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Abducted Czech humanitarian worker in Haiti released Port-au-Prince, March 12 (CTK) - A Czech woman and her Belgian counterpart, working for Medecins Sans Frontieres/Doctors without Borders (MSF) in quake-hit Haiti, were abducted and held for almost a week before they were set free on Thursday, Czech [Mon, 15 Mar 2010 10:59:00 GMT]

AUO and TPV announce new JV in Poland Manufacturer of thin film transistor liquid crystal display panels (TFT-LCD) AU Optronics Corp (TAIEX: 2409)(NYSE: AUO) is to establish a joint venture of TFT-LCD module production and TV-set ODM with TPV Technology Limited in Gorzow, Poland. This joint [Mon, 15 Mar 2010 10:40:00 GMT]

AUO and TPV announce new JV in Poland Manufacturer of thin film transistor liquid crystal display panels (TFT-LCD) AU Optronics Corp (TAIEX: 2409)(NYSE: AUO) is to establish a joint venture of TFT-LCD module production and TV-set ODM with TPV Technology Limited in Gorzow, Poland. This joint [Mon, 15 Mar 2010 10:40:00 GMT]

AUO and TPV announce new JV in Poland Extract not available. [Mon, 15 Mar 2010 10:17:00 GMT]

Bio Base Europe: Flanders and the Netherlands Cooperate on Biofuels From Genetically Modified Poplars Bio Base Europe is making progress in the development of sustainable biofuels. The recent first crop of genetically modified poplars of the Flemish Institute for Biotechnology (VIB) will be modified into bioethanol in a Flemish-Dutch pilot installation. [Mon, 15 Mar 2010 10:38:00 GMT]

Bio Base Europe: Flanders and the Netherlands Cooperate on Biofuels From Genetically Modified Poplars Bio Base Europe is making progress in the development of sustainable biofuels. The recent first crop of genetically modified poplars of the Flemish Institute for Biotechnology (VIB) will be modified into bioethanol in a Flemish-Dutch pilot installation. [Mon, 15 Mar 2010 10:17:00 GMT]

British help at Czech military academy to continue till 2015 Prague, March 12 (CTK) - The Chamber of Deputies Friday approved the proposal that British experts should help with the training at the Czech Military Academy in Vyskov, south Moravia, until October 2015. The mission was extended by five years. The [Mon, 15 Mar 2010 10:59:00 GMT]

Canada grants asylum to 90 Czechs, turns down 76 in 2009 Prague, March 14 (CTK) - Canada granted asylum to 90 Czech citizens and turned down 76 requests last year, the Canadian embassy told CTK yesterday. In all, it settled 900 asylum requests, of which 734 were withdrawn by the applicants or were not renewed, [Mon, 15 Mar 2010 10:59:00 GMT]

EU observer: Ukraine gives positive appraisal of new-model EU Extract not available. [Mon, 15 Mar 2010 10:15:00 GMT]

Film on Tibet awarded Havel Prize at One World Prague, March 12 (CTK) - The Vaclav Havel's Prize at this year's One World festival of human rights documentaries will go to The Sun Behind the Clouds, an Indian film about Tibet occupied by China, and former Czech president Havel will present it at the [Mon, 15 Mar 2010 10:59:00 GMT]

Greek crisis may wound southeast Europe market stock & share stock & share » market The Greek debt crisis is poised to undermine already dwindling investment flows into south-eastern Europe's emerging economies, adding to barriers to recovery in one of the continent's most fragile regions. [Mon, 15 Mar 2010 10:43:00 GMT]

Greek crisis may wound southeast Europe BUCHAREST (Reuters) - The Greek debt crisis is poised to undermine already dwindling investment flows into south-eastern Europe's emerging economies, adding to barriers to recovery in one of the continent's most fragile regions. Greek lending in central [Mon, 15 Mar 2010 10:31:00 GMT]

