Europe Media Monitor (EMM) reads and analyses around 40.000 new news items per day. Part of this analysis extracts entities and entity related information from clusters of stories.The selection and placement of stories are determined automatically by a computer program. This site is a joint project of DG-JRC and DG-COMM. The information on this site is subject to a disclaimer (see http://europa.eu/geninfo/legal_notices_en.htm). Please acknowledge EMM when (re)using this material.http://emm.newsexplorer.eu/NewsExplorer/entities/en/3431.htmlenhttp://feeds.latimes.com/~r/latimes/news/nationworld/world/~3/iOm10ofEguA/la-fg-iran-sanctions-20100727,0,6657222.storyhttp://feeds.latimes.com/~r/latimes/news/nationworld/world/~3/iOm10ofEguA/la-fg-iran-sanctions-20100727,0,6657222.storyThe move is aimed at pressuring Tehran to curb its nuclear program and return to talks. The sanctions may have greater effect than U.S. restrictions because of Iran's substantial trade with the EU. The European Union formally adopted harsh and unprecedented restrictions on trade with Iran on Monday....Tue, 27 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0200latimes-a7bac1166c863e788ae3b9592d99b459latimesenhttp://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-10758328http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-10758328EU foreign ministers impose new sanctions on Iran's energy sector, to block its controversial nuclear programme.Mon, 26 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0200bbc-453548374922297763b127793f267ba9bbcenhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/democracylive/hi/house_of_commons/newsid_8829000/8829306.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/democracylive/hi/house_of_commons/newsid_8829000/8829306.stmLiam Fox has admitted that mentoring and training forces may be needed in Afghanistan "for some time".Thu, 22 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0200bbc-10c6dd0c86cdbc68c199af72e6d119f9bbcenhttp://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-south-asia-10688781http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-south-asia-10688781"Historic" is the word used by Afghan Finance Minister Omar Zakhilwal, who played a key role in organising the major gathering attended by dozens of foreign ministers and representatives of the international community. "We are putting on a display Afghan leadership and asking for Afghan ownership," he told the BBC.Wed, 21 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0200bbc-023c5361c89a5c9975d21609e4797c84bbcenhttp://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-south-asia-10687527http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-south-asia-10687527A major conference on Afghanistan endorses President Karzai's goal that Afghan forces should lead security operations across the country by 2014.Tue, 20 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0200bbc-1c0bb538813a79fbc762700621a40bc6bbcenhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/10246418.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/10246418.stmThe government is expected to announce it has approved £19m of aid money to be given to the UN operation in Gaza.Tue, 08 Jun 2010 00:00:00 +0200bbc-f34427739c7e084670f40f64549be263bbcenhttp://uk.reuters.com/article/idUKTRE6511VV20100602?feedType=RSS&feedName=worldNews&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:%20Reuters/UKWorldNews%20%28News%20/%20UK%20/%20World%20News%29http://uk.reuters.com/article/idUKTRE6511VV20100602?feedType=RSS&feedName=worldNews&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:%20Reuters/UKWorldNews%20%28News%20/%20UK%20/%20World%20News%29SARAJEVO (Reuters) - European Union ministers gathered in Bosnia on Wednesday to show support for the Balkans, vowing that the Greek financial crisis and enlargement fatigue would not halt the region's eventual EU integration.Wed, 02 Jun 2010 00:00:00 +0200reuters-02ba0da6b50b2e005dd21bcbf8c41c7freutersenhttp://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/25/business/global/25debt.html?partner=rss&emc=rsshttp://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/25/business/global/25debt.html?partner=rss&emc=rssPropelled by a robust economy that collapsed in 2008, Britain’s spending boom was the most expansive in Europe.Tue, 25 May 2010 00:00:00 +0200IHT-1e6f6d216947f4d9ae47dfbd12df977aIHTenhttp://feeds.latimes.com/~r/latimes/news/nationworld/world/~3/YytJLzGOv5k/la-fg-afghan-plane-20100521,0,1878772.storyhttp://feeds.latimes.com/~r/latimes/news/nationworld/world/~3/YytJLzGOv5k/la-fg-afghan-plane-20100521,0,1878772.storyAerial searchers verify that the wreckage found in the mountainous area is that of a Russian-built turboprop that took off Monday from Kunduz for a flight to Kabul with 44 aboard. There is no sign of survivors. The wreckage of an Afghan passenger plane missing since Monday has been