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Europe
The U.N. Summit on World Hunger Fails in Italy
By Ivan Simic Director of EU Office
Rome, Italy, on Nov. 17, 2009 — The UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon opened on Monday, a UN food security summit in Rome, while the troubles of the world hunger seemed unimportant to the leaders of the ...War Families Anger at MoD Bonuses
By Shane Clarke London Correspondent
The families of some of the British soldiers killed in the war in Afghanistan have responded angrily to revelations that bonuses totalling £47m will be paid to Ministry of Defence staff this year. Kevan ...Young Britons Look Abroad for JobUnemployment and Cost of Living Soar in Great Britain
By Hannah Watson Staff Writer
Young Britons are having to look for work abroad as unemployment and the cost of living soars in the UK. A journalism student has had to accept a teaching job in South Korea because of the lack of ...14 Years After the Bosnian War, Victims of Rape and Sexual Violence Are Still Waiting for Justice
By Shane Clarke London Correspondent
Imagine someone committing a vile crime against you, a crime that still haunts you, that keeps you from sleeping at night and actually prevents you from living a normal life. Imagine having to see the ...Duo Recital in Belgrade Eugene Choi, "Jewel of the Han River" Plays with Famous Serbian Violinist Jovan Kolundzija
Seoul Times EU Office
Belgrade, Serbia – On Nov. 5, 2009 on the occasion of the 20th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the Republic of Korea and the Republic of Serbia, Embassy of the ...Cameron under Pressure over Lisbon TreatyLondon — David Cameron, political opportunist and leader of the UK¡¯s Conservative Party, is on Nov. 3, 2009 under pressure from all sides over promises he made about a referendum on the Lisbon Treaty. ...Resignations Follow the Sacking of Government¡¯s Chief Drugs Adviser in UKLondon – The UK moved a little closer to becoming a totalitarian state on Friday (Oct. 30, 2009) when Prof. David Nutt, the government¡¯s chief drugs adviser, was fired for criticising the government¡¯s ...Benefits of the Mediterranean DietThese days, it seems like not a week goes by that we aren¡¯t told not to eat something because it¡¯s bad for us. ¡°Don¡¯t eat this,¡± ¡°that¡¯s bad for you¡±; we¡¯re always being told what we shouldn¡¯t eat. Wouldn¡¯t it be ...Tony Blair Ready to Stand for EU Presidency ¡°If the Job is Big Enough¡±As the European Leaders¡¯ dream of a United States of Europe inches ever closer to reality, the time has come to start looking for a President. This post of President of the European Union will be ...Debates Continue as Queen Weighs in to Row over BNPThe clocks went back in Britain on Oct. 24, 2009. The dark nights are closing in, the days are getting shorter, and things are about to get very cold in this green and pleasant land. The country is in turmoil, ...Protests Greet Nick Griffin¡¯s Appearance on BBCBarack Obama and the Flying Circus21 Environment Protesters Arrested in EnglandThe British Government Passes the Buck AgainEverything Must Go As British Government Sells Its Children to JapanSuccessful CEOs Take More Time for ReflectionBoyzone Star Stephen Gately DiesIs David Cameron Even Capable of Honest Emotion?S. Korea's Universities Climb World RankingsIreland Passes Lisbon Treaty for EU IntegrationThe Tragedy of "Heaven's" Child BridesMerkel Has Narrow Centre-Right Majority:Exit PollElite – The UK¡¯s Higher Education SystemWhy Can¡¯t I Hate