Holocaust museum shooting signal of increasing violence from threatened whites, some sayCrazies. Lone nut jobs. Isolated loonies. Those are frequent descriptions of people like James von Brunn, the 88-year-old white supremacist accused of opening fire at the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum and killing a black guard. Who’s Alexander? In the Balkans, ancient conqueror is a modern-day hot potatoSKOPJE, Macedonia — As an exercise in nation-building, Macedonia’s latest effort is pretty audacious — an eight-story-high statue of Alexander the Great on horseback, in the center of the capital. Italy’s vote for EU Parliament a virtual referendum on scandal-plagued BerlusconiROME — Italians voted Saturday in European Parliament elections that have become a virtual barometer of Premier Silvio Berlusconi’s ability to weather a scandal over his attention to young women. Italians vote for EU Parliament in election turned into referendum on scandal-plagued premierROME — Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi has weathered corruption probes and public outrage at his tasteless quips — emerging each time with his popularity intact. Socialist takes oath of office as Basque region’s first non-nationalist presidentGUERNICA, Spain — A Socialist leader who has vowed to fight the armed separatist group ETA took the oath of office Thursday as the Basque region’s first non-nationalist president. Spain: Basque leader vows to fight armed separatist group ETAMADRID — Basque Socialist leader Patxi Lopez was voted in as the Basque region’s first non-nationalist president Tuesday and vowed to wage a relentless fight against the armed separatist group ETA. Australian PM says UN bars Fijian peacekeepers in latest sanction against military rulersCANBERRA, Australia — The U.N. has barred Fijian soldiers from future peacekeeping missions in the latest sanction against the South Pacific nation’s military rulers for suppressing democracy, Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd said Tuesday. Fijian police detain 6 for alleged breaches of emergency ruleSUVA, Fiji — Authorities in military-ruled Fiji detained a nationalist political leader and five other men for distributing political pamphlets they said Tuesday could cause instability. |