Financial Times May 25, 2009 It was always going to be so. Politics in a German election year would end up playing a critical role in deciding the future of Opel and the rest of General Motors’ European activities. more
Washington Post May 23, 2009 Israel’s removal of about two-dozen settler outposts in the occupied West Bank has become a “central issue” for the current government, Deputy Defense Minister Matan Vilnai said on Saturday. more
New York Times May 22, 2009 FOR many years, unemployment in the United States was lower than in Western Europe, a fact often cited by people who argued that the flexibility inherent in the American system — it is easier to both hire and fire workers than in many European countries — produced more jobs. […]
AFP May 22, 2009 US special envoy Scott Gration is due over the next week to visit China, Qatar, Britain and France to revive efforts to bring peace to Sudan’s western Darfur region, a US official said Friday. more
Forbes May 25, 2009 Europe’s farm chief hit back at Washington on Monday for its “unfair” accusation that European Union policy was to blame for a United States decision last week to introduce subsidies for a string of dairy exports. more