EULEX Head Xavier Bout de Marnhac told Belgrade-based daily Politika on Saturday that his priority was combat against crime and corruption in Kosovo.
“These are the two biggest problems that Kosovo is facing and which affect all communities, but if we want to make serious progress, EULEX needs the support of local institutions,†de Marnhac stressed.
The last American combat brigade has left Iraq, more than seven years after the invasion that toppled Saddam Hussein.
The 4th Stryker Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division crossed into Kuwait earlier than was widely expected. The Obama administration set a deadline of August 31 for the US combat mission to end.
A country that wishes to join the EU has to be fully ready for that, EU Enlargement commissioner Stefan Fuele has stated. He added that and justice reform and fight against corruption are the primary tasks in the process.
President of the European Parliament Jerzy Buzek has condemned homophobia as International Day Against Homophobia (IDAHO) is marked today. “The European Union is devoted to combating discrimination on any ground: homophobia is no exception. This commitment is enshrined in our fundamental legal texts: both in the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the EU and in the Treaty of the European Union,†Buzek said.
Highlighting Pakistan-origin terrorism as a threat to South Asia, India underlined Islamabad’s lack of action against 26/11 terrorists when Washington pressed for reduction of tensions between the two neighbours.
“There was no will on part of Pakistan to punish those responsible for the terrorist attacks in Mumbai,” India’s Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao told journalists here Sunday [...]
A construction site can be a potential place for hazards and accidents and the OSHA standards can help one and all to first understand the dangers involved and then combat and mage them as well.
Australian women could serve in frontline combat units, including special forces, as the country’s military attempts to ease a recruitment crisis, the government said on Wednesday. Junior Defence Minister Greg Combet said all sections of the country’s small but advanced military should
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan Pakistan is objecting to expanded American combat operations in neighboring Afghanistan, creating new fissures in the alliance with Washington at a critical juncture when thousands of new American forces are arriving in the…