Barack Obama?The Venetian SorrowSienna Miller Seen Flirting with Josh HartnettPublic Wants Gov't to Act on Climate ChangeIsraeli War Film Wins Venice¡¯s Top Golden LionWomen Have Sex Not for Romatic ReasonsLaura Tells of Life of Her and Her HusbandPoliticians Livid over Festival Movie"Bad Lieutenant" Creates Bad Blood between Two Directors at VeniceClooney and Damon Star Attractions at VeniceTigers Have Larger Brain than LionsInternational Community Sits Back as Japan Steals ChildrenMegan Fox Thinks Getting Hit on Screen Is SexyIslamic Ramadan Begins, Blood Keeps FlowingKosovo and Ongoing De-ChristianizationPamela Anderson "Nymphomaniac" at SchoolMoore's "Capitalism," 70 Other Films to PremiereMadonna Says Jewish Mystic Changed Her LifeFestival May Be Strong on European FareEvan R. Wood Attracted to Androgynous MenSouth Koreans Worry More about Economy
than Nulcear Threat from North KoreaDurg Can Extend Human Life by Over DecadeCourteney Cox Insists Her Marriage Has Never Been BetterPertinent Historical Question: Which Country Really Rules the World?US, Russia Agree to Slash Nuke WarheadsWorkers Go Naked at Office in Britain"I Was Hitler's Secretary"Alternative Medicine: A Modest InquiryLost Russian Imperial Gold Lies in Lake BaikalSwiss National Dog Finds New RoleUkraine Is Thriving as Sex Tourists' DestinationCannes Jury Honors Chilling TalesLars Von Trier¡¯s Sex and HorrorMedia, Publishing Staff, Worst Binge-DrinkersGems and the Cannes Film FestivalMarket and the Cannes Film FestivalKeats Poetry, Campion¡¯s ReadingLou Ye¡¯s Controversial DisasterWhy Pope Needs to Travel FurtherClash of Titans on the CroisetteIvan Simic Meets with Ukraine Envoy to SerbiaSexy Sirens and Political PropagandistsIs Sharmila Tagore the Right Choice for Cannes Jury?The Stars in Cannes¡¯ Dark SkiesHollywood Legend's Marriage Secrets RevealedKorean Embassy in Serbia Celebrates 20th Anniversary of Diplomatic Ties with SerbiaHungary Elects New Prime MinisterGuessing the Festival GoodiesProtests in Moldova's Capital Turn ViolentWorld Leaders Gather at NATO SummitNATO Sec. Gen. Jaap de Hoop Schefferon Afganistan and 60th Anniversary of NATOObama Assures Lee "S. Korea, Greatest Ally"World Leaders Gather in London for G20 SummitTies between Hungary and S. Korea DevelopsDeceitful Relationship between United States and United Kingdom"HULDA FESTIVAL" Runs Until April 5Paramount Partners with GaumontAnimated Film, Up, to Open FestivalGiant Sea Worm Unmasked as Coral Killer"Tourist" Putin Met Reagan in 1988 in MoscowCorporate Water Forum Spurs Mass ProtestOscar-Rich Penelope Set to Master EnglishCannes Honours Clint EastwoodBulgaria Celebrates National Holiday around EuropeA Brief Historical Reminder to the American PeopleRenowned French Star to Chair Cannes JuryEurope's #1 Beverage Fair Comes to Seville, Spain!Iran Celebrates 30 Years of Islamic Revolution throughout the WorldValentine's Day Is at Hand -- Here's How to Be ReadyEnvoy to Serbia Georgi Dimitrov Dimitrov Talks
of Tranformation of Bulgaria"The Mini-Submarine," A New Novelette of Adventure and RomanceProtester Throws Shoe at China's Premier at Cambridge UniversityAskin Ozcan's Books Gains Global PopularityRussian Military Is Nothring But "Paper Tiger"War Trend Will Soon Face Its EndAustria: Wine Market Defies the Economic Crisis"Wisdom in Smile" by Askin OzcanFin Whale Dies after Being Beached on Cork SandbankEU Is Alarmed by Gas Dispute between Russia and UkraineLondon Rally Vents World Anger at Korean Jailing of Innocent SeafarersAt 176 Tortoise Is World's