Latvia Grapples With Handling KGB Files

Faced with a 2004 deadline, Latvia's government must decide what to do with thousands of secret police files left over from Soviet rule of the Baltic country more »

The amendment

SLOVAK PARLIAMENT APPROVES CONTENTIOUS ABORTION AMENDMENT more »

Abortion ship makes waves in Poland

The issue has divided Catholic Poland more »

A study of Economist Intelligence Unit

It will take the Baltic states some 30 to 50 years to catch up to living standards in current European Union states more »

Iranian Student Protesters Injured in Violent Clash

Anti-government student protesters in Iran say they have been badly injured in violent clashes during four days of unrest in the capital, Tehran more »

Czechs deliver resounding 'Yes' to Europe

Just over 55 percent of eligible voters have turned out for the Czech Republic's two-day referendum on EU membership and just over 77 percent chose to give Prague the green light to join the bloc in 2004 more »

Iran's Ruling Clerics Threaten Crackdown

Hundreds of protesters called for the death of Iran's supreme leader Ali Khamenei as thousands of onlookers watched early Friday more »

Media critic blasts foreign owners

Author says national identity threatened by German interests more »

Cheaper and simpler, online divorce grows in popularity

Offering a simpler and cheaper path to divorce, an ever-growing array of dot-coms, computer-savvy lawyers and state court officials are encouraging unhappily married Americans to arrange their breakups online more »

The labor costs

Official: Five percent of Estonia’s work force could wish to work in EU more »