Serbs vote for closer ties to Europe in big turnaround
May 12, 2008, 0:03 GMT
Belgrade - Serbs voted strongly for closer ties with Europe in crucial parliamentary elections Sunday, handing a stinging, unexpected defeat to nationalist parties that had appealed to resentment over the loss of Kosovo. ... more
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Putin's Kremlin allies moved to cabinet (Roundup)
May 12, 2008, 13:25 GMT
Moscow - Vladimir Putin in his new capacity as Russian prime minster announced a cabinet Monday to include key figures from his former Kremlin administration, news agencies reported. ... more
Polish World War II heroine who saved 2,500 Jewish children dies
May 12, 2008, 13:11 GMT
Warsaw - Polish resistance fighter Irena Sendlerowa, who organized the rescue of 2,500 Jewish children from the Warsaw Ghetto during Nazi occupation, died Monday aged 98, Polish radio reported. ... more
Balkans, EU welcome pro-European win in Serbia
May 12, 2008, 12:54 GMT
Belgrade - The United States and the European Union hailed Monday the outcome of snap polls in Serbia, saying voters sent a 'clear signal' in favour of the troubled country's further progress towards European Union membership. ... more
EU leaders welcome Serbia's pro-EU vote, urge pro-EU coalition
May 12, 2008, 12:04 GMT
Brussels - Two of the EU's top foreign-policy officials welcomed the result Monday of Serbia's snap parliamentary elections, in which pro-EU forces scored a convincing win, and urged Serbia's politicians to form a pro-EU government quickly. ... more
US says Serbs voted for Europe, backs reformers
May 12, 2008, 11:48 GMT
Belgrade - The United States on Monday welcomed the election victory by Serbia's pro-Western parties and pledged to work with reformers to help guide the country toward the European Union. ... more
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Ukraine bans Moscow mayor over Sevastopol row
May 12, 2008, 11:40 GMT
Kiev - Ukraine on Monday banned future visits by Moscow mayor Yury Luzhkov after he called for the return of the port of Sevastopol to Kremlin control. ... more
For Baltic Russians, Victory Day still counts
May 9, 2008, 19:22 GMT
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