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France Launches Mediterranean Union with High Hopes
Sunday, July 13, 2008 8:20:00 PM
France urged a 43-nation Union for the Mediterranean to tackle 21st century challenges from immigration to energy security at a launch on Sunday that sealed a new detente between Syria and Europe.   Full Story
 

AIDS in Romania
Friday, July 11, 2008 9:26:00 PM
The upheaval that followed the fall of communism in Romania in 1989 was not limited to politics. Like other centralized services, the national health infrastructure collapsed shortly thereafter; and a ...   Full Story
 

Ukraine's Tymoshenko Survives No-Confidence Vote
Friday, July 11, 2008 8:32:00 PM
KIEV—Ukraine's Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko survived a no-confidence vote called by the opposition in protest at her pro-Western government's handling of high inflation and other economic i ...   Full Story
 

France Summons Chinese Envoy Over Tibet Comment
Thursday, July 10, 2008 8:16:00 PM
Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner summoned the Chinese ambassador to France on Wednesday to ask him to explain his comments warning the French president not to meet the Dalai Lama.   Full Story
 

Poland Appeals to EU for More Time for Shipyards
Thursday, July 10, 2008 8:12:00 PM
WARSAW—Poland asked the European Union on Thursday for more time to complete the sale of its shipyards, symbolic birthplace of the anti-communist Solidarity union, and said it would appeal to leader ...   Full Story
 

Sarkozy Backs EU's Barroso for Second Term
Thursday, July 10, 2008 8:12:00 PM
French President Nicolas Sarkozy made clear on Thursday he would support Jose Manuel Barroso for a second term as European Commission president when Barroso's mandate ends next year.   Full Story
 

Georgia Says Russia Trying to Undermine Rice Visit
Wednesday, July 09, 2008 8:05:00 PM
TBILISI—Georgia on Wednesday accused Russia of sending fighter jets into its airspace to undermine a visit by U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, who is expected to signal firm support for the p ...   Full Story
 

U.S. and Czechs Sign Missile Defence Deal
Tuesday, July 08, 2008 8:05:00 PM
PRAGUE—The United States and the Czech Republic signed a treaty on Tuesday allowing Washington to build part of a missile defence shield in the central European state despite opposition from its forme ...   Full Story
 

British Report Calls for New Look at Biofuels
Monday, July 07, 2008 8:52:00 PM
Steps need to be taken to ensure that using biofuels to fight climate change does not cause a surge in food prices, a British government report on food policy said on Monday.   Full Story
 

Thirteen Hurt on First Day of Spanish Bull Run
Monday, July 07, 2008 8:38:00 PM
Thirteen people were taken to hospital, one of them seriously injured, on the first day of the annual bull running festival in the northern Spanish town of Pamplona on Monday, organisers said.    Full Story
 

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