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Romania's Rulers Cry Out against Basescu Return

Romanian PM Victor Ponta and interim President Crin Antonescu have denounced a decision by Romania's Constitutional Court which made the way for a re-instauration of Traian Basescu as President.

World | August 21, 2012, Tuesday // 19:16 | Viewed: 1563

Basescu Remains Romanian President, Impeachment Vote Void

In a long anticipated decision, Romania's top court has ruled that a referendum on the impeachment of President Traian Basescu was invalid, because turnout failed to reach 50%.

World | August 21, 2012, Tuesday // 13:52 | Viewed: 1696

Hackers Use Bulgarian Gay Idol to Punish Russian Court over Pussy Riot

Unidentified hackers attacked Tuesday the website of the Moscow-based court trying the case against the three performers of the Pussy Riot  punk group.

World | August 21, 2012, Tuesday // 10:30 | Viewed: 8114

US: Assange's Sexual Assault Charges Distinct from WikiLeaks

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is making "wild assertions" about the United States in an attempt to divert public attention from justice he faces in Sweden, the US Department of State said.

World | August 21, 2012, Tuesday // 07:00 | Viewed: 1756

Chavez Warns UK against Storming Ecuador Embassy to Get Assange

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has threatened the UK with radical measures in case British authorities attempt to storm the Embassy of Ecuador in order to arrest WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange.

World | August 21, 2012, Tuesday // 06:48 | Viewed: 2569

Obama Warns Syrian Regime against Using Chemical Weapons

US President Barack Obama has said the use of chemical weapons by Syria would be a "red line" that would change his thinking on intervention in the crisis.

World | August 21, 2012, Tuesday // 05:46 | Viewed: 1422

Russia Fights Back 'Interference' in Pussy Riot Case

Russia's government issued a stern warning on Monday against any interference in its judicial affairs, especially in the case of the anti-Putin punk group Pussy Riot, who were jailed last Friday in a case that attracted worldwide interest and widespread c

World | August 20, 2012, Monday // 16:36 | Viewed: 1973

Myanmar Regime Ends Political, Religious Media Censorship

The Information Ministry of Myanmar has canceled censorship for media publishing political and religious information.

World | August 20, 2012, Monday // 14:43 | Viewed: 1441

Turkey May Run Out of Space to House Syrian Refugees

Turkey may soon run out of space to house refugees fleeing from the Syrian conflict, the country's Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu has alarmed.

World | August 20, 2012, Monday // 12:37 | Viewed: 1134

Greece Determined to Stay in Eurozone

Greece must remain in the Eurozone, the country's  Finance Minister Yannis Stournaras has declared.

World | August 20, 2012, Monday // 11:53 | Viewed: 937

'Top Gun' Director Jumps to Death from Bridge

Tony Scott, the director of Top Gun and Beverly Hills Cop II, among others, has jumped to death from from the Vincent Thomas Bridge near the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach in California.

World | August 20, 2012, Monday // 09:09 | Viewed: 1069

Assange: US Must Stand Up for Freedom of Speech

Wikileaks founder Julian Assange spoke in public Sunday for the first time for months from a window of the Ecuador embassy in London, where he has taken refuge.

World | August 19, 2012, Sunday // 17:52 | Viewed: 1327

Wikileaks Asks Sweden Not to Deport Assange to US

Wikileaks has asked Sweden to commit to not deporting Julian Assange to the US, if he renders himself to face a sexual assault trial in the Scandinavian country.

World | August 19, 2012, Sunday // 14:52 | Viewed: 1087

UK, Turkey Help Syria Rebels in Fight against Assad

British secret services have given information to Syrian rebels that has helped them organize attacks against forces of President Bashar Al-Assad's regime.

World | August 19, 2012, Sunday // 14:22 | Viewed: 1279

Satanists Desecrate 2 Churches in Russia

Two churches in the Russian Far East have been desecrated, with Satanist symbols inscribed on their facades.

World | August 19, 2012, Sunday // 11:31 | Viewed: 2206

Car Bomb Blasts in Tripoli Kill 2

Bombs exploded Sunday morning in the Libyan capital Tripoli, cliaming the lives of two persons and injuring others.

World | August 19, 2012, Sunday // 10:18 | Viewed: 1206

Czech Police Prevent 'Breivik' Copycat Attack

The Czech police have arrested a man suspected of planning attacks similar to those carried out in Norway by Anders Breivik.

World | August 18, 2012, Saturday // 18:06 | Viewed: 1731

6.6 Earthquake Jolts Indonesia's Sulawesi

A 6.6-magnitude earthquake hit Indonesia's central Sulawesi province on Saturday, according to the US Geological Survey.

World | August 18, 2012, Saturday // 14:09 | Viewed: 2340

Hezbollah Says 'Hell' Awaits Israel if Lebanon Is Attacked

Shiite militant group Hezbollah has threatened to transform the lives of Israelis to "hell" if Israel attacks Lebanon.

World | August 18, 2012, Saturday // 12:29 | Viewed: 1554

Syrian Vice President Joins Opposition, Flees to Jordan - Report

Syrian Vice President Farouq al-Sharie has defected to Jordan, according to Luay al-Miqdad, spokesman for the Higher Revolutionary Council of the Free Syrian Army (FSA).

World | August 18, 2012, Saturday // 10:39 | Viewed: 1228

Russian Orthodox Church Calls for Mercy on Pussy Riot

Russia's Orthodox Church has called upon the country's authorities to "show mercy" on the three members of Pussy Riot sentenced to two years in jail for an anti-Kremlin protest in Moscow's main cathedral.

World | August 17, 2012, Friday // 20:41 | Viewed: 1651
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