15 dead as boat sinks in Macedonia lake
OHRID, Macedonia (AFP) - An ageing tourist boat sank suddenly in Macedonia's popular Lake Ohrid on Saturday, killing 15 Bulgarians as survivors clung to wooden planks and buoys, officials said.
Nations:Macedonia Bulgaria Source:(AFP)
2009-09-05
Russia and EU sign deal on gas transit via Ukraine
NOVO-OGARYOVO, Russia - Russia and the European Union signed a deal Saturday on the deployment of EU observers to monitor the flow of natural gas across Ukraine, clearing the way for restarting Russian gas supplies to a freezing Europe.
Nations:Bulgaria Russia Czech Republic Poland Ukraine Macedonia People:Dmitry Medvedev Vladimir Putin Activities:2008 Russia Gas Dispute Source:(AP)
2009-01-10
Gazprom may resume gas shipments to Europe today
KIEV, Ukraine - Russia's Gazprom said it could restart gas shipments to Europe on Friday if an agreement can be signed allowing an EU-led monitoring mission to track gas flows through Ukrainian pipelines.
Nations:Russia Czech Republic Bulgaria Poland France Hungary People:Dmitry Medvedev Activities:2008 Russia Gas Dispute Source:(AP)
2009-01-09
Halt in Russian gas supplies to Europe deepens crisis
KIEV (AFP) - All deliveries of Russian gas through Ukraine were halted on Wednesday, intensifying a bitter dispute between Moscow and Kiev which risks depriving Europeans of gas amid freezing weather.
Nations:Russia Bulgaria Bosnia Czech Republic Slovakia Romania People:Vladimir Putin Activities:2008 Russia Gas Dispute Source:(AFP)
2009-01-07
Gas shortages spread as Russian-Ukraine row flares
BRUSSELS, Jan 7, 2009 (AFP) - Gas shortages spread across Europe reaching France and Italy as cuts in Russian supplies through Ukrainian pipelines escalated an increasingly bitter crisis in the depths of winter.
Nations:Ukraine Russia Czech Republic Italy France Slovakia People:Vladimir Putin Activities:2008 Russia Gas Dispute Source:(AFP)
2009-01-06
Natural gas shortages slam many European nations
VIENNA, Austria - The Russia-Ukraine natural gas dispute hit Europe with the force of a winter storm Tuesday, cutting or limiting supplies to at least a dozen nations. Tens of thousands of people were left without heat and governments scrambled to find alternate energy sources.
Nations:Russia Germany Bulgaria Austria Croatia Serbia People:Vladimir Putin Activities:2008 Russia Gas Dispute Source:(AP)
2009-01-06
6 countries lose Russian gas
KIEV, Ukraine - Six countries reported a complete shutoff of Russian gas shipped via Ukraine on Tuesday, in a sharp escalation of a struggle over energy that threatens Europe as winter sets in.
Nations:Turkey Bulgaria Croatia Romania Ukraine Russia Activities:2008 Russia Gas Dispute Source:(AP)
2009-01-06
NATO nixes Georgia, Ukraine membership
NATO decided Thursday not to put Georgia and Ukraine on track to join the alliance after vehement Russian opposition, but the alliance pledged that the strategically important Black Sea nations will become members one day.
Nations:Georgia Macedonia Russia Croatia Greece Ukraine People:Nicolas Sarkozy Angela Merkel
2008-04-03
NATO allies turn down Bush request
President Bush suffered a painful diplomatic setback Wednesday when NATO allies rebuffed his passionate pleas to put former Soviet republics Ukraine and Georgia on the path toward membership in the Western military alliance.
Nations:Ukraine Macedonia Greece Romania Russia People:Dmitry Medvedev Nicolas Sarkozy Angela Merkel Vladimir Putin Activities:Bush Admin.
2008-04-02
Clinton's foreign policy record examined
To hear Hillary Rodham Clinton tell it now, she had a lot more going on as first lady than she let on at the time.
Nations:Ireland Macedonia China People:Hillary Clinton Barack Obama Sheryl Crow Bill Clinton Activities:US Election 2008 Holocaust
2008-03-08
European secret services helped CIA terror transfers
European secret services colluded in the detention and secret transfer of terrorist suspects in or across the continent, the author of a key report on the CIA rendition flights said.
Nations:Cyprus Macedonia Bosnia Algeria Turkey Portugal Activities:CIA Prison Scandal
2006-06-27
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
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