Afghanistan: school poisoning

On Monday, around 50 Afghan teenagers were hospitalized after a mystery gas attack on their school in Parwan province, northwest of Kabul. more »

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Published: 13/05/2009

Weather, pilot error ... or both?

U.S. government investigators are trying to determine whether it was wintry weather, pilot error -- or a deadly combination of the two that caused a commuter plane to slam into a house of a Buffalo, New York suburb -- killing 50 people. more »

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Published: 13/05/2009

Stand-Up Obama

A round of applause for Barack Obama. Addressing journalists, politicians and celebrities, the president was keen to inject some humor as he summed up his first 100 days in office. more »

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Published: 13/05/2009

Reducing regional disparities in the EU and beyond

EU shares experience of strengthening regions with countries such as Brazil, Russia and China. more »

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Published: 13/05/2009

U.S. journalist freed in Iran

U.S.-born journalist Roxana Saberi, jailed in Iran, has been freed from prison, after having her sentence for spying reduced. more »

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Published: 12/05/2009

Abruzzo earthquake: Commissioner Hübner announces regional aid boost

As part of the European Commission's response to the earthquake which hit Italy's Abruzzo region on 6 April, Regional Policy Commissioner Danuta Hübner today announced an extension of the deadline for payment claims from the region's 2000-2006 Cohesion Policy programme. more »

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Published: 12/05/2009

EU and Latin America to meet in Prague, 13–14 May 2009

EU Foreign Affairs Ministers will meet with their counterparts from the Rio Group, assembling Latin America and Caribbean countries, on 13 May 2009 in Prague to discuss issues of major concern to both regions, notably the impact of the economic and financial crisis and a sustainable approach to energy security and climate change. more »

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Published: 11/05/2009

Round-up of May's Parliamentary debates from Strasbourg

In the last session of the current parliamentary term, MEPs approved a ban on almost all seal products, decided to put on hold telecoms reform and voted to back measures to protect primates from animal testing. more »