Swiss court grants Roman Polanski bail The district court prison in Winterthur, Switzerland, were according to Swiss national agency, Keystone, Polish film director Roman Polanski, is being held, Wednesday, Nov. 25 2009....
No apology for Germany's own Nazi victims | Making amends for the sins of previous generations is now ubiquitous. Kevin Rudd, the Australian Prime Minister, apologised ten days ago for the abu... G.M. Says It Won't Close Plants in Germany | General Motors said Wednesday that it would not close any of its four Opel plants in Germany, a decision that appeared intended to earn favor with t... Who Really Runs Russia, Anyway: Putin or Medvedev? I've been in America for several months on a fellowship, and I'm often asked about Russia. Only the question is always the same: What is the relations... Great Debate: What does it mean to be French? | PARIS - What does it mean to be French? | That's the question the government put to its people Wednesday in what's being billed as a "Great Debate" ...
UK: NATO to offer 5,000 troops for Afghanistan China Daily| LONDON: British Prime Minister Gordon Brown said Wednesday that several NATO nations will jointly offer 5,000 more troops for Afghanistan,...
Obama going to Copenhagen climate summit China Daily| WASHINGTON: US President Barack Obama will go to Copenhagen next month, a White House official said Wednesday, to participate in a lo...
India lays to rest a Bush-era ghost Asia Times| By M K Bhadrakumar | The African thinker Theophile Obenga has a thesis that it is only through a profound "intellectual mutation" that the...
Moscow retreats from Ukraine bypass strategy Asia Times| By Vladimir Socor | Russian Energy Minister Sergei Shmatko declared on November 16 that the Nord Stream pipeline on the Baltic seabed woul...
Canada dairy stance threatens major WTO gains The Guardian* WTO proposing steps to ease supply management * System is politically sensitive in Canada * Countries want access to Canada for dairy, egg...
Great Debate: What does it mean to be French? MSNBC| PARIS - What does it mean to be French? | That's the question the government put to its people Wednesday in what's being billed as a "Grea...
Europe moves to tighten hedge fund regulation Yahoo Daily News| BRUSSELS (AFP) – Europe is moving towards tighter regulation of hedge funds -- blamed for exacerbating a global financial crisis -- ...
Editorial Roundup: Excerpts From Recent Editorials The Press Democrat| ---- | Nov. 22 | Houston Chronicle on climate change: | As world governments prepare for a pivotal conference in Copenhagen next month to ...
