World News - Europe
UK official gets more time in Guantanamo case
LONDON - Friday, 29 August 2008 15:07:02
By RAPHAEL G. SATTER - Associated Press Writer
A British court on Friday gave Foreign Secretary David Miliband a week to justify his decision to suppress secret documents that lawyers for a Guantanamo detainee argue could prove their client was tortured in Morocco.
Polish PM: nothing to fear over base
REDZIKOWO, Poland - Friday, 29 August 2008 14:59:51
By MONIKA SCISLOWSKA - Associated Press Writer
Poland's prime minister sought to reassure worried residents near the site of a planned U.S. missile defense base on Friday, pledging that they and the country would be more secure, despite threats from an angry Russia.
Georgia to cut diplomatic ties with Moscow
TBILISI, Georgia - Friday, 29 August 2008 14:57:53
By MISHA DZHINDZHIKHASHVILI - Associated Press Writer
Georgia severed diplomatic ties with Moscow on Friday to protest the presence of Russian troops on its territory. Russia said the move would only make things worse.
France: No EU sanctions against Russia imminent
PARIS - Friday, 29 August 2008 14:27:31
By LAURENT PIROT - Associated Press Writer
The European Union is not expected to imposed sanctions on Russia at a summit next week but may name a special envoy to Georgia to ensure that a cease-fire there is observed, officials in Paris and Brussels said Friday.
AP IMPACT: Georgians uprooted in South Ossetia
KSUISI, Georgia - Friday, 29 August 2008 13:55:27
By YURAS KARMANAU - Associated Press Writer
After Georgian soldiers stormed South Ossetia and killed Vitaly Guzitayev's friend, he hid in the woods. Once the Georgians left, he set fire to the elegant brick homes of ethnic Georgians who lived nearby.
Georgia to sever diplomatic ties with Russia
TBILISI, Georgia - Friday, 29 August 2008 12:22:33
By MISHA DZHINDHZIKHASHVILI - Associated Press Writer
Georgia said Friday it will sever diplomatic ties with Moscow to protest the presence of Russian troops on its territory. Russia criticized the move, pinning blame for a breakdown in relations on Tbilisi.
Karadzic makes defiant stand before UN court
THE HAGUE, Netherlands - Friday, 29 August 2008 10:09:29
By MIKE CORDER - Associated Press Writer
Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic made a defiant stand before a U.N. court preparing to try him on genocide charges, refusing to enter pleas Friday and branding the tribunal a NATO proxy out to "liquidate" him.
Europeans: Obama's speech a strong performance
BERLIN - Friday, 29 August 2008 10:04:07
By GEIR MOULSON - Associated Press Writer
Europeans on Friday greeted Barack Obama's acceptance of the U.S. Democratic nomination as a strong performance that boosted his campaign and went beyond mere show to offer a clearer picture of what he might do as president.
Anne Frank museum restores fading photo collage
AMSTERDAM, Netherlands - Friday, 29 August 2008 09:35:54
By TOBY STERLING - Associated Press Writer
The Anne Frank House museum said Friday it has restored 52 photographs and images the Jewish teenager pasted on the wall of her room to cheer herself up while hiding from the Nazis.
Karadzic refuses to plead at war crimes tribunal
THE HAGUE, Netherlands - Friday, 29 August 2008 09:06:28
By MIKE CORDER - Associated Press Writer
Former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic refused to enter pleas Friday to charges including genocide and crimes against humanity.
Detainee wins right to documents in case of trial
LONDON - Friday, 29 August 2008 08:47:13
A British court says the U.S. has agreed to hand over documents critical to the defense of a Guantanamo Bay detainee _ but only if he goes on trial.