TimeLine Layout

June, 2006

  • 22 June

    Rehn urges Turkey to meet commitments

    BRUSSELS, Belgium — EU Enlargement Commissioner Olli Rehn on Tuesday (20 June) again urged Turkey to observe its commitments in the EU accession process. He said domestic authorities must take immediate measures to overcome the delays

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  • 22 June

    EU auditors claim Bulgaria, Romania mishandling PHARE funds

    BRUSSELS, Belgium — The European Court of Auditors released a report on Tuesday (20 June) criticising the European Commission (EC) for not monitoring the way Bulgaria and Romania are handling aid under the PHARE programme. The audit covers projects initiated in 2000-2004, involving

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  • 22 June

    Jewish groups pushing for Darfur peacekeepers — Bashir

    KHARTOUM (AP) — President Omar Bashir has escalated his rejection of the United Nations deploying peacekeepers in Darfur, saying they would be neocolonialists and accusing “Jewish organisations” of pushing for their deployment.

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  • 22 June

    Red Cross meet tries to break deadlock on Israeli accession

    GENEVA (AFP) — An international conference was mired Wednesday, as efforts continued to break a deadlock after a Muslim challenge to moves to facilitate Israeli membership of the global Red Cross movement.

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  • 22 June

    Australia to review troop levels in Iraq by 2007

    SYDNEY (AP) — Australia will review its troop deployment to Iraq by the end of this year, Defence Minister Brendan Nelson said Wednesday — the first time the Australian government has signalled a possible timeline for withdrawing its troops.

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  • 22 June

    Baghdad gunmen shoot dead 3rd Saddam lawyer

    BAGHDAD (Reuters) — One of Saddam Hussein’s main lawyers was shot dead on Wednesday after men in police uniform took him from his home, relatives said, the third defence attorney to be killed since the trial opened in October.

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  • 22 June

    Abbas says Hamas may recognise Jewish state

    PETRA — Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Wednesday said there were “indications” that Hamas may recognise the two-state solution adopted in the roadmap to the Mideast peace.

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  • 22 June

    Israeli air strike kills 2 in Gaza

    RAMALLAH — Two Palestinains were killed and 13 people injured when an Israeli missile missed its intended target yesterday and slammed into a house in the southern Gaza Strip town of Khan Younis.

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  • 22 June

    Statement by the Administration of the President of C.R.I

    In The name Of Allah, the Gracious, the Merciful! In connection with the death of the President of Chechen Republic of Ichkeria (CRI), Abdul-Halim Sadulayev, in accordance with Article 75 of CRI Constitution, Vice President of CRI Dokka Umarov is fulfilling the responsibilities of the President of CRI since 17 …

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  • 22 June

    Russian convoy attacked in Nojay-Yurt district

    According to information of invaders’ sources, a Russian military convoy has been attacked in CRI’s Nojay-Yurt district. According to same sources, Mujahideen blew up a remote-controlled mine first and then attacked the convoy automatic weapons. UAZ army jeep and BTR armored troop-carrier have been blown up to destroy. According to …

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