http://theglobalherald.com News, Analysis & Reflection Mon, 21 May 2012 11:05:50 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 http://theglobalherald.com/quartet-calls-for-1-1-billion-to-support-palestinian-authority/28085/ http://theglobalherald.com/quartet-calls-for-1-1-billion-to-support-palestinian-authority/28085/#comments Wed, 11 Apr 2012 20:23:55 +0000 News Desk http://theglobalherald.com/?p=28085 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 the developments and statements was a call for $1.1 billion to support the ailing Palestinian Authority which has suffered withering finances as a result of [...]]]> http://theglobalherald.com/quartet-calls-for-1-1-billion-to-support-palestinian-authority/28085/feed/ 0 http://theglobalherald.com/benoit-coeure-defends-non-standard-refinancing-operations-of-the-ecb/28082/ http://theglobalherald.com/benoit-coeure-defends-non-standard-refinancing-operations-of-the-ecb/28082/#comments Wed, 11 Apr 2012 19:56:01 +0000 News Desk http://theglobalherald.com/?p=28082 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 Paris to the Association Française des Tresoriers d’Entreprises when he explained the necessity of the recent three-year deals: “…The injection of long-term liquidity has helped [...]]]> http://theglobalherald.com/benoit-coeure-defends-non-standard-refinancing-operations-of-the-ecb/28082/feed/ 0 http://theglobalherald.com/sweden-sends-last-of-its-plutonium-to-united-states/28062/ http://theglobalherald.com/sweden-sends-last-of-its-plutonium-to-united-states/28062/#comments Tue, 27 Mar 2012 13:32:06 +0000 News Desk http://theglobalherald.com/?p=28062 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 and ended the use of highly enriched uranium in Swedish research reactors. In a speech at the Nuclear summit in Seoul, Korea, on 27th March [...]]]> http://theglobalherald.com/sweden-sends-last-of-its-plutonium-to-united-states/28062/feed/ 0 http://theglobalherald.com/hand-over-power-to-the-rightful-government-ouedraogo-tells-mali-coup-leaders/28059/ http://theglobalherald.com/hand-over-power-to-the-rightful-government-ouedraogo-tells-mali-coup-leaders/28059/#comments Tue, 27 Mar 2012 13:14:01 +0000 News Desk http://theglobalherald.com/?p=28059 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 a statement condemning the coup d’état of 22nd March 2012. Heads of state from around West Africa converged in the Ivorian capital, Abidjan, on Tuesday [...]]]> http://theglobalherald.com/hand-over-power-to-the-rightful-government-ouedraogo-tells-mali-coup-leaders/28059/feed/ 0 http://theglobalherald.com/afghan-relations-under-strain-after-us-soldier-murders-16-civilians/27960/ http://theglobalherald.com/afghan-relations-under-strain-after-us-soldier-murders-16-civilians/27960/#comments Tue, 13 Mar 2012 13:14:44 +0000 News Desk http://theglobalherald.com/?p=27960 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 in Kandahar province on Sunday night and killed 16 Afghan civilians in their homes. Most of the victims were women and children as several of [...]]]> http://theglobalherald.com/afghan-relations-under-strain-after-us-soldier-murders-16-civilians/27960/feed/ 0 http://theglobalherald.com/eu-seeks-seat-on-arctic-council-as-rush-for-resources-intensifies/27925/ http://theglobalherald.com/eu-seeks-seat-on-arctic-council-as-rush-for-resources-intensifies/27925/#comments Wed, 07 Mar 2012 15:21:50 +0000 News Desk http://theglobalherald.com/?p=27925 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, met with the Swedish Foreign Minister, Carl Bildt, on 6th & 7th March 2012. Her visit to Norrland included a meal at the Ice Hotel [...]]]> http://theglobalherald.com/eu-seeks-seat-on-arctic-council-as-rush-for-resources-intensifies/27925/feed/ 0 http://theglobalherald.com/eu-gives-substantial-economic-support-to-jordans-political-reform-program/27802/ http://theglobalherald.com/eu-gives-substantial-economic-support-to-jordans-political-reform-program/27802/#comments Tue, 21 Feb 2012 11:43:00 +0000 News Desk http://theglobalherald.com/?p=27802 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, Jordan, on 22nd February 2012. The first meeting was in September 2011. Catherine Ashton, the EU’s foreign policy representative, commented on the growing relationship: “Jordan [...]]]> http://theglobalherald.com/eu-gives-substantial-economic-support-to-jordans-political-reform-program/27802/feed/ 0 http://theglobalherald.com/fbi-charges-moroccan-man-with-attempt-to-use-weapon-of-mass-destruction/27781/ http://theglobalherald.com/fbi-charges-moroccan-man-with-attempt-to-use-weapon-of-mass-destruction/27781/#comments Sat, 18 Feb 2012 00:33:25 +0000 News Desk http://theglobalherald.com/?p=27781 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 had been residing in Virginia and had allegedly tried to detonate a bomb in a suicide attack on US Capitol building. FBI Washington Field Office’s [...]]]> http://theglobalherald.com/fbi-charges-moroccan-man-with-attempt-to-use-weapon-of-mass-destruction/27781/feed/ 0 http://theglobalherald.com/christian-wulff-stood-for-a-modern-tolerant-germany-angela-merkel/27776/ http://theglobalherald.com/christian-wulff-stood-for-a-modern-tolerant-germany-angela-merkel/27776/#comments Sat, 18 Feb 2012 00:13:06 +0000 News Desk http://theglobalherald.com/?p=27776 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, tolerant Germany”. The German Chancellor also expressed her regret at his leaving and the utmost respect for the way in which he and his wife, [...]]]> http://theglobalherald.com/christian-wulff-stood-for-a-modern-tolerant-germany-angela-merkel/27776/feed/ 0 http://theglobalherald.com/prince-friso-of-the-netherlands-in-critical-condition-after-avalanche/27773/ http://theglobalherald.com/prince-friso-of-the-netherlands-in-critical-condition-after-avalanche/27773/#comments Fri, 17 Feb 2012 23:34:24 +0000 News Desk http://theglobalherald.com/?p=27773 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 Lech in Austria when the accident happened. His condition has been described in an official royal statement as “stable, but not out of danger”. The [...]]]> http://theglobalherald.com/prince-friso-of-the-netherlands-in-critical-condition-after-avalanche/27773/feed/ 1