Back to black: Hague ruling on atrocities upsets Serbia’s fragile reconciliation process
Controversial human rights movement Women in Black travelled from Belgrade to Vukovar, Croatia, Nov. 19 to commemorate the 264 victims
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Europe
Bulgarians among the unhappiest in an ever-gloomier Europe
Bulgarians are among the unhappiest people in Europe, reporting the lowest levels of life satisfaction, according to a survey released
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Russia hopes that climate change maximises Arctic shipping
Americans may have seen the downside of climate change when Hurricane Sandy bashed into New Jersey and New York City
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Plain packaging and its unintended consequences
Plain packaging means removing all distinctive elements (logo, colours, lettering) associated with a product and replacing them with a generic
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Deal on stricter EU rules for sovereign debt ratings
Credit rating agencies will have to obey additional rules on sovereign debt ratings, including three set dates a year for
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UN envoy welcomes progress made by Kosovo and Serbia to normalise relations
A senior United Nations official, briefing the UN Security Council on November 27 2012, welcomed the recent steps taken by
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In Kyiv, Saakashvili says he does not fear arrest
A dozen senior officials and allies of Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili have been arrested and charged with abuse of power
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Debt deal marks ‘new day’ for Greece
The eurozone has agreed on a deal that will reduce Greek debt and help the nation avoid bankruptcy. Greek Prime
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Russia PM Medvedev voices confidence in euro zone
Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev says his country has confidence the eurozone’s economic fortunes will improve, despite ongoing concerns about
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