FAO global food price index up 1.4 per cent in September 2012
After two months of stability, the Food and Agricultural Organisations’s (FAO) Food Price Index rose slightly in September 2012, up 1.4
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US presidential debate blog 2012: No game-changing moment, but a recovery for Romney?
The first live televised 2012 presidential election debate between the Democrats’ US president Barack Obama and Republican Party candidate Mitt
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Russia Watch: Is Ivanishvili a Trojan Horse for Russia’s return to Georgia?
In the run-up to Georgia’s parliamentary vote, supporters of President Mikheil Saakashvili derided their opponent, billionaire Bidzina Ivanishvili, as “a
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Serbia bans gay pride parade
Serbian authorities have canceled Saturday’s gay pride parade in Belgrade for security reasons. The Interior Ministry Wednesday said the risk
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EU, Russia and US positive on Georgian elections: Updated
The European Union has congratulated Bidzina Ivanishvili’s Georgian Dream coalition on its victory in Georgia’s October 1 2012 parliamentary elections.
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New arrests of Syrians in Bulgaria after warning of increasing refugee pressure
Bulgarian police arrested eight Syrian citizens found hiding in a building next to a sheep-pen in the village of Yamino
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The example of Syria confirms reality of threat of chemical weapons, Bulgarian FM says
The recent announcement by Syria of the presence of a stockpile of chemical weapons reaffirms that the threat of these
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US Green Card lottery starts on October 2
Registration for the United States 2014 Diversity Visa (DV) Program – commonly known as the “green card lottery” – starts
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European airlines to post largest loss among global regions in 2012 – IATA
European airlines are expected to post the largest loss of any global region at $1.2 billion, which means $0.1 billion
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