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2008 Diet of the Year - Sponsored Link Ad - Finally, A Diet That Really Works! As Seen On CNN, NBC, & Fox News. [Fri, 9 May 2008 02:39:00 GMT]

As freedoms roll back in the ex-Soviet world, Ukraine becomes an island of freedom KIEV, Ukraine: A gloomy Vladimir Putin wears a Czarist crown, clutching a bag full of dollars and a miniature television tower. Filipp Pishchik says this and similar cartoons, depicting the former president as a corrupt leader who stifles free speech, [Fri, 9 May 2008 02:39:00 GMT]

Czech PM visits Czech soldiers in Afghanistan PRAGUE, May 8 (Xinhua) -- Czech Prime Minister Mirek Topolanek unexpectedly visited Czech soldiers in Afghanistan on Thursday, the Government Office said in Prague. Topolanek made the exceptional trip in connection with last week's bomb explosion in the [Fri, 9 May 2008 00:07:00 GMT]

Czech Romany influx to Canada raises fears of visa renewal  REKLAMA [Thu, 8 May 2008 23:41:00 GMT]

EC warns Bulgaria regarding industrial permits, dividend taxation  BRUSSELS, Belgium -- The European Commission (EC) announced on Tuesday (May 6th) it is sending an official notification to Bulgaria requesting more information about collecting taxes on dividends paid by and to foreign companies operating in the [Thu, 8 May 2008 23:40:00 GMT]

Estonia hopes ties with Russia will improve as Medvedev assumes presidency RIGA, May 8 (Xinhua) -- Estonian Prime Minister Andrus Ansip said Thursday he hoped Estonian-Russian relations would be improved now that Dmitry Medvedev has assumed the Russian presidency, press reports reaching here from the Estonian capital Tallin [Fri, 9 May 2008 02:34:00 GMT]

Estonia hopes ties with Russia will improve as Medvedev assumes presidency (Xinhua via COMTEX News Network) -- Estonian Prime Minister Andrus Ansip said Thursday he hoped Estonian-Russian relations would be improved now that Dmitry Medvedev has assumed the Russian presidency, press reports reaching here from the Estonian [Fri, 9 May 2008 02:18:00 GMT]

ESTONIA: TRIGON PROPERTY PLANNING TO PAY NO DIVIDEND THIS YEAR 147 words TALLINN May 08 Trigon Property Development is making a proposal to shareholders to pay no dividend for 2007.The proposal of the supervisory board is to transfer the net profit for the financial year 2007 in the amount of 37.2 million Estonian [Thu, 8 May 2008 23:06:00 GMT]

EU welcomes ratification of Lisbon Treaty by Latvia, Lithuania BELGRADE, May 8 (Xinhua) -- The European Union Thursday welcomed the ratification by the parliaments of Latvia and Lithuania of the Lisbon Treaty that will make the bloc's much needed institutional reforms possible. 'Each ratification is an important [Fri, 9 May 2008 02:34:00 GMT]

Fabian Romania benefits from Eastern growth Fabian Romania increased its net asset value by 0.2% per share over the first three months of the year or by 22.5% over the past 12 months, its first quarter update has shown. The AIM-listed eastern European property specialist has been trading at 170 [Fri, 9 May 2008 01:03:00 GMT]

Government deprives Vanco Prykerchenska Ltd of right to produce Ukrainian oil Ukraine's Environmental Protection Ministry has cancelled a special permit of Vanco According to the ministry's order, the company is banned to develop Prykerchensky On April 11, Ukrainian Premier Yulia The Ukrainian Government signed the Prykerchenska [Thu, 8 May 2008 23:34:00 GMT]

Greens to protect W Budapest caves from spa hotel project - paper  Budapest, May 8 (MTI) - Five hundred cave scientists and environmentalists signed a petition against a project to convert a former Turkish bath in western Budapest into a spa hotel, national daily Nepszabadsag reported on Thursday. Speleologist Peter [Fri, 9 May 2008 01:22:00 GMT]

