http://www.earthtimes.org The Earth Times online newspaper, serving the planet with news that matters. Covering current affairs, world news, environmental affairs and sport en-us PHP/4.4.4 http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293692,three-dead-after-tunnel-collapse-in-andorra--summary.html Andorra- At least three construction workers died when a traffic tunnel collapsed in the small south-western European country of Andorra Saturday, Spanish radio broadcaster RNE reported. Search efforts are underway in the rubble for one more missing ... Europe,World Sat, 07 Nov 2009 18:58:25 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293692,three-dead-after-tunnel-collapse-in-andorra--summary.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293690,friend-of-kampuschs-abductor-is-named-as-additional-suspect.html Vienna - The kidnapping case of a woman kidnapped at age 10 and held prisoner for eight years could take a new turn, as the Austrian prosecutor confirmed Saturday that there was a second suspect besides the initial abductor. Natascha Kampusch, 21, ha... Europe,World Sat, 07 Nov 2009 17:58:21 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293690,friend-of-kampuschs-abductor-is-named-as-additional-suspect.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293683,economic-woes-cost-german-employment-agency-billions.html Nuremberg- The German employment agency will need to plug a funding hole of 16 billion euros (24 billion dollars) in 2010, an agency spokeswoman said on Saturday, confirming a media report. Job losses resulting from the economic crisis meant the agen... Europe,World Sat, 07 Nov 2009 16:52:18 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293683,economic-woes-cost-german-employment-agency-billions.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293680,analysisgermanys-no-namewesterwelles-wide-eyed-foreign-debut.html Berlin - Guido Westerwelle had a busy first week in office. Hours after being sworn in as Germany's new foreign minister, he was shaking hands at an EU summit, looking the part of the new boy on his first day at school. I... Europe,World Sat, 07 Nov 2009 16:22:21 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293680,analysisgermanys-no-namewesterwelles-wide-eyed-foreign-debut.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293678,us-defence-officials-present-mixed-picture-on-afghanistan--summary.html Hamburg/Brussels - US officials speaking about the future US role in Afghanistan Saturday presented a mixed image of US policy plans for further engagement in the wartorn country. White House national security adviser General James Jones voiced stron... Europe,World Sat, 07 Nov 2009 16:16:26 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293678,us-defence-officials-present-mixed-picture-on-afghanistan--summary.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293672,top-us-security-man-sceptical-about-afghan-troop-build-up-spiegel.html Hamburg - The top White House national security adviser General James Jones has voiced strong scepticism about boosting troop levels in Afghanistan, warning that the conflict could swallow them up, the German weekly Der Spiegel reports in its lates... Europe,World Sat, 07 Nov 2009 14:28:22 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293672,top-us-security-man-sceptical-about-afghan-troop-build-up-spiegel.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293671,from-russia-with-aggravation-cop-airs-complaints-to-putin-online.html Moscow - A Russian police officer, annoyed with poor working conditions and overtime, skipped formal avenues for complaints and went straight to the top, via the internet, posting his grievances for the attention of Prime Minister Vladimir Putin. Dre... Europe,World Sat, 07 Nov 2009 14:28:21 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293671,from-russia-with-aggravation-cop-airs-complaints-to-putin-online.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293668,czech-premier-turns-down-nomination-for-eu-executive.html Prague - Caretaker Czech Prime Minister Jan Fischer on Saturday indirectly turned down an offer by two major Czech political parties to become the Czech Republic's nominee for the European Commission. The premier confirmed that the two largest partie... Europe,World Sat, 07 Nov 2009 11:58:23 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293668,czech-premier-turns-down-nomination-for-eu-executive.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293660,november-9-1989-was-luckiest-dayof-german-history-says-merkel.html Berlin - German Chancellor Angela Merkel gave a personal account of the fall of the Berlin Wall on November 9, 1989, which she called the luckiest day of recent German history, in a video broadcast released Saturday. The chancellor, who grew up in ... Europe,World Sat, 07 Nov 2009 10:46:17 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293660,november-9-1989-was-luckiest-dayof-german-history-says-merkel.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293649,walls-fall-bought-joy-to-berlin-confusion-to-authorities--feature.html Berlin - The fall of the Berlin Wall on November 9, 1989 is universally remembered as a night of euphoria and joy in Berlin. But for the city's police forces, it's also remembered as the night they played a key role in reunifying the city, making up ... Europe,World Sat, 07 Nov 2009 06:10:31 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293649,walls-fall-bought-joy-to-berlin-confusion-to-authorities--feature.