April, 2009

• 7 April

  Violent Protests Erupt in Moldova

  A protest in the Moldovan capital, Chisinau, turned violent on Tuesday as anti-Communist demonstrators broke into the headquarters of the country’s parliament and the police attempted to disperse them with tear gas and water cannon. Dozens of people were reported injured. The crowd gathered to protest the results of parliamentary …

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• 7 April

  Moldova Protesters Vow To Press On Until New Poll Set

  CHISINAU, Moldova -Anti-Communist protests in Moldova will continue until new legislative elections are called, one of the leaders of the opposition coalition leading the protests said Tuesday. “The protests will continue until a date is set for new elections,” said Chisinau Mayor Dorin Chirtoaca, deputy head of the opposition Liberal …

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• 7 April

  Moldovan Protesters Storm Government Offices; 30 Hurt

  April 7 – At least 30 people were injured in Moldova when anti-Communist protesters stormed the presidency and parliament buildings in a demonstration against the Communists’ election victory, Agence France-Presse reported. Police officers and protesters were among those hurt, AFP said, citing the chief doctor at the emergency hospital in …

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• 7 April

  Violent student protests in Moldova follow Communist win

  CHISINAU, moldova – Students protesting against a Communist election victory broke into Moldova’s parliament building today, hurling chairs, tables and papers out into the street and setting them ablaze, a Reuters photographer said. Demonstrators poured into the building through smashed windows and proceeded to heap whatever they found on a …

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• 7 April

  Sarajevo Airport Closed Over Bomb Tip

  The Sarajevo international airport was closed for some 50 minutes on Monday after an anonymous tip about a bomb planted at the airport. Luckily, the tip was a false alarm, the Dnevni avaz daily reported. The information centre of the Sarajevo international airport received an anonymous tip at around 3:20pm …

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• 7 April

  Slovenia to Nominate Candidate for IAEA Chief

  Slovenia is set to propose a senior former diplomat as a candidate to head the International Atomic Energy Agency following an inconclusive election last month, the Foreign Ministry said on Monday. Ernest Petric, currently a constitutional court judge and a former Slovenian ambassador to the U.N. nuclear watchdog, was the …

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• 7 April

  Medvedev and Putin`s Assets Laid Bare

  Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin earns 11 percent more than his boss, President Dmitry Medvedev, according to asset declarations released on Monday under a Kremlin anti-graft drive. Medvedev, who ordered the disclosures, is technically the most powerful man in Russia, but observers have long claimed that former president Putin is …

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• 7 April

  US president visits Ankara, backs Turkey’s EU bid

  ANKARA, Turkey – US President Barack Obama arrived in Ankara late on Sunday (April 5th) on his first official visit to Turkey since taking office in January. During his two-day stay, Obama is meeting with counterpart Abdullah Gul, Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan and other government officials. They will focus …

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• 7 April

  NATO reiterates readiness to improve relations with Serbia

  BELGRADE, Serbia – NATO is ready to improve its relations with Serbia, but Serbia’s accession into NATO is entirely a domestic decision, outgoing NATO Secretary-General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer said on Saturday (April 4th).

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• 7 April

  Italy says it will not withdraw troops from KFOR

  PRISTINA, Kosovo – Italy will neither withdraw its troops from KFOR nor reduce its staff in the mission, local media quoted Italian government officials as saying on Monday (April 6th). Italy will not make any move in that direction without a decision by NATO, Italian Deputy Defence Minister Giuseppe Cossiga …

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