Oldest AnimalS. Korea, Poland Seek Closer Ties in Energy, Infrastructure SectorsSex Trafficking Flourishes in CyprusTurkey and The Secular Card, Myth or Reality?Russia, Venezuela Ink Energy Pacts, Eye 'Counterweight' to USFailures of Int'l Law and Security Council's TyrannyVenice Festival BluesRussian Recognition of South Ossetia and Abkhazia: New Political RealityThe South Ossetia War: A Week after Russian InterventionVenice Festival a Haven for World PremieresMedvedev Orders End to Military Operation in GeorgiaFrom Conflict to Major WarAlexander Solzhenitsyn Dies at 89Radovan Karadzic: One Way Ticket to The HagueDeceptions of Elections3rd Summit of Organization for Democracy and Economic Development -- GUAMHillary Clinton's Defeat Fuels Divorce RumorsFringe 2008: The Stage Is SetWhat Should Be a Definition for a Millionaire?S. Korea: Hardest Worker of OECD MembersCannes Line-UpPutin to Wed 24-Year-Old Ex-Rhythmic GymnastAfghans Want Sen. Obama for US PresidentNaomi Campbell Bailed after ArrestSurgical Clamps Left inside Man's Abdomen'Olympic Boycott Should Not Be Ruled Out'Kosovo Independence Affects EUUFO Snapped over ThamesG7 Citizens Critical of Putin's Impact on Russian DemocracyAlfred Nobel: Controversial Man, Controversial AwardsMohammed bin Rashid Meets German Chanceller MerkelOksana& Maxim Win Gold at Cup of RussiaGerman Experts Crack Mona Lisa SmileFrance to Have First Lady -- Bruni SoonEuropean Union - The Grand ExperimentBritain's Queen Elizabeth Joins YouTube CommunityWhale Series Shows Mother and Calf BondEU Backs Poppy for Medicine in AfghanistanMind Your Language!Turkey Should Exercise CautionEurope's 25 NGOs Meet for Forgotten AnimalsBaku GUAM Summit Communiqué FollowsInter-Korean Summit Is Hope for New PeaceOlga Kapranova Defends Her Clubs TitleKIST and Italian SSSA Sign Cooperation Agreement, Open Joint LaboratoryAnti-AFSPA Protestors Demand "Free Burma and Aung San Suu Kyi"Why Turks Feel Threatened by the USIcon of Liverpool's Links with ChinaZeppelin NT Flies for Jülich ClimatologistsN. Korean Defectors Leave Danish Embassy in Vietnam, Heading for SeoulGlamour Girl Gulbis Wins Evian MastersNorway's Princess Claims Clairvoyant PowersRussia to Suspend CFE Treaty ParticipationSpectacular Exhibition on Scythians in BerlinCannes 2007: KillingsThe Spy CaseUS Forced to Badk Off on BobcatsUN Conference Firm against Whale TradeG8 Summit in Heiligendamm, Germany"For the Love of God": a £50m Work of art8th ASEM Foreign Ministers Meeting in HamburgHagler Joins Nawal El Moutawakel at MoroccoSerbian Parliament Votes for New GovernmentLittle Mermaid Hurt in Clashes"Fairy Tale" Heroine to Host Seminar in SeoulBerlin Hails Launch of EU-Korea FTA TalksWorld Leaders Pay Tribute to YeltsinSarkozy Will Beat Royal in French Presidential Run-off: PollTwo Russian Left-leaning Parties UniteFrance Opens Secret UFO Files of 50 Years"Harry Potter" Goes Green for Final NovelAnne Frank's Chestnut Tree to Be Cut DownGermany-Led EU Delegation Travels to N. KoreaS. Korean Astronauts Start Training for FlightPrince Harry to Serve in Iraq for 6 MonthsAre Not to Blame for West-Islam TensionsChurches Back Plan to Unite under PopePutin Blames US for Provoking Nuke Arms RaceScientists to Save 5,000-Year-Old EmbraceChina Olympic Soccer Team in Brawl with Queens Park RangersTAQA Launches First Overseas Venture in HollandEU Calls on China to Stick with Hague CodeEU-OSCE Cooperation in Vienna SpeechAngela Merkel Speaks at EU ParliamentRussian Pilots Stir Up Competition at Al Ain Int'l Aerobatic Championship 