Archive for the ‘europe’ Category

Bullfighting is tried by the International Court of Justice for Animal Rights in Geneva. - swissinfo

Monday, June 23rd, 2008

The bullfight: a traditional, spectacular ballet of death that pits man against beast, or a ritualised sadistic slaughter?Read the full story

Adolf Hitler doll which comes with a change of clothes - and a spare head with a kind face

Friday, April 25th, 2008

An action-man style doll of Nazi leader Adolf Hitler has gone on sale in the Ukraine, with saleswomen comparing the doll to Barbie. Supermarkets in the capital Kiev are stocking the 40 centimetre high figure of the fuhrer, complete with jackboots, leather trench-coat and swastika armband. The £100 ...

World |Kosovo Serbs seize UN courthouse

Friday, March 14th, 2008

Hundreds of Kosovo Serbs have taken over a UN courthouse in the northern Kosovo town of Mitrovica, raising a Serbian flag to replace the UN's.Read the full story

U.K. conservative angers EU parliament for making Nazi comment

Thursday, January 31st, 2008

A British Conservative sparked anger at the European Parliament on Thursday by saying the chamber president\\\\\\\'s new powers reminded him of tactics used by the Nazi government of Germany to rule without the parliamentary consentRead the full story

Siemens AG paid millions of euros in bribes

Friday, November 16th, 2007

MUNICH, Germany -- Scandal-scarred Siemens AG paid millions of euros in bribes to cabinet ministers and dozens of other officials in Nigeria, Russia and Libya as it sought to win lucrative contracts for telecommunications equipmentRead the full story