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 is unsustainable… more
Friday, 14 December 2007
8:00 – 9:15 am
Breakfast Discussion
Former Assistant Secretary of State in the Clinton Administration and Atlantic Partnership Trustee James Rubin spoke at breakfast on European-American Relations. The event was held at the Mandarin Oriental Hyde Park Hotel Hotel in London.
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 United States came as Al Gore, the former U.S. vice president, told delegates that “my own country, the United States, is principally responsible for obstructing progress here in Bali… more
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 was the first time since the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks in New York and on the Pentagon that these central banks have coordinated their support of financial markets… more
By Dan Bilefsky and Stephen Castle
International Herald Tribune
December 12, 2007
PRISTINA, Kosovo: Kosovo will declare its independence in the first two months of 2008 and will be recognized by Britain, France, Italy and Germany within 48 hours, under a plan to be proposed by Slovenia after it assumes the presidency of the European Union in January, senior EU officials said Wednesday… more
Tuesday, 11 December 2007
8:00 – 9:00 am
Breakfast Discussion
H.E. Ambassador Dan Gillerman, Permanent Representative of Israel to the United Nations, spoke at breakfast at the University Club in New York. The event was moderated by Mr. Mortimer B. Zuckerman, Chairman of the Board at Boston Properties, Publisher at the New York Daily News and Editor-in-Chief of the US News & World Report.
By Ben Hall and Tony Barber
Financial Times
December 5 2007
President Nicolas Sarkozy of France broke ranks with other European Union leaders in response to Russia’s widely criticised parliamentary election when he rang President Vladimir Putin to “congratulate” him on his victory, it emerged on Tuesday… more
By Javier Blas
Financial Times
December 5 2007
Opec rebuffed consumer nations’ pleas for a production boost on Wednesday by leaving its official output ceiling unchanged at least until February. The decision triggered a brief price rally above $90 a barrel. The oil producers’ cartel argued that, in spite of high prices, the market was well supplied and inventories remained at a “comfortable level”… more
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Al-Qaida claims responsibility
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