English was the most-studied foreign language in the 28 member states of the European Union in 2011, the bloc’s statistics bureau Eurostat said on September 26, which is also the […]
European Council President Herman van Rompuy has called for the United Nations Security Council to adopt a clear resolution on Syria and end the “spiral of criminal, sectarian violence” at […]
Facing international outcry over the jailing of 30 Greenpeace activists in the Russian Arctic, President Vladimir Putin sent a signal to prosecutors for leniency. “It is obvious they’re not pirates,” […]
Since the mass anti-government demonstrations in Turkey earlier this year, football fans have been playing an increasingly prominent role in the country’s political protests. But the government has warned it […]
World Jewish Congress (WJC) President Ronald S. Lauder has urged Greece to implement hate crime law now and stop neo-Nazis from uindermining Greek democracy, in a reference to last week’s […]
Thousands of Greeks participated in anti-fascist rallies in Athens and other major cities across the country Wednesday. Rallies in Athens and the second biggest city Thessaloniki overshadowed a 48-hour public […]
Two of five Boeing 787 Dreamliners owned by Poland’s flagship carrier LOT had to be grounded as checkups showed they were missing low-pressure fuel filters, the airline said on September […]
Serbia had demonstrated its desire for full co-operation with its neighbours and expressed hope that negotiations towards accession to the European Union would start no later than January 2014, as […]
In the course of September 25 2013, Kosovo’s independence was recognised by two countries. After Granada, it was Libya which added itself to the list of countries that have recognized […]