Eurasia

TEHRAN (FNA)- An Iranian lawmaker reminded Islamabad here on Friday that it is responsible for the life of the Iranian diplomat kidnapped in Pakistan earlier this month. In accordance with international conventions, diplomats enjoy political immunity, and therefore, safeguarding the life of kidnapped Iranian diplomat in Pakistan is up to …

The European Union and Russia’s leaders have wrapped up their one day summit in Nice, France, aiming to soften the prospect of a politically icy winter ahead.

TEHRAN (FNA)- Pakistani Foreign Minister Mahmood Qureshi condemned abduction of an Iranian diplomat in Peshawar, and assured Tehran that Islamabad would adopt all the necessary measures for his release.

TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Hassan Qashqavi strongly condemned abduction of an Iranian diplomat in Pakistan.

13 November 2008 Skopje – The method used in the recent murder of Croatian journalist Ivo Pukanic and his marketing chief, Niko Franjic, is similar to the one used in the attempt on a former Macedonian President’s life in 1995, local media have reported police sources as saying.

13 November 2008 Belgrade – The arrest of former Bosnian Serbs leader Radovan Karadzic created difficulties for the investigation into the whereabouts of fugitive Ratko Mladic, Serbian Labour Minister Rasim Ljajic said in an interview published today in Belgrade’s Politika newspaper.

13 November 2008 Tirana – Ten lawmakers from Albania’s smaller parliamentary parties are continuing the hunger strike they began on Monday in the parliament building to protest against proposed changes to the electoral code.

13 November 2008 Zagreb – Croatian President Stjepan Mesic and Prime Minister Ivo Sanader called for what media have dubbed “a Croatian New Deal”, a national strategy to battle the country’s economic crisis.

13 November 2008 Pristina – Veton Surroi, leader of the Reformist Party, ORA, has described Pristina’s rejection of the United Nation’s six-point plan as very late and incomplete.

13 November 2008 Skopje – The Macedonian capital Skopje on Thursday marks the 64th anniversary of its liberation from Nazi occupation during World War Two.