First Aid

Bashir offers peace, aid in defiant Darfur tour (Reuters via Yahoo! News)

23 Jul 2008

Sudanese President Omar Hassan al-Bashir, in a show of defiance, made his first visit to Darfur on Wednesday since the International Criminal Court prosecutor accused him of genocide and war crimes and sought his arrest.

EU blocks Bulgaria aid over corruption, chides Romania - Summary (EARTHtimes.org)

23 Jul 2008

Brussels/Sofia - The European Union Wednesday blocked nearly 500 million euros (800 million dollars) in aid to Bulgaria to force its government to stop corruption, the first funds cutoff imposed on a member country. A European Commission report also ...

EU orders aid stop to Bulgaria over corruption (Khaleej Times)

23 Jul 2008

BRUSSELS/SOFIA - For the first time ever, the European Union cut off financial assistance to one of its own members Wednesday when it ordered a stop to aid to Bulgaria over corruption and organised crime connection allegations.