By Judy Dempsey International Herald Tribune September 20, 2007 BERLIN: NATO is backing away from establishing a combat force that would be capable of moving rapidly into conflict areas because it lacks the money, the troops and the equipment, officials said Thursday… more
By Carter Dougherty International Herald Tribune September 20, 2007 FRANKFURT: The world dumped the dollar on Thursday, pushing the greenback to an all-time low of $1.40 against the euro and to parity with the Canadian dollar for the first time in three decades as currency traders around the world digested the full implications of the […]
By Greg Bruno Council on Foreign Relations September 19, 2007 Germany, Canada and the Netherlands are considering pulling out of Afghanistan, which, experts say, would significantly hinder peacekeeping and redevelopment efforts in the war-ravaged country nearly six years after the ouster of the Taliban leadership. Germany, Canada, and the Netherlands are among the top suppliers […]
By James Blitz and Stephen Fidler Financial Times September 18, 2007 Gordon Brown is close to agreeing with the US the next stage of Britain’s withdrawal from southern Iraq, looking to reduce the UK’s role solely to training the Iraqi military by the end of next year… more
By Katrin Bennhold International Herald Tribune September 17, 2007 MOSCOW: France sent another strong message to Iran on Monday, announcing that it would work to set up a European sanctions regime modeled on the one in place in the United States if the United Nations Security Council failed to agree on tougher measures to stop […]