Boston Globe July 6, 2008 Barack Obama and John McCain are proposing sharply different strategies to seize the initiative from a resurgent Taliban and Al Qaeda in Afghanistan, positions that underscore the two leading presidential candidates’ competing visions of how to wage the war on terrorism. more
Agence France-Presse July 6, 2008 US President George W. Bush pledged Sunday to play a “constructive” role on climate change at a summit of rich nations, but hopes for a breakthrough were dim as he pressed developing countries. more
Wall Street Journal July 5, 2008 Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson ended a four-day European visit with a warning that the near-term economic outlook remains difficult and the global inflation threat is serious. more
Economic Times July 4, 2008 US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice is due next week in the Czech Republic to sign a long-sought but controversial missile shield deal amid fears it will further raise tensions with Russia. more
Agence France-Presse July 4, 2008 Barack Obama will press European NATO partners for more troops for Afghanistan and to ease operational restrictions on those already there if he is elected president, a foreign policy aide said Thursday. more