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February 11 - Today in History
The spiritual life of Europe changed today, in 1531, when Henry VIII became head of the Church of England, in 1790 the Quakers petitioned the US Congress to abolish slavery, the response wasn´t too positive,
30 January - Today in History
The end of days appears to be the theme for this day in history. In 1649, the British King Charles I was beheaded, a fate the future Charles III would like to avoid. He was
Obama’s $30 billion Afghan plan draws fire from the Left and Right
It took three months of mulling, meetings and deliberations with his own Congressional and military leaders, as well as European and NATO officials, but US President Barack Obama’s compromise to send 30,000 more troops into
Obama as an omnilateralist – is he open to all?
During his State of the Union address in 2002, then US president George W. Bush unilaterally listed North Korea along with Iran and Iraq in the what he called the Axis of Evil. His motto
Should Gazprom be allowed to monopolise the transportation of Central Asian gas to Europe?
Washington has always looked at Kazakhstan’s rich hydrocarbon reserves as a potential source for US-backed pipeline projects in the region, bypassing Russia. US Ambassador to Kazakhstan Richard E. Hoagland talked to New Europe correspondent Kulpash
Obama’s “new era” of accountability starts White House pay being frozen
He got sworn in, walked part of the way to the White House, heard all the accolades about being the first African-American President of the United States, heard the Commander-in-Chief’s theme, Hail to the Chief,
Europe wants to know, what will Obama do with Guantanamo?
Howls from the European Parliament for the US to close the Guantanamo detention centre in Cuba which is housing terrorist suspects have routinely been ignored by the administration of US President George Bush, but lawmakers
Obama’s just the right man for Europe
Yes we can! Obama believed in it and millions of Americans followed his idea of change. But what were the reasons for his success? What are the consequences for us Europeans? First of all, people
Lavrov warns against Cold War relapse in Astana
Aday after European Union leaders in Brussels agreed to harden their common stance towards Moscow by saying Russia’s withdrawal from core Georgia was not a sufficient reason to re-open talks on a new cooperation deal,
EU chases US to keep its influence in the world
As the globe is encircled in turmoil ranging from trade fights to climate change to wars, European Union leaders are fretting they could be left behind in wielding their vaunted “soft power” as the US
In the Name of Diversification
Diversification: A long word with a complex meaning. For Washington, diversification in the Caspian oil market means new oil and gas pipelines to the West that bypass Russia and Iran. For Moscow, it means more
Russia puts its faith in Yulia
During his visit to Kiev, US Vice President Dick Cheney spoke first with Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko and later met President Viktor Yushchenko, pledging support for Ukraine and pointing to Russia as the reason for
EU clears the smoke
European Union foreign ministers meeting in Avignon called for an international probe on September 5 to find out which country should shoulder responsibility for starting the conflict between Georgia and Russia.
Ahead of the informal
The Pipeline Guardians: NATO, SCO
US Vice President Dick Cheney is expected to begin a trip on September 2 to Georgia, Ukraine and Azerbaijan, a move that is likely to irritate leaders in Moscow, who have condemned the United States
Russia bars Ukraine’s NATO path
Russia is against Ukraine joining NATO and talks of accession could only aggravate Moscow’s already enflamed relations with the transatlantic alliance, Andrey Vdovin, Russia’s Ambassador to Greece, told a news conference at the Russian House
Directions for the economy: make a hard turn left for growth
Both the left and the right say they stand for economic growth. So should voters trying to decide between the two simply look at it as a matter of choosing alternative management teams? If only
Cheney, in Ankara, discusses Iraq, NATO, nuclear issues
US Vice President Dick Cheney arrived in Turkey on March 24 where he met government leaders over issues such as Turkey’s recent military incursion into Iraq against Kurdish separatists high on the agenda, turkishPress.com reported.Cheney
An anti-war demonstration but nobody came
Forty years ago, the United States was wracked with protests over the war in Vietnam that continued year after year, spreading from college campuses to downtown streets, from students to workers to clergy to ordinary
Year Six begins with new promises of victory and democracy
Americans have seemed to become inured by the neverending war in Iraq, which presumptive Republican presidential nominee John McCain - a decorated veteran of the war in Vietnam and a prisoner of war there for
US pushes NATO again for EU troops in Afghanistan
American impatience with the reluctance of many NATO troops to engage terrorists in Afghanistan simmered over again when US Vice-President Dick Cheney, speaking in Kabul, said the US will ask for “even stronger” commitments by
Ethanol fuels a corn-fed frenzy, but not airplanes
