UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – International donors met on Wednesday to pledge up to $4 billion to Haiti, the first step in a worldwide effort to rebuild the country after January’s catastrophic earthquake. U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton leads the International Donors’ Conference meeting towards a “New Future for Haiti” at United Nations Headquarters in [...]
UNITED NATIONS – Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Tuesday accepted a request from Pakistan’s president to delay the release of a report on the assassination of his wife, former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto, until April 15. U.N. spokesman Martin Nesirky made the announcement just two hours before a three-member U.N. commission that investigated Bhutto’s death was [...]
Angela Merkel has risked angering leaders across Europe after backing major constitutional changes to the EU designed to prevent another Greek-style crisis for the Euro. European leaders all claimed to be satisfied as they headed home from their latest summit having agreed a Euro22bn emergency rescue package for Greece. But before leaving, the German Chancellor [...]
The EU and Libya lift bans on granting visas to each others’ citizens, imposed during a row between Tripoli and Switzerland. Read More EU and Libya lift bans on visas