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May 8, 2008
5/08/08 BBC, Russia 'expels US embassy staff'
5/08/08 Al Jazeera, Putin confirmed as Russian PM
May 7, 2008
5/07/08 BBC, Germany bans two far-right groups
May 5, 2008
5/05/08 BBC, Illegal workers prosecutions rise
May 3, 2008
5/03/08 BBC, US envoys leave Belarus amid row
May 2, 2008
5/02/08 Lungescu, BBC, Detained migrants riot in Belgium
April 29, 2008
4/29/08 Al Jazeera, Serbs on trial for ethnic cleansing
4/29/08 BBC, Georgia 'plans war in Abkhazia'
April 26, 2008
4/26/08 Al Jazeera, Belarusians protest over Chernobyl
April 24, 2008
4/24/08 Itano, CSM, Greece, flooded by refugees, under fire for asylum policies
4/24/08 Blake, CSM, In E.U., hope dims for Iraqi refugees
4/24/08 Batty, Guardian, Anti-terror seizure powers declared unlawful
4/24/08 Kirby, BBC, EU deal on immigrant detentions
April 21, 2008
4/21/08 Ciobanu, IPS, EASTERN EUROPE: Where Did All the Workers Go?
4/21/08 Cronin, IPS, EUROPE: Trade Policy Backs Western Firms
April 20, 2008
4/20/08 Hinslif, BBC, Ethnic middle classes join the 'white flight'
April 19, 2008
4/19/08 Al Jazeera, West Africa deal opposes EU fishing
April 16, 2008
4/16/08 Weir, CSM, Putin to become United Russia chief, cementing hold on power
4/16/08 Al Jazeera, Georgia calls emergency meeting
April 14, 2008
4/14/08 BBC, Europe signs Earth observer deal
4/14/08 Demerjian, Wired, EU Tells US Airlines to Pay for Their Carbon Emissions or Lose Flights to Europe
4/14/08 Godoy, IPS, GLOBALISATION: New Curbs on Investment From the South
4/14/08 Godoy, IPS, GLOBALISATION: New Curbs on Investment From the South
April 5, 2008
4/05/08 Norton-Taylor, Guardian, MoD may halt surge in Commonwealth recruits to army
March 30, 2008
3/30/08 Leppard, Times Online, Home Office in illegal immigrants cover-up
March 28, 2008
3/28/08 Al Jazeera, UK apologises over Iraq abuses
March 25, 2008
3/25/08 White, CSM, Germans sour on capitalism amid corporate scandals
March 24, 2008
3/24/08 Lee, WSWS, US steps in to prevent collapse of gas pipeline project: Nabucco pipeline bypasses Russia
March 22, 2008
3/22/08 Kramer, NYT, BP Faces Environment Inquiry in Russia
March 21, 2008
3/21/08 Wander, CSM, U.N.: 'Rock-solid' proof of Serbia's hand in Kosovo violence
March 15, 2008
3/15/08 Bhadrakumar, Asia Times, Russia throws a wrench in NATO's works
March 11, 2008
3/11/08 Al Jazeera, Poland to get aid-for-missiles deal
March 8, 2008
3/08/08 Al Jazeera, Serbian government collapses
March 5, 2008
3/05/08 BBC, Migrants challenge rule changes
3/05/08 BBC, Fatal Armenian-Azeri border clash
March 4, 2008
3/04/08 Al Jazeera, Gazprom cuts Ukraine gas further
March 3, 2008
3/03/08 BBC, Poverty 'blights 1m rural homes'
3/03/08 BBC, Serbia 'retakes' Kosovo rail line
3/03/08 AL Jazeera, Gazprom cuts Ukraine gas supply
February 29, 2008
2/29/08 BBC, Gazprom to reduce Ukraine's gas
February 26, 2008
2/26/08 Radnofsky, Guardian, 750,000 eastern Europeans have come to UK since 2004, figures show
February 22, 2008
2/22/08 Wright & Finn, WP, U.S. to Move Some Diplomats Out of Serbia
February 21, 2008
2/21/08 Roknic, McClatchy, Rioters attack U.S. Embassy in Serbian capital
2/21/08 BBC, Call to scrap children's database
February 20, 2008
2/20/08 Travis & Wintour, Guardian, Migrants must earn citizenship, says Brown
