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:::::: Hungarian troops on Cape Verde Islands for NATO drill
:::::: Spain bans visit by former Nicaraguan president over corruption charges
:::::: Greek cultural minister targeted by bomb blast
:::::: SEESP to be reformed into regional cooperation council
:::::: Dutch aid agencies reluctant to work with troops in Afghanistan
:::::: More extreme weather forecast for Netherlands
:::::: Switzerland not safe from terrorist attacks: report
:::::: Chinese top legislator, Russian president meet on ties
:::::: Top legislators praise SCO's role in int'l stage
:::::: EU commissioner denounces Russian ban on Polish meat
:::::: Belgium to appoint 13 terrorism judges
:::::: EU court blocks air passenger data transfers to U.S.
:::::: Progress made in Iranian nuclear issues: Russian FM
:::::: Survey reveals drop in smokers in EU
:::::: Top legislators of SCO pledge to promote inter-parliamentary co-op
:::::: Finnish police arrest arsonists for cathedral fire
:::::: Russia to pay Soviet-era debt to Kuwait
:::::: Britain becomes largest market of Internet porn business
:::::: China's top legislator calls for closer SCO parliamentary co-op
:::::: Top legislators of SCO meet in Moscow
:::::: Bomb explodes near home of Greek culture minister, no injuries
:::::: Hungarian socialists, liberals sign coalition agreement
:::::: Europeans to patrol African coast against illegal immigrants
:::::: 6 nations to meet in Vienna over Iran nuclear issue
:::::: WHO to help Indonesia with vaccination, disease surveillance
:::::: Germany builds world's first non-poluting coal power plant
:::::: Netherlands earmarks 1 million euros in aid to Java
:::::: Italian center-left set to win key mayoral races
:::::: U.S. frustrates Swiss probe into nuclear smuggling network
:::::: Slovakia to help Indonesia
:::::: Prodi says EU charter should be "simplified"
:::::: France sends second plane with aid goods to Indonesia
:::::: Four Britons die in Iraq attacks
:::::: Russia to finish retracting enriched nuclear fuel from foreign countries by 2013
:::::: Chemical plant blast kills three in Serbia
:::::: EC proposes strategy to strengthen partnership with Pacific islands
:::::: Belgium increases emergency aid to Indonesia
:::::: World powers to guarantee Iran's right to peaceful nuclear use: Russian FM
:::::: Germany provides emergency aid to quake-hit Indonesia
:::::: Attacks on British forces in Iraq increase: report
:::::: Czech Republic offers quake-hit Indonesia financial aid
:::::: Blast hits Airbus in southern France
:::::: Polish FM seeks US help to close down nationalist website
:::::: Romania reports 88 bird flu outbreaks
:::::: More than 1,000 UK soldiers desert since Iraqi war
:::::: Local elections test Italian voters' mood
:::::: Blair beefs up Iran speech for Bush: report
:::::: Finland unveils monument to peacekeepers
:::::: Belgium pledges half million euros for Indonesian quake victims
:::::: Finland's historic Porvoo Cathedral catches fire
:::::: Moscow police detain 7 skinheads for attacking foreigner
:::::: Helicopter crash in southern Russia kills one
:::::: Britain's crime rate soars as criminals walk free: investigation
:::::: Serbia, Montenegro vow to establish close ties
:::::: Moldovian cargo plane intercepted by Italy's warplane
:::::: Putin offers condolences over Indonesia's earthquake
:::::: German teenager injures 26 after opening of Berlin rail station
:::::: US urges Russia to withdraw troops from Moldova
:::::: Russia, Tajikistan to boost border-defense cooperation
:::::: China makes progress in human rights protection: EU official
:::::: 20,000 march in Belgium to protest against racism
:::::: 17 central European countries meet in Albania
:::::: Biggest rail station in Europe opens in Berlin
:::::: Blair appeals for int'l support for Iraq's democratic process
:::::: Merkel to meet Turkish premier
:::::: Bulgarian parliament ratifies defense agreement with U.S.
:::::: Firearms in high demand in Belgium
:::::: Merkel assures Turkish PM on EU membership
:::::: Eastern Germany sees more racist attacks
:::::: Disagreement on venue stalemates Kaczynski-Putin talks
:::::: Russia, Germany come out for diplomatic solutions to Iranian issue
:::::: Russia to sell air defense systems to Iran
:::::: Spanish singer Rocio Jurado suffers stroke while battling cancer
:::::: Bulgaria's parliament accepts deployment of U.S. troops
:::::: Italy's new govt consider pullout from Iraq
:::::: Sole surviving Beslan attacker gets life in jail
:::::: Norway steps up Sri Lanka peace effort
:::::: Serbia-Montenegro FM criticizes EU for adopting close-door policy
:::::: Moldova's government refuses to quit CIS
:::::: French leader lauds Bolivia's nationalization of energy industry
:::::: Spain offers aid to halt African emigration
:::::: Russia, EU talk energy, seal visa deal at Sochi summit
:::::: EU, Russia reiterate common ground on Iran
:::::: Russia, EU seal visa accord
:::::: Ukraine's new parliament opens 1st session, govt resigns
:::::: Belarus to ban US, Canadian planes over its territory
:::::: Romania hopes to cooperate more closely with Poland
:::::: Illegal immigrants stream to U.S. through underground tunnels
:::::: Russia continues pulling out military hardwares from Georgia bases
:::::: Spain creates anti-gangster intelligence center
:::::: Big fire at Istanbul airport contained, 3 injured
:::::: Portugal to send military force to East Timor
:::::: China's economic growth not threat but opportunity: Former German FM
:::::: Merkel calls for labor market structural reforms
:::::: Dutch troops to stay in Bosnia for another year
:::::: UK says London talks on Iran's nuclear issue "constructive"
:::::: Montenegro may achieve independence in July: Draskovic
:::::: Russia to set anti-missile posts in neighboring countries
:::::: Russia to set anti-missile posts in neighboring countries
:::::: Big fire breaks out at Istanbul airport: TV
:::::: Six detained in Sweden after big drugs haul
:::::: 4 Russian servicemen killed in Chechnya
:::::: Swedish diplomat expelled from Russia: report
:::::: Russian, EU leaders to discuss closer ties at Sochi summit
:::::: Estonia, Luxembourg urge EU consititution ratification
:::::: Ethnic Albanians, Serbs reach consensus on culture, religion
:::::: Hungary not responsible for bird flu cases in Romania
:::::: Poland to send 50 troops to Afghanistan
:::::: UNSC permanent members, Germany meet on Iran nuclear issue
:::::: EU calls on Serbia, Montenegro to launch direct dialogue on future
:::::: EU launches measures to help Spain control African immigrants
:::::: Prodi's govt wins confidence vote in Lower House
:::::: French president to visit Brazil, Chile
   
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