Bolshoi Ballet's star dancer admits planning acid attack on directorA star dancer with Russia’s famed Bolshoi Ballet has confessed to organising an acid attack that almost blinded the company’s…Thu Mar 07 2013 - 00:00
Bolshoi dancer arrested over acid attackRussian police detained one of the Bolshoi Ballet's top dancers yesterday over an acid attack that nearly blinded the troupe's artistic director and exposed fierce backstage rivalries at the famed theatre.Wed Mar 06 2013 - 00:00
Czech senators back charges of treason against outgoing president Vaclav KlausCzech senators have backed a move to bring treason charges against President Vaclav Klaus, for pushing through a controversial…Tue Mar 05 2013 - 00:00
PM ousted over assets scandalSlovenia ousted prime minister Janez Jansa last night, after a corruption scandal sank his government as it sought to ease an…Thu Feb 28 2013 - 00:00
Mayor charged with money launderingThe mayor of Tbilisi has been charged with theft and money laundering, in a case that is seen as the latest round in a fierce…Mon Feb 25 2013 - 00:00
Resignation of government fails to quell angry protestsTens of thousands of people have joined angry protest marches across Bulgaria, after the resignation of the government failed…Mon Feb 25 2013 - 00:00
Balkans cancer scare over milk toxin spreadsA scare over contaminated milk which has forced Serbia’s government to remove some dairy products from sale and to deny allegations…Sat Feb 23 2013 - 00:00
Oligarchs sign up to charity pledgeTwo of the former Soviet Union’s richest men have joined a US initiative to give at least half of their fortunes to charity, …Fri Feb 22 2013 - 00:00
Bulgaria's ruling party resigns after violent protests over electricity pricesBulgaria’s government has resigned after violent public protests against rising energy bills, austerity measures and corruption…Thu Feb 21 2013 - 00:00
Football fans' racist taunts reflect resurgent anti-Semitism, anti-Roma feeling in HungaryBUDAPEST LETTER: Hungary will play probably its most important football match of 2013, an event that should have unified the…Wed Feb 13 2013 - 00:00
Latvian parliament moves towards adopting euro currencyLatvia’s parliament has passed laws that open the way for it to become the 18th European Union member to adopt the euro at the…Fri Feb 01 2013 - 00:00
EU freezes €890m of Polish road funds over graft claimsThe European Union has frozen some €890 million of development funds for Poland over fears of corruption in road-building projects…Thu Jan 31 2013 - 00:00
Former Ukraine official gets life for journalist's murderA Ukrainian former senior official who has been sentenced to life imprisonment for the murder of investigative journalist Georgy…Wed Jan 30 2013 - 00:00
Slovenes stop work as PM told to quitTens of thousands of Slovenians held a strike yesterday against austerity measures, as the government of prime minister Janez…Thu Jan 24 2013 - 00:00
Serbia quashes hopes it might let Kosovo join UNSerbia has quashed suggestions that it might let Kosovo join the United Nations and Kosovo has rejected talk of autonomy for …Thu Jan 17 2013 - 00:00
Serb PM calls for acknowledgment that control of Kosovo has been lostThe Serb prime minister Ivica Dacic has called on his compatriots to accept “the reality” in Kosovo and acknowledge that Belgrade…Tue Jan 15 2013 - 00:00
Election to be decided by run-offThe Czech Republic’s first direct election for president will be decided by a run-off in a fortnight, after two colourful characters…Mon Jan 14 2013 - 00:00
Czechs to elect successor to Eurosceptic KlausTo what may be a collective sigh of relief from senior European Union officials, Czechs are to elect a successor to president…Fri Jan 11 2013 - 00:00
Cold snap, snows and blizzards kill 200 across central and eastern EuropeSome 200 people have died as a result of a fierce, cold snap gripping central and eastern Europe, amid fears that a dispute between…Sat Dec 22 2012 - 00:00
Czech coalition party to join oppositionThe Czech Republic’s minority government faces a tough start to 2013, after a party in the ruling coalition pledged to join the…Sat Dec 22 2012 - 00:00
Billionaire businessman turned politician - Moscow's man or Georgia's defender?GEORGIA LETTER: Georgia’s prime minister rejects charges he is a Kremlin puppetTue Dec 18 2012 - 00:00
Ukraine PM re-elected amid fights and protestUkraine’s parliament has re-appointed Mykola Azarov as prime minister amid a second torrid day of protests and punch-ups between…Fri Dec 14 2012 - 00:00
Serb given life sentence for Srebrenica killingsFormer Bosnian Serb general Zdravko Tolimir has been sentenced to life in prison for his key role in the massacre of thousands…Thu Dec 13 2012 - 00:00
Ukraine takes helm as rift deepens between OSCE statesANALYSIS: It is perhaps fitting, though not reassuring for the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe, that a …Tue Dec 11 2012 - 00:00
UN war crimes tribunal in firing line over acquittalsDissenting judge claims colleagues’ arguments are grotesqueFri Dec 07 2012 - 00:00
