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- Oil hits stocks in Asia and Europe
Saudi oil minister: Oil remains essential for future energy needs Oil prices settle record above 145 U.S. dollars American Airlines to cut 7,000 jobs amid high fuel costs Angola to raise oil output by 100,000 bpd this year Oil prices top $144 on supply
- Euro steadies against dollar
AFPLONDON/TOKYO -- The euro steadied against the dollar and rose against other major currencies Thursday shortly before the European Central Bank raised its main interest rate by a quarter of a point to a seven-year high point of 4.25 percent to throttle
- BPO in Eastern Europe Takes Off
Eastern Europe is one of the favorite outsourcing destinations for IT services across the globe. Its also been counted among the toppers for a while now. But when evaluating the region to source from, outsourcing services such as Business Process
- Kagame threatens charges for French nationals over genocide
What's this LONDON (AFP) - Rwandan President Paul Kagame threatened to charge French nationals over the 1994 genocide in his country if European courts did not reverse indictments on Rwandan officials, in an interview published Friday. Speaking to the
- Nicaraguan FM slams new EU immigration policy
MANAGUA, July 3 (Xinhua) -- Nicaraguan Foreign Minister Samuel Santos on Thursday slammed the latest immigration law of the European Union (EU), saying it is 'a mistake that implies a wrong answer to the world.' Santos' remarks followed the Nicaraguan
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- US-Poland missile talks not ended
US-Poland missile talks not ended 2008-7-4 11:14:12 (Xinhua) Negotiations between Poland and the United States on the U.S. proposed missile defense shield have not ended yet, but a few significant questions have been cleared, Polish Defense Minister
- Poland, U.S. agree on missile shield terms
WARSAW, July 3 (RIA Novosti) - Poland and the U.S. have reached a tentative agreement on the deployment of an American missile base in Poland, a leading Polish TV channel reported. Poland and the United States have been engaged in protracted talks over
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- Havel's magnificent view from the mountaintop
Vaclav Havel's account of his 13 years as Czech president is the work of a supremely observant and thoughtful artist, writes John Waters . I HAVE NO hesitation in boasting that I once had my photograph taken with Vaclav Havel - 12 years ago when, as
- Macala includes duo for Austria camp
By Rami Hulayyel BAHRAIN's national soccer team coach Milan Macala included new players to his squad as a build-up to the fourth and final qualifying round of the 2010 World Cup. The 64-year-old Czech decided to have Al Ahli Club rising striker Abdulla
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- Central Asia talks to focus on Nabucco line, Hungarian PM says
Eric WatkinsSenior Correspondent LOS ANGELES, July 4 -- Hungarian Prime Minister Ferenc Gyurcsany, eyeing competition from Russia for Central Asian natural gas, said his visit to the region next week will focus on winning alternative gas supplies for
- Budapest gay sauna attacked with petrol bombs
A gay establishment in the Hungarian capital has been targeted, the second attack in a week. Four petrol bombs were thrown into sauna called Magnum in the early hours of yesterday morning. One man was slightly injured by fumes. The bombers had called the
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- UN appeals court overturns conviction of Bosnian Muslim
A UN appeals court Thursday overturned the war crimes conviction of Naser Oric, a Bosnian Muslim considered a war hero by many in his country for fighting Serbs in the Srebrenica enclave during the 1992-95 war in Bosnia.
- Yugoslavia tribunal clears Naser Oric
The Yugoslavia war crimes tribunal in The Hague has found Bosnian Muslim army chief Naser Oric not guilty on appeal of failing to stop his subordinates killing Bosnian Serbs in 1993. Oric was sentenced to two years in jail at his original trial in 2006.
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- Russias Information War Against Ukraine in the EU (Pt.2)
In connection with the NATO summit scheduled for the end of this year, Putins government has intensified its disinformation campaign against its former imperial possession because it cannot come to terms with the reality of Ukrainian independence.
- Gas transit via Ukraine to Europe up 23% in past 6 months
KIEV, July 3 (Xinhua) -- Ukraine transported 65.3 billion cubicmeters of natural gas to Europe in the past six months, up 23 percent compared with the same period of last year, the country's gas transit firm Ukrtransgaz said on Thursday. Ukraine sits on
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- Estonian President Draws Russia Line
Estonian President Toomas Hendrik Ilves has called on the country?s parliament to ratify the treaty on the Russian-Estonian border and exclude the preamble to it that allows territorial claims to be made against Russia. This conciliatory gesture comes
- US dollar slips to 10-week low against Estonian Kroon
(RTTNews) - Against the Estonian Kroon, the US dollar traded lower in early deals on Thursday. At about 7:40 am Eastern Time, the dollar-kroon pair touched a 10-week low of 9.8349, compared to 9.8623 hit late New York Wednesday. Downside, 9.8118 is seen
- Carlsberg Estonia Increases Stake in Saku Õlletehas...
â?? Carlsberg Estonia Holding has boosted its share holding of Estonia brewery Saku Olletehase to more than 90% in a deal worth in excess of EUR 17 million, with a view to buying the remaining share in the future. The Danish-based brewing giant had
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- Blast rocks Belarus capital
The authorities suspect the blast was caused by a homemade device. They say the most probable cause is hooliganism. A criminal investigation has been launched into the incident. Some 40 people have been injured after a blast rocked the centre of the
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AFP - Dozens of people were injured in an explosion late Thursday at a gala concert in Minsk attended by Belarussian President Alexander Lukashenko, Russian news agencies reported, quoting officials.
AP - Belarusian health officials say more than 50 people have been injured in a bomb explosion at an outdoor concert in the capital of Minsk.
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