France seeks new set of sanctions on Iran

By Katrin Bennhold International Herald Tribune September 17, 2007 MOSCOW: France sent another strong message to Iran on Monday, announcing that it would work to set up a European sanctions regime modeled on the one in place in the United States if the United Nations Security Council failed to agree on tougher measures to stop […]

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Global credit crunch reaches new dimension

By Eric Pfanner International Herald Tribune September 14, 2007 LONDON: A bailout of a big British mortgage bank caused shudders among account-holders and investors alike Friday, opening a new phase in the global financial turmoil that emanated from a shakeout in the U.S. home lending business, analysts said… more

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Putin names next prime minister

Report by BBC News September 12, 2007 Russian President Vladimir Putin has accepted the resignation of PM Mikhail Fradkov and nominated Victor Zubkov, head of the federal financial monitoring service, to replace him. Putin is barred by Russia’s constitution from running for a third term as president in elections in March, but whoever becomes the […]

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