The European Parliament on Wednesday overwhelmingly adopted a resolution encouraging European Union (EU) member states to assist the closure of the the Guantanamo Bay military prison by accepting former prisoners for resettlement....
The European Commission announced Thursday that it has initiated infringement proceedings against ten European Union (EU) member states for failing to comply with legislation aimed at reducing emissions of certain harmful airborne particulates...
Moscow's Ninth Arbitration Court of Appeals on Thursday declared void most of the Russian government's tax claims against the British Council , the British government's cultural relations arm, relating to the organizations in-country operations in 2004-2006....
Turkish police on Thursday arrested approximately 30 more people, including eight army officers, nine policemen, and a union leader, in an investigation of an alleged plot to overthrow the government of the ruling Justice and Development...
The Paris prosecutor's office on Tuesday announced that it has opened an investigation into the French business operations of US financier Bernard Madoff , following accusations of abuse of confidence and fraud. The...
Azerbaijan's parliament, the Milli Majlis , on Friday voted 100-7 to approve a March 18 referendum that could amend the nation's constitution to remove presidential term limits. The present law contains...
The French Foreign Ministry on Friday urged the European Union (EU) to adopt a unified policy on whether to accept detainees released from the Guantanamo Bay military prison if US President-elect Barack...
The Albanian Parliament on Monday adopted a law banning former members and affiliates of the nation's Communist-era secret police force from holding public office. The so-called lustration law will employ a 5-person commission to screen...
One of the West Bank's largest Israeli settlements is an "unauthorized outpost," according to a report released Monday by Israeli human rights group B'Tselem . The report examined Ofra , a settlement...
At least 23 employees of the Iraqi Ministry of the Interior have been arrested this week for alleged attempts to rebuild Saddam Hussein's Baath party , a ministry spokesman confirmed Thursday. Speaking...
