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US religious leaders condemn 'anti-Muslim' frenzy
Source: Reuters * State Department calls planned Koran-burning un-American
* Muslim leader urges Muslims abroad to 'take a step back'
* Attorney general calls planned burning 'idiotic'
* Clinton says burning ...
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Kyrgyzstan sees OSCE police mission after Oct poll
Source: Reuters * OSCE police mission initially due in Kyrgyzstan in August
* Opponents of deployment fear Kosovo-style breakaway
* U.S. "deeply concerned" about ethnic tension
(Adds U.S. and other ...
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FEATURE-Cigarette tax hike backfires in Balkans
Source: Reuters * Bulgaria, Romania hope smoking tax will help cut deficits
* Smuggling threatens to cancel out increases in revenue
* Bulgaria reversed national ban in June
By Tsvetelia Tsolova
KYUSTENDIL ...
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Croatia expels man to Serbia for Djindjic murder role
Source: Reuters BELGRADE, Aug 25 (Reuters) - Croatia extradited a man to Serbia on Wednesday who was involved in the 2003 assassination of Serbian Prime Minister Zoran Djindjic, a Justice Ministry official said, the ...
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On World Humanitarian Day, 'I am a (female) humanitarian worker'*
CARE International Secretariat Geneva, Switzerland (Aug. 19, 2010) - In Swat Valley, Pakistan, a 48-year-old aid worker named Fazilat is doing what the majority of other aid workers in her area can't do: providing health care to ...
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RedR marks World Humanitarian Day 2010
RedR UK Last year, 102 humanitarian workers perished while providing life-saving assistance to millions around the world. On Thursday 19 August 2010, RedR - along with many other humanitarian agencies and the ...
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Balkan river still bleeds the dead of wars past
Source: Reuters * Dam repair enables search for victims of wars
* Most bodies found so far are Bosnian Muslims
* Serbian experts search for Kosovo Albanians
By Miran ...
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Summer camps give joy to Albanias
disadvantaged children & youth
World Vision Middle East/Eastern Europe/ Central Asia office Some of Albanias most disadvantaged and vulnerable
children and youth have enjoyed different summer camps and daily activities across Albania, giving them respite from working on the street and the chance to come together, have fun and share knowledge
about God.
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UK gives stern warning to Serbia over Kosovo at UN
Source: Reuters * UK's "threat of confrontation" annoys Russian UN envoy
* Kosovo wants Security Council backing for independence
By Louis Charbonneau
UNITED NATIONS, Aug 3 (Reuters) - Britain warned ...
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Life project encourages street working children to become agents of change
World Vision Middle East/Eastern Europe/ Central Asia office For the first time, children and youth from World Visions Life project (Children in Crisis
CiC) in the Albanian capital Tirana had the chance to come together as a Life Skills Youth Group and decide what they want to change in their lives, as well as in the community where they
live.
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