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Sun, 11 May 2008 18:17:00 GMT

Serbia votes in watershed ballot

Some seven million Serbs are eligible to go to the polls Serbs have voted in a snap general election widely seen as the most important since the overthrow of Slobodan Milosevic in 2000. The poll could decide whether the country heads towards integration
Sun, 11 May 2008 18:17:00 GMT

Kosovo, EU Key Issues In Critical Elections

Serbian nationalists narrowly missed victory in the country's presidential elections at the start of the year. Now, as Serbs prepare to go to the polls yet again, for early parliamentary elections on May 11, the nationalists have worked hard to ensure
Sun, 11 May 2008 17:20:00 GMT

Blair broke promises to stand down, says deputy

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Sun, 11 May 2008 15:53:00 GMT

Record turnout in Serbia's snap election

Serbian voters went to the polls in large numbers on Sunday for snap parliamentary elections, as pro-European Union parties struggled to hold back a nationalist surge after the loss of Kosovo. Turnout at 2pm local time had reached 29.4 per cent,
Sun, 11 May 2008 15:15:00 GMT

As Gazprom's chairman moves up, so does Russia's most powerful company

Gazprom certainly had reason to party: its chairman, Dmitri Medvedev, was riding high on the Russian campaign trail as the hand-picked successor of President Vladimir Putin. Although Gazprom forked over a handsome sum to book Turner and Deep Purple,
Sun, 11 May 2008 13:58:00 GMT

Nationalists clinging to slim lead in Serbia vote

BELGRADE: Serbs voted Sunday in elections that will decide whether the nation takes a step toward mainstream Europe or reverts to a hard-line stance reminiscent of Slobodan Milosevic. The ultranationalist Serbian Radical Party clung to a slim lead
Sun, 11 May 2008 12:08:00 GMT

Divided Serbia holds key elections

BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) -- Serbs faced a critical crossroads on Sunday: Take another step toward mainstream Europe, or revert to a hardline stance reminiscent of the late strongman Slobodan Milosevic. Serbian President Boris Tadic opposes Kosovo's
Sun, 11 May 2008 07:30:00 GMT

Lessing: Nobel win a 'disaster'

Lessing was once told the judges did not like her and she would never winNobel Prize-winning author Doris Lessing has said winning the prestigious award in 2007 had been a 'bloody disaster'. The increased media interest in her has meant that writing a
Sun, 11 May 2008 05:41:00 GMT

Serbs voting in watershed ballot

The Serbian capital is plastered with election postersSerbs have begun voting in a snap general election widely seen as the most important since the overthrow of Slobodan Milosevic in 2000. The vote could decide whether the Balkan country heads towards
Sun, 11 May 2008 05:17:00 GMT

Prague elite fights 'vulgar' invaders

The intellectuals of Prague - copies of Kafka to hand, fuelled by too many espressos and cheap cigarettes, black polo-necks and scarves to the ready - are on the march. After the stag nights, the coming of McDonald's and Starbucks, and the shopping
Sat, 10 May 2008 23:25:00 GMT

As Gazprom Goes, So Goes Russia

As the Kremlin tries to regain influence, the energy giant Gazprom is ballooning. In February, a worker in central Russia helped prepare a pipeline to bring natural gas from Siberia to market. More Photos > Moscow Multimedia Related Kremlin Rules
Sat, 10 May 2008 23:01:00 GMT

Pope stands by birth control teaching

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Sat, 10 May 2008 18:18:00 GMT

Diverging paths on gender equality

Italy's new Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi joked that his Spanish counterpart's cabinet line-up looked 'too pink' for his liking. The Italian cabinet includes four women but they will have a tough task on their hands, says David Willey in Rome. It
Sat, 10 May 2008 15:52:00 GMT

Russia-Georgia Tensions Over Abkhazia

Tensions are as high as they have been in 15 years over Georgia's breakaway region of Abkhazia, where 'frozen' conflict has given way to heated rhetoric, the downing of Georgian spy drones, and thinly veiled threats. The most serious verbal jousting has
Sat, 10 May 2008 15:23:00 GMT

Pope: Sex can become 'like a drug'

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Sat, 10 May 2008 14:59:00 GMT

Russian fury at NATO 'air attacks'