2/20/08 Mulholland, Guardian, Smith outlines new citizenship rules for immigrants
February 19, 2008
2/19/08 Tavernise, NYT, Tension About Religion and Class in Turkey
2/19/08 BBC, Kosovo Serbs burn border points
2/19/08 BBC, Russia warns US over Kosovo move
February 18, 2008
2/18/08 Guardian, Kosovo declares independence video
2/18/08 Orr, Guardian, Bush recognises Kosovan statehood
February 15, 2008
2/15/08 Marquand, CSM, Why Kosovo's independence bid is unique
February 14, 2008
2/14/08 Spencer, CSM, Putin threatens to aim missiles at Ukraine
February 13, 2008
2/13/08 Woodward, CSM, Hungary's anti-Roma militia grows
2/13/08 AL Jazeera, General strike paralyses Greece
2/13/08 Al Jazeera, Georgian opposition figure dies
February 12, 2008
2/12/08 BBC, India, Russia agree nuclear deal
2/12/08 Al Jazeera, Russia in Ukraine missile warning
2/12/08 Al Jazeera, Aborigines welcome Australian MPs
2/12/08 Al Jazeera, Ukraine in urgent talks with Russia
February 11, 2008
2/11/08 Al Jazeera, Russia close to cutting Ukraine gas
February 10, 2008
2/10/08 Buza & Hamilton, Reuters, Russia warns as Kosovo independence looms
2/10/08 AFP, French GM Ban Infuriates Farmers, Delights Environmentalists
February 9, 2008
2/09/08 Bhadrakumar, Asia Times, US-Russia nuclear deal upstages Iran
February 8, 2008
2/08/08 Kronin, IPS, RIGHTS: Europe Exports Death With Ease
2/08/08 BBC, Australia ends 'Pacific Solution'
2/08/08 Al Jazeera, Tensions rise in Serbia over Kosovo
2/08/08 BBC, Home repossessions rise to 27,000
February 7, 2008
2/07/08 Batty, Guardian, Archbishop backs sharia law for British Muslims
February 3, 2008
2/03/08 Webb, Guardian, Watchdog condemns 'shocking' fuel poverty
February 1, 2008
2/01/08 Wainwright & Jones, Guardian, Havoc as gales and blizzards hit Britain
January 31, 2008
1/31/08 BBC, EU suspends Brazil beef imports
January 27, 2008
1/27/08 Al Jazeera, Russia bars Putin critic from vote
January 25, 2008
1/25/08 Fisher & Provoledo, NYT, Surprising Few, Italy's Government Collapses
1/25/08 Al Jazeera, Serbia signs Russia energy deal
January 24, 2008
1/24/08 Rice-Oxley, CSM, Can Europe cut carbon without cutting growth?
January 23, 2008
1/23/08 AL Jazeera, EU unveils climate action plan
January 22, 2008
1/22/08 Montlake, CSM, Italian government nears collapse after key Prodi ally defects
January 21, 2008
1/21/08 BBC, Stranded migrants saved in Alps
1/21/08 BBC, US warns EU against protectionism
1/21/08 Hoking & Lewis, TimesOnline, US recession fears wipe £77bn from London shares
January 20, 2008
1/20/08 Brady & Owen, Independent, Cannabis experts lash out at ministers for ignoring advice
1/20/08 Connors & Sunderland, Guardian, Savers hit by new property fund plunge
January 19, 2008
1/19/08 BBC, Russia warns of nuclear defence
1/19/08 Hickman, Independent, Spectre of negative equity haunts Britain
January 18, 2008
1/18/08 Cronin, IPS, EUROPE: 'Slow' Over Rights for Roma
January 16, 2008
1/16/08 BBC, Russia warned over 'intimidation'
January 15, 2008
1/15/08 Weir, CSM, Russia's row with Britain escalates
1/15/08 BBC Miliband warns on Russia tax move
January 14, 2008
1/14/08 Delaney & Evans, TimesOnline, Britain joined plot to overthrow a Communist Italian government
1/14/08 Kilner & Sweeney, Reuters, Russia restrict visas for British Council staff
January 13, 2008
1/13/08 Townsend, Guardian, Libya key transit for UK-bound migrants
January 12, 2008
