Archive for the ‘Europe’ Category
By Sabina Castelfranco Rome14 May 2006A football (soccer) scandal in Italy is taking its toll. One Italian referee's accreditation to the upcoming World Cup in Germany has been withdrawn, and prosecutors have ordered more than 40 people to face questioning. The Vatican has denounced the scandal as an offense to ...
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European stag parties exist all over the continent. You can attend one of these parties in Krakow, Spain, and various other places. One such place is in Britain.A stag party is otherwise known as a bachelor party. It could happen on the night before a bachelors wedding. ...
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Today, the world has joined hands to battle the forces of terrorism which are threatening our nations. The countries of Europe are no exception. Every nation has offered the alliance of their specific special operation units in an effort to show their commitment to eradicate terrorism from ...
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By Barry Wood Washington26 June 2006At a Washington forum on what to do about the ethnically divided Kosovo town of Mitrovica, experts said there is an increased risk of renewed violence as the province moves towards staged independence from Serbia. The United Nations administrator in Mitrovica, Gerard Gallucci, anticipates trouble ...
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By VOA News 14 July 2006Bastille Day celebrations in France have begun with a traditional military parade down the streets of central Paris.On the famed Place de la Concorde, President Jacques Chirac reviewed passing tanks, soldiers in dress uniforms marching in formation, and a flyover of jet fighters trailing smoke ...
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By VOA News 09 July 2006German authorities have detained a man on suspicion of al-Qaida membership and links to an alleged operative wanted in connection to the September 11, 2001, terror attacks in the United States.Federal prosecutors Saturday announced that a 36-year-old German of Moroccan decent (identified only as Redouane ...
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By VOA News 30 July 2006Pope Benedict has renewed an urgent appeal for an immediate ceasefire in the Middle East, to end a crisis he describes as ever more serious and tragic.Speaking Sunday near Rome, the pontiff said he sees a deteriorating situation, with hundreds dead and many wounded in ...
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By Sonja Pace Jerusalem25 July 2006Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice arrived in Rome for an international conference on Lebanon on Wednesday, after two days of meetings in the Middle East with Lebanese, Israeli and Palestinian leaders. The meetings were a signal that diplomacy is being stepped up, but they did nothing ...
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By VOA News 04 August 2006Russia has urged Iran to heed a U.N. Security Council resolution giving Tehran until the end of the month to suspend its sensitive nuclear activities.In a statement Thursday, Russia's Foreign Ministry said no further measures by the Security Council will be required if Iran heeds ...
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A map is a simplified depiction of a space, which highlights relations between components of that space. Most usually a map is a two-dimensional, geometrically accurate representation of a three-dimensional space. Todays maps are very useful things for travelers, architectures, and researchers today. These maps are subset ...
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By VOA News 05 July 2006Polls are open in Macedonia for a general election considered to be an important test of the country's viability for membership in the European Union and NATO.Voters are casting ballots Wednesday following a campaign marked by shootings and grenade attacks against ethnic-Albanian party offices in ...
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By VOA News 11 June 2006Turkish Foreign Minister Abdullah Gul says he will not attend a European Union meeting Monday on EU accession, unless the 25-member bloc first resolves the latest dispute over the divided island of Cyprus.Turkey was hoping to meet the first of 35 policy requirements for EU ...
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By VOA News 02 July 2007Elton John, Rod Stewart, and the English National Ballet were just some of the dozens of performers who paid tribute to Britain's late Princess Diana in London Sunday on what would have been her 46th birthday.Her sons, Princes WIlliam and Harry, hosted the memorial concert ...
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By VOA Sports 09 June 2006The World Cup football (soccer) tournament is under way in Germany with the host nation playing Costa Rica in Munich. After an elaborate ceremony, the kickoff started at 18 hours UTC in front of a capacity crowd in Munich's New Stadium, the home field of ...
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By Cindy Saine Washington24 June 2006Iran's foreign minister says Tehran is reviewing a package of international incentives, designed to resolve the standoff over its nuclear program. The minister made the comments after talks in Berlin with his German counterpart. Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchechr Mottaki appeared upbeat after talks in Berlin ...
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Since the iron curtain of the communist parties that ruled all the eastern countries was replaced by far less oppressive regimes, the gates to the occident opened as wide as you can see. And the most surprising thing was the traditional ways of the people that lived ...
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Malta has recorded the strongest growth in property prices from countries in the European Union, and recent news could help see property inflation in double figures for the next few years.Figures released by the European Mortgage Federation show Maltas rise of over eighteen per cent was higher ...
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By VOA News 04 July 2006Slovakian President Ivan Gasparovic has appointed leftist leader Robert Fico as the country's new prime minister. Mr. Fico heads the Smer Party, which won the most votes in last month's parliamentary elections, but not enough seats to form a government by itself. He has upset ...
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By VOA News 27 July 2006The head of Russia's state arms trading agency says Russia has signed contracts to sell Venezuela 24 jet fighter planes and 53 military helicopters.Details of the deal were not immediately clear. But the head of Russia's arms export agency said the two countries have signed ...
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By Doug Levine Washington15 July 2006Eldar Djangirov's dream of coming to America and playing jazz came true years ago. But an even bigger dream of recording an album with a major label has also come true. For Eldar, as he's known, patience and persistence can pay off. Most young musicians ...
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By Adam Phillips New York12 May 2006Economist Jeffrey Sachs of Columbia University's Earth Institute believes poverty can be eliminated by the year 2025. His prescription for ending extreme want was published as a book - The End of Poverty - last year. Sachs says he is a practical man. He's ...
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By Lisa Bryant Paris20 July 2006Spain and several other countries agreed Thursday to admit 51 African migrants who have spent nearly a week drifting off the coast of Malta in a fishing boat. The agreement ends an embarrassing standoff over their fate.The Eritrean immigrants were rescued at sea by a ...
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For more than a century this breathtaking ski resort sited in the Engadine Valley in Switzerland has served as the location for Europes elite white turf horse racing competition. The event has taken place since 1907 and it lasts the three first Sundays in February. For this ...
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By VOA News 05 July 2006The Lower House of Russia's Parliament (the State Duma) has voted to give President Vladimir Putin the right to use a special armed forces unit in fighting terrorism abroad.Tuesday, Mr. Putin sought authorization from the upper house (the Federation Council) for similar powers.Russia's Itar-Tass news ...
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By Paula Wolfson Washington01 July 2007Russian President Vladimir Putin has arrived in the United States for talks with President George W. Bush aimed at easing tensions between their two countries. VOA's Paula Wolfson reports the meetings are taking place at an unusual venue - the Bush family summer home in ...
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