Archive for April, 2008

Czech, U.S. start new talks on SOFA treaty

Wednesday, April 23rd, 2008

Czech and U.S. negotiators started another round of the talks on the SOFA treaty that specifies the framework of the U.S. troops' presence at the planned U.S. radar base on Czech soil, Czech Defense Ministry spokesman Andrej Cirtek said on ...

Serbia removes depleted uranium waste from 1999 NATO bombing

Wednesday, April 23rd, 2008

Serbia has removed all the depleted uranium waste left from NATO bombing in 1999, Serbian Minister of Environmental Protection Sasa Dragin said on Tuesday. Addressing an event to mark Earth Day in Belgrade, Dragin said that all the ...

Germany, Egypt to set up steering committee to boost ties

Wednesday, April 23rd, 2008

Germany and Egypt agreed on Tuesday to establish a steering committee to discuss ways to boost their relations, the German foreign ministry said. German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier and his Egyptian counterpart Ahmed Abu ...

Passenger plane crash-lands in Bucharest

Wednesday, April 23rd, 2008

A passenger plane of Romanian airliner Carpatair on Tuesday evening ran off the landing strip on the Henri Coanda International Airport in Bucharest, because of the unfavorable weather conditions. According to Catalin Radu, director ...

Turkey expects EU membership in 7-8 years

Wednesday, April 23rd, 2008

Turkey expects to join the European Union in seven or eight years despite German and French opposition, Chairman of Turkey's Parliamentary Committee on European Affairs Yasar Yakis said here on Tuesday, Hungarian News Agency MTI reported. ...

EC expects Bulgarian gov’t to strengthen reforms in fighting corruption, organized crime

Wednesday, April 23rd, 2008

The European Commission hopes that the changes in the Bulgarian government will lead to strengthening of the reforms in fighting corruption and organized crime, local BTA reported Tuesday citing EC Spokesman Mark Gray. The matter of ...

Forbidden City facelift to finish in June

Wednesday, April 23rd, 2008

After more than five years, renovation work at the Forbidden City will be completed ahead of the Olympics, a spokesman for the Palace Museum said yesterday. "The government has spent about 400 million yuan ($57,000) on the first phase of ...

FDA approves new drug to treat Crohn’s disease

Wednesday, April 23rd, 2008

A new drug has been approved to help sufferers of Crohn's disease, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced on Tuesday. The drug Cimzia, which is manufactured by a U.S. company, received approval for adults with moderate to s ...