U.S. Generals Have Already Received Their Marching Orders From President Obama
President Barack Obama and General Stanley McChrystal (White House/Pete Souza)
Top military and diplomatic officials got their marching orders Sunday night from President Obama ahead of a planned speech Tuesday in which he’s expected to outline his new Afghanistan war strategy and call for about 30,000 more U.S.
UN food summit next week
Next week, the United Nations hosts a food summit. Ahead of the gathering officials are preparing a statement that will be ratified by Nation’s members.
An Interview With Russian President Medvedev
Russian President Dmitri Medvedev during the SPIEGEL interview at his official residence in Moscow: “The fall of the Wall united us again.” Justin Jin
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev talks to SPIEGEL about how the fall of the Berlin Wall affected Russia, his controversial relationship to Vladmir Putin and possible sanctions against Iran.
SPIEGEL: Mr.
What will it take to reach a global trade deal by 2010?
The latest deadline for the Doha round of world trade talks is set at 2010. The problem is, many deadlines in this round of talks have come and gone.
“Stand Up, Take Action” begins tomorrow
The annual “Stand Up, Take Action, End Poverty Now!” worldwide event begins tomorrow. For the fourth year in a row, demonstrations will take place throughout the world to show support and raise awareness on the Millennium Development Goals.
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