Canada Nervous About Winning Security Council Seat
OTTAWA (Reuters) - The Canadian government is sounding nervous ahead of a key vote to decide who gets a seat on the United Nations Security Council -- a prize Canada would once have taken for granted but is now in some doubt. feeds.nytimes.com |
Belgian MPs debate clarity required for new government
Belgium's Dutch and French-speaking members of parliament have returned to work to debate how a new government might be formed, four months after the… euronews.net |
World Briefing | Europe: Poland: Lawmaker’s Aide Fatally Shot
A man carrying a gun and a knife fatally shot a lawmaker’s aide and seriously wounded another person on Tuesday at an office of Poland’s main conservative opposition party, Law and Justice. feeds.nytimes.com |
Irish Premier: Cuts Will Hit Growth
Prime Minister Brian Cowen admitted that accelerating $20.78 billion in planned budget cuts will damp economic growth, but warned that Ireland runs the risk of "not being able to borrow at all" if the steps aren't taken. online.wsj.com |
Lost in Guantanamo: euronews investigates
Guantanamo is still open. Two and a half months after January the 22nd, 2010, the closure date announced by Obama when he came to power, euronews has… euronews.net |