Hungarys MOL Buys India Oil Block Hungarian oil and gas group MOL has signed a deal with India's Oil and Natural Gas Corp. to buy a 35% stake in an exploration block in the northwest of India, according to Reuters. 'One exploration well is planned to be drilled by the end of 2008 and one [Fri, 9 May 2008 00:02:00 GMT]

Hungary's Richter Q1 net profit rises 41.7 percent (Reuters) - Hungarian drug maker Richter Gedeon GDRB.BU said its first-quarter net profit was up 41.7 percent as rising exports more than offset a drop in domestic sales and financial items also boosted its bottom line. Richter's first-quarter [Fri, 9 May 2008 00:17:00 GMT]

Jia Qinglin discusses co-op with Hungarian parliament speaker BUDAPEST, May 8 (Xinhua) -- Jia Qinglin, head of China's top political advisory body, on Thursday met with Hungary's parliament speaker and put forward a package of proposals for further expanding friendship and cooperation between China and Hungary. [Thu, 8 May 2008 23:50:00 GMT]

Lithuania offers Baltimore bust of native Frank Zappa; but will they erect it? BALTIMORE: Frank Zappa, who sang about 'Plastic People,' has been cast in bronze. Again. In 1995, a quirky bunch of Lithuanian artists and intellectuals managed to erect a bust of the eccentric rocker in downtown Vilnius, the capital of the former Soviet [Fri, 9 May 2008 01:01:00 GMT]

Pekao CEO on Earnings Extract not available. [Thu, 8 May 2008 22:54:00 GMT]

PM: Lithuania hopes to build reciprocal ties with Russia RIGA, May 8 (Xinhua) -- Lithuania hopes to establish a reciprocal relationship with Russia, Lithuanian Prime Minister Gediminas Kirkilas said Thursday, according to news reaching here from Vilnius. Lithuania hopes to develop its ties with Russia on a [Fri, 9 May 2008 02:34:00 GMT]

Prime Minister of Ukraine Yulia Tymoshenko congratulated Volodymyr Putin on appointment to the post of the Head of Government of the Russian Federation Prime Minister of Ukraine Yulia Yulia [Thu, 8 May 2008 23:34:00 GMT]

Rimi Baltic, Country, Estonia Extract not available. [Thu, 8 May 2008 23:11:00 GMT]

SABMiller buys one of Ukraine's biggest brewers  By Jonathan Sibun SABMiller, which produces beers including Miller and Peroni Nastro Azzurro, has made its first foray into the Ukraine with the acquisition of one of its largest brewers. London-listed SAB has paid an undisclosed sum for a 99.84pc stake [Thu, 8 May 2008 23:47:00 GMT]

SABMiller buys Ukrainian brewer  SABMiller has bought one of Ukraine's largest brewers, CJSC Sarmat, it has announced. SAB said it had acquired 99.84 per cent of CJSC Sarmat (Sarmat) from System Capital Management, a holding company that is said to manage a number of interests in that [Fri, 9 May 2008 00:12:00 GMT]

Slovakia can join Euro zone in 2009 Bratislava, Slovakia -- The European Commission Wednesday declared Slovakia's economy is stable enough to adopt the euro as its currency, a commission report said. Despite concerns that inflation in Slovakia is too high, the country has achieved, 'a high [Thu, 8 May 2008 23:34:00 GMT]

TABLE-Hungary's Richter 1st-qtr net profit rises 41.7 pct (Reuters) - Hungarian drugmaker Richter Gedeon [Fri, 9 May 2008 00:17:00 GMT]

Trade with Estonia considerably down In 2007, there was a substantial downturn in goods trade between the Netherlands and Estonia. After joining the European Union in May 2004, goods trade with Estonia has shown an upward trend during the first three years. Imports from Estonia dropped by [Thu, 8 May 2008 23:27:00 GMT]

U.S. to fund establishment of Bulgarian naval surveillance system Bulgarian Naval Forces Commander Vice Admiral Minko Kavaldzhiev said that the contract is expected to be signed soon so that the establishment of the system could be started. SOFIA, May 8 (Xinhua) -- The United States will finance under international [Fri, 9 May 2008 02:05:00 GMT]