Hypo Vorarlberg has higher operating earnings Kika's Czech subsidiary reports good results 1 2 'Fest der Pferde' show jumping is historyGötschl gives birth to a daughterAustria 'gain self esteem' as team beat DenmarkAustria finish Vancouver Olympics in top ten1 2 3 4 [Mon, 15 Mar 2010 10:47:00 GMT]

Kika's Czech subsidiary reports good results 1 'Fest der Pferde' show jumping is historyGötschl gives birth to a daughterAustria 'gain self esteem' as team beat DenmarkAustria finish Vancouver Olympics in top ten1 2 3 4 [Mon, 15 Mar 2010 10:47:00 GMT]

Mobiltel Bulgaria is Fifteenth Operator to Choose RealNetworks to Power Music Service Mobiltel subscribers gain 'All You Can Eat' functionality - Real deploys third service under its 4-year mobilkom austria group agreement and continues growth in Eastern Europe - Real powers music services in 15 countries globally PR Newswire SALZBURG, [Mon, 15 Mar 2010 10:37:00 GMT]

Mobiltel Bulgaria is Fifteenth Operator to Choose RealNetworks to Power Music Service RealNetworks(R), Inc. (RNWK), the digital entertainment services company, transitioned Mobiltel Bulgaria's music service to the Real platform on March 10, 2010, adding all-you-can-eat functionality and continuing its strong momentum across Europe. [Mon, 15 Mar 2010 10:20:00 GMT]

Polish insurer PZU posts 61 pct net profit jump WARSAW, March 15 (Reuters) - PZU [PZU.UL], Poland's top insurer preparing for one of Warsaw's largest listings, reported a 61-percent jump in 2009 earnings on Monday thanks to a market rebound that boosted investments. [Mon, 15 Mar 2010 11:00:00 GMT]

Polish insurer PZU posts 61 pct net profit jump WARSAW, March 15 (Reuters) - PZU, Poland's top insurer preparing for one of Warsaw's largest listings, reported a 61-percent jump in 2009 earnings on Monday thanks to a market rebound that boosted investments. PZU said its net profit rose to 3.76 billion [Mon, 15 Mar 2010 10:47:00 GMT]

President congratulates Mykola Azarov on appointment a Ukrainian PM President of Ukraine President of Ukraine National Symbols The History of Presidency Security Council Presidentescape_start039;s Press Office Presidentescape_start039;s Press Office Accreditation NEWS CATEGORIES: Current events Interviews SPEECHES: [Mon, 15 Mar 2010 10:15:00 GMT]

President Yanukovych holds phone talks with Canadian PM Harper Press office of President Viktor Yanukovych President of Ukraine Viktor Yanukovych held a phone conversation with Prime Minister of Canada Stephen Harper. During the conversation Viktor Yanukovych said that Canada has always been a true friend and [Mon, 15 Mar 2010 10:15:00 GMT]

President: Restoration of confidence of Ukraine's strategic partners will depend on the effective work of all branches of power within Ukraine Press office of President Viktor Yanukovych President Viktor Yanukovych introduced the new Minister for Foreign Affairs Kostyantyn Gryshchenko. The President of Ukraine wished Kostyantyn Gryshchenko and the Ministry chaired by him success in the work. [Mon, 15 Mar 2010 10:15:00 GMT]

Romanian pickpocket gang accused in Prague Prague, March 12 (CTK) - The Prague police have accused 14 members of an alleged Romanian pickpocket gang that mostly robbed elderly people outside post offices, causing the damage of half a million crowns, Ivan Smekal from the Prague police headquarters [Mon, 15 Mar 2010 10:59:00 GMT]

Russia, Bulgaria creating design company for South Stream MOSCOW, March 15 (Itar-Tass) - Russia and Bulgaria are planning to create soon a design company within the framework of the implementation of the South Stream project, in accordance with a bilateral agreement between the two countries, Russian Minister [Mon, 15 Mar 2010 10:14:00 GMT]

