On 26 October in Washington, the Troika (Portugal, Lithuania and Mongolia) of the Community of Democracies issued a statement expressing grave concern about the development of the trial of the opposition leader of Burma/Myanmar Daw Aung San Suu Kyi... more »
The accident when two trains collided south of Cairo took place when a first class train, headed to a tourist resort, slammed into a mostly empty stationary train which was parked on the same track. more »
Paweł Samecki, European Commissioner for Regional Policy, will visit Bulgaria on 22–23 October to see the impact of the EU’s cohesion policy in the South-West (Sofia) and North-Central (Gabrovo) regions. more »
Two suicide bombers killed at least six people in the International Islamic University in Islamabad. more »
Iran says U.S., Britain and Pakistani secret services backed the perpetrators of a suicide bumbling attack which killed six Guard commanders. more »
Some 4 000 participants from 1 500 organisations are expected to attend a Stockholm event showcasing EU efforts to boost development. more »
In line with its commitment to help the most vulnerable people, the European Commission allocated €2 million in humanitarian aid to help flood-hit people in northern Afghanistan. more »
Today the Commission adopted its annual strategy on EU enlargement. The communication highlights the progress the Western Balkans and Turkey made towards European integration during a difficult year of global economic crisis, and spells out the main challenges facing them in the months and years to come. more »
Important negotiations are currently under way on the Cyprus issue and a future reunification of the island. more »
Police say an Irish Catholic priest was taken by six gunmen from his home on the southern Philippine island of Mindanao. more »
The accident when two trains collided south of Cairo took place when a first class train, headed to a tourist resort, slammed into a mostly empty stationary train which was parked on the same track.
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