Hunger and fear are a part of the daily lives of North Korea's 23 million people. Living in a State with one of the worst human rights records in the world is harsh for its people. more »
The 2005 “Tulip revolution” in Kyrgyzstan raised big hopes for democratic change in Central Asia, but bloodshed and violence shook the former Soviet republic when opposition leaders led by former Foreign Minister Roza Otunbayeva seized power on Wednesday. more »
This is an unimaginable catastrophe in Europe. Europe has encountered a great loss. Poland is living through an indescribable tragedy. more »
Polish President Lech Kaczynski's coffin returned home to a stunned nation Sunday, a day after he and much of the country's political and military elite perished in a plane crash in Russia that killed 97 people. more »
These are two basic agreements in the information exchange system for combating international terrorism which will be the focal point of the ministerial meeting between the EU and the USA, to be held this Friday at the El Pardo Palace, in the outskirts of Madrid. more »
The EU must steer a strategy for stability, prosperity and conflict-resolution in the South Caucasus, MEPs insist in a draft resolution adopted by the Foreign Affairs committee on Thursday. more »
European Council President Herman Van Rompuy found MEPs in trenchant mood Wednesday when he reported back to them on the conclusions reached by European leaders at their summit last month. more »
The Obama administration unveiled a new nuclear policy Tuesday that restricts America’s use of nuclear weapons, reduces the country’s reliance on its nuclear deterrent and renounces America’s development of new atomic weapons. more »
A 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Aceh on the Indonesian island of Sumatra early Wednesday morning. more »
The death toll in the state of Rio de Janeiro rose to 89 on Tuesday as workers struggled to clean up the mess created by 15 hours of heavy rain. more »
The Obama administration unveiled a new nuclear policy Tuesday that restricts America’s use of nuclear weapons, reduces the country’s reliance on its nuclear deterrent and renounces America’s development of new atomic weapons.
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