Salzburg flight school is bankrupt Hypo Vorarlberg has higher operating earnings Kika's Czech subsidiary reports good results 1 2 3 'Fest der Pferde' show jumping is historyGötschl gives birth to a daughterAustria 'gain self esteem' as team beat DenmarkAustria finish Vancouver Olympics in top ten1 2 3 4 [Mon, 15 Mar 2010 10:47:00 GMT]

Semynozhenko: Officials should speak Ukrainian Extract not available. [Mon, 15 Mar 2010 10:15:00 GMT]

Site Nite Europe 2010 will mark the official start of IMEX week Extract not available. [Mon, 15 Mar 2010 10:55:00 GMT]

TABLE-Croatian Jan retail sales -24.0 pct m/m, -9.3 pct y/y March 15 (Reuters) - The State Statistics Bureau issued the following retail sales details on Monday. RETAIL SALES JAN DEC JAN 2009 Month-on-month change ... [Mon, 15 Mar 2010 10:34:00 GMT]

Ukrainian defense company facilities hit by shell explosion Extract not available. [Mon, 15 Mar 2010 10:15:00 GMT]

UPDATE 1-Polish insurer PZU posts 61 pct net profit jump * FY net up 61 pct at 3.76 bln zlotys ($1.3 bln) WARSAW, March 15 (Reuters) - PZU [PZU.UL], Poland's top insurer which is preparing for one of Warsaw's largest listings, reported a 61 percent jump in 2009 earnings on Monday thanks to a market rebound [Mon, 15 Mar 2010 11:00:00 GMT]

Yanukovych Yet to Act on Ukraine Court Ruling Pledge (Update1) (Adds markets in ninth paragraph.) March 15 (Bloomberg) -- Ukraine President Viktor Yanukovych hasnt acted on a pledge to the Group of Eight and European Union to seek a court ruling on the legitimacy of his coalition, which was formed after a [Mon, 15 Mar 2010 10:22:00 GMT]

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Andrée Peel, Rescuer of Allied Airmen, Dies at 105 Mrs. Peel was a highly decorated French resistance figure who helped save dozens of American and British airmen shot down over France during World War II.

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Arrests in Europe Expose ETA’s Ties to Venezuela A shadowy underworld of Basque exiles in Caracas is under scrutiny after an indictment from a Spanish judge.

[Sun, 14 Mar 2010 02:00:51 GMT]

As Its Arms Industry Withers, Russia Buys Abroad Once-legendary Russian weapons are suffering embarrassing quality problems, and Russia’s own military is in talks with France to buy assault ships.

[Sat, 13 Mar 2010 03:51:23 GMT]

Brian Pitman, Former Lloyds Chief, Dies at 78 Mr. Pitman, who was conservative in his approach, helped his institution grow through acquisitions and a merger with TSB.

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In Britain, Plan to Block Access to Sites With Pirated Music Supporters of a proposal say it would give copyright holders the tools to tackle piracy at the supply and demand levels.

[Mon, 15 Mar 2010 04:20:40 GMT]

India and Russia Build Ties With Pacts The agreements, which signal a warming between the two nations, will provide India with nuclear power plants and weapons for its military.

[Sat, 13 Mar 2010 05:18:02 GMT]

Its Sports Empire Crumbling, Russia Scrambles A new anxiety is gripping Russia: if its athletes perform as badly as they did in the Vancouver Winter Olympics, the country could be humiliated at home in Sochi in 2014.

[Sun, 14 Mar 2010 04:20:14 GMT]

Media Cache: Publishers Question Apple’s Rejection of Nudity German publishers are worrying that Apple’s desire to limit offensive material on its iPhone applications is spilling over into censorship.

[Mon, 15 Mar 2010 05:40:11 GMT]

Obama and Medvedev Talk About Arms Treaty President Obama and President Dmitri A. Medvedev of Russia moved closer to an agreement on a treaty that would slash both countries’ active nuclear arsenals.