Netanyahu thanks Czechs for supportIsraeli prime minister Binyamin Netanyahu has insisted he is committed to forging peace in the Middle EastThu Dec 06 2012 - 00:00
Kosovo and Serbia agree to joint controls at borderKosovo and Serbia have agreed to control crossing points on their disputed border jointly and to send liaison officers to each…Thu Dec 06 2012 - 00:00
Old east-west divisions endure since 1975 accordsOSCE SUMMIT: Tomorrow Ireland hosts the 19th ministerial council meeting of the OSCE, a body set up to be a bridge across the…Wed Dec 05 2012 - 00:00
Orban condemns politician's call for list of Hungary's JewsHungarian prime minister Viktor Orban has condemned a far-right politician after he called for a list to be drawn up of all the…Wed Dec 05 2012 - 00:00
Transdniestrian thaw and entry of Mongolia among year's highlightsAchievements: Ireland has avoided unpleasant political and financial shocks during its year at the helm of the Organisation …Wed Dec 05 2012 - 00:00
Former Kosovo rebel chief acquitted over war crimesSerbia has condemned the United Nations court at The Hague for acquitting a former Kosovar rebel leader of war crimes, a fortnight…Fri Nov 30 2012 - 00:00
Georgia reopens inquiry into death of PMGeorgian prosecutors have reopened an inquiry into the mysterious death in 2005 of then prime minister Zurab Zhvania, raising…Wed Nov 28 2012 - 00:00
Hungarian deputy who is TCD graduate under fire for remarks on 'listing' JewsA far-right member of Hungary’s parliament has drawn condemnation for calling on the government to compile a list of Jews living…Wed Nov 28 2012 - 00:00
Irish analyst accused of 'provoking unrest'Security services in Kyrgyzstan have accused an Irish analyst working for a respected think tank of fomenting ethnic hatred, …Fri Nov 23 2012 - 00:00
Former Croatian PM jailed for taking bribesFormer Croatian prime minister Ivo Sanader has been sentenced to a decade in jail for taking millions of euro in bribes, as Zagreb…Wed Nov 21 2012 - 00:00
Polish scientist (45) held over alleged plan to blow up parliament in WarsawPoland says it has arrested an academic who planned to assassinate the country’s leaders in a massive car bomb attack on parliament…Wed Nov 21 2012 - 00:00
Croatian generals welcomed as heroesTwo Croatian generals were welcomed home as heroes last night after having their war crimes convictions quashed by the UN court…Sat Nov 17 2012 - 00:00
New power struggle begins in battle-scarred BudapestBudapest Letter: The calm surface of Hungarian society hides a deep unease that lies beneathThu Nov 15 2012 - 00:00
Opposition will work to oust YanukovichUkraine’s three main opposition parties have vowed to work together in parliament to oust president Viktor Yanukovich and his…Wed Nov 14 2012 - 00:00
Georgia PM told to heal domestic riftThe European Union and Nato have told new Georgian prime minister Bidzina Ivanishvili not to persecute allies of president Mikheil…Tue Nov 13 2012 - 00:00
Ex-PM aims to oust president amid Slovenian bailout fearsSlovenia’s former prime minister, Borut Pahor, will try to oust president Danilo Turk in an election run-off next month, amid…Tue Nov 13 2012 - 00:00
Georgian PM accused of witch-hunt after high-profile arrestsAllies of Georgian president Mikheil Saakashvili have accused new prime minister Bidzina Ivanishvili of launching a witch-hunt…Sat Nov 10 2012 - 00:00
Kenny may have a friend in Hungarian prime ministerHungarian prime minister Viktor Orban has robustly defended his controversial rule and sharply criticised the European Union, …Wed Nov 07 2012 - 00:00
Ukrainians protest over election ballotSome 2,000 Ukrainians have protested in Kiev against alleged fraud in last week’s parliamentary election, after European Union…Tue Nov 06 2012 - 00:00
Tymoshenko allies urge West to reject results of 'dirtiest' pollA SENIOR election official has called Ukraine’s parliamentary vote on Sunday the “dirtiest” ballot in the country’s independent…Fri Nov 02 2012 - 00:00
Serbia and Kosovo urged to build tiesTHE EUROPEAN Union and United States have told Serbia and Kosovo that only through establishing stable, peaceful ties with each…Thu Nov 01 2012 - 00:00
Rift deepens between Kiev and West as poll is criticisedTHE ORGANISATION for Security and Co-operation in Europe’s criticism of Ukraine’s election and the jailing of opposition leader…Thu Nov 01 2012 - 00:00
Clinton urges Bosnians to set ethnic divisions asideTHE UNITED States and the European Union have rejected talk of the collapse of Bosnia, and urged its leaders to overcome ethnic…Wed Oct 31 2012 - 00:00
Tymoshenko on hunger strike over 'falsified' pollJAILED FORMER Ukrainian prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko has gone on hunger strike to protest against elections that western monitors…Tue Oct 30 2012 - 00:00
Lithuanian president rejects coalition over fraud claimsLITHUANIA’S PRESIDENT has stunned the Baltic state’s political world by denouncing a proposed new coalition government due to…Tue Oct 30 2012 - 00:00
