| Mon, 21 May 2012 US-Pakistan rift complicates NATO summit in Chicago
| May 19, 2012: Pakistani mechanic Arbaaz khan,walks between oil tankers, used to transport NATO fuel supplies to Afghanistan, in Karachi, Pakistan.AP | CHICAGO – U.S. tensions with Pakistan complicated the opening day of the NATO summit in Chicago, where al... | NATO announces missile defence system operational
Washington: A mechanism for Europe which will link together the missile defence assets from different allies under NATO command has been declared operational by the organisation. | Announced by the alliance 18 months ago, the system has been termed by NATO director gene... | Finnish showcase planned for September
| The Helsinki International Film Festival will launch the Finnish Film Affair, the first industry showcase for new domestic films. | Aimed at sales agents, buyers, festival programmers and press, the event runs from Sept 25-27 and includes new features and work-in-prog... | United States to Unveil Plans to Bolster NATO Alliance
| WASHINGTON -- President Obama on Sunday will unveil a new package of NATO initiatives that includes the alliance purchasing a fleet of surveillance drones, sharing weapons and training facilities, and sustaining nuclear deterrence in Europe even as disarmament efforts... | Merkel losing green battle to cheap coal
London / Frankfurt - To reach its strict climate targets and fulfill Chancellor Angela Merkel's nuclear exit plans, Germany needs to avoid coal and build a stack of gas power plants to secure clean energy supplies beyond 2020. | Yet the challenge facing Merkel's new env... | Brazil, Bulgaria, India
| (AFP PHOTO / PIERRE-PHILIPPE MARCOU ) | 1. The 27 stars on this country's flag represent its 27 states, including Mato Grosso and Paraíba. Is it Panama, Brazil or Chile? | 2. The Balkan Mountains stretch across this Eastern European country. Is it Bulgaria, Lat... | Now we are 5 million 3 thousand Norwegians!
| Norway's population reached 5Â 003Â 000 on 1 April 2012, and increased by 17 100 in the first quarter. This is the greatest population growth ever registered in any first quarter, Statistics Norway reports. | Twenty per cent of this was due to the birth surplus, and 8... | Mister Smith's 3,096 days in demand
| EXCLUSIVE: David Garrett’s new sales outfit Mister Smith, a joint venture with Constantin, has seen strong demand for Natascha Kamputsch drama 3,096 Days. | David Garrett’s new sales outfit Mister Smith, a joint venture with Constantin, has seen strong demand for ... | Afghanistan Commitment Tests Obama's Influence in NATO
| President Barack Obama faces the task of persuading financially-pressed European governments and their war-weary citizens to back Afghanistan’s security over the next decade. | Obama is scheduled to meet this morning in Chicago with Afghan President Hamid Karzai, wh... | |
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