By Stephen Castle The International Herald Tribune October 26, 2007 At his last scheduled summit meeting with the European Union leaders as Russian president, Vladimir Putin lowered the temperature Friday in a range of disputes with Europe but offered no concessions. Facing international pressure over human rights problems and restrictions of free speech in Russia, […]
BBC News October 23, 2007 Turkey and Iraq have agreed to work together to deal with the problem of Kurdish PKK rebels in northern Iraq… more
By Judy Dempsey International Herald Tribune October 21, 2007 NATO again is pleading with member states to step up their commitments, casting the fight in Afghanistan as vital for global security. Jaap de Hoop Scheffer, secretary general of NATO, is emphasizing the connection to Europe’s own national security and the need for adequate training resources […]
AFP October 21, 2007 US Defence Secretary Robert Gates met here Sunday with his Turkish counterpart amid tensions over Ankara’s plans for possible strikes on Kurdish rebels in northern Iraq, though no action appeared imminent. Turkey is leaning toward invading northern Iraq to strike at hostile Kurdish rebels based there — a move vehemently opposed […]
By Steven R. Weisman International Herald Tribune October 21, 2007 The semi-annual meetings of the world’s top finance and banking officials are predictable in one sense: Europeans and Americans often use them to lecture leaders of poor countries about the need to modernize their capital markets, promote transparency and adhere to sound investment standards.What a […]