An explosion damaged the local headquarters of a Kosovo political party in the eastern part of the province Sunday, police said. No one was reported injured.
The explosion occurred around 6.15 p.m. (1615GMT) and is believed to have been caused by a device outside the building in the town of Gnjilane, some 60 kilometers (40 miles) [...]
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Muslim Albanian party headquarters blown up
January 31, 2007CO2 emmissions worldwide
January 28, 2007The biggest producers of CO2 emissions.
Billion tonnes-2003-
USA: 5.8
China: 4.2
Russia: 1.5
India: 1.3
Japan: 1.25
Germany: 0.8
Canada: 0.6
UK: 0.55
South Korea: 0.45
Italy: 0.45
Mexico: 0.4
Iran: 0.4
France: 0.35
South Africa: 0.35
Australia: 0.35
The top states per capita CO2 emissions production
1) USA
2) Australia
3) Canada
4) Russia
5) Japan
6) South Korea
7) Germany
UK
9) Italy
10) South Africa
Source: UN Framework Convetion on climate change
The Greek banking system
January 27, 2007The market share in the Greek banking of the major domestic finance institutions. (Approximate data)
CAPITAL:
National Bank of Greece-NBG-: 25%
Alpha Bank: 19%
Eurobank: 18%
Piraeus Bank: 10%
Agricultural Bank -ATE-: 9%
Emporiki Bank: 9%
DEPOSITS:
National Bank of Greece-NBG-: 28%
Eurobank: 17%
Alpha Bank: 13%
Agricultural Bank-ATE-: 12%
Emporiki Bank: 10%
Piraeus Bank: 8%
LOANS
National Bank of Greece-NBG-: 21%
Alpha Bank: 18.5%
Eurobank: 18%
Piraeus Bank: 11%
Emporiki Bank: 11%
Agricultural Bank-ATE-: 10%
On [...]
RUSSIAN MAFIA Bibliography
January 26, 2007BOOKS, (DOCUMENTS, REPORTS, ETC.)
BÄCKMAN, Johan. The inflation of crime in Russia: the social danger of the emerging markets. Helsinki, Finland: National Research Institute of Legal Policy, (Oikeuspoliittisen Tutkimuslaitoksen Julkaisuja; 150), 1998. 94 p., bibliography, index, 25 cm.
Organized Crime–Russia (Federation) – Criminal Justice, Administration of–Russia (Federation) – Organized Crime–Russia (Federation)–Saint Petersburg – Russia (Federation)–Social Conditions, 1991-….
ISBN [...]
Assembly of equipment for making Zastava 10 – Punto begins
January 26, 2007Serbian Minister of Economy Predrag Bubalo said today at Kragujevac car factory Zastava that the assembly of the first part of equipment for making Zastava 10 – Punto under licence of Italian Fiat has begun.
Bubalo said that the first home-made Punto is expected to be released in June. 4,000 cars of that type should be [...]
India upgrades its aircraft
January 25, 2007India signed a defense agreement with Russia in order to upgrade its 66 MiG-29. The 850 million USD contract includes the installation of modern electronic equipment, radars, and jet turbines. Moreover the aircraft will become capable of flight fuelling thus expanding their ability for long distance flights.
The MiG-29 were bought by India between 1986 and [...]
UNITED NATIONS news centre -Status proposal on Kosovo-
January 24, 2007UN envoy to present future status proposal for Kosovo on Friday
23 January 2007 – A United Nations proposal for the future status of the Albanian-majority Serbian province of Kosovo, which the world body has run since Western forces drove out Yugoslav troops in 1999 amid brutal ethnic fighting, will be presented to a group of [...]
Italian police arrest 2 Bosnian Jihad veterans
January 23, 2007ROME-Anti-terrorism police said Friday they have arrested two Algerians in an investigation into Islamic extremists who allegedly came to Italy after fighting in Bosnia during the breakup of the former Yugoslavia.
The two men, both in their 40s, were picked up Thursday evening in the northern Italian town of Parma after they were found carrying [...]
Canadian Forces Signals Intelligence Operations Centre (CFSOC)
January 22, 2007History
The Canadian Forces Signals Intelligence (SIGINT) Operations Centre (CFSOC) is an outgrowth of former SIGINT units that have occupied the same lands in Ottawa South, since 1942. In that year, Number One Special Wireless Station took up residence there, from where it served Canada well through the end of the decade. In 1949, the unit [...]
Interview of the Serbian General of Joint Chiefs of Staff
January 21, 2007The Serbian Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces, visited Greece recently and gave an interview for Strategy publications. Some of the most important remarks and comments are going to be represented in this article.
General Zdravko Panos once gain noted the excellent relations enjoyed by Greece and Serbia, and added that the defence agreement between [...]
