Former Turkish Economy Minister Kemal Dervis has said he will not join the New Turkey Party of his erstwhile government ally, Ismail Cem. His statement came as his efforts to unite parties of the centre-left ahead of November's snap election appeared to h
Relatives of victims of the 11 September attacks have filed a trillion dollar lawsuit against various parties accusing them of financing Osama Bin Laden's al-Qaeda terror network and Afghanistan's former Taleban regime. Those accused include the country o
Saddam Hussein and the Revolutionary Command Council agreed unanimously on Thursday that the Iraqi leader should seek another term as president in a referendum set for later this year.
Russia's largest exhibition of civil aviation has opened at Domodedovo airport just outside Moscow, with organisers apparently deciding at the last minute to take an ultra-cautious approach. The event comes only weeks after the world's worst air show trag
Nato-led peacekeepers in Bosnia have launched a massive operation against the support network of the former Bosnian Serb leader, Radovan Karadzic. Troops from the Stabilisation Force (S-For) have blocked roads and helicopters are carrying out aerial recon
At least 30 al-Qaeda and Taleban suspects held at the Guantanamo Bay US naval base in Cuba have tried to commit suicide, doctors at the detention centre say. The centre, in operation for the past seven months, is now almost at full capacity.
United Airlines, the second-ranking US carrier, has warned it may follow rival US Airways in filing for bankruptcy. United Airlines said that, unless it succeeded in cutting outgoings, it would be forced to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection from c
Surging floodwaters are continuing to threaten towns and cities across central Europe - and tens of thousands more residents have been moved from their homes. In eastern Germany the Elbe - swollen by waters from the Vltava river - has burst its banks, for
Supporters of an Afghan family who were forcibly removed by police after they sought sanctuary in a mosque have reacted angrily to news they have been deported from Britain to Germany. The storming of a West Midlands mosque by riot police three weeks ago
Severe flooding in central Europe looks set seriously to disrupt the Czech Republic's economy, forcing the government to borrow more. The final repair bill could exceed the ?1.
Pope John Paul II returns to his native Poland this weekend for what promises to be an occasion for great emotion. For the 82-year-old pontiff, who has become increasingly frail in recent months, it will be a sentimental homecoming.
Russia's largest civil aviation exhibition and air show gets underway on Wednesday at Domodedovo airport, just outside Moscow. Although the main aim of the show is to act as a vast shop window for Russia's aviation industry, the air show will be keenly fo
The International Monetary Fund (MF) has proposed a $200 million loan to Paraguay to combat a deepening recession sparked by neighbouring Argentina's economic woes. A statement by the IMF said that the 18-month loan would be given to Paraguay on the condi
Emergency workers scrambled in the early hours of Wednesday to reinforce sandbag walls protecting entrances to Prague's Old Town Square as flood waters rose higher than expected, forcing a new round of evacuations. In the Czech capital, waters of the rive
Two American helicopters crash-landed in separate incidents in Afghanistan, slightly injuring eight crew, the U.S.
Democratic criticism of political showmanship, President Bush took a break from his Texas vacation Tuesday to host a forum on the U.S.
Officials from the two Koreas are reported to have made progress in their talks in Seoul, their first cabinet-level contact in nine months. The two sides were reported to be preparing a joint communiqu? to be issued at the end of their talks on Wednesday,
US postal inspectors investigating the anthrax mailings linked to five deaths last autumn have found a post-box testing positive for traces of the bacteria. The mailbox, found in Princeton, New Jersey, and has been sent to an army facility in Maryland for
American Airlines, the world's biggest airline, is to cut 7,000 jobs, scrap orders for new planes and spread flights more evenly through the day. The company hopes the cutbacks will save it more than $1.
Three Palestinian relatives of suspected militants have appealed to the Israeli Supreme Court against a ruling expelling them from the West Bank to Gaza. The expulsions would represent a new Israeli tactic for discouraging Palestinians from carrying out a
Reports from China say rescue teams have recovered the bodies of 10 workers killed in a gas explosion at a coal mine in the north-eastern province of Heilongjiang. The Xinhua news agency quoted officials at the mine in the city of Jixi as saying another w
The Bulgarian Yogurt is now a Protected Designation of Origin in the EU
Bulgaria is in the Top 25 Countries with the Biggest Debt Slaves
