Cotonou, (Xinhua) - Development Minister Marcel de Souza said yesterday that the Beninese government plans to organize a donor conference in Paris - between June 17 to 19, to mobilize about 5,629 billion CFA Francs before 2018. "The idea of organizing the roundtable with donors is based on the government's desire ... read entire article »
EU criticised the government of Ethiopia for the recent arrests of bloggers, journalists and opposition members. The European Union External Action Office underlined that Ethiopia plays an important role throughout the region. Yesterday, the spokesperson for ... read entire article »
Bangkok: Thailand's besieged Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra is due to appear today in front of the nation's Constitutional Court, facing allegations of abuse of power that could see her sacked from office. The case comes as Thailand's political crisi ... read entire article »
Russia has unilaterally suspended an agreement with Lithuania on providing information about weapons based in the Russian region of Kaliningrad, Lithuania’s Ministry of Defence said yesterday. The ministry has received a diplomatic note from Russia, stating ... read entire article »
Austria's foreign minister told his Ukrainian counterpart not to expect "miracles" from the meeting. European foreign ministers are meeting to discuss the crisis in Ukraine, where the authorities have launched a crackdown on pro-Russian separatists. Austria ... read entire article »
Enlargement Commissioner Stefan Fuele said that Serbia’s future membership of the EU was now an “apparent certainty” but urged the country to press ahead with key reforms. In his first visit to Belgrade after the country’s new government was formed, Fuele ... read entire article »
EU and French politicians are determined to seek justice for the French EU delegate killed in Yemen capital of Sanaa. Catherine Ashton, EU foreign policy chief, has condemned this last killing in ‘the highest terms’ while French president Francois Hollande ... read entire article »
Businessman Ahmad Mitig is Libya’s new Prime Minister, the fifth in two years. He was elected after a day of chaotic voting sessions in which the first round of votes was declared invalid only to be confirmed again later on. ‘Ahmad Mitig was appointed head ... read entire article »
South Korean President Park Geun-hye made a visit to the Jindo region to meet with the families of the ferry disaster victims. Twenty days after the Korean ferry had sunken taking with it the lives of hundreds of people, most of which children, the country’ ... read entire article »
Alenka Bratusek, the Prime Minister of Slovenia, resigned on Monday after she lost command of her party 10 days ago. Bratusek said in a post on her Twitter account that she hopes for elections this summer. "If all are true to their word, we will have an ... read entire article »
Ukrainian Prime Minister, Arseniy Yatsenyuk, made a public visit to Odessa, the Black Sea port city where, two days earlier, violent street clashes left 40 people dead. He met with cultural, social and economic leaders from the region and held a minute’ ... read entire article »
Ukraine's government has ordered the expulsion of Russia's military attache, saying he had been caught red-handed receiving classified documents related to the country's cooperation with NATO. The unnamed attache was taken into custody on Wednesday, has been ... read entire article »
The two leaders held a telephone conversation and discussed issues related to the current situation in Ukraine.German Chancellor Angela Merkel called on Russian President Vladimir Putin, on Thursday, to exert his influence to help achieve the release of detained ... read entire article »
47% of American citizens believe that the United States are too active in the world affairs as President Obama tries to juggle crises in the Middle East and the Ukraine. A near-majority of the respondents of a recent poll said that the United States should be ... read entire article »
Chaos erupted during an Indian live recording of a political debate after a man from the crowd set himself on fire and then grabbed hold of a politician. While the attacker died from his injuries, the politician is still alive but in a critical condition. The ... read entire article »
The number of sanctions imposed by the EU in connection with the crisis in Ukraine reached 48 after another 15 individuals were targeted. Sanctioned entities are collectively responsible for actions that "undermine or threaten the territorial integrity ... read entire article »
When asked earlier this month if he believes that Obama would save him if he was drowning, Putin said yes. His belief was confirmed by the U.S. President at a press conference. read entire article »
A German diplomat’s car was attacked by unidentified men in a failed kidnap attempt near his country’s embassy in the Yemen capital of Sanaa. Attackers opened fire when the car driver refused to stop at the road blockade they had put up. Although the ... read entire article »
The government has confirmed that the head of the Foreign Office's political unit, Sir Simon Gass, is visiting Iran. Mr. Gass is the highest-level British diplomat to visit Iran since the UK's embassy closed in 2011. He had been the UK's ambassador to Iran ... read entire article »
European Commission Vice-President Siim Kallas signed today the Memorandum of Understanding on the new €1 billion macro-financial assistance (MFA) loan programme to Ukraine, which was approved by the EU Council of Ministers on 14 April. The new MFA programme ... read entire article »
