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Krystian Zimerman 28.04.2009, 14:34 4 comments

Polish pianist protests US policy on stage

Polish pianist Krystian Zimerman shocked the audience of LA Walt Disney Concert Hall on Sunday when he stopped mid-show saying that he would no longer perform in a country whose military wants to take over the world.

RIA Novosti / Vladimir Fedorenko 12.02.2010, 17:02 47 comments

Cold comfort as “Titanium Lady” Madeleine Albright visits Moscow

Former US Secretary of State Madeleine Albright was in town this week in an effort to reduce Russia’s anxieties over NATO expansion and a proposed US missile defense system in Romania.

The NATO military exercise (AFP Photo / Robert Aatamnasovski) 03.03.2010, 20:53 94 comments

NATO military exercises planned as Baltic States hit panic button

The military alliance has announced, it plans to carry out a series of air force exercises over Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia from March 17-20.

Image from RIA Novosti 05.03.2010, 20:20 45 comments

Romania to place 24 American missiles on its territory

Romania will place 24 American ballistic missile launchers on it territory. The plans have been confirmed by the country's President Traian Basescu.

10.06.2010, 23:00 49 comments

Hungary equates Communism to Nazism

Hungarian lawmakers have passed a bill equating Communist era crimes to the Holocaust and banned denying it under threat of imprisonment.

High school students throw trash on the road during a demonstration on October 15 2010 in Lyon to protest against France's government pensions reform. France's main unions upped the ante in the fight against the reform meanwhile, calling for their members and supporters to hold the fifth in a series of strikes and street rallies on October 19 22.10.2010, 08:34 14 comments

France: time to get real

France is braced for another day of unrest after, according to trade union officials in France, over three million people took to the streets: hurling stones, torching cars and smashing shop windows.

A man wearing a mask of French president Nicolas Sarkozy holds up a flare during a demonstration against the governmental pensions reform (AFP Photo / Kenzo Tribouillard) 22.10.2010, 18:15 18 comments

French refuse to eat cake as pension showdown heats up

Despite an outpouring of public opposition, the French Senate took the retirement reform initiative one step closer to fulfillment on Friday as protests continue to hamper the nation.

01.09.2009, 12:55 31 comments

Heated debates as WWII commemorated

Leaders from around the world are in Poland to mark the 70th anniversary of the outbreak of World War Two. The country was the first to face the Nazis’ attack on September 1, 1939.

30.11.2009, 18:41 32 comments

New Polish law equates Communist and Nazi symbols

Europe has long been condemning the communist regime, but none of the countries has gone as far as Poland, where a law was signed allowing people to be fined or imprisoned for keeping and buying communist symbols.

21.01.2010, 08:33 32 comments

Poland to place American missiles at Russian border

The site chosen by Poland’s defense ministry for the deployment of the US “Patriot” air defense system is only 100 km from the Russian border, according to a report in Polish media.

Spain lyrically divided

Published: 28 May, 2009, 00:20


Lyric-less for years, Spain’s national anthem has been the cause of many disagreements. The latest dispute over the melody highlights the enormity of Spain’s prickly political sensibilities and regional insecurities.

 
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