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France to Assume Presidency of European Union
Tuesday, July 01, 2008 8:05:00 AM
France is to assume presidency of the European Union starting Tuesday bringing along what analysts have described as packed full of diplomacy.   Full Story
 

Detontate a Nuclear Bomb in Ireland, and Receive only a 5000 Euro Fine
Monday, June 30, 2008 7:07:00 PM
Currently if you detonate a nuclear bomb in Ireland you will only be subject to a €5000 fine or a twelve month jail sentence because of anomalies in legislation introduced in 2006.   Full Story
 

U.S., EU Near Deal on Access to Private Data, NY Times Reports
Saturday, June 28, 2008 6:53:00 AM
The U.S. and the EU are near a deal on letting law enforcement and security agencies obtain private information, The New York Times reported.   Full Story
 

U.S. Withdraws Nuclear Weapons From Britain, Report Claims
Thursday, June 26, 2008 6:07:00 PM
The United States has quietly withdrawn its last nuclear weapons from Britain after more than half a century, a watchdog said on Thursday.   Full Story
 

EU in Deal on Airline CO2 Emissions, Says Source
Thursday, June 26, 2008 8:11:00 AM
BRUSSELS—European Union governments struck a provisional deal with lawmakers on Thursday to include aviation from 2012 in the Emission Trading Scheme (ETS), a key tool to fight climate change, an EU s ...   Full Story
 

Remembering the Irish Famine
Wednesday, June 25, 2008 7:35:00 PM
The National Famine Memorial Committee Members are due to be named this week according to a statement by John Curran TD Minister of State at the Department of Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs. T ...   Full Story
 

Russia May Supply Gas to Georgia Rebel Region
Wednesday, June 25, 2008 8:07:00 AM
Russia's state-controlled gas firm Gazprom is exploring the possibility of building a pipeline to Georgia's breakaway Abkhazia region, an official at the company said on Wednesday.   Full Story
 

EU Fisheries Chief Stands Firm on Bluefin Tuna Ban
Tuesday, June 24, 2008 8:11:00 PM
LUXEMBOURG—The European Union fisheries chief refused to yield to French pressure on Tuesday to scrap a ban on trawling for bluefin tuna in the eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean, saying this year' ...   Full Story
 

Prosecutors Seek to Resume ICC's First Trial
Tuesday, June 24, 2008 8:38:00 AM
THE HAGUE—Prosecutors have appealed to judges at the International Criminal Court not to consider releasing their first suspect and allow his trial to proceed at the world's first permanent war cr ...   Full Story
 

U.S. Report Shows Gaps in European Nuclear Security
Monday, June 23, 2008 8:08:00 PM
Most European military sites equipped with U.S. nuclear weapons fail to meet Pentagon security requirements, according to a U.S. Air Force study.   Full Story
 

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