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French Police Raid Sarkozy's Home and Offices

French police searched former President Nicolas Sarkozy's home and office Tuesday as part of an investigation into allegations of campaign finance violations.

World | July 3, 2012, Tuesday // 20:37 | Viewed: 1638

Syrian President Assad 'Regrets 100%' Downing of Turkish Jet

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has said he regrets "100%" that a Turkish warplane was shot down by Syrian forces.

World | July 3, 2012, Tuesday // 12:52 | Viewed: 1200

Slovenia Too May Ask for Eurozone Bailout

Slovenia may become the sixth Eurozone country to seek an international bailout, according to economists.

World | July 3, 2012, Tuesday // 09:54 | Viewed: 1453

No Turkey-Syria War Looming, NATO Chief Says

NATO Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen has played down the risk of a military confrontation between Turkey and Syria.

World | July 2, 2012, Monday // 20:02 | Viewed: 2144

Kosovo to Gain Full Sovereignty in September

Kosovo was granted full sovereignty by the international community on Monday, as the International Steering Group decided in Vienna to end its political oversight process over the country.

World | July 2, 2012, Monday // 15:40 | Viewed: 1238

Russian Capital Moscow Doubles Territory

Russia's capital Moscow acquired on Sunday 150,000 hectares of neighboring territories from its southwest borders, following the city's expansion plan brokered by then-President Dmitry Medvedev in 2011.

World | July 1, 2012, Sunday // 19:02 | Viewed: 2749

Serbia Faces 'Total Bankruptcy' - Report

Serbia is facing "total bankruptcy" unless its future government manages to procure at least EUR 4 B in FDI per year, according to a report of Serbian magazine "Presmagazin".

World | July 1, 2012, Sunday // 17:52 | Viewed: 2690

US Museum Erects Bust of Yury Gagarin

The bust of Russian cosmonaut Yury Gagarin, the first man in space, has been unveiled at Long Island's Cradle of Aviation Museum in Garden City, NY.

World | July 1, 2012, Sunday // 16:08 | Viewed: 1536

Iceland Incumbent President Wins Record 5th Term

Iceland's incumbent President Olafur Ragnar Grimsson has won a record fifth term in office, gathering a total of 52.4% of all votes in Saturday's election.

World | July 1, 2012, Sunday // 12:57 | Viewed: 10075

Hague Calls on UN to Allow Military Intervention in Syria

UK Minister of Foreign Affairs William Hague has called UN Security Council members to draft a resolution allowing the use of military force to tame the conflict raging in Syria.

World | June 30, 2012, Saturday // 18:21 | Viewed: 1725

Mohammed Morsi Swears In as Egypt's New President

Muslim Brotherhood's Mohammed Morsi swore in as Egypt's first freely elected president at a ceremony in the Constitutional Court in Cairo Saturday.

World | June 30, 2012, Saturday // 15:02 | Viewed: 1165

Clinton: USA to Continue Funding Russian NGOs

The USA is resolved to find a new way for funding NGOs in Russia to circumvent currently developed restrictive legislation, according to information by Russian activists.

World | June 30, 2012, Saturday // 12:53 | Viewed: 2205

DSK, Wife Set to Sue Magazine over Separation Claim

Former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn and his wife Anne Sinclair said Friday, June 29, they would sue French celebrity magazine Closer for invading their privacy with a story claiming they had separated.

World | June 29, 2012, Friday // 19:59 | Viewed: 2217

Strauss-Kahn, Wife Separated - Report

Former International Monetary Fund (IMF) Chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn and his wife, journalist Anne Sinclair, have separated, according to media reports.

World | June 29, 2012, Friday // 11:25 | Viewed: 1460

EU Leaders Agree on EUR 120 B Growth Pact

European leaders agreed late on Thursday to set aside EUR 120 B to stimulate growth in the bloc's weakest economies.

World | June 29, 2012, Friday // 09:20 | Viewed: 2310

Lithuanian Parliament Approves EU Fiscal Stability Pact

Lithuania's Parliament ratified Thursday the European Union's Fiscal Stability Treaty aimed at toughening fiscal discipline and the enforcement of EU budget rules.

World | June 28, 2012, Thursday // 20:54 | Viewed: 924

Another Crisis-Related Suicide Shocks Athens, Tourists

A Greek bank worker plunged to his death from the Acropolis on Thursday in an apparent response to the hardship caused by the austerity crisis.

World | June 28, 2012, Thursday // 17:04 | Viewed: 1348

Karadzic Acquitted of 1 of 2 Genocide Counts

The International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY) has acquitted Radovan Karadzic of 1 of the 2 genocide counts he faces.

World | June 28, 2012, Thursday // 14:36 | Viewed: 1407

Serbia to Form 3-Way Coalition Govt - Report

A coalition government consisting of three parties is about to be formed in Serbia, with socialist leader Ivica Dacic, according to a media report.

World | June 28, 2012, Thursday // 13:30 | Viewed: 1432

Seselj Handed 2 More Years Behind Bars for Court Contempt

The International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY) sentenced Serb ultranationalist Vojislav Seselj to two more years behind bars.

World | June 28, 2012, Thursday // 12:48 | Viewed: 1016

North Korean Girl Drowns Trying to Save Kim Portraits

North Korean officials have made a posthumous award to a 14-year-old girl who drowned in a flood as she was trying to save portraits of leaders Kim Il-Sung and Kim Jong-Il.

World | June 27, 2012, Wednesday // 18:12 | Viewed: 3867
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