European Union is closely following the recent developments in FYR Macedonia, including the last night’s protests. […]
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Wednesday, May 6, 2015 from English - AGERPRESThe National Bank of Romania (BNR) is expecting inflation in Romania to be around 0 per cent at the end of 2015 and get within the variation limits of the stationary target in 2016, BNR Governor Mugur Isarescu said Wednesday.
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Thursday, May 7, 2015 from B92 News in EnglishA witness in the trial of a group accused of terrorism-related activities has told a Belgrade court he joined one of the accused in order to fight in Syria. The trial of the group indicted for plotting terrorist attacks and financing dep...
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Wednesday, May 6, 2015 from Novinite.com (Sofia News Agency)One more company has expressed an interested in the gas and oil exploration opportunity now opening along the Bulgarian Black Sea coast. After Exxon Mobil stated that it will be very much interested in the tenders in Teres and Silistar T...
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Thursday, May 7, 2015 from B92 News in EnglishEducation Minister Srdjan Verbic has announced that his assistant for development and high education was attacked on Thursday morning. Verbic told a meeting of the Council for High Education that Milovan Suvakov was in the emergency cent...
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Wednesday, May 6, 2015 from B92 News in EnglishThe town of Pirot in southeastern Serbia will observe a day of mourning on May 7 for three workers of the Tigar Tyres company. The website Juzne Vesti reported on Wednesday that the decision was made by the Municipal Council.
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Wednesday, May 6, 2015 from InSerbia NewsBELGRADE – EU Commissioner for the Neighbourhood and Enlargement Policy Johannes Hahn said that the EU wanted to integrate the whole Western
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Wednesday, May 6, 2015 from Independent Balkan News Agency
Tirana, 6 May 2015/Independent Balkan News Agency The Albanian government has recently allocated 8,6 million Euros in order to implement the decisions of the European Court for financial compensation. These funds will compensate several ... -
Wednesday, May 6, 2015 from InSerbia NewsBELGRADE – The market of electronic communications and postal services in Serbia generated revenues of around EUR 1.6 billion last year, Director
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Wednesday, May 6, 2015 from Independent Balkan News Agency
Zagreb, May 6, 2015/ Independent Balkan News Agency By Marija Avramovic Minister of Tourism Darko Lorencin met in Tehran with Vice President of Iran and President of the Iran’s cultural heritage, arts and crafts and tourism organiz... -
Wednesday, May 6, 2015 from Independent Balkan News Agency
Skopje, 6 May 2015/Independent Balkan News Agency By Naser Pajaziti Maja Kocijancic, spokeswoman of the head of EU diplomacy, Federica Mogherini declared that the European Union is closely following the recent developments in FYR Macedon... -
Wednesday, May 6, 2015 from English - AGERPRESPresident Klaus Iohannis on Thursday is to participate in the ceremonies organised on the occasion of the 70th anniversary since the end of the Second World War, in Gdansk, the Polish Republic.
