Illegal drugs and stolen goods seized in international operation at 28 European airports
Couriers have been arrested and drugs and stolen goods seized as law enforcement authorities from 15 countries carried out a
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Europe
Greece to prosecute first maritime piracy case with evidence gathered by Interpol team
Evidence gathered by an Interpol Incident Response Team (IRT) following the release of the hijacked oil tanker Irene SL in
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ICTY sentences Bosnia Serb intelligence chief over Srebrenica and Zepa
A United Nations war crimes tribunal on December 12 2012 sentenced a former Bosnian Serb military chief to life imprisonment after convicting
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Turkey’s PM attacks popular TV show Magnificent Century
Turkey is witnessing something of a battle royal. The country’s most popular soap television series, “Magnificent Century,” is about Turkey’s
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11 EU countries get European Parliament’s approval for a financial transaction tax
Eleven EU countries planning to introduce a financial transaction tax (FTT) won a resounding go-ahead from members of the European
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Romania’s ruling coalition trounces opposition in general election
Romania’s ruling coalition won convincingly in the parliamentary election held on December 9, final results made public by the country’s
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Sofia and Skopje speak on EU ministers’ postponement of decision on accession talks with Macedonia
Leaders in the Bulgarian capital Sofia and the Macedonian capital Skopje have spoken out in response to the decision by
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Russia Watch: Russian conservatives see ‘foreign agents’ and ‘treason’ behind social change
Ashley, an American friend, and I were walking on a bridge over the Moscow River to the “Inostranii Agent” or
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UN experts urge Hungary to reverse law criminalising homelessness
Recent legislation in Hungary outlawing homelessness risks having a discriminatory impact on those living in poverty, two United Nations independent
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