[Sun, 14 Mar 2010 02:55:55 GMT]

Panic in Georgia After a Mock News Broadcast Residents rushed to buy food or staggered from their homes to safety after a television station broadcast pretended to report on a Russian invasion of the country.

[Mon, 15 Mar 2010 04:40:34 GMT]

Polish Left Gets Transfusion of Young Blood Twenty years after the fall of communism, an attempt to rejuvenate the left is in full swing in Poland, led by a circle of young idealists.

[Sat, 13 Mar 2010 14:08:27 GMT]

Progress Expected on Rescue Plan for Greece Finance ministers from the 16 euro zone countries are expected on Monday to strike a delicate balance by clarifying how a bailout could be structured while not making a rescue inevitable.

[Mon, 15 Mar 2010 04:40:34 GMT]

Richard Stites, Historian of Russian Culture, Dies at 78 Mr. Stites opened up new territory for historians with a landmark work on the Russian women’s movement.

[Sat, 13 Mar 2010 05:18:58 GMT]

Sex-Abuse Scandal in the German Church Touches Pope Benedict XVI’s Archdiocese A church official acknowledged a German archdiocese made “serious mistakes” in reassigning an abusive priest during the pope’s tenure as its archbishop in the 1980s.

[Sat, 13 Mar 2010 14:25:11 GMT]

Socialists Lead in Early Voting in France The results in a first round of regional elections point to a resounding defeat for the governing party of President Nicolas Sarkozy in the final round next Sunday.

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Vatican Sees Campaign Against the Pope The Vatican decried what it said was an aggressive campaign against Pope Benedict XVI in his native Germany over a sexual abuse scandal.

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Where Some Envision Czar’s End, Church Sees Building Site The Russian Orthodox Church plans construction at the site where scientists believe the Romanov family’s remains were dumped in 1918.

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World Briefing | EUROPE: Austria: Mass Graves of Nazi Victims Are Found At least two mass graves containing dozens of people killed by the Nazis have been found on property used by the Austrian Army, government officials said Friday.

[Sat, 13 Mar 2010 01:30:43 GMT]

World Briefing | EUROPE: The Netherlands: Amsterdam’s Mayor Wins Party Post Job Cohen, the popular mayor of Amsterdam, became the new leader of the Dutch Labor Party, leaving him well placed to become the next prime minister after the June elections.

[Sat, 13 Mar 2010 01:30:56 GMT]

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Britain's Miliband visits China amid rancor BEIJING -- Britain's foreign secretary is visiting China to lobby for further nuclear sanctions on Iran and will seek to smooth rancor with Beijing over climate change talks and the execution of a British drug smuggler thought to be mentally ill. David [Mon, 15 Mar 2010 11:01:00 GMT]

British help at Czech military academy to continue till 2015 Prague, March 12 (CTK) - The Chamber of Deputies Friday approved the proposal that British experts should help with the training at the Czech Military Academy in Vyskov, south Moravia, until October 2015. The mission was extended by five years. The [Mon, 15 Mar 2010 10:59:00 GMT]

CNPV Solar Signs Sales Agreement With Sinatis Europe CNPV Solar Power, a manufacturer of solar photovoltaic products, has entered into a long-term strategic partnership sales agreement with French project development and distribution company Sinatis Europe. Under the terms of the agreement, CNPV will [Mon, 15 Mar 2010 11:00:00 GMT]

Don't expect Greece aid details, ministers say By , MarketWatch LONDON (MarketWatch) -- A meeting of euro-zone finance ministers Monday is unlikely to produce details of plans to ensure that Greece can meet its debt obligations, ministers said, amid signs that officials are near agreement on a [Mon, 15 Mar 2010 10:57:00 GMT]