Ukraine: sun oil export from Ukraine in April decreased by 9.4 times  According to the Association 'Ukroliyaprom', in April, sun oil export from Ukraine totaled 13.580 tonnes, down 9.4 times as compared to March (127.080 tonnes) and down 13.8 times as compared to April 2007 (186.700 tonnes). At that, following the [Fri, 9 May 2008 01:16:00 GMT]

Ukraine: the indicative price for sunflower seeds export in May increased to 990 USD/t  According to the Ministry of Economy of Ukraine, the indicative price for sunflower seeds exported in May 2008 on FOB-Black Sea ports and DAF terms increased to 990 USD/t. The corresponding order of the Ministry of Economy of Ukraine No 148 was signed [Fri, 9 May 2008 01:20:00 GMT]

UPDATE-Budapest transport unions to start indefinite strike May 27 (adds details)  Budapest, May 8 (MTI) - Trade unions representing workers of Budapest's public transport company BKV will begin a several days strike at 0000 hours on May 27, the unions spokesman Gabor Nemes told MTI on Thursday. The planned end of the strike would be [Fri, 9 May 2008 01:22:00 GMT]

Williams hat-trick leads England Ladies to thrashing of Belarus Hat-trick hero: Fara Williams Most popular stories 1. Adebayor demands an ?80,000-a-week deal from Arsenal and threatens to quit if he doesn't get it 2. Former Tottenham boss Martin Jol on Manchester City's shortlist to replace Sven 3. I wouldn't be [Fri, 9 May 2008 01:39:00 GMT]

World Bank asks Ukraine to help ease global food crisis Agence France-Presse [Fri, 9 May 2008 02:12:00 GMT]

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Austria’s Dungeon Man: ‘I Must Have Been Crazy’ The 73-year-old Austrian man who imprisoned and raped his daughter for nearly a quarter century, admitted a lifetime of abuse and depraved domesticity.

[Fri, 09 May 2008 01:12:36 GMT]

Berlusconi Chooses Cabinet, Reuniting a Familiar Cast Silvio Berlusconi, who is preparing to become Italy’s prime minister for the third time, is hoping to overcome an immobile economy and years of political paralysis.

[Thu, 08 May 2008 04:40:46 GMT]

Bomb Kills at Least 5 Police Officers in Chechnya The attacks came a day after two other servicemen were killed in a gun battle between Russian forces and as many as 30 insurgents in the Chechen village of Urus-Martan.

[Thu, 08 May 2008 05:56:01 GMT]

China Orchestra Plays for Pope for First Time, Hinting at Thaw The concert performed for Pope Benedict XVI on Wednesday could signal the end to the tense relationship between the Vatican and the Chinese government.

[Thu, 08 May 2008 05:57:18 GMT]

Cowen Elected Prime Minister of Ireland Brian Cowen was elected Ireland’s new prime minister by an 88-to-76 vote in the parliament on Wednesday, and he announced a major cabinet shuffle.

[Thu, 08 May 2008 04:46:43 GMT]

European Commission Sues to Force Italy to Take Out the Garbage The suit is aimed at pressing Italy to take action against a problem that has enraged locals, embarrassed national pride and influenced recent national elections.

[Wed, 07 May 2008 06:30:34 GMT]

Giuliani Weighs In on Distant Mayoral Race Who would have guessed that the next chapter in Rudolph W. Giuliani’s life would involve political consulting for an election in Eastern Europe?

[Thu, 08 May 2008 05:34:23 GMT]

Greek Islands, Overwhelmed by Refugees, Seek Help Many immigrants use Greece as a transit point to other European countries and it has increasingly become a gateway for people fleeing conflict in countries like Iraq and Afghanistan.

[Wed, 07 May 2008 06:33:29 GMT]

Iranian Exiles Aren’t Terrorist Group, British Court Says A British court said the government was wrong to include the People’s Mujahedeen on a list of banned terrorists.