2007UAE, Italy Underline Need to Conclude FTA'Smallest State' Seeks New OwnersWorld Faces Hottest Year Ever in 2007Italy, S. Korea Signed Science & Tech. AccordRussians Remember Dead JournalistsTravel back in time in grand, majestic city of RigaSoon, Europe Will Speak in 23 TonguesUkraine Marks 74th Years of Great FamineBritons Wary of Bush More than Kim Jong-IlWorld Citizens Reject Torture: Global PollUAE, Russia Vow to Spur Business LinksNo Confirmation on an Article Announcing bin Laden's DeathPeople Want Negotiated SettlementFrench Couple Will Not Return to SeoulIllegal, But Tolerated, in a Parallel ExistenceTony Blair Speaks Out on Middle EastKid Rock And Pamela Anderson MarrySenior Singles Face Acute Coronary Risk7/7 – "One Year On and What Has Changed?"Italy Wins World Cup Final after ShootoutGermany Takes 3rd with Win over PortugalGlobal Village Awaits to Learn from Old WorldFrance Shows Class to Tame Brazil AgainPortugal Defeats England 3-1 in ShootoutGermany Beats Argentina 4-2 on PenaltyGleneagles – Turning Promises into ActionNaomi Campbell's Catwalk into CourtKidman Marries Singer Keith UrbanUkraine Beat Switzerland in Penalty Shootout"We Had Sex in Berlusconi's Office"Swiss Win Sends S. Korea HomeFrance Advances to R 16 with Spain, UkraineCoaches without BordersJapan in Need of MiracleArgentina Ties Netherlands to AdvanceGermany Pounds Ecuador 3-0Won't Play for Draw against S. KoreaWorld Cup, a Boon for Sex Workers in GermanyAustralia Beat Japan 3-1 to Make Soccer HistoryEuropean States "in CIA's Spider's Web"Ronaldinho:Laureus Awards Are Very ImportantDanish Prince Loves Eating Dog Meat666 Expectant Mum's WorryUnwed Parents on Rise In EuropeNo Clear Election Winner in SightOrange Divorce Partners to Reconcile?Rooster Saves Life for Speaking "Allah"Five More Years of DictatorshipThe Incredible Water BearHow Women Evolved Blond HairWFP Approves North Korea Aid PlanA Dose of Thatcherism for Portugal?Small Brothels May Be Legalised in UKFinland¡¯s President Faces Run-offStardust Capsule Returns to EarthCan Britain Succeed Where Hwang Failed?N. Koreans Toil Abroad Under Grim ConditionsElton John Makes It Legal With Longtime PartnerLast Orders for Britain¡¯s Licensing LawsEnigma of Mona Lisa Smile CrackedMission Impossible-Style Texts Launched in UKUK Awaits Bombing InvestigationUK Hosts Climate Change SummitRoyal Lovers Are U.S. BoundEgalitarian Finland Most Competitive, TooLech Kaczynski Elected Poland¡¯s PresidentCan Saddam Hussein Get a Fair Trial?Blond Bond: Daniel Craig Named Next 007Angela Merkel Set to Lead GermanyIAEA, Its Chief Win Nobel Prize for PeaceGolf: Pro Tour Awaits Wie with Some CuriosityBritain's Secret Sex SurveyFrance's Role Is Audience FavoriteArctic Ice "Disappearing Quickly"Ways of Learning to Speak in TonguesReform Postponed in GermanySynchronizing Present, Past in Timeless PlaceNorway Still World's Best Place to LiveFrance and Belgium Name Banned AirlinesEchoes of Tsushima Can Still Be HeardFrench Firsm Drop French for EnglishRoman Ruler's Head Found in SewerWhen the Allies Fell Out of LoveSlowly, Shared Car Is Making Inroads in EuropeLatvia Prepares for a Tourist InvasionOn the Thames, Where Food Matches the ViewFrance Accepts Trafalgar LegacyPoland's Plea to Europe: Can We All Get Along?China Is More Popular Than the USWordsworth Aficionados Have New DestinationChasing Summer in NorwayMuseum Reopens Without Its 'Scream'Finland's Rich Bounty of MusiciansGerman National Tourist Board Opens New Office in DubaiWhat We Still Don't KnowViews of Human History, as