12.06.2009 - BRIC nations meeting reflects latest shift in world order
When future generations look back at the current financial crisis, they'll almost certainly take notice of an important shift in the balance of world power. Because with wealthy Western nations - and particularly the United States - still reeling from the hits they took, the road has suddenly opened for emerging nations to make a grab for a greater share of economic power, and with it, global influence...

12.06.2009 - Two-wheelers offer a second chance for needy in Namibia
They're cheap to run, good for your health, faster than walking and better for the environment than motorized vehicles - and an NGO in Namibia has also proved how the trusty old pushbike has the power to change lives. The Bicycling Empowerment Network, BEN, uses two-wheelers to grant the disadvantaged easier access to health and education facilities, provide jobs and offer those in need the chance for a brighter future...

12.06.2009 - UN widens sanctions against North Korea after nuclear test
DW-WORLD: Steinmeier pushes for arms cuts on Moscow visit German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier on a visit to Moscow urged Russian leaders not to miss an opportunity for improved ties with the US and a new deal on global nuclear disarmament. (11...

12.06.2009 - Iranian polls attract unprecedented turnout
Even before the polls opened at 8 a.m...

12.06.2009 - News
Sarkozy, Fischer back a second term for Barroso

French President Nicolas Sarkozy and Czech Prime Minister Jan Fischer have backed a second term for European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso. After a meeting with President Sarkozy in Paris on Friday, Prime Minister Fischer, who currently heads the Czech EU presidency, said Mr...

12.06.2009 - UN climate conference in Bonn produces little progress
12.06.2009 - Germany to limit public debt in constitutional amendment
12.06.2009 - Further sanctions and now inspections for North Korea after nuclear test
12.06.2009 - EU not satisfied with Microsoft's decoupling effort
12.06.2009 - Voting hours extended for unprecedented turnout in Iran
12.06.2009 - Latvia cuts pensions, salaries to avoid bankruptcy
12.06.2009 - Anne Frank remembered on 80th birth anniversary
12.06.2009 - The German passport is losing its appeal
12.06.2009 - Sculpture that stoked controversy in Brussels meant to be fun, says creator Černý at Prague launch
12.06.2009 - Romani dying out in Czech Republic, but not as fast as feared
12.06.2009 - Karel Schwarzenberg to lead new party TOP 09
12.06.2009 - For Berliners, Tiergarten park is both survivor and savior
12.06.2009 - Prosecutors to investigate former Arcandor boss
12.06.2009 - Art of storytelling meets art of dissent at 19th Prague Writers’ Festival
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12.06.2009 - NATO extends Africa anti-piracy mission
12.06.2009 - Anne Frank remembered on 80th anniversary of her birth
12.06.2009 - NATO to cut troop levels in Kosovo
12.06.2009 - Bosnian TV airs images of war crimes fugitive Mladic
12.06.2009 - EU skeptical of Microsoft's unbundling of new Windows operating system
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12.06.2009 - Researchers uncover thousands more Nazi camps than previously thought