Russia, EU Agree on Landmark Accord
Russia and the European Union have signed a landmark cooperation agreement ranging from economic ties mutual security. The accord was signed Tuesday at an EU-Russian summit in Moscow.
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Blair Under Fire over Reshuffle
UK Prime Minister Tony Blair is facing criticism for using his reshuffle to appoint one of his policy advisers as a minister. Andrew Adonis, said to be the driving force behind the controversial top-up fees policy, has been given a peerage and a job in th
Holocaust Memorial Opened in Berlin
German politicians and Jewish leaders have marked 60 years since the end of World War II by officially opening Berlin's vast Holocaust memorial. The Monument to the Murdered Jews of Europe is a sprawling field of 2,700 stone slabs near the Brandenburg Gat
Bush Praises Georgian Democracy
Georgia is a "beacon of liberty for the region and the world", US President George W Bush has told a cheering crowd in the former Soviet republic. Georgia's peaceful Rose Revolution set an example for others, including Ukraine, Iraq and Lebanon, he said.
Renee Zellweger Marries Secretly
Oscar-winning actress Renee Zellweger has secretly married country singer Kenny Chesney, world media disclosed Tuesday. The small ceremony took place in the Carribean on Monday, Zellweger's publicist was cited as saying.
First Woman to Lead NASA Flight
Eileen Collins will lead the Discovery shuttle as it blasts into space in July. NASA's first female shuttle commander remains among the few pioneering women in the male-dominated field.
Car Bomb Kills Seven in Baghdad
A car bomb exploded in a business district of central Baghdad on Tuesday morning, killing at least seven people and wounding 16 more, police officials said. The blast, which occurred near a cinema, sent a huge plume of black smoke into the sky.
Quake Rocks Romania
A light earthquake has hit Romania's Vrancea mountain on Monday morning, media reported. The quake measured 4.
Blast Kills Four in Baghdad
Four people were killed and eight wounded when a suicide bomber rammed his car into two police vehicles at a roadside checkpoint early Monday in southwest Baghdad, an interior ministry official said. Two of those killed were policemen burned to death in t
Iraq Cabinet Approved
The Iraqi parliament has approved appointments for six cabinet vacancies, handing four more positions to the Sunni Arab minority. But the Sunni selected as human rights minister turned down the job, saying he cannot accept a position awarded on sectarian
Another Reputed al-Zarqawi Aide Captured
Iraq says its security forces have captured another associate of terror leader Abu Musab al-Zarqawi. A government statement says the man was captured Thursday.
Anti-Syrian Lebanese Leader Returns from Exile
Anti-Syrian leader Michel Aoun has returned from 14 years' exile in France to a crowd of cheering supporters gathered at Beirut's airport. "Today is a day of happiness and joy," he told a news conference.
Iraqi Forces Nab Zarqawi Aide
Iraqi security forces have seized in late April an aide to Jordanian militant Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, the al Qaeda leader in Iraq, the government said on Saturday. According to a government statement Iraqi forces arrested Ghassan al-Rawi, identified as the
Baghdad Bomb Kills Iraqis, Americans
At least 17 people were killed as a car bomb exploded at a busy intersection in central Baghdad as a foreign security convoy drove past. Four Americans were among the 17 people killed in a huge car bomb blast in central Baghdad on Saturday, security and m
Iraq Appoints Defence, Oil Ministers
Iraq's government has reportedly reached an agreement over the heads of the defence and oil ministries. Saadoun al-Dulaimi, a Sunni Arab, would be the new defence minister.
Plane Crashes in Australia, Survivors Unlikely
A plane with 18 people onboard crashed in bad weather in far northeast Australia on Saturday. Authorities say it is unlikely that there are any survivors among the 16 passengers and two pilots aboard the Metro Liner aircraft.
Blair Keeps Brown, Straw, Blunkett Back in Office
UK Prime Minister Tony Blair reappointed finance minister Gordon Brown and Foreign Secretary Jack Straw on Friday after winning an historic third-term in office. Geoff Hoon will leave the defence ministry, to be replaced by Health Secretary John Reid.
Polish PM Sees Resignation Rejected
Polish President Aleksander Kwasniewski has rejected the resignation filed by Prime Minister Marek Belka earlier on Friday. Belka had made the expected offer following parliament's refusal to back a call to bring forward elections.
Car Bomb Kills Seven in Tikrit
A suicide car bomber blew up his vehicle beside a bus taking police officers to work in the northern town of Tikrit, killing seven policemen and wounding 15, local police said. The Friday blast in Tikrit, 175 km north of Baghdad, is the latest attack in a
Blast Strikes UK Consulate in New York
Two homemade grenades exploded outside the British Consulate here in the pre-dawn hours on Thursday just as polls were opening in a general election in Britain. Windows were shattered, but no injuries were reported and no motive was known.
French "Yes" to EU Constitution Vote Gains Speed
Supporters and opponents of the European Union's constitution in France are neck and neck ahead of a May 29 referendum on the treaty, a new opinion poll revealed. The poll by the Ifop agency published on the website of weekly Paris Match showed that if t
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