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Quartet Calls for $1.1 Billion to Support Palestinian Authority

The Middle East Quartet (United Nations, Russian Federation, United States, European Union) issued a statement on 11th April 2012 regarding developments in negotiations between Israel, Palestine and the Quartet. Among…

April 11, 2012No CommentRead More

Benoît Cœuré Defends “Non-Standard” Refinancing Operations of the ECB

Benoît Cœuré, a member of the executive board of the European Central Bank, today defended the refinancing of European banks in December and March. The French economist was speaking in…

April 11, 2012No CommentRead More

Sweden Sends Last of Its Plutonium to United States

Sweden has sent the last of its separated plutonium to the United States under the U.S. Global Threat Reduction Initiative. The final shipment was sent on Sunday 25th March 2012…

March 27, 2012No CommentRead More

“Hand over power to the rightful government” Ouédraogo Tells Mali Coup Leaders

Ahead of an extraordinary meeting of the fifteen member states of the Economic Community Of West African States, the President of the ECOWAS Commission, His Excellency Kadre Desire Ouédraogo, made…

March 27, 2012No CommentRead More

Afghan Relations Under Strain After US Soldier Murders 16 Civilians

Relations between Afghanistan and the USA have been put under even greater strain following a horrific attack by a US soldier on unarmed Afghan civilians. The soldier left his base…

March 13, 2012No CommentRead More

EU Seeks Seat on Arctic Council As Rush for Resources Intensifies

The European Union is seeking a seat on the Arctic Council as the political wrangling over control of the region gathers pace. The Special Representative for Foreign Affairs, Catherine Ashton,…

March 7, 2012No CommentRead More

EU Gives “Substantial Economic Support” to Jordan’s Political Reform Program

The EU is offering “substantial economic support” to political reforms in Jordan. The second meeting of the EU-Jordan Task Force will take place at the King Hussein Centre, Dead Sea,…

February 21, 2012No CommentRead More

FBI Charges Moroccan Man with Attempt to Use Weapon of Mass Destruction

The FBI has charged a Moroccan man with having attempted to use a weapon of mass destruction against United States property. According to the bureau, the 29 year old man…

February 17, 2012No CommentRead More

Christian Wulff “Stood for a Modern, Tolerant Germany” – Angela Merkel

The German President, Christian Wulff, has resigned following the acceleration of an investigation into his financial affairs. Angela Merkel praised the politician saying that he had stood for a “modern,…

February 17, 2012No CommentRead More

Prince Friso of the Netherlands in Critical Condition After Avalanche

The second son of the Queen of the Netherlands, Prince Friso, is in a critical condition after being caught in an avalanche. The Prince was ski-ing at the resort of…

February 17, 20121 CommentRead More