1/12/08 BBC, Arrests in Sardinia waste clashes
1/12/08 Clarke & Usherwood, Independent, Vomiting bug puts three hospitals on red alert
January 11, 2008
1/11/08 BBC, Waste violence strikes Sardinia
January 6, 2008
1/06/08 Watt, Guardian, Brown: my vision for 'dangerous' year ahead
January 4, 2008
1/04/08 TimesOnline, Six million face energy price hike of up to 17%
January 3, 2008
1/03/08 Fletcher, TimesOnline, Two million struck down by norovirus
December 31, 2007
12/31/07 AP, Individual Privacy Under Threat In Europe and US, Report Says
December 27, 2007
12/27/07 Dugan, Independent, Anger at asylum-seeker health cuts
December 25, 2007
12/25/07 Reuters, Turkey prepares to amend free speech law
December 23, 2007
12/23/07 Rosenthal, NYT, As Earth Warms Up, Tropical Virus Moves to Italy
December 20, 2007
12/20/07 Dugan, Independent, Asylum-seekers from Congo face deportation
12/20/07 BBC, Russian gas deal dashes EU hopes
December 19, 2007
12/19/07 Wallop, Daily Telegraph, Global food inflation to hit UK consumers
December 18, 2007
12/18/07 Tapsfield, Independent, Foreign relatives face 1,000pnd visa bonds to visit UK
December 12, 2007
12/12/07 Finn, WP, Probable Successor to Putin Backs Him as Next Premier
12/12/07 Independent, Russia orders British Council to halt activities
December 9, 2007
12/09/07 Doward, Guardian, Guantanamo Britons could now face control orders
December 6, 2007
12/06/07 BBC, French army 'wants Chad payment'
November 28, 2007
11/28/07 Sciolino, NYT, In French Suburbs, Same Rage, but New Tactics
November 27, 2007
11/27/07 WIllard, Reuters, French suburbs still await change after 2005 riots
November 25, 2007
11/25/07 BBC, More activists arrested in Russia
November 20, 2007
11/20/07 BBC, France gripped by massive strike
November 11, 2007
11/11/07 Schwirta & Kramer, NYT, Georgian Says Emergency Rule to Last as Needed
November 9, 2007
11/09/07 Penketh, Independent, A victory for Russia's secret war as Georgian leader calls election
November 8, 2007
11/08/07 BBC, Troops enforce Georgia emergency
October 27, 2007
10/27/07 Ford, Times, Tough restrictions will be kept for low-skilled workers from Europe
October 25, 2007
10/25/07 BBC, Organic food rule change warning
October 24, 2007
10/24/07 Popham, Independent, Mafia is 'Italy's biggest commercial business'
October 21, 2007
10/21/07 BBC, Poland votes in a snap election
10/21/07 BBC, Russia's red line over Kosovo
October 18, 2007
10/18/07 BBC, France hit by transport strike
10/18/07 BBC, German train strike brings chaos
October 17, 2007
10/17/07 Marquand, CSM, Europe tightens immigration rules
10/17/07 LeGrain, Guardian, Britain's immigration muddle
10/17/07 Elliott, Guardian, IMF: Britain at risk of US-style house price crash
October 11, 2007
10/11/07 Tran, Guardian, Turkey condemns US over Armenian genocide resolution
10/11/07 BBC, Belarus to 'build nuclear plant'
October 5, 2007
10/05/07 Fortson, Independent, Spanish worries mount as bank hoards cash
10/05/07 Hari, Independent, Inside France's secret war
October 4, 2007
10/04/07 Marquand, CSM, Russia flexes new muscle in Europe
October 3, 2007
10/03/07 Independent, New crackdown on sex slave trade
September 30, 2007
9/30/07 Wolff, Independent, Immigration... Immigration... Immigration: Cameron hoped to ignore it
September 26, 2007
9/26/07 Walker, Independent, Making a land fit for oligarchs: Russia's island of the super-rich