discovered in....Thu, 20 May 2010 00:00:00 +0200latimes-1779a07e2e27ce4e5268e02e70e3300blatimesenhttp://english.aljazeera.net/news/europe/2010/04/201041885321997941.htmlhttp://english.aljazeera.net/news/europe/2010/04/201041885321997941.htmlPoland is preparing to bury Lech Kaczynski, the Polish president, and his wife after their coffins were flown from the capital, Warsaw, to the southern city of Krakow in a military plane. The funeral at Krakow's Wawel cathedral crowns a week of unprecedented national mourning for the Kaczynskis and....Sun, 18 Apr 2010 00:00:00 +0200aljazeera-en-eaa746d0afad14d409f53b533b141cf5aljazeera-enenhttp://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_topstories/~3/eSOqLjbfPZY/index.htmlhttp://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_topstories/~3/eSOqLjbfPZY/index.htmlThousands of people gathered today in Warsaw, Poland, to mourn the 96 victims of last weekend's plane crash, including the Polish president, his wife and dignitaries.Sat, 17 Apr 2010 00:00:00 +0200cnn-ca2fb684466d64d02020b7b54abdf7cecnnenhttp://www.nrcu.gov.ua/index.php?id=148&listid=115691http://www.nrcu.gov.ua/index.php?id=148&listid=115691Swedish Foreign Minister Carl Bildt will arrive on a working visit to Ukraine on April 8, the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry has reported.Thu, 08 Apr 2010 00:00:00 +0200nrcu-8eca17f2454d28bbf6591a3a711814b3nrcuenhttp://english.aljazeera.net//news/middleeast/2010/03/2010315141930795117.htmlhttp://english.aljazeera.net//news/middleeast/2010/03/2010315141930795117.htmlNetanyahu defies calls from US to halt plans in Jerusalem that has sparked diplomatic row.Mon, 15 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0100aljazeera-en-6fc312f5e61978b96e2c680e5fc89a72aljazeera-enenhttp://www.thelocal.se/25528/20100315/http://www.thelocal.se/25528/20100315/Swedish champions AIK got off to a slow start with a home draw against top-flight newcomers Mjällby. The 2009 runners-up IFK Gothenburg meanwhile opened the season with a flurry of goals, dispatching Kalmar 0-3.Mon, 15 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0100thelocal-c0deb7ae89ea309d63d5aaf3c70aecf0thelocalenhttp://www.dailystar.com.lb/article.asp?edition_id=1&categ_id=1&article_id=112777http://www.dailystar.com.lb/article.asp?edition_id=1&categ_id=1&article_id=112777BEIRUT: Military Prosecutor Judge Sakr Sakr charged Monday detained Lebanese Jawdat Mohammad Khairallah Al-Khoja of spying for Israel in return for large amounts of money. Khoja is accused of contacting Israel, dealing with its intelligence and providing Tel Aviv with information about civilian and....Mon, 15 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0100LBdailystar-4c8a6b376cc55f1f833f613026901f86LBdailystarenhttp://uk.reuters.com/article/idUKTRE62D19Z20100314?feedType=RSS&feedName=worldNews&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:%20Reuters/UKWorldNews%20%28News%20/%20UK%20/%20World%20News%29http://uk.reuters.com/article/idUKTRE62D19Z20100314?feedType=RSS&feedName=worldNews&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:%20Reuters/UKWorldNews%20%28News%20/%20UK%20/%20World%20News%29ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkey's military chief denied reports that top commanders had threatened to resign en masse after more than 30 officers were arrested last month on charges of planning a coup in 2003, Milliyet said on Sunday.Sun, 14 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0100reuters-ecd6ba50b0eff83aea592f4fe42a5f3ereutersenhttp://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_latest/~3/t5i_QTS2bBU/index.htmlhttp://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_latest/~3/t5i_QTS2bBU/index.htmlSecretary of State Hillary Clinton said Friday that Israel's announcement of new settlement construction in disputed territory in East Jerusalem was "insulting" to the United States.Sat, 13 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0100cnn-cffecc75c61c75e708c4aac26f2afdb4cnnenhttp://www.globalsecurity.org/military/library/news/2010/03/mil-100312-voa03.htmhttp://www.globalsecurity.org/military/library/news/2010/03/mil-100312-voa03.htmSwedish Parliament Labels Armenian Killings in Turkey Genocide Dorian Jones | Istanbul 12 March 2010 The Swedish parliament's passage of a resolution recognizing the killings of Armenians by Ottoman Turks as genocide is drawing strong condemnation from Ankara. The vote comes after the U.S.Sat, 13 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0100globalsecurity-d839611367fbc38bbbfbdd8ad8b8f927globalsecurityenhttp://www.thelocal.se/25482/20100312/http://www.thelocal.se/25482/20100312/A Swedish woman from Örebro in eastern Sweden was shot and killed in Kabul in January. The woman was visiting relatives in the Afghan capital.Fri, 12 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0100thelocal-2a965afb17edd50aa224ec901d952a89thelocalen