[Thu, 08 May 2008 16:16:54 GMT]

Medvedev Takes Oath in Russia, but Putin Dominates Much of Day It remains to be seen what the inauguration of Dmitri A. Medvedev will mean for the direction of Russia.

[Thu, 08 May 2008 10:29:54 GMT]

Moscow Journal: A Treasure Is Restored, With Culture Its Bounty For two decades after the Soviet collapse, Pashkov House was a crumbling eyesore. Now it’s is one of the few restoration projects lauded by preservationists.

[Thu, 08 May 2008 04:45:09 GMT]

Putin Is Approved as Prime Minister Vladimir V. Putin won an overwhelming vote in Russia’s lower house of Parliament, a day after he passed formal power as president to his protégé, Dmitri A. Medvedev.

[Fri, 09 May 2008 02:10:11 GMT]

Weimar Journal: A Postscript for a Writer, 200 Years in the Works Recent DNA tests to identify which of two skeletons belongs to German writer Friedrich Schiller, instead showed that the skeletons proved to contain bones from at least six people.

[Fri, 09 May 2008 01:11:19 GMT]

World Briefing | Europe: Britain: Jihadist Cleric Released on Bail An appeals panel ordered the release on bail of Abu Qatada, a Muslim preacher from Jordan once described by a Spanish judge as Osama bin Laden’s “ambassador to Europe.”

[Fri, 09 May 2008 01:52:03 GMT]

World Briefing | Europe: Georgia: U.S. Criticizes Russian Troop Movements The Bush administration accused Russia of acting provocatively against Georgia by moving troops to the breakaway region of Abkhazia and shooting down a remotely piloted aerial vehicle.

[Wed, 07 May 2008 06:23:35 GMT]

World Briefing | Europe: Germany: 2 Groups Banned for Neo-Nazism The German government shut down two groups, accusing them of spreading anti-Semitic propaganda and glorifying the Nazis.

[Thu, 08 May 2008 04:41:44 GMT]

World Briefing | Europe: Italy: Starving the Pigeons of St. Mark’s Square Twenty million tourists a year are bringing more birdseed sales, then more pigeons, then more damage to the historic buildings in the square, including the mosaics on the facade of St. Mark’s Basilica.

[Fri, 09 May 2008 02:02:50 GMT]

World Briefing | Europe: Poland: Conditions Set for Planned U.S. Missile Shield Prime Minister Donald Tusk warned that Warsaw would block the United States’ plan to base a missile shield in Poland unless Washington meets Polish demands, including helping to upgrade the country’s military.

[Wed, 07 May 2008 06:24:01 GMT]

World Business Briefing | Europe: Britain: Last Call on the London Tube London’s new mayor said that he was banning alcohol on the city’s public transportation system, effective next month, in an effort to “end the problem of drunken and intimidating behavior on the Tube.”

[Thu, 08 May 2008 05:55:06 GMT]

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2008 Diet of the Year - Sponsored Link Ad - Finally, A Diet That Really Works! As Seen On CNN, NBC, & Fox News. [Fri, 9 May 2008 03:28:00 GMT]

2nd UPDATE:Du To Invest Heavily In Europe India Gateway - CEO DUBAI (Zawya Dow Jones)--Emirates Integrated Telecommunications Co., or Du (DU.AI), will invest more than $50 million in a new submarine cable between the U.K. and India known as the Europe India Gateway, or EIG, the company's chief executive said [Fri, 9 May 2008 03:10:00 GMT]

3-2 win puts Finland through as group winners: Latvia next opponent Finland?s hockey team progressed from the Preliminary Round at the IIHF World Championships in Canada at the head of Group C, after winning an ultimately nervy victory over Slovakia on Wednesday. The match ended 3-2 (2-2, 1-0, 0-0), but for the greater [Fri, 9 May 2008 03:00:00 GMT]

Austrian dad reveals incest 'addiction' Austrian Josef Fritzl said he became addicted to incest with his daughter, who bore him seven children and had imprisoned her in a cellar to save her from the outside world. In comments related by his lawyer to weekly magazine News, Fritzl, who locked up [Fri, 9 May 2008 02:27:00 GMT]

