Zimbabwe Softball Team Denied Czech Entry Visas for Junior World Cup

Zimbabwe’s junior softball team has been denied visas to enter the Czech Republic where it was due to take part in the youth world cup, state radio reported Sunday. The Zimbabwe National Under-16 softball team failed to travel to Prague for the Softball...

Myanmar’s Opposition Leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, Awarded the Ambassador of Conscience Award

Amnesty International has awarded Myanmar’s opposition leader, Aung San Suu Kyi,the Ambassador of Conscience Award, ‘s its highest award. Suu Kyi, 63, who has been under house arrest or in prison for 14 of the last 20 years, won the Nobel...

Russian Upper House Speaker Claims U.S. May Give Up Missile Shield Plans

The speaker of the Russian parliament’s upper house said on Saturday that the United States could give up its plans to deploy a missile shield in Poland and the Czech Republic. Federation Council Speaker Sergei Mironov told Ekho Moskvy radio he...

Europe Union Against Reconsidering Development Aid Pledges, Says EC Boss

The president of the European Commission, José Manuel Barroso, has said in a press release that the international financial crisis “must not and cannot and will not be used as an excuse to reconsider the promises to increase aid.” “I’ve...

President Obama Calls for a Nuclear Free World

U.S. President Barack Obama has urged countries around the world to come together to meet a common goal: the elimination of nuclear weapons. Mr. Obama made the appeal Sunday after North Korea defied the international community and launched a long range...

Russian Gas Deliveries to Greece, Italy have Resumed

Russian gas supplies to Greece via Bulgaria have resumed, the Greek state-run gas company DEPA said on Thursday. Italy’s ANSA news agency also confirmed that deliveries of Russian gas to Italy resumed late on Wednesday.

E.U. Observers Will Arrive in Ukraine on Friday to Monitor Gas Transit

European Union experts will arrive in Ukraine on Friday to monitor Russian gas transit to Europe, the Ukrainian government has announced.

Russian Missiles Deployed Near Poland to ‘offset’ U.S. Shield

The deployment of precision-guided tactical missiles in Russia’s westernmost region would render a U.S. missile shield in Central Europe ineffective, Russia’s NATO envoy said on Wednesday.

Czech Opposition Social Democratic Party Demands That the Constitutional Court Examines U.S. Missile Deal

Czech Republic’s opposition Social Democratic Party has demanded that the Constitutional Court examine the legality of agreements signed with the United States on deploying an anti-missile radar in the country.