WORLD
* The European Union condemns Israel"s plans to build 1,600 housing units in East Jerusalem and calls on the Jewish state to reverse the decision, the EU foreign affairs chief said
* Moldovan communists plan to hold a referendum on a vote of no confidence against acting President Mihai Ghimpu and the acting government, communist deputy Vadim Mishin said
* London"s High Court supported fugitive Russian tycoon Boris Berezovsky"s libel action against a Russian TV broadcaster and an individual and awarded him a compensation of some $224,000
* The new U.S. adoptive approach for European missile defense includes the possibility of using a Russian radar system as part of an integrated system, NATO"s top military officer has said
* Sergei Tigipko, a major player in Ukrainian politics after finishing third in the presidential elections, agreed on Wednesday to become a deputy prime minister, President Viktor Yanukovych said