San Jose - Costa Rican President Oscar Arias and Chinese leader Hu Jintao agreed Monday in San Jose to launch talks towards a free-trade agreement between the two nations.
The heads of state met in the framework of Hu's visit to Costa Rica, the first that a Chinese leader has made to a Central American country.
Paris - The European Union Council Presidency condemned on Monday in Paris the "increase of clashes in Georgia," expressing its "concern over the security of the international observers."
Putting observers in danger cannot be accepted, the French-led presidency said, calling on all sides of the dispute in the South Caucasus to hold the agreement on a ceasefire.
Athens - Riot police clashed with demonstrators outside the US embassy in Athens on Monday during an annual march commemorating the 35th anniversary of a student uprising against the military dictatorship that once ruled Greece.
Some 100 youths wearing masks broke away from a peaceful march of more than 15,000 people through downtown Athens to mark the anniversary of the student uprising against the dictatorship and hurled Molotov cocktails, rocks and sticks at police outside the embassy.
Athens - Greece on Monday said it will appear before the International Court of Justice in The Hague to defend its position against accusations by Macedonia.
Earlier in the day Macedonia filed a lawsuit against Greece accusing Athens of violating international legal obligations earlier this year by blocking Macedonia's membership in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization.
Washington - US president-elect Barack Obama and former opponent Senator John McCain pledged to "launch a new era" on Monday during their first meeting since the election.
Obama hosted McCain at his transition team headquarters in Chicago and met privately after appearing for photographs. They later issued a joint statement promising to work together on government reform and across Republican and Democratic party lines to tackle the nation's economic problems.
San Jose - Costa Rican President Oscar Arias and Chinese leader Hu Jintao agreed Monday in San Jose to launch talks towards a free-trade agreement between the two nations.
Paris - The European Union Council Presidency condemned on Monday in Paris the "increase of clashes in Georgia," expressing its "concern over the security of the international observers."
Athens - Riot police clashed with demonstrators outside the US embassy in Athens on Monday during an annual march commemorating the 35th anniversary of a student uprising against the military dictatorship that once ruled Greece.
Madrid - Bernd Schuster is to continue as coach of troubled football club Real Madrid - for the time being.
Athens - Greece on Monday said it will appear before the International Court of Justice in The Hague to defend its position against accusations by Macedonia.
Washington - US president-elect Barack Obama and former opponent Senator John McCain pledged to "launch a new era" on Monday during their first meeting since the election.
