New York Times May 16, 2009 Five weeks ago, President Obama stood before the Turkish legislature in Ankara and said many Americans had Muslims in their families or had lived in a Muslim-majority country. “I know,” he said, “because I am one of them.” more
New York Times Global Edition May 15, 2009 European economies contracted sharply in the first quarter of 2009 as activity stalled across the region after convulsions in the global financial system last year, according to reports released Friday. more
AFP May 15, 2009 The United States expressed regret Friday over the failure to reach agreement on extending the mission in Georgia of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, suggesting Russia was to blame. more
Financial Times May 13, 2009 Peer Steinbrück, Germany’s finance minister, on Wednesday attacked proposals to conduct stress tests on individual European banks and labelled the financing checks of US institutions “worthless”. more
BBC News May 13, 2009 Computer chipmaker Intel has been fined a record 1.06bn euros ($1.45bn; £948m) by the European Commission for anti-competitive practices. more