Elegant as BalletsCity Names Mark Changing TimesGeneva Remains Favourite Summer DestinationSeoul Shows Worst Record of Women's RightsSome Surprises in That Galaxy Far, Far AwayBeau-Rivage Palace Still MajesticCapturing the Heart of Hitler's ReichWorld Leaders Mourn Soviet Wartime DeadNorth Korea 'May Have Six Bombs'Trousers Tell Why Napoleon DiedStalin Refuses to Be Wished AwayPedal Power Thrives in GermanyElton John to 'Marry' PartnerAntarctic Glaciers Show RetreatJoseph Ratzinger Is Elected as New PopeCharles and Camilla Married at LastAll-Embracing Man of Action for New PapacyPope Dies after Suffering Heart, Kidney FailureMonaco Anxious over Prince's HealthHitler 'Tested Small Atom Bomb'Can a Nazi Retreat Be Reinvented?Marital Rowing "Good for Wives"McDonald's, MTV Launch Global PartnershipPrince Charles to Wed Camilla Parker BowlesModern Love for Ancient Vines in Southern ItalySpaniards Dare to Question Way Day Is OrderedAir to "Guard Michelangelo David"Snappy Slogan? In German? Try EnglishThird Time Unlucky for Female GondolierAn Island's 'Grave, Hard Splendor'French Influence in Europe Is WaningRussia Cracks Down on Beer AdsThe All-Too-Human Hitler, on Your Big ScreenGerman President Praises UAE ToleranceComo, Milano, RomaThird Reich in New LightChina's Students Flock to EuropeBavaria's Summer Playground in GermanyMunch's "the Scream" and "Madonna" StolenHomeless Londoners Sleep at Heathrow AirportRomania's Pot-holed Road into EuropeWhere Faith, Commerce Join Hands in PrayerThere's History - And a Secret - in Every BiteA World Empire by Other MeansThe Other CopenhagenWelfare Bill Stirs Russian AngerLand of Vodka Is Awash in BeerMadrid Wants the Rock Returned to SpainWhy Britons Are "Language Barbarians"Russia Points Back at the U.S. in Priacy IssuesPoor Moldovans Lured into Sex TradeLewis and Harris -- An Ancient Scottish IsleJews of Gibraltar Reflect on Their RootsBritain Examines 'Honor Killings'5,000 Years of StonehengeDresden Ruins Finally Restored in 60 YearsAbandoned Pets Find Haven in BarcelonaAthens Readies Itself for 2004 Summer OlympicsUS Flag Symbolizes the Liberation of 1944Politics Dominates Cannes Int'l Film FestivalLegend Says This Is Where Olympic Games StartedRoyal Wives No Longer Blue BloodsMichael Moore Film Shows "US Abuse of Iraqis"Italy Heralds 'First Woman Prime Minister'Danish Prince Marries Australian CommonerNew Picture, Military Critics Increase Pressure on BushTorture of Iraq Prisoners Prompts Wave of RevulsionIraq: US Military in Torture ScandalShame of Abuse by British Troops in IraqEU Newcomers Welcomed to the ClubQ&A: EU EnlargementHamdan, Fischer Review Global DevelopmentsStunning Wedding Dress in Paris
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A World Empire by Other Means
It is everywhere. Some 380 million people speak it as their first language and perhaps two-thirds as many again as their second. A billion are learning it, about a third of the world's population are in some sense exposed to it and by 2050, it is predicted, half the world will be more or less proficient in it. It is the language of globalization -- of international business, politics and diplomacy. ... more
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Hitler Tested Small Atom Bomb
A German historian has claimed in a new book presented on Monday that Nazi scientists successfully tested a tactical nuclear weapon in the last months of World War II. Rainer Karlsch said that new research in Soviet and ... more
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