ANKARA, Turkey/ATHENS, Greece Dozens of people were injured, including at least 21 police officers, and more than 100 were detained in clashes between demonstrators and police during Labour Day rallies across Turkey on Friday (May 1st), authorities said.

WASHINGTON, United States Central and Eastern European countries show the biggest drop in press freedom worldwide, the US-based watchdog Freedom House said in a report published on Friday (May 1st). Its 2009 Freedom of the Press Index, released ahead of World Press Freedom Day on Monday (May 3rd), singled out …

NICOSIA, Cyprus The National Unity Party (UBP) leader Dervis Eroglu received a mandate on Friday (May 1st) to form a new government in Northern Cyprus. Eroglu has a 15 day window to form the new cabinet and has said will submit a list of ministers to President Mehmet Ali Talat …