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Europe Faces Prolonged Air Chaos

Flights across much of Europe are being cancelled on a second day of massive disruption caused by drifting ash ejected from a volcano in Iceland.

World | April 16, 2010, Friday // 07:56 | Viewed: 2023

Deposed Kyrgyzstan President Bakiyev Leaves Country, Resigns

Deposed Kyrgyzstan President Kurmanbek Bakiyev has left the country on a plane for Kazakhstan and later resigned.

World | April 15, 2010, Thursday // 17:42 | Viewed: 3587

Russia Halts US Adoptions after Tennessee Scandal

US adoptions of Russian children have been halted, a week after a Russian boy was rejected by his adoptive mother in the American state of Tennessee.

World | April 15, 2010, Thursday // 16:45 | Viewed: 2799

Protests over Polish President's Final Resting Place

Hundreds took to the streets in Poland late on Wednesday in protest against a decision to bury late president Lech Kaczynski in a historic cathedral alongside monarchs and national icons.

World | April 15, 2010, Thursday // 10:48 | Viewed: 2672

China Sifts Rubble for Survivors

China has been sifting rubble for survivors of the deadly quake which hit the remote Qinghai region and left thousands of people homeless.

World | April 15, 2010, Thursday // 08:20 | Viewed: 1749

Polish President Poll Due on June 13 or 20

Poland's presidential election will take place on either June 13 or June 20 following the death of incumbent Lech Kaczynski in a plane crash, a parliamentary document said.

World | April 14, 2010, Wednesday // 14:05 | Viewed: 2061

China Earthquake Kills 300 in Qinghai

At least 300 people have died and thousands are feared hurt after a magnitude-6.9 earthquake struck China's Qinghai province, officials say.

World | April 14, 2010, Wednesday // 09:59 | Viewed: 4230

Poland MP Blames Russia for Smolensk Aircrash, President's Death

Poland's Member of the Parliament, Artur Gorski, is blaming the Russians for the tragic plane crash that killed President, Lech Kaczynski, the UK Independent and Daily Telegraph write.

World | April 13, 2010, Tuesday // 20:00 | Viewed: 6837

Poland's President, First Lady to be Buried Sunday in Krakow

Poland's president and first lady will be buried Sunday in a state funeral in Krakow's Wawel Cathedral, the historic resting place of the country's kings and former leaders, officials said, as cited by Polish media.

World | April 13, 2010, Tuesday // 16:25 | Viewed: 4969

Greece Sells EUR 1.56 B T-Bills

Greece has raised EUR 1.56 B in an over-subscribed bond issue that was a key test of investor confidence in the debt-laden country.

World | April 13, 2010, Tuesday // 15:33 | Viewed: 1615

Poland to Set Early Presidential Elections Date on Wednesday

The Polish authorities are going to announced on Wednesday the date for holding early elections after the death of President Lech Kaczynski in the horrific Smolensk crash.

World | April 13, 2010, Tuesday // 11:37 | Viewed: 2194

Late Polish President Kaczynski's Funeral Set for Sunday

Polish President Lech Kaczynski, who died in a plane crash near Smolensk, will be buried on Sunday, April 18, 2010.

World | April 13, 2010, Tuesday // 09:52 | Viewed: 2300

Poland PM Tusk Considers Running for President

Poland's current PM Donald Tusk might run for President in the early elections after the tragic death of Lech Kaczynski in the Smolensk plane crash.

World | April 13, 2010, Tuesday // 08:39 | Viewed: 2536

Poland Reviews Travel Rules after Deadly Crash

Poland's acting president is to review travel rules for military officials after the president and army generals were killed in a plane crash.

World | April 12, 2010, Monday // 20:15 | Viewed: 2387

Landslide Causes Fatal Train Accident in Italy

A landslide caused the derailment of a train in northeastern Italy, killing at least 9 and injuring about 30, Italian media report Monday.

World | April 12, 2010, Monday // 18:39 | Viewed: 3478

Israel Bows to Holocaust Martyrs

Israel marks Monday the Day of the Holocaust victims as people across the country remember the six million Jews who died in World War II.

World | April 12, 2010, Monday // 14:46 | Viewed: 1705

EU, Russia Mourn Poland's Tragedy, Funeral Held Saturday

The body of Polish President Lech Kaczynski is to lie in state in the capital Warsaw from Tuesday until Saturday when he is going to be buried along with his wife Maria.

World | April 12, 2010, Monday // 14:24 | Viewed: 2739

Russia Federal Judge Killed in Downtown Moscow

Unknown assailants have gunned down a leading Russian federal judge in downtown Moscow, BBC reports Monday.

World | April 12, 2010, Monday // 11:48 | Viewed: 1587

3 Russian Officers Killed by Extremists in Dagestan

Three Russian Interior Ministry officers have been killed by extremists in Dagestan believed to be connected with the recent Moscow Metro bombing.

World | April 12, 2010, Monday // 09:53 | Viewed: 2084

Orban's Rightists Fidesz Sweep Hungary Parliament Vote

After eight years in power, the Hungarian Socialists have been defeated by the rightists in Sunday's first round of the Parliamentary Elections.

World | April 12, 2010, Monday // 00:29 | Viewed: 2440

Poland to Pay Tribute to Late President Kaczynski Tuesday

The body of late Polish President Lech Kaczynski, which was brought from Smolensk to Warsaw Sunday, will lie in state on Tuesday.

World | April 11, 2010, Sunday // 21:51 | Viewed: 2508
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