Lack of Sudan voter awareness a major concern - EU chief

LBdailystar Friday, March 12, 2010 1:59:00 PM CET | info

KHARTOUM: A lack of Sudanese voter education is the major concern for the European Union's chief elections observer, who launched her mission on Thursday to monitor Sudan's first multi-party polls in 24 years. Veronique De Keyser, a member of the European Parliament, will lead more than 130.......

Partial votes show no clear Iraq winner

washtimes Friday, March 12, 2010 12:17:00 PM CET | info

BAGHDAD | Partial vote results in Iraq's election released Thursday showed a tight contest between the nation's prime minister and a secular challenger during a chaotic count that was marred by accusations of fraud. The preliminary tallies from five of Iraq's 18 provinces were considered setbacks to.......

EU struggles to stop exodus from impoverished Balkans

euractiv-en Friday, March 12, 2010 12:07:00 PM CET | info

Belgium and Sweden are swiftly returning ethnic Albanian and Roma asylum seekers to their country, hoping to avert a wave of exodus triggered by the recent removal of the visa requirement for Serbian and Macedonian nationals....

Malta fares well in human rights report Friday, March 12, 2010 10:55 CET Malta fared well in the US’s human rights report for 2009, with the main nega

di-ve Friday, March 12, 2010 11:28:00 AM CET | info

The country reports have been drawn up by the US Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor for the past 34 years, and the report on Malta found no problems in many sections analysed, such as fair and free elections, a sound judiciary and protection against discrimination....

Culture Of Corruption Creeps Into Italian Life

NPRnews Friday, March 12, 2010 11:04:00 AM CET | info

Ahead of regional elections later this month, Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi's right-wing coalition is facing a storm of accusations over alleged corruption. Beyond politics, many Italians report a "feeling of decay" amid a culture of fraud. An estimated one-third of Italians evade their taxes....

Iraqi official 'surprised' by fraud allegations from Brussels

earthtimes Friday, March 12, 2010 11:03:00 AM CET | info

Baghdad - An Iraqi elections official on Friday said he was surprised by allegations of electoral fraud from the European parliament's chief liaison with Iraq. British conservative MEP Struan Stevenson had said officials from Iraqi's Independent Hi......

2009 Human Rights Report - Romania

ziuaconstanta Friday, March 12, 2010 9:07:00 AM CET | info

Romania is a constitutional democracy with a multiparty, parliamentary system and a population of approximately 21.4 million. The bicameral parliament (Parlament) consists of the Senate (Senat) and the Chamber of Deputies (Camera Deputatilor); both are elected by popular vote....

No limit for cheap holiday cigarettes and drink

irish-independent Friday, March 12, 2010 8:35:00 AM CET | info

HOLIDAYMAKERS returning from trips to Europe can effectively bring back as much alcohol and cigarettes as they like, Revenue chiefs admitted yesterday....

Greek Workers Strike Over Austerity Plans

NPRnews Friday, March 12, 2010 7:30:00 AM CET | info

The major trade unions in Greece went on a national strike to protest the government's austerity measures Thursday. It's the second general strike in a month. The latest polls show Greeks deeply divided over the plan to restore the economy and restore confidence in the Euro....

US Department of State 2009 Human Rights Report on Bulgaria*

novinite Friday, March 12, 2010 7:04:00 AM CET | info

Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor 2009 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices March 11, 2010 ......

US State Dept Report: Bulgaria Corruption Still 'Pervasive' despite Progress

novinite Friday, March 12, 2010 7:04:00 AM CET | info

Bulgaria still faces "pervasive corruption" even though its new government has started to tackle it, says the 2009 Human Rights Report of the US State Department. The document, which was released late on Thursday, points to a number of issues that Bulgaria is yet to make progress on as far as human rights are concerned....

Exclusive Interview With Abraham Hoff

liberianforum Friday, March 12, 2010 6:56:00 AM CET | info

Over the years, we have seen a number of young Liberian idealists whose potentials can be exploited for the common good of our nation. One of such persons is Abraham Hoff....

Loophole allows travellers to bring in unlimited drink and cigarettes

examiner Friday, March 12, 2010 2:43:00 AM CET | info

SMOKERS and drinkers can bring in as much cigarettes and alcohol from other European countries as they want because of the legal loophole which compromises the Custom and Excise rules....

Conman jailed for selling millions of battery eggs as organic

sundaytimes Friday, March 12, 2010 1:33:00 AM CET | info

Consumers bought free-range and organic eggs from Britain’s biggest supermarkets, believing they were the best quality and that hens enjoyed the highest of standards....

