Archive 01·01·2007

world news

• 2007 is ushered in around the World.

  Bad weather in the UK failed to dampen the party spirit in London, where thousands gathered to… 01/01/07 08:01 CET

• 2007 is ushered in around the World

  Bad weather in the UK failed to dampen the party spirit in London, where thousands gathered to hear… 01/01/07 07:01 CET

• European Union expands to 27

  President Traian Basescu led the countdown and it was official! Romania has joined the European… 01/01/07 07:01 CET

• Somalian government forces close in on Islamists

  Somalian government forces backed by the Ethiopian army are closing in on the last major stronghold… 01/01/07 07:01 CET

• Slovenia joins euro zone

  Finance Minister Andrej Bajuk has celebrated Slovenia’s new economic era by withdrawing 100 euros… 01/01/07 07:01 CET

• Belarus and Gazprom reach a deal over gas

  Belarus has signed a deal on prices with the russian giant Gazprom. The agreement came after… 01/01/07 07:01 CET

• Indonesian passenger plane goes missing

  Contact has been lost with an Indonesian passenger plane with 102 people onboard. The Adam Air jet… 01/01/07 06:01 CET

• EU welcomes Bulgaria and Romania

  Bulgaria and Romania have joined the European Union. Bulgarian President Georgi Parvanov spoke out… 01/01/07 06:01 CET

• Slovenians embrace single European currency

  Slovenia has become the first former communist country to enter the Euro zone. Both the national… 01/01/07 06:01 CET

• Somali Islamists flee final stronghold

  Ethiopian forces and Somali-government troops have entered the last stronghold of defeated Islamist… 01/01/07 06:01 CET

• Sudden death of interior minister shocks Austria

  Austria is mourning the death of its interior minister. Liese Prokop died suddenly on New Year’s… 01/01/07 06:01 CET

• Planet-wide party to mark the New Year

  The arrival of 2007 has been celebrated across the world. Berlin hosted Germany’s biggest outdoor… 01/01/07 01:01 CET

• 3,000th US soldier reported killed in Iraq

  The US death toll in Iraq has reached the symbolic milestone of 3,000. The news comes as President… 01/01/07 01:01 CET

• Double New Year celebration for Romania and Bulgaria

  For millions of Romanians and Bulgarians, there was a double reason for celebrating as the new year… 01/01/07 01:01 CET

• Pope calls for respect of human rights

  Pope Benedict XVI has given his first public address of the year. Speaking two days after the… 01/01/07 01:01 CET

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