( University College London ) UCL’s School of Slavonic and Eastern European Studies will host a conference to mark the 20th anniversary of the 1989 democratic revolutions in Central and Eastern Europe. As the world starts to accept the need for radical change in order to tackle contemporary issues such as global warming and a deepening financial crisis, the conference will focus on the lessons …

NORTH CHICAGO — The city is gearing up for a celebration this summer of its 100th anniversary of incorporation.While the city was incorporated under its current name in 1909, it was first incorporated on May 7, 1897, as the village of South Waukegan. The Washburn and Moen Manufacturing Co., which purchased land south of Tenth Street in 1891 for its Waukegan Works wire mill and housing for its …

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GUL MEETS WITH SLOVENIAN TURK President Abdullah Gul yesterday met with his Slovenian counterpart Danilo Turk at the Cankaya Presidential Palace. Gul and Turk held a joint press conference after the meeting. Afterwards, Gul hosted a dinner in honor of Turk at the Cankaya Presidential Palace.

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OLLI REHN, EU enlargement commissioner, has warned politicians and the public not to blame EU enlargement policy for the economic and institutional problems facing the Union.