Ukraine abandons 'unrealistic' Nato membership bidUKRAINE SHELVED its bid for Nato membership yesterday, as President Viktor Yanukovich came under fresh fire for loosening ties…Fri May 28 2010 - 01:00
Czechs face clear choice but poll too close to callCZECHS GO to the polls tomorrow to choose between a party that pledges to push through tough reforms to prevent possible financial…Thu May 27 2010 - 01:00
Mladic's relatives seek to have him declared deadTHE FAMILY of Serb war crimes suspect Ratko Mladic is seeking to have him officially declared dead, claiming that his ill health…Wed May 26 2010 - 01:00
Romanians demand cuts to satisfy IMF be scrappedTENS OF thousands of Romanians rallied in their capital Bucharest yesterday to demand the government scrap plans to slash wages…Thu May 20 2010 - 01:00
Passengers in cockpit before Polish leader's jet crashedINVESTIGATORS SAY two passengers were in the cockpit of the aircraft carrying Polish president Lech Kaczynski before it crashed…Thu May 20 2010 - 01:00
Romanian unions warn of Greek-style protests against budget cut plansROMANIANS RALLIED yesterday against government plans for swingeing budget cuts, as union bosses warned of huge “Greek-style” …Sat May 15 2010 - 01:00
Four killed as police in Macedonia stop truckload of armsMACEDONIAN POLICE shot dead four gunmen yesterday near the border with Kosovo amid a crackdown on arms smuggling and rising ethnic…Thu May 13 2010 - 01:00
3,000 Tymoshenko supporters in Kiev protestTHOUSANDS of Ukrainians faced off outside parliament in Kiev yesterday as the allegedly pro-Russian policies of new president…Wed May 12 2010 - 01:00
Mass grave of 250 Kosovo war victims found in SerbiaSERBIA HAS discovered a mass grave believed to contain the bodies of some 250 ethnic Albanians killed in the 1998-9 Kosovo war…Tue May 11 2010 - 01:00
Romania faces unrest over plan for 25% pay cuts in state sectorROMANIAN OPPOSITION parties and unions have pledged to protest over government plans to slash public sector wages and benefits…Sat May 08 2010 - 01:00
Ban on gay pride parade criticisedLITHUANIAN AUTHORITIES have come under fire for banning tomorrow’s planned gay pride march over fears that opponents of the event…Fri May 07 2010 - 01:00
Russia opens more Katyn files in gesture to PolandRUSSIA HAS granted full public access to once-secret files on the 1940 murder of 22,000 Polish officers by Soviet forces, just…Thu Apr 29 2010 - 01:00
MPs in Ukraine clash over deal with RussiaUKRAINIAN POLITICIANS hurled punches, smoke bombs and eggs around parliament yesterday, as a majority voted to allow Russia’s…Wed Apr 28 2010 - 01:00
Crew knew Polish flight was doomed, says officialCOCKPIT VOICE recordings have revealed that the crew of the Polish aircraft that crashed last Saturday, killing president Lech…Fri Apr 16 2010 - 01:00
Russia warns it may yet pull out of nuclear arms pactRUSSIA HAS warned that it could withdraw from a new nuclear arms reduction pact with the United States if it feels threatened…Wed Apr 07 2010 - 01:00
Anger on both sides as Bosnian Muslims and Serbs fault declaration on SrebrenicaBOTH BOSNIAN Muslims and Serb nationalists have sharply criticised a declaration by Serbia’s parliament condemning the 1995 Srebrenica…Thu Apr 01 2010 - 01:00
Politicians in Serbia divided over SrebrenicaLIBERALS AND nationalists in Serbia’s parliament were last night locked in debate over whether to ratify a declaration condemning…Wed Mar 31 2010 - 01:00
Rejecting safety of silence in corrupted RussiaBook of the Day: Nothing But The Truth: Selected Dispatches by Anna PolitkovskayaMon Mar 29 2010 - 01:00
US and Russia agree pact on nuclear arms reductionTHE UNITED States and Russia have agreed on a long awaited treaty to cut nuclear arms and their leaders will sign it in Prague…Sat Mar 27 2010 - 00:00
Former Czech PM withdraws from poll over remarksFORMER CZECH prime minister Mirek Topolanek has stepped down as his party’s top candidate for a May general election after making…Sat Mar 27 2010 - 00:00
Serbian parliament urged to drop vote on Srebrenica resolutionBOSNIAN SERB leaders have urged Serbia’s parliament not to pass a resolution condemning the 1995 massacre of some 8,000 Muslim…Sat Mar 27 2010 - 00:00
Protests in Ukraine over 'pro-Russian' education ministerTHOUSANDS OF Ukrainians have protested against the appointment of an allegedly “pro-Russian” education minister in the first …Thu Mar 25 2010 - 00:00
US and Russia at odds over terms of nuclear treatyTHE UNITED States and Russia are poised to sign a new nuclear arms reduction treaty in Prague early next month, but they disagreed…Thu Mar 25 2010 - 00:00
Rejecting safety of silence in corrupted RussiaBook of the Day: Nothing But The Truth: Selected Dispatches by Anna PolitkovskayaWed Mar 24 2010 - 00:00
Blaming of Dutch gays for massacre rejectedTHE NETHERLANDS has lambasted a US former commander of Nato for claiming that Dutch peacekeepers failed to prevent the Srebrenica…Sat Mar 20 2010 - 00:00
