Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi wins a no-confidence motion in parliament by a margin of only three votes. more »
A powerful snow storm is playing havoc with travel plans in the US Midwest as more than 2,000 flights are canceled in Chicago. more »
The European Parliament backed plans to create an EU law ensuring traceability of imported minerals, as a tool to combat illegal exploitation of conflict minerals in African countries, in a resolution passed on Wednesday. more »
Commissioner Georgieva said “The anti–cholera efforts undertaken before of the post–electoral riots have reduced the daily rate of cholera deaths from 50 on 23th of November to 22 on 4th of December." more »
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In the immediate wake of the successful EU–Russia Summit, the European Economic and Social Committee is discussing its own–initiative opinion on EU‑Russia relations in the presence of Vladimir Chizhov, Russian Ambassador to the EU. more »
Students demonstrate on the streets of London, in protest over a that would allow tuition fees to treble. more »
A bomb destroys part of a Lenin statue near Saint Petersburg, the latest such attack on a monument to the founder of the Soviet Union. more »
Residents living along the historic Ganges River in eastern India complain water pollution is on the rise. more »
Israeli police arrest two people on suspicion of starting a huge forest fire through negligence. more »
The European Parliament backed plans to create an EU law ensuring traceability of imported minerals, as a tool to combat illegal exploitation of conflict minerals in African countries, in a resolution passed on Wednesday.
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