News archive of November 2015

Russia will ban imports mainly of agricultural products, vegetables and fruits from Turkey and may extend its sanctions, if necessary, senior officials said during a meeting of the Russian government.

Moscow may delay for a few weeks the embargo on food imports so as to minimize inflationary pressures, said Deputy Prime Minister Arkady Vladimirovich Dvorkovich.

Main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) leader Kemal K?l?çdaro?lu filed a declaration of property to parliament on Nov. 30.

K?l?çdaro?lu's declaration includes assets held by his spouse, Selvi K?l?çdaro?lu, and son Kerem K?l?çdaro?lu, the CHP announced.

According to estimates of security services Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic is the person most in danger, and the army is "absolutely ready to protect him."

The finalists of Cambridge University’s annual ‘Best Bums’ competition have been revealed.

The competition runs for four years by student newspaper the Tab, and both male and female students compete against each other to decide who has the best buttocks on campus.

The Greek island of Rhodes was selected as the first European destination to host the Destination Academy with TripAdvisor (DATA) event.

"What we call femicide is actually murder of women who revolt against abuse and push for independence," says the We Will Stop Femicides Platform (WSF).

The government of FYROM has orderd to extend the fence which was raised along the country’s borders with Greece on Saturday 28th, FYROM’s military and police sources told Skopje newspaper Dnevnik.

Serbia's top-ranked male tennis player Novak Djokovic should lead the Serbian team in the Davis Cup World Group Round 1 tie against Kazakhstan.

According to a Tanjug report on Monday, this will take place "if everything goes according to plan."

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras had a series of brief meetings on the sidelines of the Climate Change Conference COP21 that is held in Paris.

Mr. Tsipras met with Suwith Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko, Albanian President Bujar Nishani and the President of Bolivia Evo Morales.

Qatar has launched an investigation after heavy rains exposed poor construction in a country set to host the 2022 FIFA World Cup, a deluge that saw water cascade through the roof of its $15 billion main airport.

The country has also banned contractors from leaving the small, oil-rich country as it carries out a probe into how heavy rains damaged buildings and roadways.