Greece and Serbia trade places: Now Greece seems to be Europe's most troublesome country Pittsburgh Post-Gazette | Two elections took place in the Balkans on May 6, and when historians look back, they may see them as a tipping point: the day Serbia ceded to Greece its place as the region's most troublesome country. | In the late 1800s, Otto von Bismarck fa...
Ratko Mladic's genocide trial gets under way Buffalo News | THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) - Twenty years after his troops began brutally ethnically cleansing Bosnian towns and villages of non-Serbs, Gen. Ratko Mladic went on trial Wednesday at the Yugoslav war crimes tribunal accused of 11 counts of genocide,...
Will your holiday survive the coming euro meltdown? How to keep your cash safe this ... The Daily Mail | The International Monetary Fund was today preparing for Greece to leave the euro as talks to form a coalition government finally collapsed. IMF head Christine Lagarde said it had to be 'technically prepared for anything' after Athens confirmed that...
Euro crisis helps Britons save up to 25% for summer holidays as strong pound delivers ... The Daily Mail | The Euro crisis has delivered a bonus for British holidaymakers who can expect 10.5 per cent more spending power on the Spanish islands or French resorts. | For every £500 converted to euros, a family will get an extra £47.41 this year compared to ...
Save money, find adventure by riding buses on foreign trips The Wichita Eagle | Anyone planning an overseas trip knows that gas prices and rental-car rates are soaring. If there’s an upside, it’s that more travelers will discover the joys of taking the bus. | I love trains, but buses are more reliable, cost less ...
Illuminati Targets Russia Pakalert Press Share | Dean Henderson | December 4th parliamentary elections in Russia were marked by outside interference by US-based NGO’s. Nearly 50,000 Muscovites – most members of the Communist Party – protested the fraudulent results in Bolotnaya Squar...
More airline carriers dropping Greece from itineraries Kathimerini | Greece is at risk of finding itself isolated in terms of air connections if carriers continue to strike the country off their itineraries at the current rate. | The most recent hit came from Delta Airlines, which has decided to stop all of its direct flights between Greece and the United States as of this coming fall, even though up until three y...
World stock markets sink on US, Europe worries The Boston Globe | BANGKOK-World stocks fell Friday after credit downgrades slapped on Spanish banks unnerved investors already worried about the stability of the 17-country euro currency union. | The fall in European shares followed a sharp downturn in Asia where markets were also rattled by weak U.S. manufacturing figures. | The nervousness about Spain's banks co...
