Hadley: 'Cop-out' to skip Olympics start
It would be a "cop-out" for countries to skip the opening ceremonies at the Beijing Olympics as a way of protesting China's "crackdown" in Tibet, President Bush's national security adviser said Sunday. People:[Gordon Brown][Angela Merkel][Hu Jintao] Activities:[2008 Tibet Riot][2008 Beijing Olympics][China-U.S.] 2008-04-13 World finance leaders tackle bank reform
World financial leaders facing the gravest economic crisis in at least a decade are pledging tighter control of banks and other financial institutions and hoping the U.S. slump is short. Nations:[U.S.][Germany][Italy][Japan][U.K.][France] People:[Henry Paulson][Ben Bernanke] Activities:[2008 U.S. Recession][2007 Global Credit Crunch] 2008-04-12 NATO nixes Georgia, Ukraine membership
NATO decided Thursday not to put Georgia and Ukraine on track to join the alliance after vehement Russian opposition, but the alliance pledged that the strategically important Black Sea nations will become members one day. Nations:[Georgia][Macedonia][Russia][Croatia][Greece][Ukraine] People:[Nicolas Sarkozy][Angela Merkel] 2008-04-03 NATO allies turn down Bush request
President Bush suffered a painful diplomatic setback Wednesday when NATO allies rebuffed his passionate pleas to put former Soviet republics Ukraine and Georgia on the path toward membership in the Western military alliance. Nations:[Ukraine][Macedonia][Greece][Romania][Russia] People:[Dmitry Medvedev][Nicolas Sarkozy][Angela Merkel][Vladimir Putin] Activities:[Bush Admin.] 2008-04-02 China counters Western media with Tibet report
China's government turned up efforts Saturday to put its own version of the unrest before the international public. It disseminated footage of Tibetan protesters attacking Chinese and details of biased reporting by Western media via TV, the Internet, e-mail and YouTube. Nations:[China][Germany] People:[Dalai Lama] Activities:[Western Media Bias][2008 Tibet Riot][China Media Control] 2008-03-22 After Bear Stearns rescue, who's next?
With a deal in place to save Bear Stearns from bankruptcy, the company's shares traded above the offer price Monday even as investors began turning a critical eye to other investment banks amid worries about how far the credit contagion could spread. Nations:[U.S.] Activities:[Bear Stearns Crash] 2008-03-17 UN approves new sanctions against Iran
The U.N. Security Council approved a third round of sanctions against Iran on Monday with near unanimous support, sending a strong signal to Tehran that its refusal to suspend uranium enrichment is unacceptable and becoming increasingly costly. Nations:[U.K.][France][Russia][Germany][South Africa][U.S.] Activities:[Iran Nuclear Crisis] 2008-03-03 Superpower divide over Kosovo widens
The U.S. and the European Union's biggest powers quickly recognized Kosovo as an independent nation Monday, widening a split with Russia, China and some EU members strongly opposed to letting the territory break away from Serbia. Nations:[Russia][Romania][U.K.][France][Germany][Spain] People:[Ban Ki-moon][Vladimir Putin] Activities:[Kosovo Independence] 2008-02-18 Athletes resist pressure to play politics in Beijing
Britain's climb-down last weekend looks to have ended attempts to gag athletes at the Beijing Olympics but there is growing resentment among top Olympians about pressure on them to speak out on political issues. Nations:[China][U.K.][U.S.][Canada][Italy][Germany] People:[Justine Henin][Steven Spielberg] Activities:[2008 Beijing Olympics][Darfur Genocide Crisis] 2008-02-15 Microsoft helps nab $900M piracy ring
Microsoft is telling the tale of a major software piracy investigation that weaved through 22 countries, hoping would-be pirates will think twice if they know how far the company will go to protect its computer code worth billions in revenue each quarter. Nations:[Taiwan][U.S.][China][Paraguay][Germany][Australia] 2008-02-08 6 powers agree on draft Iran sanctions
The U.N. Security Council's permanent members and Germany agreed Tuesday on a new draft resolution on sanctions against Iran, strengthening existing measures over the country's refusal to suspend its nuclear program, officials said. Nations:[Iran][U.K.][Bulgaria][Germany][Russia][China] People:[Condoleezza Rice] Activities:[Iran Nuclear Crisis] 2008-01-22 Bush demands Iran explain nuke program
President Bush on Tuesday called on Iran to explain why it had a secretive nuclear weapons program, and warned that any such efforts must not be allowed to flourish "for the sake of world peace." Nations:[Iran][Germany] People:[Mahmoud Ahmadinejad] Activities:[Iran Nuclear Crisis] 2007-12-11
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