GAZA, June 13 (Xinhua) — Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) announced on Wednesday that they took over the border between Gaza Strip and Egypt as part of their campaign to capture Palestinian security posts.

Cairo – Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmed Abul Gheit on Thursday hit back at the United States for tying millions of dollars in military aid to Egypt’s human rights record.

KABUL, Afghanistan – Afghan troops killed 33 Taliban militants, including several commanders, in three operations in the country’s volatile south, officials said Thursday.

NATO defense ministers will hold talks with their Afghan counterpart on Friday as the United States urges allies to devote more resources to support the government in Kabul. U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates said NATO’s 36,000-strong security force and a separate U.S.-led mission had made progress in fighting Taliban insurgents …

Odată intrate în Uniunea Europeană, România şi Bulgaria şi-au pierdut avântul de a face reforme pe care-l aveau înainte de aderare, comentează astăzi Financial Times.

Premierul Tăriceanu i s-a plâns preşedintelui Comisiei Europene, Jose Manuel Barroso, că Procuratura nu comunică cu Executivul, argumentând că el a aflat din presă despre anchetarea unor miniştri.

Ungaria priveşte cu preocupare anchetele penale începute împotriva unor membri ai UDMR, printre care şi ministrul Comunicaţiilor, Nagy Zsolt, transmite BBC România.

Transporturile au cerut Guvernului o suplimentare de buget de 450 de milioane lei pentru CFR Călători, după ce Electrica a pus sechestru pe staţii de cale ferată, birouri, clădiri şi anunţă că va sista şi furnizarea energiei electrice pentru trenuri.

Integrated Roma inclusion policies and an efficient use of EU funds are the key conditions for the success of the Decade of Roma Inclusion initiative, representatives of the nine participating countries and international officials agreed in Sofia on Tuesday (June 12th).

NATO Secretary-General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer expressed solidarity Tuesday (June 12th) with Turkey’s fight against terrorism, while also urging Ankara to show “maximum restraint” in dealing with Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) bases in northern Iraq.