17.06.2009 - News
Czech Republic records fifth case of swine flu

A fifth case of swine flu has been confirmed in the Czech Republic this Wednesday. Tests have confirmed that a 49-year-old man who returned to the Czech Republic from America last week is ill with the virus...

17.06.2009 - Students protest across Germany against education reforms
More than 10,000 students held demonstrations in some 70 German cities on Wednesday, calling for improved school conditions and funding. Protests began on Monday and are slated to continue all week, with students protesting the introduction of tuition fees and the bachelor and master system into German universities, the shortening of college prep school programs, and what they describe as the increasing commercialization of their education...

17.06.2009 - Romanians take shelter after racist attacks in Northern Ireland
British Prime Minister Gordon Brown has condemned the attacks, saying he hoped that the authorities in Northern Ireland would take "all the action necessary" to protect the Romanians.    Up to 115 frightened men, women and children were moved to a church in south Belfast late on Tuesday after they had been pelted with bricks and bottles by a group of young men police called "drunken racist thugs...

17.06.2009 - Germany increases troop numbers to Afghanistan
The German government said the mission would help "better coordinate" civilian and military air traffic. This would support the protection of the deployed soldiers and the Afghan civilian population...

17.06.2009 - German parliament debates Iranian unrest
Speakers from Germany's main political parties warned against forcing Iran into a position of isolationist politics. Deputy foreign minister Gernot Erler said Germany and Europe had an "existential" interest in including Iran in a "regional and global partnership...

17.06.2009 - Steinmeier calls on Ukraine to avoid another gas crisis
17.06.2009 - Europe pledges more aid for Pakistan at joint summit
17.06.2009 - Yemen expands search for abducted foreign aid workers
17.06.2009 - Germany increasing troops to Afghanistan
17.06.2009 - EU announces new aid package at talks with Pakistan's Zardari
17.06.2009 - Opinion: Iran's mullahs have overstepped the mark
17.06.2009 - President Klaus booed and cheered by rival camps outside the castle gates
17.06.2009 - Army ops abroad get go-ahead for 2010
17.06.2009 - Czech companies complain credit crunch has begun
17.06.2009 - German foreign ministry notes irregularities in Iran election
17.06.2009 - German foreign ministry notes irregularities in election as Mousavi calls for day of mourning
17.06.2009 - FIFA to give away tickets to boost Confed Cup attendance
17.06.2009 - Steinmeier jets into Kiev on joint mission to help stabilize economy
17.06.2009 - Saxophonist Mariano dies in Cologne
17.06.2009 - German students hold week-long protests against education reforms
17.06.2009 - Mousavi calls for day of mourning as protests continue
17.06.2009 - German students ditch classes to protest school conditions
17.06.2009 - Italian earthquake survivors protest slow reconstruction
17.06.2009 - Inaugural EU-Pakistan summit to highlight Europe's need for more action
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