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Gerhard K., from Vienna, Austria, is a lieutenant colonel in the Austrian Army. He has been on a six-month tour of duty in Afghanistan since Oct. 26, 2008.

"Bulgarian factories lost approximately 85 million Euros due to the Russian gas crisis," Bulgarian minister of economy and ...

Sri Lankan soldiers captured Mullaittvu, the last major stronghold of the Tamil Tigers, as Sri Lanka's 25-year-old civil ...

Eutelsat asked again to explain reason for cancellation of NTDTV's broadcast into mainland China.

The story of Satyam Computers CEO, B Ramalinga Raju's fall from grace after being found to be at ...

India's Ministry of Tourism and Culture is spearheading a 'two-for-one' campaign to reinvigorate the country's tourism industry.

Chinese throughout the world are preparing for the New Years celebration.

Supporters of the Divine Performing Arts company mounted a peaceful appeal outside the Slovak National Theatre on Jan. ...

Violence recently broke out in Tamil Nadu, a state of India, caused by members of the Viduthalai Chiruthaikal ...

In a recent French parliamentary session, MP Philippe Folliot from Tarn suggested increasing Coca-Cola...

Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) expressed concerns about the "high number of fundamental...

Russian human rights lawyer Stanislav Markelov was gunned down outside the Independent Press center in Moscow.

French President Nicolas Sarkozy commented on the “backward” attitude of those opposing military reform.

Thailand has issued a precautionary notice against avian flu after thousands of birds migrated to the region from ...

On January 15, at the European Parliament (EP) General Assembly in Strasbourg, France EP President...

A former aide to a legislator and a senior staff member at a governmental department in Taiwan...

A group of Israelis joined forces in order to arrange a shipment of humanitarian aid to Gaza.

The infamous Michel Maure is now on an appeal judgment in his case, after being sued for putting...

Romanian Prime Minister Emil Boc stated last weekend that the new government's top priorities...

At the junction of the Arab village of Kfar Kara, Arabs and Jews stood in a peaceful demonstration...

In 2008, human rights proponents faced a sophisticated opponent intent on undermining the influence of free nations.

Almost 50,000 students have been missing classes, with the strike affecting them both academically and financially.

Ukrainian PM Timoshenko and her Russian counterpart Putin successfully negotiated a gas deal.

Hague-based International Court of Justice (ICJ) started hearings on the lawsuit filed by former Yugoslavian republic Macedonia, against ...

Ireland's third largest lender Anglo Irish Bank Corporation plc, which was valued at 7 billion Euro (9.2 billion ...

Israel and Hamas leaders agreed to a ceasefire Sunday, ending the conflict that took that lasted over three ...

Gaza is important, yet what's happening there could be a distraction from impending doom in other countries.