The European Commission has warned Irish voters that a second rejection of a key EU treaty next month would be interpreted as closing the door on eastern Europe. The commissioner for enlargement, Guenter Verheugen, said he hoped and prayed that Ireland wo
A Croatian general indicted on war crimes charges will not be arrested and handed over to the UN tribunal in The Hague, the Croatian Government has announced. Prime Minister Ivica Racan said he would not move against General Janko Bobetko, the former hea
German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder has faced renewed criticism from the United States as he began his second term in office. US Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld criticised the way Schroeder's re-election campaign was fought, saying it had poisoned relat
He may be the victor, but there is little time for celebration. It is straight back to work for German chancellor Gerhard Schroeder.
Yasser Arafat has rejected an Israeli demand that he provide them with a list of all those who are sheltering with him in his besieged headquarters in the West Bank city of Ramallah. Earlier on Monday, Israeli and Palestinian officials have met to try to
The UK is expected to table a draft United Nations resolution "within days" setting out requirements for Iraq to comply with international weapons inspections. The prime minister's official spokesman said Saddam Hussein must not be allowed to exploit dipl
Addressing the party faithful, Edmund Stoiber, the failed candidate for German chancellor, said, "we achieved one goal, and that goal is that we gained exactly the same level of support as the social democrats". Stoiber praised what he called the CSU's fa
There has been a grenade explosion in a car in the Indonesian capital, Jakarta, close to a building used by the US embassy. Police - who have been questioning a man arrested at the scene - said the grenade was to have been thrown at the building, but appa
After nearly three days of demolishing buildings in Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat's compound, Israel's army said Sunday it was halting the process and would send food and water to the people inside. A top aide who spoke by phone with Arafat said the "t
At least 15 people were killed when a bomb exploded Sunday inside a small passenger-carrying truck in India's northern Uttar Pradesh state.
Rescuers are continuing to hunt for about 150 people missing after a 130-metre (500-foot) chunk of glacier buried a Russia village in ice, rocks and mud. Part of the village of Nizhny Karmadon, in the southern republic of North Ossetia, was destroyed, a g
France has sent troop reinforcements to Ivory Coast to ensure the safety of French citizens and other foreign nationals, as unrest continues. Up to 200 soldiers, drawn from other French bases in West Africa, are now in the country in what officials descri
Thousands of Palestinians, many defying military curfews, poured into West Bank and Gaza streets Sunday to protest Israel's assault on Yasser Arafat's headquarters, and four demonstrators were killed by army fire.
Germans are voting in a general election that looks likely to be the closest-fought race for chancellor in more than 50 years. The two main contenders to run the country - the incumbent Gerhard Schroeder and Edmund Stoiber - underlined their differences o
Voting are being counted in Slovakia's general election with exit polls indicating a coalition of centre-right parties could form a government, excluding the nationalist party of controversial ex-Prime Minister Vladimir Meciar from power. Although the pol
Iraq has warned that it will not abide by any new resolutions adopted by the United Nations Security Council. State radio said the decision had been made during a meeting involving President Saddam Hussein and senior officials.
Voting resumed on Saturday in Slovakia's general election. Polling on the first day was said to be brisk, despite rain, and no irregularities were reported.
Up to 100 people are missing after a powerful avalanche hit a village in southern Russia. The deluge of mud and snow has swamped the village of Karmadon in the republic of North Ossetia, about 937 miles (1,500 km) south-east of Moscow.
German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder has written to the US president to apologise after reports that one of his ministers had compared George W Bush with Adolf Hitler. But Mr Schroeder said he believed Justice Minister Herta Daeubler-Gmelin's denial of new
Israeli forces besieging Yasser Arafat have destroyed nearly all the buildings in his West Bank compound and at least one tank shell has hit the Palestinian leader's offices. The Israeli army says it is not deliberately targeting the office building and t
UN Happiness Report: Bulgaria's Astonishing Leap in Rankings
Bulgaria: 3 Regions With Lowest Life Expectancy - EU Report 2022
