Europe

Ankara, 4 December, 2003— The EC has awarded a €26 million (about US $31.5 million) contract to a Chinese engineering company, China Railway Shisiju Group Corporation, for the first reconstruction phase of the vital 222-km […]

The Hague, 18 November, 2003— The United Nations war crimes tribunal for the former Yugoslavia has indicted a former Croatian Serb leader for alleged crimes against humanity and war crimes. The International Criminal Tribunal for […]

Johannesburg, 14 November, 2003— Clean energy for the continent and beyond – that’s the aim of five Southern African Development Community (SADC) members who have joined forces to build a 3,500 megawatt power plant on […]

New York, 29 October, 2003— The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) today announced the publication of a report on child prostitution in the German-Czech border area detailing what it called a ”harrowing” problem involving the […]

The Hague, 17 October, 2003– Three senior officials in the former Yugoslavia received sentences today ranging from six to 17 years for crimes against humanity – persecution and unlawful deportation of non-Serb civilians – from […]

Pristina, 13 October– Since it has proved “impossible” to include leaders of the Kosovo government in tomorrow’s Belgrade-Pristina talks on the future of the province, the Pristina delegation would be led by President Ibrahim Rugova […]

New York, 24 September– The United Nations and the European Union (EU) today signed off on a detailed plan on how to best coordinate their efforts in emergencies and crises. UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan and […]

Kigali, 24 September– The EU mission in Rwanda has given €17.4 million (US $19.9 million) for the rehabilitation of the southwestern Gitarama-Butare road and the renovation of Butare-Akanyaro drainage channel along the highway, an official […]