Download growth boosts 2009 UK music royalties LONDON (Reuters) - British songwriters, composers and music publishers earned 623 million pounds ($944.8 million) in royalties in 2009, up 2.6 percent on 2008 and the first time the growth in digital revenues outperformed the drop in CD and DVD earnings. [Mon, 15 Mar 2010 11:04:00 GMT]

Download growth boosts 2009 UK music royalties LONDON (Reuters) - British songwriters, composers and music publishers earned 623 million pounds ($944.8 million) in royalties in 2009, up 2.6 percent on 2008 and the first time the growth in digital revenues outperformed the drop in CD and DVD earnings. [Mon, 15 Mar 2010 10:57:00 GMT]

Download growth boosts 2009 UK music royalties (Reuters) Reuters - British songwriters, composers and music publishers earned 623 million pounds ($944.8 million) in royalties in 2009, up 2.6 percent on 2008 and the first time the growth in digital revenues outperformed the drop in CD and DVD earnings. [Mon, 15 Mar 2010 11:05:00 GMT]

Download growth boosts 2009 UK music royalties (Reuters) LONDON (Reuters) - British songwriters, composers and music publishers earned 623 million pounds ($944.8 million) in royalties in 2009, up 2.6 percent on 2008 and the first time the growth in digital revenues outperformed the drop in CD and DVD earnings. [Mon, 15 Mar 2010 10:59:00 GMT]

Download growth boosts 2009 UK music royalties (Reuters) LONDON (Reuters) - British songwriters, composers and music publishers earned 623 million pounds ($944.8 million) in royalties in 2009, up 2.6 percent on 2008 and the first time the growth in digital revenues outperformed the drop in CD and DVD earnings. [Mon, 15 Mar 2010 10:59:00 GMT]

Download growth boosts 2009 UK music royalties (Reuters) LONDON (Reuters) - British songwriters, composers and music publishers earned 623 million pounds in royalties in 2009, up 2.6 percent on 2008 and the first time the growth in digital revenues outperformed the drop in CD and DVD earnings.But PRS for [Mon, 15 Mar 2010 10:59:00 GMT]

Euro, British Pound Pare Previous Week’s Advance on U.S. Dollar Strength Mar, 12 Euro Rallies as Growth Prospects Improve, British Pound Extends Rebound Mar, 11 British Pound Advances as Inflation Expectations Push Higher, Euro Holds Tight Range Mar, 10 Euro Holds Narrow Range, British Pound Extends Decline as U.K. [Mon, 15 Mar 2010 11:00:00 GMT]

Europe Should Not Curtail Credit Default Swaps Extract not available. [Mon, 15 Mar 2010 11:03:00 GMT]

Europe’s Phoenix cities signpost ‘third urban age’ This article is provided courtesy of the news feed at http://www.newstartmag.co.uk/news Europe’s former industrial cities can show the rest of the world’s urban giants how to survive a new age of recession, environmental pressure and social [Mon, 15 Mar 2010 11:00:00 GMT]

Eurozone ministers to discuss ,25bn bailout package for Greece Extract not available. [Mon, 15 Mar 2010 11:03:00 GMT]

Gold coin 'worn by Caesar's assassin' to go on display at British Museum London15 (ANI): A gold coin emblematic of Julius Caesar's assassination is to be showcased at the British Museum to mark the 2054th anniversary of the Roman emperor's death. It shows the head of Brutus on one side, while two daggers and the date, 'Eid [Mon, 15 Mar 2010 11:03:00 GMT]

International interest in UK plc rises The proportion of UK-listed companies owned by foreign shareholders reached a record 41.5% in 2008, according to the most recent data from the Office for National Statistics published in January. The percentage has risen nearly fourfold in 20 years, as [Mon, 15 Mar 2010 11:02:00 GMT]

Irish identity tops new Northern Ireland poll More people identify themselves as Irish than British in Northern Ireland according to a new poll in Monday's Belfast Telegraph. Over 1000 people were interviewed for the survey. BBC News - [Mon, 15 Mar 2010 10:58:00 GMT]

