Good news: Turkey is on its best way to sufficiently fulfill the Copenhagen political criteria which concern the insurance of democratic standards, the compliance of the rule of law, and the implementation of fundamental rights.

Pope Benedict XVI raised the issue of Christians living in Saudi Arabia in a historic meeting Tuesday with King Abdullah, the first monarch of the conservative Muslim kingdom to visit the Vatican. During their talks, which also touched on conflicts in the Middle East, the pope

Speaker Nabih Berri declared on Tuesday that the upcoming parliamentary session to elect the next head of state would likely be postponed, as senior Arab League official Hisham Youssef arrived in Beirut for two days of consultations with rival leaders. “As we near the deadline for a new president, it …

Comisia Europeana a renuntat in raportul anual privind extinderea, publicat marti, sa ceara noi eforturi in lupta impotriva coruptiei de la Bulgaria si Romania, care au aderat la 1 ianuarie, transmite AFP. Intr-un proiect de raport asupra strategiei extinderii UE, Bruxelles-ul revenea asupra

Comisia pentru Libertati Civile, Justitie si Afaceri Interne (LIBE) a Parlamentului European a dat la inceputul saptamanii aviz favorabil acordurilor cu privire la

Traian Băsescu (foto) a trimis parlamentului pentru reexaminare Legea referendumului adoptată cu amendamentul deputatului PSD Eugen Nicolicea, care prevede

A suicide bomber killed up to 50 Afghans yesterday, including five MPs and several children, in one of the bloodiest incidents since the fall of the Taliban in 2001.

KABUL, Afghanistan – A bomb attack struck a group of lawmakers Tuesday as they were being greeted by children on a visit to a sugar factory in Afghanistan’s normally peaceful north. At least 28 people were killed, including five parliament members, and dozens of children were wounded. U.S.-backed President Hamid …

Israel’s foreign minister said Tuesday that an upcoming peace conference in the United States offers a crucial opportunity for progress, amid growing optimism that this time — just maybe — momentum for peace is real and sustainable.

Tens of thousands of Turkish troops were poised Tuesday on the border with Iraq awaiting the order to attack Kurdish fighters, and President Abdullah Gul said the country will do “what it believes to be right” to tame the rebels.