HRW report calls for Turkey to end impunity for state killings
U.S.-based Human Rights Watch is calling for Turkey’s government to hold to account those responsible for serious human-rights violations during the
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Europe
EU moves a step closer to tighter limits on chemicals that can be used for home-made bombs
A draft law to restrict the general public’s access to chemicals that can be used to make home-made explosives was
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Politics of Europe: Romania seems to stumble in three-legged race with Bulgaria
The pollsters have it that Romanian prime minister Victor Ponta’s leftist Social Democratic Party will win the largest share of
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Lufthansa cabin crew to go on strike again on September 4
The Independent Flight Attendants Organisation (UFO) which represents most cabin crew employed by German airline Lufthansa said that there would
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EC unveils plan to allow wireless technologies, including broadband, to share radio spectrum
The European Commission unveiled on September 3 2012 plans to deal with the exponential growth in mobile and wireless data
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Turkey lobbies museums around world to return artifacts
Turkey is following an increasingly aggressive policy of getting top museums around the world to return its heritage. Minister of
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Armenia cuts ties with Hungary in soldier dispute
Armenia says it is cutting all ties with Hungary for allowing an Azerbaijani soldier who killed an Armenian officer to
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Sofia’s new metro line opens
The opening of Sofia’s new metro underground railway line was celebrated by offering free rides to all users from the
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Lufthansa cabin staff strike in Frankfurt causes cancellation of Sofia flights
Lufthansa flights between Frankfurt and Sofia, including a flight arriving in the Bulgarian capital at 1pm and a scheduled departure
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