Stories about Western Europe from October, 2007
Azerbaijan: Terrorist Attack Foiled
As the international media reports that the Azerbaijani authorities foiled a planned terrorist plot to attack government offices and diplomatic missions in Baku, Carpetblogger says that the U.S. and U.K...
Russia: Litvinenko With MI6?
Sean's Russia Blog writes on the newly revealed “spy vs. spy” dimension of the Aleksandr Litvinenko case.
Russia: Artists for Khodorkovsky, Against Putin
Robert Amsterdam reports on a classical music concert in Paris in support of Mikhail Khodorkovsky and other political prisoners, and on the anti-Putin part of the Russian community of “cultural...
Croatia, U.K.: Film Festival
Balkan Baby writes about the Closer Croatia Croatian Film Festival that took place in London earlier this month.
Poland: Auschwitz Book Reviews
Bosnia Vault reviews two books on Auschwitz.
Dubai Expensive?
Seabee from Dubai compares prices in Dubai and the UK in this post.
Europe: Roma Links
Lots of new content on TOL's Romantic, including a post on the official patron saint of Catholic Gypsies.
Poland: More on the Election
A few more links on the Polish election: the beatroot explains Kaczynski's defeat; Dr. Sean's Diary sums up the results and notes a “a complete slaughter of minor parties“; Edward...
Russia: Bloggers Discuss James Watson
James Watson, an American Nobel Prize-winning geneticist, provoked international outrage when The Sunday Times quoted him on race issues on Oct. 14. The news of the controversy produced a certain stir in the Russian-language blogosphere, too.
Russia, England: Football
Russia beats England, in football. More at Sean's Russia Blog and Siberian Light.
Russia, England: More on the Football Game
More on the upcoming Russia vs England football game – at Siberian Light.
India: To Scotland
typos, gravity and other mishaps on a visit to Scotland.”…wonder once in a while who looks after all the sheep. They're pretty well-behaved and everything, and they're generally content to...
Europe: Eurovision's Changes
Due to the “east/west impasse” at the Eurovision Song Contest, the event's format changes beginning next year, Illyrian Gazette reports.
Bosnia & Herzegovina: Songs
Bosnia Blog writes about a song about Bosnia by the Cranberries’ – and another one, by an Italian rock band.
Bosnia & Herzegovina: ” Great Powers & Srebrenica Genocide”
Srebrenica Genocide Blog posts an interview with the former official spokesperson for the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia at the Hague – who claims that “France, Great Britain...
Russia, UK: RIP, Dainton Connell
Russia Blog writes about the death of the Pet Shop Boys’ manager Dainton Connell in a car crash in Moscow on Oct. 5.
Ukraine, UK: “Falsification, London Time”
Taras Kuzio writes about his 81-year-old father's failed attempt to vote at the Ukrainian Embassy in London on Sept. 30.
Bahrain: Divided By Dialect
In Bahrain this week: the disappearing sea, culture shock in the UK, Ramadan drama serials, a diagnosis of leukaemia - and speaking 'Shia'!
Language death: evolution, natural selection or cultural genocide?
We live in a world of just 194 countries, give or take, but speak between 7,000 and 8,000 languages. That linguistic diversity is fast disappearing, often thanks to the privileged position given to colonial languages, as well as the globalization of media and technology. But is this really cause for alarm?
Poland: Tusk in London
Dr. Sean's Diary writes about a Polish politician courting expat Polish voters in London.
UK, Caribbean: Cuisine questions
Why isn't Caribbean food more popular in the UK, wonders Can Cook, Must Cook. She responds to online commentary.
