A 17-year-old youth has been charged with the murder of Stephen Caroll, a Northern Irish Catholic policeman who was shot dead on March 9, police said on Monday. A Republican splinter group, Continuity IRA, claimed the killing.
South Korea and the EU have reached a provisional agreement to get rid of tariffs and open their markets to boost their annual trade, Seoul said. The two parties fell short of a final deal, stalling on issues such as place of origin rules.
A 17-year-old youth has been charged with the murder of Stephen Caroll, a Northern Irish Catholic policeman who was shot dead on March 9, police said on Monday. A Republican splinter group, Continuity IRA, claimed the killing.
European Union soldiers serving in eastern Chad have recently switched to the United Nations mission in the Central African Republic and Chad. The forces have been working to protect refugees fleeing Darfur.
Macedonia's presidential elections will go to a second round on April 5 after conservative front-runner George Ivanov fell short of claiming an outright victory on Sunday.
Italy's right-wing National Alliance has announced a merger with Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi's Forza Italia and the creation of a new party, the People of Liberty.
British reality TV star Jade Goody died in her sleep early Sunday morning at her home in Upshire, Essex. The 27-year-old former 'Big Brother' TV show participant had led a public battle with cervical cancer for months.
Police patrols have been reinforced as Macedonians vote in presidential and local polls that may be critical for the country’s EU bid. The vote is widely viewed as a test of Macedonia’s ability to hold elections to international standards.
French police are on the alert after a three-year-old girl at the centre of a custody battle between her French father and Russian mother was abducted in southern France. Her father claims his estranged Russian wife had kidnapped little Elise.
More than 100,000 people have marched in Naples in one of the biggest anti-mafia rallies in recent years to commemorate the victims of organised crime and demand an end to its stranglehold on southern Italy.
