The Times of India December 28, 2007 An Al-Qaida leader based in Afghanistan has claimed responsibility for the assassination of former Pakistan PM Benazir Bhutto, whom he described as “the most precious American asset… more
International Herald Tribune December 24, 2007 Iran and Russia discussed defense cooperation, the official IRNA reported Monday, as ties between the two countries have been increasingly flourishing. Iran has refused to halt its enrichment program despite receiving two sets of U.N. Security Council sanctions… more
CNN December 19, 2007 Talks over the future of Kosovo have reached an impasse at the U.N. Security Council, diplomats said Wednesday, and Serbia’s leader warned of a dangerous “new era” if Western powers recognized Kosovo’s independence. U.S. Ambassador to the UN Zalmay Khalilzad said the parties have reached “irreconcilable positions” and the “current situation […]
By Thomas Fuller and Elisabeth Rosenthal International Herald Tribune December 13, 2007 Frustrated with the U.S. position in deadlocked negotiations at a United Nations conference on global warming, the European Union threatened Thursday to boycott separate talks that are to be held by the United States next month. The escalating bitterness between the EU and […]
By Floyd Norrisand & Carter Dougherty International Herald Tribune December 12, 2007 Central banks in Europe and North America moved Wednesday to increase the amount of money they could lend to banks and to make it more readily available in an attempt to ease the credit squeeze, and stock markets rose across the Atlantic. It […]