September 22, 2007
9/22/07 Bowcott, Guardian, The new British empire? UK plans to annex south Atlantic
September 19, 2007
9/19/07 Fortson, Independent, Bank of England injects 4.4bn into money markets
September 12, 2007
9/12/07 Weaver, Guardian, Russians given day off work to make babies
9/12/07 Harding, Guardian, Putin dissolves government ahead of elections
September 9, 2007
9/09/07 Al Jazeera, Suit over British colonial past
September 6, 2007
9/06/07 BBC, Mosquito virus arrives in Europe
August 31, 2007
8/31/07 BBC, Barclays needs central bank loan
August 26, 2007
8/26/07 Fisher, NYT, For African Migrants, Europe Becomes Further Away
8/26/07 Woolf, Independent, US 'will not stop' British pull-out at Basra Palace
August 22, 2007
8/22/07 Harding, Guardian, Russia steps up military expansion
August 20, 2007
8/20/07 Abend & Pingree, CSM, 750 million rodents devouring crops in Spain
August 19, 2007
8/19/07 Whitaker & Fox, Independent, Military commanders tell Brown to withdraw from Iraq without delay
August 17, 2007
8/17/07 BBC, Russia restarts Cold War patrols
August 11, 2007
8/11/07 Sharp, Independent, The Continental guide to urban living: how European ways could transform our cities
August 9, 2007
8/09/07 Al Jazeera, Russia rejects missile claim
August 7, 2007
8/07/07 BBC, Georgia in Russian attack claim
August 3, 2007
8/03/07 Benjamin, Guardian, 'Disaster map' reveals sites of planned developments
August 2, 2007
8/02/07 BBC, Russian subs reach Arctic floor
August 1, 2007
8/01/07 BBC, Gazprom to cut Belarus supplies
July 17, 2007
7/17/07 Al Jazeera, Russia rejects UN plan on Kosovo
July 15, 2007
7/15/07 VOA, Russia Suspends Participation in European Arms Treaty
July 11, 2007
7/11/07 Hasani & Popham, Independent, Kosovo close to boiling point, warns UN chief
7/11/07 Guardian, Brown's speech: main points at a glance
July 9, 2007
7/9/07 Evan & Leigh, Guardian, Treasury plans to shut arms sales department
July 7, 2007
7/7/07 Curtis & Meikle, Guardian, Secret list of universities facing collapse
July 6, 2007
7/6/07 Pearlstein, WP, Oil, Oligarchs and Opulence
July 5, 2007
7/5/07 Williams, Independent, Homeowners 80 a month worse off since last summer
July 4, 2007
7/4/07 Mason, Independent, Brown orders checks on migrant workers
July 3, 2007
7/3/07 Sengupta, Independent, Terror plot hatched in British hospitals
July 2, 2007
7/2/07 BBC, Two more held over bomb attacks
July 1, 2007
7/01/07 Hammersley, BBC, EU 'faces backlash from Turkey'
7/01/07 BBC, PM defiant over 'al-Qaeda threat'
June 30, 2007
6/30/07 AP, Package Detonated at Spanish Airport
6/30/07 Bhadrakumar, Asia Times, A pipeline into the heart of Europe
June 29, 2007
6/29/07 Deibert, IPS, FRANCE: Diaspora Trade Strengthens Communities
6/29/07 IPS, Time to Know the Unknown - Interview with Speaker of the Albanian Parliament Josefina Topalli
6/29/07 BBC, Police avert car bomb 'carnage'
June 28, 2007
6/28/07 Brown & Macuntyre, Independent, Blair's Middle East role tainted by associations with Bush, say critics
6/28/07 BBC, New faces in huge Cabinet revamp
6/28/07 BBC, EU bans all Indonesian airlines
June 26, 2007
6/26/07 BBC, Russia presses Nato over shield
June 25, 2007
6/25/07 Cowell, NYT, Blair Hands Over Leadership of Labor Party
June 23, 2007
6/23/07 Fisk, How can Blair possibly be given this job?
