February, 2007

• 8 February

  Spin doctors aiding election campaigns in Croatia

  With Croatia set to hold general elections this year, polls show that the two main political parties — the Croatian Democratic Community (HDZ) and the Social Liberal Party (SDP) — are in a virtual dead heat. This time around, both parties are counting on professional consultants to help them maximise …

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• 8 February

  Uncertainty over new Serbian goverment

  When UN special envoy for Kosovo Martti Ahtisaari unveiled his status proposal on Friday (February 2nd), Belgrade found itself in a difficult position. In the wake of the January 21st general elections, Serbia effectively has neither a parliament nor government. Prime Minister Vojislav Kostunica, saying he no longer has the …

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• 8 February

  US envoy hails Belgrade’s decision to engage in fresh Kosovo talks

  US envoy Frank Wisner voiced confidence Tuesday (February 6th) that Serbia’s leaders will take part in the upcoming consultations on a UN proposal to resolve the Kosovo status issue.

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• 8 February

  زواج العرب في رومانيا -1

  يعود الكثير من الشباب  المغترب من رومانيا  لقضاء عطلهم في أوطانهم وربما   وللبحث  عن  بنت الحلال هناك  . ظروف العمل والحياة هنا في الغربة  تجبر عدداً من هؤلاء الشبان على العودة إلى الوطن للبحث عن أم الأولاد المناسبة لكي تصبح أما لأولادهم وتقاسمهم حياتهم وتكمل لهم نصف دينهم.    يلجأ …

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• 8 February

  O zi de lucru- Mazen Rifai

        Soarele se trezi vestind începutul unei zile noi. Razele sale se strecurară sprinÅ£are prin fereastră până la patul lui. Ceasul deÅŸteptător sună. Mâinile îi bâjbâiră în căutarea unei căi de a-l face să amuÅ£ească pe sâcâitorul acesta. Ochii-i înfruntară cu greu lumina zilei. Tălpile-l purtară spre baie. PeriuÅ£a i …

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• 7 February

  Widow tells of Iraq video anguish

  The widow of a British soldier killed by US “friendly fire” said she felt sick when she watched a cockpit video showing the moment of her husband’s death.

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• 7 February

  Indian ryots urged to learn from Israel

  Bharatiya Kisan Sangh Secretary Prabhakar Kelkar feels that insted of lamenting about paucity Indian peasants should take a lesson from a country like Israel and gird up their loins for confronting international competition while making independent efforts to gather resources.

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• 7 February

  Seventeen die in Iraq violence

  At least seventeen people have been killed and dozens more wounded in violence in Iraq, as residents of Baghdad awaited a much-vaunted security operation to quell sectarian bloodshed in the capital.

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• 7 February

  Iraq PM urges start to Baghdad crackdown

  BAGHDAD, Iraq –Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki complained Tuesday the long-awaited Baghdad security operation was off to a slow start and warned that insurgents are taking advantage of the delay to kill as many people as possible.

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• 6 February

  First US officer stands trial for refusing to fight in Iraq

  A court martial trial opened for the first US military officer to openly refuse to go to war in Iraq as protests in his support were organized in several cities across the country.

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