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Brown drops Blair EU presidency bid: spokesman

AFP European Edition 5 days ago

Prime Minister Gordon Brown on Thursday dropped Tony Blair as his candidate for the job of European Union president, a Downing Street spokesman said. Brown was one of eight socialist heads of government meeting to agree a common position on candidates for ...

APTOPIX Belgium EU Summit Top Jobs

AP News 5 days ago

Belgium's Prime Minister Herman Van Rompuy arrives at the European Council building in Brussels, Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009.Van Rompuy is believed to be one of the candidates for the position of the first full-time President of the European Union, whose appointment will ...

Leaders gather to agree first EU president

AFP Global Edition 5 days ago

European leaders were on Thursday urged not to miss a "historic occasion" as they gathered to choose a first-ever European Union president to represent the 27-nation bloc on the world stage. The leaders, meeting in Brussels for a working dinner, also want ...

Major powers to hold Iran nuclear talks on Nov 20

AFP Global Edition 5 days ago

Representatives from major world powers will meet in Brussels Friday to discuss developments with Iran's nuclear programme, EU foreign policy chief Javier Solana's office said Thursday. "I can confirm to that tomorrow in Brussels there will be a meeting of the three ...

Recognizing Palestinian state premature: EU

Reuters US Online Report World News 7 days ago

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Swedish Foreign Minister Carl Bildt said EU foreign ministers would discuss support for the Palestinians at a meeting on Tuesday but that it was premature to discuss recognizing a Palestinian state. "I don't think we are there yet," he ...

Yet another anti-corruption unit for Afghanistan

AP News 8 days ago

For a third time, Afghanistan sets up anti-corruption squad; critics seek deeds not just words Afghanistan's newly unveiled anti-corruption unit drew guarded praise Monday from a wary international community, which has heard President Hamid Karzai promise before to end the graft and ...

Europe Presidential Pickle

AP News 10 days ago

FILE - In this Oct. 29 2009 file photo, Belgium's Prime Minister Herman Van Rompuy participates in a meeting prior to an EU summit in Brussels. Very soon, Europeans from Denmark to Bulgaria will wake up to the reality of having their ...

Relief at last... as Brussels opens new public toilets!

AFP Global Edition 11 days ago

Its best-known icon is a fountain running through a statue of a small boy relieving himself, so it shouldn't come as any great surprise that Brussels was desperate on Friday to inaugurate a new wave of public toilets in its city centre. ...

Major business events scheduled for Friday

AP News 12 days ago

Calendar of major business events scheduled for Friday Major business events and economic events scheduled for Friday: WASHINGTON — Commerce Department releases international trade for September, 8:30 a.m. SINGAPORE — President Obama arrives in Singapore for the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit. BRUSSELS ...

Food summit to make little headway in war on hunger

Reuters US Online Report World News 12 days ago

ROME (Reuters) - A U.N. world food summit next week is not likely to make more than token headway in the fight against hunger, with leaders merely pledging to boost aid to poor countries but setting no targets or deadlines for action. ...

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