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- 5 killed, 4 injured in Greek shipyard blast 25 Jul 2008 13:22 GMT
... While local entertainment locales have come and gone, ... by his predecessor and current Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin. Michael Kinsley famously defined a ... famously defined a gaffe as when a politician accidentally tells the truth. Lately, the viral ...
- News Minute: Big Dow drop...Bush declares disaster...Virginia execution 25 Jul 2008 08:33 GMT
... his week touring the American heartland. ATHENS, Greece (AP) - At least eight people are dead ... about safety converged on the Merchant Marine Ministry, throwing rocks and ripping up a fence. ... Hoping to change that next month, the government and private donors are offering an incentive: ...
- Turkish, Greek Cypriot leaders to meet to set date for peace talks 25 Jul 2008 08:29 GMT
... Turkish and Greek Cypriot leaders leaders met on Friday to ... composed of two "constituent states" guaranteeing the political equality of both communities. But differences remain ...
- Tucson reject sparks Glendale's growth 25 Jul 2008 07:58 GMT
... GLENDALE — Back in 2000, 42-year-old Ed Beasley ... his office. "If a community from a political-will standpoint says, 'We have to do this ... Beasley explained. "Since the Romans and the Greeks, and at the beginning of time even ...
- Movie openings and capsules 25 Jul 2008 07:31 GMT
... n "CHRIS & DON: A LOVE STORY": Insightful film ... edgy and complex tale of love and politics in modern-day Germany and Turkey. — A. ... man (Pierce Brosnan) who can't sing. Nice Greek scenery. Streep plays the single mother of ...
- Brazil Discovers Olive Oil 25 Jul 2008 06:35 GMT
... of Olive oil, losing only to Spain, Greece and Italy - and well ahead of Portugal, ... between 10 and 20 kilograms. The Brazilian government made a point of offering a first-class ... a first-class welcome to the Jordanian Foreign Minister, Salaheddine Al-Bashir, in his visit to Brasília. ...
- Fein: Needing An Excuse For Success 25 Jul 2008 05:55 GMT
... The following article by Bruce Fein, Resident Scholar at ... island of Cyprus confirms the axiom that political leaders occasionally need excuses for success. The ... The United States should give newly elected Greek Cypriot President Demetris Christofias an excuse to ...
- Turkish Minister Says Turkey Expects Greece To Give Importance To Minority Rights 25 Jul 2008 05:12 GMT
... KOMOTINI - A Turkish minister said on Thursday that Turkey expected Greece to give importance to minority rights. Turkey`s ... Ahmet was a medical doctor and a politician who fought for the rights of Turks ...
- New Democracy Most Popular in Greece 25 Jul 2008 05:11 GMT
... (ND) party is ahead of all other political organizations in the country, according to a ... 16 per cent, the Communist Party of Greece (KKE) with eight per cent, the People’s ... to victory, securing 165 seats in the Greek Parliament. PASOK had administered the government since ...
- Legislating private colleges 25 Jul 2008 05:07 GMT
... university. The term university is reserved for Greek state universities. The current wording of the constitution ... provide their programmes through KES institutions in Greece based on franchising agreements. About half a ... degree from one of these institutions. The government has made little progress in terms of ...
- Omerta is for the Mafia, not a party 25 Jul 2008 05:07 GMT
... day in parliament. Asked by a Pasok politician of room-temperature IQ, this question may sound ... have even used, in this instance, the Greek proverb "Yiannis treats and Yiannis drinks" ( ... the founder of La Famiglia introduced in Greece. The omerta code, however, was never actually ...
- Fears of Siemens coverup mount 25 Jul 2008 05:07 GMT
... needed for the crisis of confidence in Greece's political system wrought by the raging Siemens scandal, ... in an audit, denying the company any Greek contracts if it refused. Miltiadis Varvitsiotis, one ...
- Road deaths pile up 25 Jul 2008 05:07 GMT
... Attica - the most accident-prone region of Greece - dropped from 184 to 158 in ... of the highway code is still lacking. "Greek drivers do not often experience the control ... New Democracy MP who has built his political career on the issue of road safety, ...
- Gruevski letter draws intense fire 25 Jul 2008 05:07 GMT
... platform last week when he asked his Greek counterpart to recognise a 'Macedonian minority' in Greece A LETTER to Premier Costas Karamanlis from ... on the name issue and united Greek political parties against the leadership in Skopje. In ...
- Looted antiquities return 25 Jul 2008 05:07 GMT
... to hand over two ancient artefacts that Greece says were looted by antiquities smugglers. The ... compensation for the objects. In return, the Greek government said it won't take legal action against ...
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