Slovakia decides it is foolish to enact 'Patriot Act' on April 1stHAVING ENDURED international ridicule when one of its aircraft flew explosives to Dublin, Slovakia has sought to spare itself…Sat Mar 20 2010 - 00:00
Russia and US to sign new treaty on nuclear arms cutsTHE UNITED States and Russia are poised to sign a new nuclear arms reduction treaty, but clashed yesterday over Moscow’s plans…Fri Mar 19 2010 - 00:00
Ukrainian president seeks to improve relations with RussiaPRESIDENT VIKTOR Yanukovich has vowed to reinvigorate Ukraine’s relations with traditional ally Russia on his first visit to …Sat Mar 06 2010 - 00:00
Ukraine government collapses ahead of no-confidence voteTHE RULING coalition of Ukraine’s prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko has collapsed ahead of today’s no-confidence vote in her government…Wed Mar 03 2010 - 00:00
Fighting corruption a priority, says new Ukrainian presidentVIKTOR YANUKOVICH has been sworn in as Ukraine’s new president and has pledged to fight poverty and corruption while balancing…Fri Feb 26 2010 - 00:00
Albania urged not to obstruct organ-farming probeA UN official has urged Albania to stop hampering efforts to investigate claims that hundreds of Serbs were tortured and murdered…Thu Feb 25 2010 - 00:00
Tymoshenko withdraws fraud claimUKRAINE’S PRIME minister, Yulia Tymoshenko, has scrapped her legal challenge to rival Viktor Yanukovich’s presidential election…Mon Feb 22 2010 - 00:00
Czechs ban far-right Workers' PartyTHE CZECH Republic has banned the far-right Workers’ Party, amid signs that nationalist groups are growing in size and influence…Sat Feb 20 2010 - 00:00
Bulgaria to establish anti-mafia measuresBULGARIA PLANS to introduce special legal measures to target mafia groups, prosecutor general Boris Velchev said, as the country…Fri Feb 19 2010 - 00:00
Ukrainian results stalled as court deliberates fraud claimA COURT in Ukraine has suspended the results of the country’s presidential election until it rules on Ukrainian prime minister…Thu Feb 18 2010 - 00:00
Ukraine's PM files legal protest after poll defeatUKRAINIAN PRIME minister Yulia Tymoshenko filed a legal protest against opposition leader Viktor Yanukovich’s presidential election…Wed Feb 17 2010 - 00:00
Transdniestria ready to host Russian rockets, says leaderTHE BREAKAWAY Moldovan region of Transdniestria is ready to host Russian rockets in response to US plans to create a controversial…Tue Feb 16 2010 - 00:00
Chronicle of a brutal but largely ignored war zoneBOOK OF THE DAY: Terror in Chechnya. by Emma Gilligan, Princeton University Press, 288 pp, £24.95Mon Feb 15 2010 - 00:00
Tymoshenko keeps her counsel as partial recount begins in UkraineUKRAINE began a partial recount of presidential election votes yesterday amid speculation about how prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko…Thu Feb 11 2010 - 00:00
Tymoshenko asks court to overturn electoral defeatTHE PARTY of Ukrainian prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko has launched legal action to overturn the apparent presidential election…Wed Feb 10 2010 - 00:00
Ukraine's presidential rivals in dispute over poll resultsPRESSURE WAS growing on Ukrainian prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko last night to accept defeat to opposition leader Viktor Yanukovich…Tue Feb 09 2010 - 00:00
Tymoshenko refuses to concede defeat in UkraineUKRAINE WAS facing a prolonged political crisis last night after prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko refused to concede defeat in…Mon Feb 08 2010 - 00:00
Tymoshenko warns Yanukovich against fraud in presidential pollUKRAINIAN PRIME minister Yulia Tymoshenko has threatened to launch street protests if opposition leader Viktor Yanukovich tries…Fri Feb 05 2010 - 00:00
Four go on trial for murder of Croatian journalistFour men accused of murdering a prominent Croatian journalist pleaded not guilty yesterday, as their trial began in a tightly…Thu Feb 04 2010 - 00:00
Georgia plans for ties with Abkhazia and S OssetiaGEORGIA HAS drawn up a plan to strengthen economic and social links with Abkhazia and South Ossetia, in the hope of eventually…Sat Jan 30 2010 - 00:00
Slovak minister survives vote on test fiascoSLOVAK INTERIOR minister Robert Kalinak survived a parliamentary vote of no-confidence last night over the botched security test…Sat Jan 30 2010 - 00:00
Slovak minister survives vote on test fiascoSLOVAK INTERIOR minister Robert Kalinak survived a parliamentary vote of no-confidence last night over the botched security test…Sat Jan 30 2010 - 00:00
Georgia plans for ties with Abkhazia and S OssetiaGEORGIA HAS drawn up a plan to strengthen economic and social links with Abkhazia and South Ossetia, in the hope of eventually…Sat Jan 30 2010 - 00:00
Ukraine 'hero' honour angers MoscowMOSCOW HAS condemned Ukraine’s president for awarding one of the country’s highest honours to Stepan Bandera, a wartime guerrilla…Thu Jan 28 2010 - 00:00
Ukraine 'hero' honour angers MoscowMOSCOW HAS condemned Ukraine’s president for awarding one of the country’s highest honours to Stepan Bandera, a wartime guerrilla…Thu Jan 28 2010 - 00:00
