International Herald TribuneMarch 16, 2009 A high-level bipartisan commission recommended Monday that the Obama administration reach out to Russia in a number of ways, putting NATO membership for Georgia and Ukraine on hold and taking “a new look” at the planned missile shield in Eastern Europe, possibly even collaborating with Moscow on it. more
BBC NewsMarch 16, 2009 The French government faces a confidence vote in parliament on Tuesday following President Nicolas Sarkozy’s decision to rejoin Nato’s integrated military command. more
International Herald TribuneMarch 16, 2009 Barclays, the British bank, is in talks to sell the iShares unit of its fund management business, a move that, if successful, would help Barclays shore up its balance sheet without surrendering control to the government. more
New York TimesMarch 15, 2009 European countries that have offered to help the Obama administration close the detention center at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, have begun raising questions about the security risks and requirements if they accept prisoners described by the Bush administration as “the worst of the worst,” according to diplomats and other officials. more
European VoiceMarch 15, 2009 Finance ministers from the world’s major economies yesterday (14 March) reached a measure of agreement on how to pull the world out of the economic crisis. more