November, 2008

• 5 November

  Karadzic Testifies as Witness in Hague Trial

  05 November 2008 Sarajevo – Former Bosnian Serb political leader and top war crimes suspect Radovan Karadzic has testified as an additional witness for Momcilo Krajisnik’s Defence.

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• 5 November

  EU Critical of Albania’s Progress

  05 November 2008 Tirana – A visiting EU official in Tirana has described Albania’s EU accession progress as “a half empty, half full glass,” after the publication the latest progress report.

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• 5 November

  Serbia Eyes Better US Ties Under Obama

  05 November 2008 Belgrade – Serbian officials have expressed hope that Barack Obama’s victory in the United States Presidential Elections will lead to better relations between Washington and Belgrade.

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• 5 November

  UK Foreign Minister Hopeful for Kosovo

  05 November 2008 Pristina – The British Foreign Secretary David Miliband says Kosovo is becoming a better place for all living there and pledged strong commitment to the EU’s new law-and-order mission, EULEX.

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• 5 November

  UK Foreign Minister Urges Serbia on Arrests

  05 November 2008 Belgrade – Serbia could receive EU candidate status in 2009, the British Foreign Secretary David Miliband said Wednesday as he kicked off his one-day visit to Belgrade.

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• 5 November

  Hamas says ready to deal with a new U.S. administration

   DAMASCUS, Nov. 5 – Exiled Hamas politburo leader Khaled Meshaal said here on Wednesday that his group is ready to deal with a new U.S. administration led by president-elect Barak Obama.

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• 5 November

  Gaza violence may enervate Palestinian dialogue in Cairo

  GAZA, Nov. 5 – A new wave of violence in the Gaza Strip on Wednesday may be out of Israel’s intention to undermine an upcoming Egypt-sponsored Palestinian dialogue aimed to patch up rifts among Palestinian fractions, politicians and analysts said.

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• 5 November

  European parliamentarians to visit Gaza

  NICOSIA, Nov. 5 – Thirteen European parliamentarians will join pro-Palestinian peace activists on their third voyage to the besieged Gaza Strip on Friday, organizers of the trip said in a statement.

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• 5 November

  Israeli army arrests 13 Palestinians in West Bank, Gaza

  GAZA, Nov. 5 – Israeli forces arrested 13 Palestinians in separate raids in the occupied West Bank and in the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip, Palestinian sources said on Wednesday.

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• 5 November

  Russia’s Medvedev slams US in speech

  There have been harsh words for the United States from Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, making his first state of the nation address.

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