Defiant Kosovo celebrates independence
Revelers fired guns, waved red-and-black Albanian flags and set off fireworks over Kosovo Sunday after parliament proclaimed independence in defiance of Serbia and Russia, which condemned the declaration of the world's newest nation.
Nations:Russia Serbia Slovenia Switzerland People:Vladimir Putin Activities:Kosovo Independence
2008-02-17
Report: Iraq child mortality rate soars
The chance that an Iraqi child will live beyond age 5 has plummeted faster than anywhere else in the world since 1990, according to a report released Tuesday, which placed the country last in its child survival rankings.
Nations:Iceland Egypt Botswana Swaziland Estonia Slovenia Activities:Second Gulf War
2007-05-07
USA in China for World Championship warm-ups
The United States made their first ever appearance in basketball-mad China in preparation for the World Championships in Japan, as they work towards regaining global superiority.
Nations:U.S. Slovenia Senegal Brazil Italy China People:Carmelo Anthony Dwyane Wade LeBron James Yao Ming Activities:2006 World Basketball Championships
2006-08-07
Eastern European films make a splash at Cannes
A long-time favorite low-cost destination for many big movie productions, Eastern Europe is now starting in a big way to come into its own on the international film stage.
Nations:Bosnia Slovenia Czech Republic Croatia Slovakia Serbia Activities:2006 Cannes Film Festival
2006-05-25
Slobodan Milosevic Found Dead in Cell
Slobodan Milosevic, the former Yugoslav leader, who was branded "the butcher of the Balkans" and was on trial for war crimes after orchestrating a decade of bloodshed during the breakup of his country, was found dead Saturday in his prison cell. He was 64.
Nations:Macedonia Bosnia Slovenia Croatia Serbia Albania People:Slobodan Milosevic Activities:Milosevic War Crimes
2006-03-11
Bird Flu Confirmed in Swans in Hungary
Test results Tuesday confirmed that three dead swans found in Hungary were infected with deadly H5N1 strain of bird flu, while Malaysia began killing birds after reporting its first case of the disease in more than a year.
Nations:Slovenia India Italy Germany Netherlands France Activities:Bird Flu Crisis
2006-02-21
India Seeks Humans Sickened by Bird Flu
Indian health officials went door-to-door Monday searching for people sickened by the deadly bird flu strain, while hundreds of German troops disposed of dead wild birds in a desperate attempt to contain the fast-moving disease in Europe.
Nations:Azerbaijan Slovenia Croatia Nigeria Ukraine Turkey Activities:Bird Flu Crisis
2006-02-20
Bird flu advances to France, India, Iran
The H5N1 bird flu virus has been identified for the first time in France, Iran and India, and claimed another victim in Indonesia, though Nigeria said it was bringing the disease under control.
Nations:Slovenia Slovakia Nigeria Turkey India Iran Activities:Bird Flu Crisis
2006-02-18
Slovenia latest EU country hit with bird flu
Slovenia became the latest European Union country to detect H5N1 bird flu and others awaited results on Thursday as an EU medical expert said the virus was likely to spread further.
Nations:Sweden Slovenia Czech Republic Slovakia Nigeria Italy Activities:Bird Flu Crisis
2006-02-16
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