MOSCOW, Russia (AP) -- Russia's air force chief has accused NATO fighters escorting Russian bombers on patrol flights over neutral waters of violating safety rules. NATO uses F-15s to monitor Russian bombers over the Arctic Ocean, the Russian Air Force
Sat, 10 May 2008 12:55:00 GMT

Serbia: Kosovo, EU Key Issues As Country Heads Into Critical Elections

Iraq: U.S. Troops, Shi'ite Gunmen Battle Daily In Al-Sadr City Russia: Is The USSR Back In Vogue? Georgia: Minister, Seeking EU Support, Warns War With Russia 'Very Close' NATO: Alliance Chief Calls Missile Defense A Key Element For Security Georgia:
Sat, 10 May 2008 12:34:00 GMT

Wife: I persuaded Blair to stay on after Iraq

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Sat, 10 May 2008 11:52:00 GMT

Serbia poll fuels Kosovo tension

By Nick ThorpeBBC News, PristinaEthnic Albanians showed their anger at the Serb vote going aheadSerbia is holding an early general election on Sunday - and 300 polling stations will open in Kosovo, despite the declaration of independence in February. The
Sat, 10 May 2008 08:49:00 GMT

Kosovo Now

MITROVICA -- Violinist Gezim Latifi, like most ethnic Albanians, was flush with optimism in the days immediately preceding Kosovar authorities' February declaration of independence from Serbia. To celebrate, Latifi took the stage as part of the Kosovo
Sat, 10 May 2008 05:51:00 GMT

Video: Part Three -- 'Kosovo is Still Serbia!'

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Sat, 10 May 2008 05:12:00 GMT

Video: Part 3 -- 'Kosovo is Still Serbia!'

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Sat, 10 May 2008 04:47:00 GMT

Vatican gives Latin online boost

The saying of Mass in Latin has been promoted by the current PopeThe Roman Catholic church, for centuries a bastion of Latin usage, has given the ancient tongue a 21st Century boost by launching a website in Latin. The Vatican website now has a section -
Sat, 10 May 2008 03:42:00 GMT

Guinness brewery in Dublin to remain open

But a significant volume of the one billion pints of Guinness now produced annually at St. James's Gate will be moved to a new brewery planned for the Dublin suburbs, and about half the 22 hectares, or 55 acres, of the old brewery will be sold off for
Fri, 9 May 2008 19:15:00 GMT

Seeking more freedom, Russians and others in region flock to Ukraine

Filipp Pishchik says this and similar cartoons, depicting the former president as a corrupt leader who stifles free speech, got him in trouble with authorities and forced him to leave Moscow last year for neighboring Ukraine. 'Ukraine is just great,'
Fri, 9 May 2008 17:26:00 GMT

Russia's Victory Day Parade Revives Soviet Tradition Of Heavy Weapons

Missile carriers rumbled across Moscow's Red Square and war planes roared overhead as Russia celebrated the 63rd anniversary of victory over Nazi Germany in 1945. Brass bands and some 8,000 soldiers clad in newly designed uniforms goose-stepped across
Fri, 9 May 2008 17:02:00 GMT

The Briefing: Russia-Georgia Tensions Over Abkhazia

Georgia: Minister, Seeking EU Support, Warns War With Russia 'Very Close' NATO: Alliance Chief Calls Missile Defense A Key Element For Security Georgia: Long-Simmering Abkhaz Conflict Heating Up....But Why Now? Russia: Chronicling A Samizdat Legend
Fri, 9 May 2008 16:08:00 GMT

Russia parades military might

MOSCOW: Nuclear missile launchers and columns of tanks rolled through Red Square Friday in a display of martial hardware not seen in front of the Kremlin since the waning days of the Soviet Union. The parade, smaller in scale than similar commemorations
Fri, 9 May 2008 15:19:00 GMT

Kosovo: Three Months On, Mitrovica Still Divided On Statehood

Violinist Gezim Latifi, like most ethnic Albanians, was flush with optimism in the days immediately preceding Kosovar authorities' February declaration of independence from Serbia. To celebrate, Latifi took the stage as part of the Kosovo Philharmonic
Fri, 9 May 2008 15:19:00 GMT

EU: Ministers to visit Georgia to curb tensions

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Fri, 9 May 2008 15:13:00 GMT