EuropeanVoice.com June 24, 2010 The European Union’s member states have accepted demands by MEPs to amend a draft data-sharing agreement with the United States that has already been initialled. The changes to the so-called SWIFT agreement, named after the company that communicates data on electronic banking transfers, concern how the EU oversees data extraction by […]
The Telegraph June 24, 2010 The Taliban vowed the change in command would not halt their fight against foreign troops, as NATO marked a grim milestone with June becoming the deadliest month for its soldiers since the war began almost nine years ago.
The Washington Post June 23, 2010 SOFIA, Bulgaria — Bulgaria says it will send 65 more troops to the NATO-led force in Afghanistan in early September. more
The New York Times June 23, 2010 WASHINGTON — President Obama on Wednesday fired his top Afghanistan war commander after only a brief meeting in the Oval Office, replacing Gen. Stanley A. McChrystal with his boss and mentor, Gen. David H. Petraeus, and sending a clear signal that the current war strategy will continue despite […]
The Wall Street Journal June 23, 2010 BERLIN—Chancellor Angela Merkel roundly rebuffed U.S. President Barack Obama’s call for Germans to aid the global recovery by spending more and relying less on exports, even as she warned that Europe’s own financial crisis is far from over. more