Ukraine and the United States have signed the Road Map, which determines perspectives of bilateral cooperation. The document was signed by co-chairmen of the Interdepartmental coordination group. From the Ukrainian side the document was signed by deputy Foreign Minister Volodymyr
During today's meeting Prime Minister of Ukraine Yulia Tymoshenko and US President George Bush discussed perspectives of formation of the free trade zone between the USA and Ukraine. First vice Prime Minister of Ukraine Olexander Turchynov informed. "Negotiations on free
The struggle for control of Turkey's destiny intensified this week as the country's top court agreed to hear a case that could ban the ruling AKP party. The German press on Tuesday views the move as part of the secular
Two of Europe's largest banks, Deutsche Bank and UBS, have reported billions of euros of losses in the first quarter as a result of the global credit crisis. Surprisingly, the double whammy hasn't sent the stock market into another tail-spin.
At their summit in Bucharest this week NATO member states are expected to squabble over Afghanistan, missile defense and eastern expansion. German Chancellor Angela Merkel, in particular, is playing for time -- and pinning her hopes on a new US
Beijing maintains that foreign coverage of the conflict in Tibet is unfair, yet it has prevented journalists from traveling to the troubled province. Now Chinese bloggers are taking Western media to task for allegedly biased reporting.
Robbers armed with submachine guns smashed down the wall of a money transport firm with a crane on Tuesday. They got away with over $6 million in cash by laying a carpet of nails and planting a bomb in a
Russia's business elite are reaping huge profits from the high prices for natural resources and many are looking westwards to Germany for investment opportunities. However, the close ties between business and politics in Russia has prompted fears that Moscow could
China is angry about the Dalai Lama's plans to make a stopover in Japan on his way to the US, as well as about an invitation extended to the spiritual leader by the European Parliament. Meanwhile, Chinese police have accused
Finland's foreign minister was sacked on Tuesday after media published suggestive text messages he sent to an erotic dancer. Ilkka Kanerva had sent around 200 messages to the 29-year-old leader of the Scandinavian Dolls dance troupe.
A tree that grows spaghetti? A 747 flying under a bridge in Sydney? A baseball-playing yoga master who could throw the ball faster than anyone in history? SPIEGEL ONLINE presents the best April Fools' Day hoaxes ever.
Popular Malayalam actor Suresh Gopi finds himself in a spot as a lower court admitted a complaint seeking penal action against him for attending a function in a police officer's uniform.
