NATO
SLOVAKIA: Premier's cabinet changes are ill-timed
President Rudolf Schuster will approve the dismissal of Defence Minister Ivan Simko and the...
SlovakiaNATO/INTERNATIONAL: New secretary general
The North Atlantic Council yesterday appointed Dutch Foreign Minister Jaap de Hoop Scheffer to...
NatoUKRAINE/CIS: Economic plans deepen domestic divides
Belarus, Kazakhstan, Russia and Ukraine are due to sign an agreement to develop a single economic...
UkraineRUSSIA: Putin keen to strike balance ahead of US visit
President Vladimir Putin will make an official visit to the United States on September 26-27....
RussiaINTERNATIONAL/IRAQ: Polish-led force enters the fray
US Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld on September 6 described the deployment of a Polish-led...
IraqSLOVAKIA: Defence dissent
Prime Minister Mikulas Dzurinda is sacking Defence Minister Ivan Simko, the prime minister's...
SlovakiaMACEDONIA/EU: Tiny guerrilla group has big leverage
On September 7, the Macedonian army and police conducted a carefully planned operation against...
MacedoniaTURKMENISTAN: President consolidates his hold on power
President Sapamurat Niyazov signed a decree on September 8 creating a state commission to combat...
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