June 22, 2007
6/22/07 Independent, You, Europe, and your rights
6/22/07 Ritson, BBC, EU deal drops 'free competition'
June 21, 2007
6/21/07 Lichfield, Independent, Backlash over Sarkozy 'rainbow government'
June 15, 2007
6/15/07 Leigh & Evans, Guardian, BAE bought 75m Airbus for Saudi prince
June 14, 2007
6/14/07 Travis, Guardian, Racial strife more likely in country villages than big towns, says report
6/14/07 Leigh & Evans, Guardian, BAE faces criminal inquiry in US over 1bn payments
June 10, 2007
6/10/07 Whitehall, Guardian, Plan for new 'teenage call-up'
6/10/07 Asthana, Guardian, Call to ban all school exams for under-16s
May 27, 2007
5/27/07 Riddell, Guardian, Racism lite masks reality on the streets
5/27/07 Watt, Guardian, Revealed: UK schools dividing on race lines
May 19, 2007
5/19/07 Finn, WP, Cyber Assaults on Estonia Typify a New Battle Tactic
May 18, 2007
5/18/07 BBC, Brussels warns Russia on EU unity
April 30, 2007
4/30/07 BBC, Estonia digs up Soviet war dead
April 11, 2007
4/11/07 AFP, US-British War on Terror Backfires: Think Tank
April 9, 2007
4/09/07 Mufson, WP, Europe's Problems Color U.S. Plans to Curb Carbon Gases
April 7, 2007
4/07/07 Rice, Guardian, EU given war crime warning over Somalia aid
April 6, 2007
4/06/07 Wyatt, BBC, Multi-ethnic Marseille demands jobs
4/06/07 Marquand, CSM, Behind Ukraine's power struggle
April 3, 2007
4/03/07 Kramer, NYT, Ukrainian Leader Disbands Parliament
March 30, 2007
3/30/07 Fox, Independent, A very British war: the Falklands remembered
February 24, 2007
2/24/07 Borger & Branigan, Guardian, Can we join the Star Wars club? Blair lobbies for UK to be launching pad for defence system
February 23, 2007
2/23/07 Marquand, CSM, Europeans' chill deepens on US policy
February 22, 2007
2/22/07 Moore, WP, In French Campaign, Immigrants Find a Voice
February 18, 2007
2/18/07 Anderson, WP, Spain's Peace Process in Tatters After Basque Separatist Bombing
2/18/07 Elkins, Independent, Terrorism: The Red Army Faction
2/18/07 Whitaker & Hodgson, Independent, Troop reduction in Iraq delayed after pressure from US
February 17, 2007
2/17/07 Osborn, Independent, Putin lays foundation for succession as he promotes former KGB defence minister
February 13, 2007
2/13/07 Osborn, Independent, Russia tells BP: Meet 'impossible' target or sell up
February 8, 2007
2/08/07 Kroeger, BBC, EU job centres to target Africans
February 1, 2007
2/01/07 BBC, Putin hits back at energy critics
January 30, 2007
1/30/07 Pogotchnik, AP, Britain Closes Northern Ireland Assembly
1/30/07 Weisman, NYT, Europe Resists U.S. Push to Curb Iran Ties
January 29, 2007
1/29/07 Wood, NYT, A Serbian Region Unravels With Its Textile Industry
January 26, 2007
1/26/07 Castle, Independent, Is Kosovo just an accident of war, and can it thrive as an independent state?
1/26/07 BBC, UN presents key plan for Kosovo
January 19, 2007
1/19/07 BBC, Spanish power struggle carries on
January 14, 2007
1/14/07 Reuters, Russia seeks stability on oil exports
January 9, 2007
1/09/07 Osborn, Independent, Russia halts oil flow to EU as Belarus row escalates
January 8, 2007
1/08/07 SMH, Russian anger over new US sanctions
1/08/07 Blake, CSM, To keep out a neo-Nazi foothold, one German town unites
1/08/07 Traynor, Guardian, Romania's first gift to the European Union - a caucus of neo-fascists and Holocaust deniers
1/08/07 BBC, Russia oil row hits Europe supply
January 7, 2007
1/07/07 Harris et al, Guardian, Britons to be scanned for FBI database
January 6, 2007
1/06/07 Washington Times, Iran, Syria arms suppliers targeted by U.S.
January 4, 2007
1/04/07 BBC, Belarus hits Russia with oil tax
January 2, 2007
1/02/07 Smith, NYT, Middle-Class French Join Sleep-In Over Homelessness
January 1, 2007
1/01/07 Wintour & McLaughlin, Guardian, Stern jobs warning as Bulgaria and Romania join EU