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__April 03
European Union
In the shadow of Athens ancient Acropolis leaders of 25 nations signed treaties of accession for 10 new member lands to join the European Union, it is the union's largest single expansion.
The ceremony will be completed in May 2004, when the countries formally become union members.
The new members include eight former Communist countries, the 10 EU applicants are: Poland, Hungary, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Slovenia, Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia, and also Malta and a divided Cyprus - 73 million people in all.
Europa - The European Union On-LineEuropa provides access to information (press releases, legislation, fact-sheets) published by the European Union and its institutions.
Articles:
The Guardian UK: 10 New Nations Join European Union
Independent UK: It is Britain, not France, that is isolated in Europe
New York Times: 10 Countries Sign to Join European Union
__March 03
Serbia and MontenegroSerbian Prime Minister Zoran Djindjic assassinated on Wednesday March 12 2003.
Djindjic's reforms may have made him a target, but Serbia said a Belgrade-based criminal group was behind the assassination. ...more
Yahoo! Full Coverage: Serbia and Montenegro__February 03
The World in Shock Over Loss of Columbia
The Shuttle Breaks Apart - There Are No Survivors
Space Shuttle Columbia disintegrates in flames 200,000 feet over Texas on Saturday, killing six Americans and Col. Ilan Ramon, Israel's first astronaut just minutes before they were to glide to a landing in Florida.
Now an independent board consisting of experts from the Air Force and Navy and officials from the Transportation Department and other federal agencies will investigate the shuttle accident.
Now engraved for ever in the history of human space flight
The Columbia Crew: The Americans Colonel Rick Husband, Lieutenant Colonel Michael Anderson, Commander Laurel Clark, Captain David Brown, Commander William McCool, Dr. Kalpana Chawla, the first Indian-born woman in space and Ilan Ramon the first Israeli astronaut.
Crew profiles
Research mission STS-107 Space Shuttle Columbia's last misssion
STS stands for "Space Transportation System", a.k.a the Space Shuttle, and "107" is the "flight tail number" or the 107th flight of the Space Shuttle
NASA Space Shuttle
Information on past, present, and future missions
related News sorces:
USA
Israel
India
boston.com
Jerusalem Post
NY Times (registration req'd)
Times of India
washingtonpost.com
Yahoo! Full Coverage: Space Shuttle
__January 03
Germany - FranceFrance and Germany celebrated 40 years of reconciliation and announced new measures to bring the once-bitter enemies even closer, including the possibility of shared nationality.
...read more France Diplomatie - Ministère des Affaires étrangèresThe French Ministry of Foreign Affairs
The Federal Foreign Office of Germany, 40 years of the Elysée Treaty
__January 03
Cambodia
/ ThailandCambodian crowd storms Thai embassy.
Thai soap star provokes night riots in Cambodia, frightened Thais flee Cambodia
Military aircraft evacuated hundreds of Thais from Cambodia's capital Phnom Penh. Thailand closing its borders to Cambodians, recalling its ambassador to Phnom Penh and cutting economic and technical cooperation with its smaller neighbor.
The Phnom Penh violence was sparked by reported remarks by a Thai actress that the ancient Angkor Wat temple, the national symbol depicted on Cambodia's flag, belonged to Thailand.
Yahoo! Full Coverage:Cambodia - Yahoo! Full Coverage:Thailand__December 02
Israel
Israeli Elections
Likud Party Wins Election, Labor party defeated
Ariel Sharon called for national unity against "the murderous hatred" of Palestinian militants, but his efforts to form a broad coalition government are likely to be thwarted by the defeated Labor party.
The Electoral System in IsraelInformation about the Electoral System by the Israel Knesset
Yahoo! Full Coverage: Israel__December 02
VenezuelaCrisis in Venezuela: A general strike organized by the opposition to push Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez to call an early election. Chavez threat to declare martial law
Yahoo! Full Coverage: Venezuela__November 02
SpainEnvironmental disaster: oil slicks hit the northwestern coast of Spain.
Yahoo! Full Coverage: Spain
In search of danger
ONLY! hard-core travelers and danger seekers now have the opportunity to chose the destination for their next exciting vacation among the countries mentioned below (no ranking):
Afghanistan, Angola, Burundi, Central African Republic, Chad, Democratic Republic of the Congo (Zaire), Eritrea, Ethiopia, Fiji, The Gambia, Haiti, Iraq, Colombia, Comoros, Liberia, Salomon Islands, Sierra Leone, Simbabwe, Somalia, The Sudan and Tajikistan.
Source: The Foreign Office of the Federal Republic of Germany
1999 Country Reports on Human Rights
released February 25, 2000
An early rainy season has caused major flooding problems in the provinces of Maputo, Gaza, Inhambane and Sofala in Mozambique.
Moçambique
Mozambique Official Home Page.
AfricaNews Mozambique
Mozambique related News by AfricaNews
Mozambique News Agency (AIM) (Portuguese)
After the Military Coup In Pakistan
On tuesday October 12, 1999 the Pakistan army seized power and toppled Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif.
The new Government of Pakistan's new Homepage
news sources Pakistan:
DAWN
Pakistan News
The Frontier Post
English Daily From NWFP Peshawar Pakistan
The News International
The News International Pakistan
Pakistan Observer
National and international news
Pakistan News Service
A Pakistani News Service on Internet.
Nuclear Accident in Japan
Japan experiences worst nuclear accident ever.
The nuclear accident at an uranium- processing plant 125 km northeast of Tokyo in Tokai, Ibaraki Prefecture.
news sources Japan:
Daily Yomiuri
Japan Times
Kyodo News
Citizens' Nuclear Information Center
The Tokai Power Station
The Nuclear Power Plant where the accident happened.
The Taiwan Earthquake
China Times
News from Taiwan
The Taipei Times
The Taipei Times online
East Timor
Timor Today
East Timor International Suport Center
East Timor Freedom Page
Freedom for East Timor
NEWS on East Timor
Special Report East Timor BBC
BBC News
BBC News on East Timor
CNN
CNN News on East Timor
Indonesian Newspaper
The Jakarta Post
The journal of Indonesia today
suratkabar.com
Indonesia Daily News Online
Malaysian Newspaper
Daily Express
Independent National Newspaper of East Malaysia
Sarawak Tribune
Malaysian News
The Star
Malaysian News for the world
Related Websites
Agreement between the Republic of Indonesia and the Portugese Republic on the Question of East Timor
United Nations Mission in East Timor (UNAMET)
ICRC operations : East Timor
East Timor/UN pages
East Timor Action Network/U.S.
Selected postings from east-timor reg.easttimor
reg.easttimor NewsGroup
The East Timor Alert Network (ETAN) - Canada
W3C/TimorNet
An Information Service on East Timor
East Timor Human Rights Center - Australia
Por Timor
Portuguese Timor Help Page
Earthquake in Turkey
+Turkey+Information+Page+Kosovo
BBC News: Kosovo - ABC News - Kosova Press - CNN: Yugoslavia - Belgrade
- Belgrade official web site -
Help for the Kosovo - Humanitarian Organizations working in the Kosovo regionContinents: Africa | The Americas | Asia | Australia/Oceania | Europe