Fraudster who conned supermarkets with free range egg scam jailed

guardian Friday, March 12, 2010 1:29:00 AM CET | info

Sainsbury's and Tesco among stores caught out by wholesaler who passed off battery produce as organic For those who made the conscious decision to spend more on free range or organic eggs, it was worth paying a premium to know the hens that laid them had been kept in ethical conditions....

Report sheds light on EU hunt for journalist's sources

euobserver Friday, March 12, 2010 12:56:00 AM CET | info

The German journalist, Stern magazine correspondent Hans-Martin Tillack, in 2002 published a series of articles based on a confidential 46-page-long Olaf document which, among other issues, spoke of dodgy dealings in the European Commission's statistical wing, Eurostat....

Looking ahead with caution and a clear-headed view

TheSlovakSpectator Friday, March 12, 2010 12:10:00 AM CET | info

Despite the logical instinct to look towards the future with optimism as the contours of an economic recovery appear on the horizon, Martin Krekáč advises to keep caution combined with a clear-headed view, especially when it comes to developments in the labour market....

INTERVIEW: PART 2 – ‘We’re there to provide services’

zimonline Thursday, March 11, 2010 11:12:00 PM CET | info

BROADCAST: 05 March 2010 VIOLET GONDA: Welcome to the final part of an interview with the Mayor of Harare Much Masunda on issues to do with service delivery in the capital city. In this last segment the Mayor starts off by explaining why there’s a water crisis in the city....

Somalia: UN report’s key findings

channel4news Thursday, March 11, 2010 10:36:00 PM CET | info

Channel 4 News has obtained a recent UN monitoring group report on Somalia. Foreign affairs correspondent Jonathan Rugman highlights the key findings of the report, which is not expected to be officially published until next week....

Early Election Results Show Tight Race In Iraq

NPRnews Thursday, March 11, 2010 8:21:00 PM CET | info

Preliminary election results show Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki leading in the mainly Shiite provinces of Babil and Najaf, while a coalition led by his top secular rival, former Premier Ayad Allawi, was ahead in the former Sunni insurgent strongholds of Diyala and Salahuddin. But the chaotic vote count was marred by accusations of fraud....

Lack of Sudan voter awareness a major concern-EU

reliefWeb-latestUpdates Thursday, March 11, 2010 7:30:00 PM CET | info

"If the people don't understand really what is the meaning of the vote this could be for me at least the major trap, the major pitfall," she told reporters in Khartoum. "And it's difficult because ......

Demands from Jos, Nigeria and the world: Invest in caring, not killing

pambazuka Thursday, March 11, 2010 6:25:00 PM CET | info

2010-03-11 Following the tragic killings of predominantly women and children in Jos, Nigeria, on 8 March's International Women's Day, Horace Campbell honours the memory of the victims along with 'the millions of poor women whose lives are devalued everyday'....

Is Europe Planning Seal of Approval for Israeli Settlers?

palestinechronicle Thursday, March 11, 2010 4:00:00 PM CET | info

By Jonathan Cook - Nazareth An exclusive club of the world's most developed countries is poised to admit Israel as a member even though, a confidential internal document indicates, doing so will amount to endorsing Israel’s illegal occupation of Palestinian and Syrian territories....

Greece Roiled By General Strike Over Austerity Plan

NPRnews Thursday, March 11, 2010 3:50:00 PM CET | info

Greek police fired tear gas to disperse protesters throwing rocks and firebombs outside Parliament as tens of thousands of people marched through Athens to protest measures to cut the country's debt. The strike grounded all flights and brought public transport to a halt....

Lack of Sudan voter awareness a major concern-EU

alertnet Thursday, March 11, 2010 2:23:00 PM CET | info

* EU concerned at lack of Sudanese voter education * To deploy more than 130 observers for April vote KHARTOUM, March 11 (Reuters) - A lack of Sudanese voter education is the major concern for the European Union's chief elections observer, who launched her mission on Thursday to monitor Sudan's first multi-party polls in 24 years....

Majority of Croats back new president

javno-en Thursday, March 11, 2010 2:21:00 PM CET | info

Sixty-eight percent of 1,000 people questioned by the GfK agency said they were happy with the election of the Social Democrat....

TIMELINE-Greece's economic crisis

finanznachrichten-en Thursday, March 11, 2010 12:19:00 PM CET | info

March 11 (Reuters) - Greek public and private sector workers went on strike on Thursday, grounding flights, shutting schools and halting public transport ......

Haradinaj points finger at Thaci

b92net_en Thursday, March 11, 2010 12:17:00 PM CET | info

Ramush Haradinaj has accused Hashim Thaci that corruption in Kosovo "starts with him". Haradinaj heads an opposition party, while Thaci is at the helm of the Kosovo Albanian government in Priština....