Voice of America News January 11, 2008 The United States has reaffirmed support for early action giving Kosovo what is called supervised independence under the plan of U.N. envoy Martti Ahtisaari. The U.N.-administered Serbian province is expected to declare independence in a matter of weeks. more
Seattle Times January 12, 2008 Airbus will play a last-ditch trump card Monday in its bid to beat Boeing for an Air Force refueling tanker contract worth tens of billions of dollars. Chief Executive Tom Enders plans to announce that if Airbus wins the tanker competition, it also will assemble commercial airplanes in the U.S. […]
International Herald Tribune January 10, 2008 The Polish and Czech governments agreed Thursday to coordinate negotiations with the United States over deploying elements of a shield against ballistic missiles, a change of strategy aimed at obtaining better conditions at meetings next week in Washington and at easing tensions with Russia, Polish officials said. more
International Herald Tribune January 10, 2008 The United States and Germany have agreed to recognize Kosovo and get the rest of Europe to follow suit after the province declares independence following the Serbian elections next month, according to senior European Union diplomats close to negotiations over the future of Kosovo. more
The New York Times January 11, 2008 Columnist Paul Krugman discusses why Americans should care about Europe’s economy, which he says has lately been showing surprising vitality. more