Financial Times May 17, 2009 The US biotechnology sector will move further ahead of its European counterpart in the coming year, according to an annual “state of the industry” report released at the opening of BIO, the world’s largest biotech conference, in Atlanta. more
New Atlanticist May 16, 2009 Pakistan needs help. President Asif Ali Zardari and army chief General Ashfaq Kayani, who were publicly urged last month by Defense Secretary Robert Gates to “recognize the real threats to their country,” have sent a considerable military force to staunch the spreading extremist threat in the Swat region near Afghanistan. […]
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