OSCE
OSCE: "Bleak picture" of Roma discrimination, hate crimes in report
Submitted by William Kaelin on Mon, 09/29/2008 - 15:27.
An OSCE report launched Monday paints a "bleak picture" and shows "considerable gaps" in improving the situation of the Roma and Sinti people ac
Austrian diplomat Almhofer named as new OSCE chief in Kosovo
Submitted by William Kaelin on Thu, 09/18/2008 - 16:20.Austrian diplomat Werner Almhofer will be the new chief of the Kosovo mission of the Organization for Security and Co- operation in Europe (OSCE), Austrian news agency APA reported Thursday.
Finland, which currently chairs the OSCE, appointed the 48-year-old Austrian to succeed Tim Guldimann of Switzerland, who had led the mission since last October.
No OSCE monitors in South Ossetia as talks collapse
Submitted by William Kaelin on Thu, 09/18/2008 - 14:39.
The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) cannot send monitors to the Georgian region of South Ossetia for now, after talks broke down owing to Russia's insistence that the officers should not
Breakdown in talks on OSCE monitors in Georgia
Submitted by William Kaelin on Thu, 09/18/2008 - 13:31.Talks on sending 80 more observers to Georgia broke down at the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) on Thursday, as Russia insisted the officers should not be stationed in the South Ossetia region.
Breakdown in talks on OSCE monitors in Georgia
Submitted by William Kaelin on Thu, 09/18/2008 - 13:11.Talks overs sending 80 more observers to Georgia broke down at the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) on Thursday, as Russia insisted the officers should not be stationed in the South Ossetia region.
"There is no point in continuing negotiations in Vienna, at this stage," said Finland, the current OSCE chairman, in a statement.
London - Aero-engine maker Rolls-Royce said Thursday it would cut up to 2,000 jobs worldwide as a result of the current economic "uncertainties."
Washington - Buying a new computer usually involves comparing models. Comparisons are more difficult than they used to be, as the number of choices has grown and manufacturers have started marketing computers with specific uses in mind.
Indian authorities have issued a birth certificate to a Japanese baby born to an Indian surrogate mother, easing the way for her Japanese father to take her home, news reports said Saturday.
