The Financial Times December 04, 2009 21:35 GMT. Stocks and the dollar initially surged on Friday following news the US had lost far fewer jobs than feared in November. But gains in equities were later curtailed as investors became nervous that the better than forecast data would bring forward the date when the Federal Reserve […]
The New York Times December 04, 2009 Update | 5:45 p.m. The White House said Friday that President Obama was delaying his appearance in Copenhagen at the international summit on climate change by a week so he could be there at the same time as other world leaders. more
The New York Times December 04, 2009 BRUSSELS — After months of anguished debate in the United States over how many new troops to send to Afghanistan, the numbers game switched to Europe on Friday, with NATO announcing that it planned to commit an additional 7,000 soldiers to the coalition in Afghanistan. more
The Financial Times December 03, 2009 Germany’s parliament voted to extend for another year a longstanding commitment to keep up to 4,500 soldiers in Afghanistan, even as the government was busy damping hopes it might send more in a US-led troop increase. more
EuropeanVoice.com December 03, 2009 The EU cannot plausibly pussyfoot around building a European External Action Service while Afghanistan and Pakistan go to blazes. more