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PM Ponta congratulates Romanian MEPs nominated for The Parliament Magazine awards
Prime Minister Victor Ponta congratulated on Friday the Romanian members of the European Parliament nominated for the annual prize awarded by 'The Parliament Magazine.'
Photo credit: (c) Siviu MATEI / AGERPRES FLOW
Turkish President Erdo?an says UK is semi-presidency dominated by Queen
In a bid to justify his support for a change to the political system in Turkey, President Recep Tayyip Erdo?an has suggested that the United Kingdom is run as a semi-presidential system in which the will of the Queen is dominant.
Iraqi artist aims kick at ISIL jihadists
The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) militant glares at Baghdad residents with bulging eyes and bared teeth, but neither kidnapping nor death are imminent, because this jihadist is made from a shoe.
A black, treaded sole with the toe broken off serves as his face and nose, while old shoelaces evoke both black headscarf and long hair.
Dacic to travel to Pristina in late March
Dacic to travel to Pristina in late March
BELGRADE -- Ivica Dacic visited the OSCE Mission in Belgrade on Thursday and announced that he will also visit the missions in Skopje and Podgorica in February.
The Serbian foreign minister and OSCE chairperson-in-office added he would travel to the OSCE mission in Pristina in March.
Top Iraq Kurd officer among six killed in ISIL attack
The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) jihadist group killed a senior Kurdish commander and five other fighters on Jan. 30 in a major attack in Iraq's Kirkuk province, an officer and a doctor said.
"Austria supports Serbia along path toward EU"
"Austria supports Serbia along path toward EU"
VIENNA -- Austria supports Serbia along the path toward full membership in the EU, President of Austria Heinz Fischer said on Thursday.
He added that his country "looks forward to the day when it would be able to congratulate it as the newest member state of the bloc."
Road workers killed in hit-and-run in Istanbul
Two road construction workers were killed and two more were injured early Jan. 30 on Istanbul's E-5 highway after the four were struck from behind by a car whose driver fled the scene following the incident.
Bulgaria's Former President Zhelyu Zhelev Dies
Bulgaria's former President Zhelyu Zhelev (1990-1997) has died, the press office of President Rosen Plevneliev announced.
Zhelev, Bulgaria's first democratically elected President after the fall of the Communist regime, died at the age of 79 on Friday.
He was a co-founder of the right-wing Union of Democratic Forces (UDF).
Israel to build 430 new West Bank settler homes: NGO
The Israeli government on Jan. 30 published tenders to build 430 new settler homes in the occupied West Bank, the head of an NGO that monitors settlement activity told AFP.
Bulgaria Shows no Progress in Addressing Prison System Deficiencies - Report
Ill-treatment of individuals both by the police and prison staff in Bulgaria remains a serious problem which require urgent action by the authorities, the Council of Europe's Committee for the Prevention of Torture (CPT) has said.
Japanese reporter dies in car accident at Syrian border
A Japanese journalist who was reporting on a possible prisoner swap involving the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) has died in Akçakale along Turkey's border with Syria following a car accident.
African leaders gather for conflict, Ebola talks
African leaders meet on Jan. 30 for their annual summit with conflict topping the agenda, especially Nigeria's Boko Haram insurgents, as well as efforts to stem Ebola.
African Union calls for 7,500-strong force to fight Boko Haram
The African Union called Jan. 30 for a regional five-nation force of 7,500 troops to defeat the "horrendous" rise of Nigeria's Boko Haram Islamist militants.
The call for collective action came as leaders of the 54-member bloc opened their two-day annual summit in the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa, where they were addressing a string of crises across the continent.
ISIL silent as deadline passes with no swap
Families of a Japanese journalist and Jordanian military pilot remained in limbo Jan. 30, a day after the latest purported deadline for a possible prisoner swap passed with no further word from the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) holding them captive.
26 killed as attacks rock Egypt's Sinai
Militants fired a barrage of rockets and set off a car bomb Jan. 29 killing at least 26 people, mostly soldiers, in Egypt's North Sinai province, where security forces are battling a raging Islamist insurgency.
The deadly assaults were swiftly claimed by the Egyptian affiliate of the Islamic State group that has captured chunks of territory in Syria and Iraq.