Britain's most-wanted Islamic preacher granted bail LONDON, May 8 (Xinhua) -- Islamic preacher Abu Qatada, one of Britain's most wanted men, has been granted bail with a highly unusual 22-hour curfew by the Special Immigration Appeals Commission (SIAC), according to a local media report on Thursday. [Fri, 9 May 2008 02:34:00 GMT]

British Ambassador announces readiness to provide assistance to Tajik media Extract not available. [Fri, 9 May 2008 02:37:00 GMT]

City of Rome to Receive EPA Funds for Community Revitalization  The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will recognize the City of Rome on Monday, May 12, 2008 in Rome, Ga. as recipients of $400,000 in EPA brownfields grants to help revitalize former industrial and commercial sites, turning them from problem [Fri, 9 May 2008 03:17:00 GMT]

Daly fit enough for fifth in Italy John Daly has bounced back from last week's missed cut in Spain to begin the Italian Open in Milan with a five-under-par-67. The former Open champion, now a lowly 609th in the world, shared the lead for a while, but finished his round in a tie for fifth [Fri, 9 May 2008 03:20:00 GMT]

England a not so green and pleasant land: tourist guide LONDON (AFP) - England, famous across the world as the country of Shakespeare, royalty, fair play and manners, is a nation of 'overweight, sex-and-celebrity-obsessed TV addicts', according to a new tourist guide. The 'Rough Guide to England', which was [Fri, 9 May 2008 02:56:00 GMT]

EU welcomes ratification of Lisbon Treaty by Latvia, Lithuania BELGRADE, May 8 (Xinhua) -- The European Union Thursday welcomed the ratification by the parliaments of Latvia and Lithuania of the Lisbon Treaty that will make the bloc's much needed institutional reforms possible. 'Each ratification is an important [Fri, 9 May 2008 02:34:00 GMT]

Federer tames Karlovic at Rome Masters ReutersROME - World number one Roger Federer beat Croatia's Ivo Karlovic 7-6 6-3 in the Rome Masters on Thursday to book a quarter-final against Czech Radek Stepanek.Earlier, Australian Open champion Novak Djokovic edged past Russia's Igor Andreev 6-3 [Fri, 9 May 2008 02:26:00 GMT]

Floating wreckage recovered from Brazilian plane carrying four UK businessmen Floating wreckage has been retrieved from a Brazilian Cessna 310 that disapeared on Friday with two local pilots and four businessmen from the United Kingdom. The debris was recovered from a beach in the North-East of the country. The aircraft had been [Fri, 9 May 2008 02:59:00 GMT]

Helsinki looking forward to record-breaking summer cruise season  cruise passengers are expected to visit Helsinki over the current cruise season. Some 60 cruise ships have already reserved a berth, while 14 of them will visit the Finnish capital for the first time. A total of 275 calls have been reserved so far. [Fri, 9 May 2008 03:00:00 GMT]

Kwhauman Association meets in Germany  The members of Kwhauman Association from Holland, Switzerland, London, Paris, Belgium and United States will meet this Saturday, May 10th, in Germany to deliberate on issues affecting the Traditional Area and also use the occasion to celebrate the 10th [Fri, 9 May 2008 02:39:00 GMT]

Large number of immigrants poses challenge for schools in Helsinki suburbs The number of pupils of immigrant origin is increasing constantly in schools in the suburbs of Helsinki. Next autumn, as many as 50 out of 60 pupils starting the seventh grade at the Myllypuro comprehensive school will speak a language other than Finnish [Fri, 9 May 2008 03:00:00 GMT]

Mazdas new three-door Mazda2 arrives fresh from Geneva with a price to scare rivals New Models - Mazda Mazda2 3-dr hatch range Mazda hatches a new baby in record time Hatched: New bodystyle drops Mazda2 start pricing to $15,750. By PHILIP LORD 7 May 2008 MAZDA Australia has released a three-door version of its Mazda2 just two months [Fri, 9 May 2008 03:18:00 GMT]

