International Herald Tribune July 6, 2009 PepsiCo will invest $1 billion in Russia over the next three years and open its largest bottling plant in the world outside Moscow, the company said Monday, on the sidelines of a summit meeting of the Russian and American presidents. more
BBC News July 6, 2009 The G8 leaders are set this week to deliver their strongest statement so far on global warming. more
Financial Times July 6, 2009 US President Barack Obama and his Russian counterpart Dmitry Medvedev on Monday signed a “joint understanding…that commits both parties to a legally binding treaty that will reduce nuclear weapons”, the White House said. more
AFP July 5, 2009 Prime Minister Gordon Brown joined French President Nicolas Sarkozy in this Alpine town on Monday for a summit to prepare for the G8 and step up efforts against illegal immigration. more
International Herald Tribune July 3, 2009 The Russian government has agreed to let American troops and weapons bound for Afghanistan fly over Russian territory, officials on both sides said Friday. The arrangement will provide an important new corridor for the United States military as it escalates efforts to win the eight-year war. more