The New York Times June 1, 2010 WASHINGTON — Struggling to navigate a bitter split between two important allies, the Obama administration on Tuesday tried to placate an outraged Turkish government while refusing to condemn Israel for its deadly raid on a flotilla of aid ships bound for Gaza. more
BBC May 29, 2010 Nearly 200 nations, signatories of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT), have agreed to work towards a nuclear-weapons-free zone in the Middle East. more
EuropeanVoice.com May 28, 2010 EU member states are to provide equipment to help limit the damage caused by the massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, the European Commission announced today. more
The Wall Street Journal May 28, 2010 The spending cuts keep on coming. In fact they are becoming the height of European fashion. Spanish parliamentarians are just the latest to join in, this week approving a €15 billion ($18.4 billion) austerity package aimed at cutting the country’s deficit. It was a tight squeeze for the […]
The Wall Street Journal May 28, 2010 There is one word that must not be uttered in this town: Restructuring. When it comes to the €110 billion they’ve pledged to Greece, officials of the European Union and the International Monetary Fund insist that a debt default by the bedraggled country is beyond contemplation. more