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293648,the-night-the-wall-fell--a-firsthand-perspective--feature.html Berlin - It was a hated symbol of the division of Europe and the world for more than 28 years. Then suddenly - poof! - the Berlin Wall was gone. Of course, the Wall did not physically disappear overnigh... Europe,World Sat, 07 Nov 2009 06:10:21 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293648,the-night-the-wall-fell--a-firsthand-perspective--feature.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293608,tusk-poland-wont-buy-swine-flu-vaccine-until-its-proven-safe.html Warsaw - Poland will not buy swine flu vaccines until they are proven to be safe and without side effects, Prime Minister Donald Tusk said Friday. We don't want to save and we won't save on vaccines if we are certain that they are safe for the Polis... Europe,World Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:40:23 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293608,tusk-poland-wont-buy-swine-flu-vaccine-until-its-proven-safe.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293597,eu-report-protectionist-worst-case-scenario-has-been-avoided.html Brussels - The global economic crisis has led to an increase in trade barriers, but the Group of 20 most powerful nations have managed to stave off a protectionist spiral, according to a European Union report published Friday. According to the EU's F... Europe,World Fri, 06 Nov 2009 15:46:27 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293597,eu-report-protectionist-worst-case-scenario-has-been-avoided.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293595,chemical-biological-weapons-use-should-be-war-crime-dutch-say.html The Hague - The use of chemical and biological weapons should be defined as a war crime, two Dutch ministers wrote in a letter sent to the parliament on Friday. In the letter, Foreign Ministers Maxime Verhagen and Justice Minister Ernst Hirsch Ballin... Europe,World Fri, 06 Nov 2009 15:16:21 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293595,chemical-biological-weapons-use-should-be-war-crime-dutch-say.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293592,german-state-of-brandenburg-re-elects-premier-with-new-coalition.html Potsdam, Germany - The state of Brandenburg re-elected its premier, Matthias Platzeck, to office Friday at the head of a coalition which gives Germany's controversial Left party a new foothold in power. Platzeck, who is a former national leader of th... Europe,World Fri, 06 Nov 2009 14:46:27 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293592,german-state-of-brandenburg-re-elects-premier-with-new-coalition.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293591,eu-again-urges-us-to-negotiate-visa-waivers-with-brussels.html Brussels - The European Union on Friday renewed its appeal to the United States to negotiate its visa waiver programmes with Brussels, rather than with individual member states. But US Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano responded that the h... Europe,World Fri, 06 Nov 2009 14:40:18 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293591,eu-again-urges-us-to-negotiate-visa-waivers-with-brussels.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293586,survey-not-all-east-europeans-happy-with-communisms-fall.html Warsaw - Most East Europeans believe that life is better now than under Communism, but a large number of people, especially in Hungary, have a positive view of life under the old regime, according to a four-nation survey released Friday in Warsaw. Cz... Europe,World Fri, 06 Nov 2009 14:04:19 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293586,survey-not-all-east-europeans-happy-with-communisms-fall.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293572,police-helicopter-called-to-find-little-hide-and-seek-girl.html Regensburg, Germany - A little girl playing hide-and-seek seemed to vanish into thin air, prompting a manhunt by the police force of the German city of Regensburg, a spokesman said Friday. A police sniffer dog lost her scent and a police helicopter w... Europe,World Fri, 06 Nov 2009 13:16:14 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293572,police-helicopter-called-to-find-little-hide-and-seek-girl.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293568,no-compensation-for-mosques-destroyed-in-the-bosnia-war.html Sarajevo - A court in Banja Luka ruled as unfounded the demands of Bosnia's Islamic Community that the city pay 64.7 million convertible marks (48 million dollars) as compensation for mosques destroyed during the 1992-95 Bosnia war, local media repor... Europe,World Fri, 06 Nov 2009 13:10:24 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293568,no-compensation-for-mosques-destroyed-in-the-bosnia-war.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293562,legal-issues-snarl-german-inquiry-into-airstrike-colonel--update.html Berlin- One of two inquiries into an airstrike in Afghanistan in which dozens of civilians are thought to have died became snarled Friday in a legal question about what law applies. A military inquiry begun by NATO has suggested that German army Colo... Europe,World Fri, 06 Nov 2009 12:46:27 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/293562,legal-issues-snarl-german-inquiry-into-airstrike-colonel--update.html