May, 2007

• 29 May

  Egyptian police detain Islamists in Nile delta

  CAIRO (Reuters) – Egyptian police have detained three Muslim Brotherhood candidates to the upper house of parliament as they campaigned in the Nile Delta province of Dakahlia, Brotherhood and security sources said on Monday.

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• 28 May

  Traian Băsescu se consultă astăzi cu liderii partidelor care au votat suspendarea sa

  Consultările pe tema agendei legislative şi a stabilirii unei noi majorităţi parlamentare pe care le-a iniţiat preşedintele Traian Băsescu au început.

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• 28 May

  Dacă negocierile de la Cotroceni vor eşua, PD ameninţă cu moţiunea de cenzură

  Consultările de la Cotroceni dintre preşedinte şi partide reprezintă debutul unei săptămâni care se anunţă a fi destul de agitată din punct de vedere politic. Democraţii ameninţă cu moţiunea de cenzură, social democraţii demarează negocieri pentru obţinerea unei majorităţi parlamentare, iar preşedintele Traian Băsescu va adresa un mesaj Legislativului.

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• 28 May

  Turkey’s Sezer vetoes proposed changes to constitution regarding presidential elections

  ANKARA, Turkey — As expected, outgoing President Ahmet Necdet Sezer vetoed a constitutional amendment Friday (May 25th) that would that would have allowed the president to be elected by the people instead of by Parliament.

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• 28 May

  Belgrade submits initiative for new Kosovo talks to UN chief

  BELGRADE, Serbia — The government endorsed an initiative Friday (May 25th) to open new negotiations on Kosovo’s future status and forwarded it to UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon. Belgrade is proposing new talks since the previous ones, which took place from February 2006 to March 2007, failed to result in a …

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• 28 May

  War crimes convict Stankovic escapes from BiH prison

  FOCA, Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) — Bosnian Serb convict Radovan Stankovic, sentenced to 20 years for war crimes, escaped from custody in the eastern Bosnian town of Foca on Friday (May 25th).

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• 28 May

  One killed in rebel attack, Turkish police arrest suspected bombers

  DIYARBAKIR, Turkey (AFP) — Kurdish rebels killed a government militia member in southeastern Turkey, while soldiers arrested two suspected members planning bombings, officials and media reports said on Sunday.

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• 28 May

  US and Iran come face-to-face in Iraq

  WASHINGTON — Washington and Tehran open their first substantial talks in 27 years in Baghdad today, with both countries setting modest goals and limiting discussions to ways to quell the chaos in Iraq.

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• 28 May

  Palestinian official says BBC reporter alive

  LONDON (Reuters) — A Palestinian official said on Sunday missing BBC Gaza correspondent Alan Johnston was alive and well and he hoped he would be released soon.

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• 28 May

  Assad’s second term may see softer US stance

  DAMASCUS —  Syrian President Bashar Al Assad, starting a second term after an unopposed referendum on Sunday, has repeatedly offered to resume peace talks with Israel, only to rebuffed by the Israelis and their US ally.

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