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The disintegration of Yugoslavia into independent states was effectively completed on Sunday with a referendum on Montenegro's independence from Serbia. The only unresolved issue remains the Albanian…
All foreigners entering Japan must now provide fingerprints. Japan's upper house of parliament last week passed revised immigration control legislation that includes this requirement.
The grandson of Thor Heyerdahl decided to repeat the path of his grandfather, who crossed the Pacific Ocean on a raft in the middle of the last century.
In the 19th century, Czechs left their homeland most often for economic reasons; in the twentieth, they fled political persecution. In this, Czechs are no different from Russians, Ukrainians, Poles…
In May, Europe has fun at carnivals and festivals, launches fireworks, listens to classical and jazz, holds medieval festivals and marathons, delves into musical experiments and futurology. Flower…
Important information for Russian Germans naturalized during the war and their descendants: July 31, 2006 is the deadline for submitting a declaration of intent to become a German citizen.
Next year the European Commission will allocate €15 million from the EU budget to pay for special charter flights that will send illegal emigrants from the European Union to their countries of…
The Turkish government has submitted to parliament a draft law on combating terror that significantly expands the definition of 'terrorism'.
When specially equipped for Arctic expeditions Briton Karl Bushby, with an electronic navigator in his hands and a Colt Magnum .44 caliber pistol in his bosom, set foot on Russian soil from the…
Visas to seven EU countries may become paid for Ukrainians, and short-term Schengen visas will become more expensive.