Ireland agrees to take two Guantanamo inmates
AFP July 29, 2009 Ireland said Wednesday it will accept two detainees from Guantanamo Bay, the latest European country to help US President Barack Obama’s bid to close the controversial camp. more
Category: Issues in the News
Russia Warns U.S. Against Sending Monitors to Georgia
New York Times July 28, 2009 A Russian Foreign Ministry official said Tuesday that any United States participation in the European Union’s monitoring mission in Georgia would be “extremely harmful,” and increase the likelihood that violence would flare up in the breakaway border regions of South Ossetia and Abkhazia. more
U.S. takes centre stage in EU hedge fund row
Reuters July 27, 2009 Debate over controversial EU laws on hedge funds shifted to the United States on Monday as a key industry body warned of protectionist aspects of the rules which have prompted Washington to lobby for changes. more
Britain Urges Afghan Political Effort
International Herald Tribune July 7, 2009 The British government sought to bolster fragile domestic support for the Afghan war on Monday, issuing a comprehensive policy statement emphasizing that military power alone would not be enough to guarantee the defeat of Taliban militants. more
Germany powers eurozone recovery
Financial Times July 24, 2009 Germany is powering an increasingly-strong eurozone economic recovery but the region’s turnaround is still weaker than in the US and UK, according to closely-watched surveys. more