Kosovo police, nationalists clash in Pristina, more than 20 hurt
Kosovo police have used tear gas and pepper spray to break up a protest in the capital, Pristina, by stone-throwing
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Europe
Romania set to lose 7B euro in EU funding – report
Romania was set to lose seven billion euro in European Union funding allocated for the current budget period under operational
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Euro zone leaders praise Greek austerity efforts
Eurozone leaders are praising the efforts of debt-ridden Greece to resolve its financial woes and resume its cost-cutting austerity. Some
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Euro crisis fuels pro-independence movements
Pro-independence parties have won a series of elections across Europe in recent days, many of them campaigning on anti-austerity platforms.
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Plans aplenty, but little certainty for nuclear power in Eastern Europe
The proposed nuclear power plant at Belene has dominated public discourse in Bulgaria in recent weeks and with good reason,
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German police bust Bulgarian gang trafficking women for prostitution
Police in Bremen and Lower Saxony Stuhr arrested six people alleged to be members of a Bulgarian gang bringing women
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Renowned Turkish pianist on trial for insulting Islam
A world-renowned Turkish pianist is on trial on charges of inciting religious hatred and insulting Islam in comments he made
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Poland calls on Russia to investigate Smolensk picture leak
Poland expects decisive action from Russian authorities, including an investigation and punishment of persons responsible for internet leak of drastic
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Pussy Rioter wants a ‘thought revolution’
As a recently freed member of the jailed punk-rock trio Pussy Riot vows to continue protesting against Russian authorities, observers
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