Nash goals lifts Canada past Norway HALIFAX, Nova Scotia (Reuters) - Rick Nash scored a third-period powerplay goal to lift defending champions Canada to a 2-1 win over Norway at the ice hockey world championships on Thursday. In contrast to Canada's struggles, Olympic champions Sweden got [Fri, 9 May 2008 03:26:00 GMT]

OFWs in Belgium celebrate Labor Day By RAQUEL BERNAL-CRISOSTOMO [Fri, 9 May 2008 02:25:00 GMT]

Oslo donors pledge around $5 billion to Sudan (OSLO) International countries and organizations donors pledge nearly $5 billion in aid to assist Sudan through 2011 to implement a 2005 north-south peace deal in the troubled country. Sudan asked donor nations meeting this week for $6.1 billion over the [Fri, 9 May 2008 02:30:00 GMT]

Police: Austrian children kept in dungeon were in 'oppressive' conditions Police in Austria have reported that the situation in the cellar where people were illegally imprisoned for over two decades is 'oppressive'. They have also said that they cannot stay in the cellar for more than one hour. AP reported that this is because [Fri, 9 May 2008 03:00:00 GMT]

Porn website saves Spain's 'Calendar Girls' Agence France-Presse [Fri, 9 May 2008 02:28:00 GMT]

Portugal Country Specific Information COUNTRY DESCRIPTION: Portugal is a developed and stable democracy with a modern economy. Tourist facilities are widely available. Read the Department of State Background Notes on Portugal for additional information. ENTRY/EXIT REQUIREMENTS: A valid [Fri, 9 May 2008 03:17:00 GMT]

Putin to visit Finland in May Vladimir Putin, who stepped down from his post as President of Russia to make way for Dmitri Medvedev this week, might visit Finland in May as his country's Prime Minister. In Helsinki, the Prime Minister's Office confirmed to Helsingin Sanomat on [Fri, 9 May 2008 02:59:00 GMT]

Rescuers hunt Brazilian plane carrying four UK passengers Rescuers in Brazil are seeking a plane that disappeared Friday carrying six people, two local pilots and four British investors interested in a possible new housing development. The dual-engined Cessna 310, operated by Aero Star, lost contact with (ATC) [Fri, 9 May 2008 02:59:00 GMT]

Scientology branch in Germany drops legal fight against government surveillance The German branch of the dropped its legal battle against government surveillance of its operations, according to a statement released by the organization on Tuesday. In an April ruling, the North Rhine-Westphalia Higher Administrative Court in Mnster [Fri, 9 May 2008 02:59:00 GMT]

Silvio Berlusconi Sworn in as Italy's Prime Minister for Third Time  Silvio Berlusconi Sworn in as Italy's Prime Minister for Third Time By Sabina Castelfranco Rome 08 May 2008 Castlefranco report - Download (MP3) Castlefranco report - Listen (MP3) Silvio Berlusconi has been sworn in as prime minister of Italy for the [Fri, 9 May 2008 02:55:00 GMT]

Spain claims $500 million in sunken treasure MADRID, Spain Spain formally laid claim Thursday to a shipwreck that yielded a $500 million treasure, saying it has proof the vessel was Spanish. Officials demanded the return of the booty recovered last year by a U.S. deep-sea exploration firm, saying [Fri, 9 May 2008 03:09:00 GMT]

Sweden shocked HALIFAX, Nova Scotia: Switzerland held on to shock Olympic champions Sweden 4-2 as the preliminary round of the ice hockey world championships ended with drama on and off the ice. The win moved the Swiss to the top of Group A with an unblemished record [Fri, 9 May 2008 02:55:00 GMT]

Swiss franc climbs to new multi-day highs of 2.0501 against pound and 1.6155 against euro  (RTTNews) - [Fri, 9 May 2008 02:32:00 GMT]

SWU Allies Hit Starbucks in Spain on May Day The CNT in Spain made sure to stop by Starbucks on their May Day march: [Fri, 9 May 2008 03:27:00 GMT]

Tourism growth expected in Germany Extract not available. [Fri, 9 May 2008 03:28:00 GMT]