Guardian July 12, 2009 Barack Obama has praised Britain’s “extraordinary” role in fighting the Taliban in Afghanistan, which he defined as a “core mission” in the struggle against al-Qaida. more
BBC News July 10, 2009 Leaders of the G8 developed nations have pledged $20bn (£12bn) for efforts to boost food supplies to the hungry, on the final day of a summit in Italy. more
Financial Times July 10, 2009 US Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner on Friday expressed concern that any move by Europe to allow looser rules on derivatives trading could prompt a shift overseas by traders eager to evade a US clampdown. more
International Herald Tribune July 9, 2009 Europe’s antitrust regulator took aim at drug companies in France, Israel, India and the United States on Wednesday after a lengthy inquiry into practices that it claimed kept low-cost medicines from reaching consumers quickly. more
Washington Post July 9, 2009 The world’s leading industrial nations tentatively agreed Wednesday to try to prevent global temperatures from rising above a fixed level, after a more far-reaching proposal to slash production of greenhouse gases fizzled, according to U.S. and European negotiators. more