Madrid govt urged to add siesta to list of protected Spanish cultural icons London, March 15(ANI): A lawyer is calling upon Madrid's conservative government to add the siesta to list of protected Spanish cultural icons. The appeal follows the announcement made earlier this month by Esperanza Aguirre, the President of Madrid's [Mon, 15 Mar 2010 11:03:00 GMT]

Madrid govt urged to add siesta to list of protected Spanish cultural icons A lawyer is calling upon Madrid's conservative government to add the siesta to list of protected Spanish cultural icons. The appeal follows the announcement made earlier this month by Esperanza Aguirre, the President of Madrid's regional government, that [Mon, 15 Mar 2010 11:03:00 GMT]

Muslim gangs imposing sharia law in British prisons Radical Muslim gangs are imposing a form of sharia law inside some of Britain's prisons, a BBC investigation has found. According to one former prison officer, younger prisoners are particularly targeted for forced conversion to Islam by these gangs. The [Mon, 15 Mar 2010 11:03:00 GMT]

Muslim gangs imposing sharia law in British prisons London, Mar. 15 (ANI): Radical Muslim gangs are imposing a form of sharia law inside some of Britain's prisons, a BBC investigation has found. According to one former prison officer, younger prisoners are particularly targeted for forced conversion to [Mon, 15 Mar 2010 11:03:00 GMT]

News: Realtime Worlds wins Scottish Innovation award APB and Crackdown developer Realtime Worlds have been awarded the John Logie Baird Award for Innovation in Scotland. The award was presented at a gala award dinner at the Glasgow Science Centre, with Realtime Worlds winning in one of the seven [Mon, 15 Mar 2010 10:58:00 GMT]

Only Poles need apply: Factory that 'bars Britons' highlights growing market in cheap migrant labour The effective ban on British applicants for jobs at Forza AW was claimed to be because all health and safety training is carried out in Polish. [Mon, 15 Mar 2010 11:03:00 GMT]

Public-service workers walk out in Portugal Four of every five public-sector workers in Portugal walked off their jobs on March 4 to protest government plans to decrease pensions, eliminate and outsource jobs and continue a freeze on wages. Trade unions representing more than 500,000 such workers [Mon, 15 Mar 2010 11:03:00 GMT]

Real Madrid & MLJ Inc To Launch RealMadrid.jp “Spanish top club works with local company to launch Japanese version of Real Madrid’s website” MLJ Inc. (MLJ), an internet and mobile content distributor in Japan and current operator of Real Madrid Official Mobile Site, have reached an agreement [Mon, 15 Mar 2010 11:05:00 GMT]

Site Nite Europe 2010 will mark the official start of IMEX week Extract not available. [Mon, 15 Mar 2010 10:55:00 GMT]

Stewarts named as UK's greenest butcher A family of butchers who light up their shop with wind power, source venison from local wild herds and grow their own herbs for their sausages have been voted the UK’s greenest as National Butchers’ Week gets underway. Stewarts of Enniskillen, [Mon, 15 Mar 2010 11:05:00 GMT]

Swiss bank gets tax query from Australia AFP Swiss banking giant UBS says Australian, British and Canadian tax authorities have filed requests for information after it settled a massive tax evasion case with US authorities. Following the deal with the US 'tax and regulatory authorities in a [Mon, 15 Mar 2010 10:58:00 GMT]

UK PM wades into BA industrial dispute Extract not available. [Mon, 15 Mar 2010 10:59:00 GMT]

Unionists resist police attacks, fight austerity in Greece The Greek Parliament passed a very stringent set of austerity measures March 5 that will cut public-sector salaries and freeze pensions for both public- and private-sector workers, cut services and raise taxes. Public service workers will have their [Mon, 15 Mar 2010 11:03:00 GMT]