Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero, Spain’s prime minister, whose party won re-election last month, has unveiled his new cabinet and for the first time it includes more women than men.
After being sworn in by King Juan Carlos, Mr Zapatero said“I feel very proud that there are more women ministers than men”.
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More women than men in Spain new cabinet
Posted in Europe, news, politics, tagged Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero, new cabinet, Spain on April 12, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Early elections in Macedonia
Posted in Europe, news, politics, tagged Greece, Macedonia, Nikola Gruevski, veto on April 12, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Dissolve the parliament and hold early elections, that’s what legislators have voted in Macedonia, amid a row over the country’s name with Greece.
There is a northern province in Greece called Macedonia, therefore the country wants the former Yugoslav republic to change its name, fearing it might imply a territorial claim.
That is the reason why, using [...]
Killed during her travel for world peace
Posted in Europe, Middle East, news, tagged Brides on Tour, Gebze, Pippa Bacca, Turkey on April 12, 2008 | 8 Comments »
The body of an Italian woman has been found in Turkey. Giuseppina Pasqualino di Marineo (photo, from Cronaca Qui), 33, wanted to travel through the Middle East dressed as a bride, in order to promote world peace.