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Think Tank's Advice To Europe: Stop 'Fetishizing' American Relationship

Spiegel Online | Gregor Peter Schmitz | Posted 11.03.2009 | World

Read More: Russia, Uk, India, Bulgaria, France, Middle East, Obama, Spain, Diplomacy, Dc, Merkel, Nato, White House, Poland, Germany, European Council on Foreign Relations, Czech Republic, Cold War, Think Tank, Us, Israel, Fetishization, Afghanistan, Post American, European Union, Eu, Warburg Prize, Foreign Policy, Trans-Atlantic Economic Council, Wwii, State Department, Eu Usa Summit, Special Relationship, Angela Merkel, Europe, China, Soros, George Soros, World News

The council released a study on Monday called "Toward a Post-American Europe," based on wide-ranging interviews and research conducted in the 27 EU me...

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Egyptian minister blames Jews for UNESCO loss

AP | HADEEL AL-SHALCHI | Posted 11.23.2009 | Home

Read More: Alexandria, Cairo-Egypt, Egypt, New York-New York, Paris-France, France, Bulgaria, Israel, Home News

Egypt's culture minister on Wednesday blamed a conspiracy "cooked up in New York" by the world's Jews for keeping him from becoming the next head of the U.N.'s agency for culture and education.

Farouk Hosny was defeated on Tuesday by Bulgarian diplomat Irina Bokova in a tight race for the position of UNESCO chair.

"It was clear by the end of the competition that there was a conspiracy against me," Hosny told reporters at the airport upon his return from Paris.

"There are a group of the world's Jews who had a major influence in the elections who were a serious threat to Egypt taking this position," he said.

Hosny's candidacy raised an outcry because of a threat he made in the Egyptian parliament last year to personally burn any Israeli book he found in Egypt's famed Library of Alexandria. While he later apologized and Israel said it had withdrawn its opposition to his candidacy, several prominent Jewish activists spoke out against him in the runup to the vote.

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Irina Bokova Wins UNESCO Race, Defeats Controversial Egyptian Farouk Hosny

AP | ALFRED de MONTESQUIOU | Posted 11.22.2009 | World

Read More: Irina Bokova, Foreign Affairs, Egypt, Bulgaria, Unesco, Farouk Hosny Unesco, Farouk Hosny, Irina Bokova Unesco, Irina Bokova Bulgaria, Bokova, Bokova Unesco, Irina Bokova Israel, Irena Bokova, Irina Bukova, World News

PARIS — A Bulgarian diplomat on Tuesday became the first woman to lead the U.N.'s agency for culture and education, beating out a controversial ...

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First Day Of Fall 2009: See Harvest Photos!

Huffington Post | Posted 11.21.2009 | Green

Read More: Fall Equinox, India, Lake Constance, France, Bulgaria, Slidehuge, Slidepoll, Agriculture, Autumn, First Day of Fall, Grapes, Wheat, Fall Starts, Germany, Middle America, September 22 2009, Pumpkins, Sugar-Beets, Tobacco, Fall September 22 2009, September 22 First Day of Fall, Radishes, What's the First Day of Fall, Farming, Afghanistan, Crops, Corn, Apples, Fall 2009, Harvesting, Maine, Rice, Local Food, Green News, Autumn Equinox, Food, Vietnam, Belarus, Slideshow, Green News

With the first day of fall upon us, we put together a tribute to the autumn harvest. From grapes and tobacco found in Bulgaria to coconuts from India...

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How Zoo Animals Keep Cool (PHOTOS, VOTE)

Huffington Post | Barbara Fenig | Posted 09.09.2009 | Green

Read More: Zoos, Elephants, Lemurs, Crane, Zoo, Slidepoll, Slideshow, Animals, Cute Animals, Bears, Bulgaria, Serbia, Varna Zoo, Madrid Zoo, Spain, Madrid, Green News

Animals in zoos' across the globe attempted to beat the summer heat by cooling off poolside. Vote for your favorite photos. ...

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Western Gas Pipeline Agreement Signed By Turkey, 4 European Countries

The New York Times | SABRINA TAVERNISE | Posted 08.13.2009 | World

Read More: Nabucco Pipeline, Russia, Europe Gas Pipeline, Hungary, Western Gas Pipeline, Turkey, Russian Gas, Bulgaria, Romania, Austria, Europe, World News

A project for a gas pipeline that would reduce Europe's dependence on Russian gas cleared a hurdle on Monday when four European governments signed an ...

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Weekly Foreign Affairs Roundup

Christopher Herbert and Victoria Kataoka Rebuffet | Posted 08.10.2009 | World

Read More: G8, Indonesia, Bulgaria, Pakistan, Russia, Mexico, Iraq, Afghanistan, Obama, Honduras, Us, China, Uighurs, Medvedev, Putin, World News

The Week's Top Stories in Foreign Affairs : Re-Settling of US-Russia Relations Facts:US President Barack Obama traveled to Russia this week and met wi...

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Agim Ceku, Kosovo Ex-Prime Minister, Arrested For War Crimes

AP | VESELIN TOSHKOV | Posted 07.25.2009 | World

Read More: Europe, War Crimes, Foreign Affairs, Advocacy, Kosovo, Bulgaria, Agim Ceku, Agim Ceku War Crimes, Agim Ceku Arrested, World News

SOFIA, Bulgaria — Bulgarian authorities have detained a former Kosovo prime minister on an international arrest warrant issued by Interpol, and ...

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World In Photos: June 16, 2009

Huffington Post | Posted 07.17.2009 | World

Read More: Suisse UCI Protour, Switzerland, Jimmy Carter, Slideshow, Bulgaria, England, Swine Flu, Argentina, Italy, Iran, Prince Charles, Ukraine, World Photos, World in Photos, World News

Here is the HuffPost's selection of photos of today's news and events from every corner of the globe. Check back Monday through Friday for this HuffPo...

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EU Parliament: Conservatives Score Wins On Message Of Economic Recovery

AP | JILL LAWLESS | Posted 07.09.2009 | World

LONDON — A volatile mix of apathy, anger and economic uncertainty translated into gains for extreme-right parties in European parliamentary elec...

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Balkan Myths

John Feffer | Posted 05.15.2009 | World

Read More: Yugoslavia, Slovenia, Turkey, Bulgaria, Nato, Balkans, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Sarajevo-Bosnia and Herzegovina, World News

This year marks the 10th anniversary of the NATO bombing of Kosovo.

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Where is Obama on Social Media and E-Government?

Ari Herzog | Posted 12.26.2008 | Politics

Read More: Social Media, Kazakhstan, E-Government, Bulgaria, Unesco, Ecuador, World Bank, East Africa, New Media, Vietnam, Technology, Barack Obama, Politics News

At a time when the World Bank describes the Obama Administration as embracing e-government themes, why does the President-elect's own tech roadmap fail to mention it by name?

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