Belarussian opposition forces are determined to push for democratic changes in the country, Belarussian Popular Front Chairman Vintsuk Vyachorka said at a seminar in Vilnius. “There is no need to talk about the colors of a revolution. We know that it will be Belarussian,” Vyachorka said. “We understand that we …

Azerbaijan’s authorities and opposition agreed at their negotiations in Baku on Sunday hold a meeting next week to discuss which parts of the city may play host to proposed opposition marches. “A meeting will be held at the City Hall no later than Tuesday. A representative of the presidential administration …

PRESIDENT GEORGE W. Bush sought Thursday to revive waning public support for the war in Iraq, accusing militants of seeking to establish a “radical Islamic empire that spans from Spain to Indonesia” with Iraq serving as the main front. Radicals are being sheltered by “allies of convenience like Syria and …

Daniel Morar, the young prosecutor who was appointed chief of the National Prosecutor’s Office (PNA) in August, is not satisfied with the way the most important anti-corruption organisation in Romania is doing its job. “We found numerous files treating small corruption cases, which are suffocating our specialists. Meanwhile, the 40 …

EU foreign ministers concluded at their Luxembourg summit that Serbia has significantly moved forward with democratic reforms. On Monday (3 October), they gave the green light for Serbia-Montenegro (SCG) to start Stabilisation and Association Agreement (SAA) talks. The achievement of this milestone comes at a symbolically important juncture — the …

European Parliament President Josep Borrell called on Wednesday (5 October) for a new effort to end the 31-year division of Cyprus. “I think we have to use the momentum created by the opening of negotiations with Turkey in order to (launch) a new initiative on a Cyprus settlement,” Borrell said …

BAGHDAD (Reuters) — The US military said on Sunday it had no reason to believe a militant group’s claim to have seized two Marines during fighting in Iraq, but said it was doing an inventory of personnel all the same. “There are no indications that Al Qaeda claims of having …

BEIRUT (Reuters) — A UN team investigating the killing of Lebanon’s former prime minister, Rafiq Hariri, will ask for an extension of its mandate until mid-December, the Lebanese prime minister said on Sunday. A UN team led by German prosecutor Detlev Mehlis is due to report to the Security Council …

OCCUPIED JERUSALEM (AFP) — Israel suspended an offensive against fighters in the Gaza Strip, including targeted killings, as clashes between Hamas gunmen and Palestinian police trying to enforce an arms ban killed at least three in Gaza City. Medical sources said three Palestinians, including a police major, had been killed …

KHARTOUM (AFP) — The African Union Mission in Sudan has accused government forces and Arab militias of launching joint attacks on villages and refugee camps in Darfur, in which at least 44 civilians were killed. These include an attack Wednesday on the Aro Sharow refugee camp in which the UN …