By Voice Of America | On May 17, 2006 | In Europe | Rated 
Irish officials have agreed to meet with representatives of about 40 Afghan asylum seekers on a hunger strike in Dublin's Saint Patrick's Cathedral after being denied permission to remain in Ireland.
By Voice Of America | On May 17, 2006 | In Europe | Rated
European powers are considering a proposal that offers Iran a light-water nuclear reactor, as part of a deal aimed at persuading Tehran to stop enriching uranium.
By Voice Of America | On May 17, 2006 | In Europe | Rated
French Prime Minister Dominique de Villepin has lashed out at political opponents who are pressing a censure motion against his government.
By Voice Of America | On May 17, 2006 | In Europe | Rated
Ukraine's foreign minister says the Commonwealth of Independent States has no future in its present form but indicated his country is not planning to quit the organization that groups 12 former Soviet republics.
By Voice Of America | On May 17, 2006 | In Europe | Rated
A top Russian official in charge of preparations for the G-8 summit is expressing concern over the international atmosphere ahead of the July meeting in St. Petersburg.
By Voice Of America | On May 17, 2006 | In Europe | Rated
Italy's newly installed president Giorgio Napolitano Tuesday evening asked Romano Prodi to form the country's new government. Romano Prodi, the center-left coalition leader and winner of last month's election, received the mandate after new president ended consultations with party leaders.
By Voice Of America | On May 17, 2006 | In Europe | Rated
A prominent, Somali-born member of the Dutch parliament is leaving both her job and the country after being stripped of her Dutch citizenship. The move came after Ayaan Hirsi Ali, who gained international acclaim after her filmmaker partner Theo van Gogh was murdered by a Muslim extremist two years, ago-admitted falsifying information on her asylum claim.
By Voice Of America | On May 17, 2006 | In Europe | Rated
Citizens of Montenegro, the mountainous, sparsely populated former Yugoslav territory, will vote Sunday in a referendum on severing its remaining links with Serbia. The pro-independence camp is confident of victory.
By Voice Of America | On May 16, 2006 | In Europe | Rated
A US-based human rights group is accusing Romania of subjecting children with disabilities to intolerable conditions in state-run facilities.
By Voice Of America | On May 16, 2006 | In Europe | Rated
Russia has won its third straight game at the World Ice Hockey Championships in Riga, Latvia, while Ukraine topped Italy to advance to the second round.
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