Rarely do Ontario's Progressive Conservatives criticize the reforms made in the Mike Harris era. But there's at least one Common Sense Revolution decision that some of them wouldn't mind having back. The elimination of MPPs' pensions fit perfectly into Mr.

Climate change will make the world more fragrant, as warming temperatures make plants release more chemicals, according to a major scientific review.

Ahead of the new round of talks with the IMF, economic analysts say that Serbia can expect a slight economic growth in 2010. The talks between Serbian officials and the International Monetary Fund delegation begin on Tuesday for the third revision of the loan stand-by arrangements worth EUR 2.9bn.

U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates says he hopes strong international sanctions on Iran will forestall the need for a military strike. They are designed to end the country's chances of developing a nuclear weapon, VOA reports.

The ISG decision to support the plan for the integration of northern Kosovo is not surprising, Oliver Ivanović told B92. The State Secretary with the Ministry for Kosovo said that the ISG’s support for the plan of International Civil Office Chief Pieter Feith for integrating northern Kosovo according to the Ahtisaari plan was expected.

China's aggressive crackdown on internet smut and dissent continues - yesterday a man was sentenced to 13 years prison for renting a US server for distributing pornographic material Huang Yizhong, from Jiangmen province, was fined 100, 000 yuan (£9,400) and sentenced to 13 years for copying and distributing pornographic material.

ČTK The Green Party ministers in the Czech cabinet will not be fulfilling the short-term anti-crisis measures that the Czech cabinet approved Monday, party chairman Ondřej Liška said, calling the measures a victory of the industrial lobby.

ČTK The biggest growths of unemployment in the Czech economy are already over, analysts have told ČTK in a poll. The number of the unemployed will still rise owing to the recession, but the situation should stabilise gradually.

TEHRAN (Reuters) – International pressure for new sanctions against Iran grew yesterday after Tehran announced plans to make higher-enriched uranium and add 10 nuclear sites ...

ČTK There are 580,000 incomplete households in the Czech Republic as compared to 250,000 in 1961 and the number is growing every year, Deputy Labour and Social Affairs Minister Marián Hošek said Monday.

The health sector has been allocated $13.3 billion this year and of this sum $2.7 billion will be spent to procure drugs and medical supplies ...

ČTK Basic data on the Czech national cultural heritage sites (NKP) of which 236 have been declared since 1962 and another 38 approved at the government's session Monday.

Dear Editor, The SN of February 6 reported that a child from Berbice was found guilty of wandering (‘Blairmont boy, 12, sent to NOC for three ...

Dear Editor, The issue of the President’s overseas travel has been the subject of comment by the Auditor General’s office as far back as 2003. Readers ...

The Housing and Water sectors are expected to be further expanded this year, with a total $5.5 billion allocation in this year’s national budget. Minister of ...

This year’s budget will see $21.4B being channelled into education sector, with the implementation of the Education Strategic Plan continuing to be a priority. This reflects ...

MINISTERS are being urged to fund extra places in higher education after it was revealed that record numbers have applied to go university this year – fuelling fears that tens

ČTK The Czech Republic's foreign trade ended with a record CZK 153.2 billion surplus last year, CZK 85.9bn higher than in 2008, the Czech Statistical Office announced Monday.

HIGH street retailers Mothercare and Boots today announced a deal to collaborate on an exclusive range of clothing and accessories to be sold through Boots stores.

SIMON Rigby, the entrepreneur behind the rapid growth of Leeds-based support services firm Spice, has revealed that he plans to step down.

-CANTO meeting told Minister of Finance Dr Ashni Singh said incorporating technology in economic development is necessary for its advancement, in his address at the ...

THE decision to maintain legal protection for a section of the Maze prison has been slammed as "scandalous". (09/02/2010 08:53:50)

ČTK The Czech cabinet Monday approved government's "exit strategy", that is the proposals how to proceed as the current economic crisis subsides, Prime Minister Jan Fischer said at a press conference after government meeting Monday.

VICTIMS campaigner Willie Frazer has called for the SDLP to be given the justice ministry. (09/02/2010 08:40:40)

ČTK Social Democrat leader Jiří Paroubek said Monday he supports the lifting of coal mining limits in north Bohemia because this would help lower unemployment in the Ústí region, but added that a regional referendum should be held on the issue.