With oil prices hitting a record USD 111 per barrel on March 13, using ethanol to get off oil certainly seems timely. In a recent address, US President George W Bush called for the expansion
Peace talks are evaporating in the smoke of rockets, retaliation, but no remorse
Four months after peace talks between American, European, Arabic, Jewish and Palestinian leaders in Annapolis in the United States promised a cessation some time this year to the perpetual cycle of fighting and fear in
US vice president plans talks in Ankara
US Vice President Dick Cheney, accompanied by high level military and civilian officials, is scheduled to pay an official visit to Turkey in March. Cheney, recognised by many as the mastermind of the Washington administration’s
Prime Minister visits Slovenia and then the US
Prime Minister Andrus Ansip departed for a two-day visit to Slovenia, holder of the next Presidency of the European Union on November 22. This was to be followed by the Prime Minister’s visit to the
Iran-Turkey deal: The sum of all US-Russia fears
In today’s world, decisions on energy are made not only on economic terms but, unfortunately, geopolitics also plays a major role. In this sense, Turkey's agreement with Iran to transport some 30 billion cubic metres
A tenure that was burdened heavily by the Iraq legacy
Paul Wolfowitz, who is stepping down June 30 as World Bank president, is known as a leader of US “neoconservatives” who have shaped US President George W Bush’s foreign policy and pushed for the invasion
Iraq – America’s “Perfect Storm”
As one views the unfolding tragedy in Iraq, now more than four years in the making, as appalled as one has to be at the extent of the destruction; the untold deaths and suffering of
Vike-Freiberga discusses visa free regime with Cheney
In a recent meeting with US Vice President Dick Cheney, Latvian President Vaira Vike-Freiberga discussed the possibility of lifting the visa requirement for Latvians who want to travel to the US, Baltic Times reported. Cheney
The case for Guantanamo, stopping the next 9/11
When the third of the four Geneva Conventions was adopted in 1929, “relative to the Treatment of Prisoners at War,” the nations who signed agreed that captives would be treated humanely and not subject to
Beckett sees challenging year ahead for war effort
British Foreign Secretary Margaret Beckett said to the website Deutsche Presse_Agentur (dpa) on February 28 that the year 2007 will have its fair share of challenges for the Afghan government and foreign troops but reiterated
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A few years ago, the European Commission selected the company Hudson/DeWitte & Morel to organize an Assessment Centre for Senior
The former leader of the European Tories Conservative party was ejected from after defeating the
As Bart Staes, a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) from Belgium and the Group EADS learns the US fix was in for Boeing Greek Lessons for Europe About interest rates and public interest The Truth About Turkish Cypriot Isolation EU’s Arctic Policy skating on thin ice Morocco needs tougher talk, sweeter carrots Reluctant EU tailors tough bail-out deal for near-bankrupt Greece Without homeland, Blair says no hope for Palestinians, peace Yes to the European Monetary Fund Spain dismantles a big hacker network Banks can create and destroy -... Banks can create money. This time-cherished truth opened the way to the last credit crisis, which still threatens the world Down with the bankers, loan sharks... Europeans have rightfully blamed greedy American bankers whose blood lust for money caused the worldwide recession that put scores of EU says ok to Greek deficit... After the European Union once again delayed any decision on whether to bail out Greece as the country struggles to Farage To Belgium: "I'm Sorry"... Speaking to New Europe ahead of his meeting with Parliament President, Jerzy Buzek, the unrepentant EFD Leader spoke about being Spanish Presidency plan for electric... Spanish Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero, whose country holds the rotating European Union presidency, has pledged to present a World unites in Haiti aid effort:... With the whole world watching, as Haiti tries to recover from the 7-richter earthquake that has reportedly killed 50,000, a
Although the European Parliament dealt a surprise defeat to an EU-US deal that would have allowed American investigators to look
US President Barack Obama on 16 February announced $8 billion worth of loan guarantees to
In what is gearing up to be the event of the Defense calendar 2010, UK
Even if you’re on the right track, you’ll get run over if you just sit
The Baltic states of Latvia and Lithuania said on 24 February that they remained to be convinced that the sale
Military forces from Russia and Ukraine will resume a naval exercise last held seven years
On a visit to New Delhi to visit political and business leaders, Russian Prime Minister
Russian oligarch Boris Berezovsky on 10 March won libel damages of GBP 150,000 ($223,000) after
Will China redefine great power politics?
China is presenting its ascent not as a power shift, but as a paradigm shift.
The worldwide economic recession has had European Union businesses keenly eyeing China for continuing markets,
Showing there is still some major differences between the European Union and China in areas |
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