FT Merkel contradicts Schröder over Turkey Merkel again signalled that she may pursue the option of a “privileged partnership” for Turkey, despite the opening of EU membership talks with Ankara this month
FT Azerbaijan arrests raise poll tensions Pre-election tensions in oil-rich Azerbaijan increased on Wednesday when the government fired Farhad Aliyev, the cabinet's leading reformer and economy minister
Pretoria Calling By DENNIS ROSS South Africa's experience overcoming apartheid can provide valuable inspiration for the culture of peace that Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas says he hopes to create.
Brooks Scenes From a Meltdown Over the next weeks, we are going to see an ideas race, as both parties hustle to get out new, positive agendas.
H5 Washington Post Rice Declines to Give Timeline for Iraq By Robin Wright Secretary of state faces testy criticism from senators for the administration's refusal to offer a concrete timeline for the withdrawal of U.S. troops.
Legacies of a Leak Case By Jim Hoagland When historians write about the Weimarization of Washington in the Bush years, they will highlight the tawdry and divisive case involving the publication of Valerie Plame's CIA association and the unjust incarceration of reporter Judith Miller.
Editorial A Vote for Hamas? PRESIDENT BUSH and Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas will have a novel topic on their agenda when they meet today, in addition to more enduring issues such as Palestinian violence against Israelis and Israel's reluctance to ease a stranglehold on Palestinian territories.
St. Petersburg's Deceptive Glitz By David S. Broder, ST. PETERSBURG -- If Vladimir Putin enjoys a 70 percent job approval rating, as some independent, American-sponsored surveys of Russian public opinion suggest, then his popularity here in his home base is almost off the charts.
Indonesia Neglected Bird Flu Disease was ignored until humans sickened and threat spread beyond the country's borders.
Guardian journalist abducted in IraqThe Guardian's Iraq correspondent, Rory Carroll, was last night missing after being kidnapped by gunmen in Baghdad.
Alexander Yakovlev Obituary: Key intellectual who backed Gorbachev's perestroika.
For our future prime minister make way for nice Mr CamerairTimothy Garton Ash: David Cameron's deft emulation of Tony Blair is the Conservatives' best chance of getting back into government. H7 Time Stealing Votes in Iraq? PBS Newshour Secretary Rice Pledges U.S. Will Remain in Iraq Washington Times Independent Analysts: 'Al-Qaeda Letter' a Fake Film Rolls as US Troops Burn Corpses, Taunt Opponents Weekly Standard Mullah Chávez A look at the blossoming of Iranian and Venezuelan "brotherhood." by Thomas Joscelyn Asia Times Is China heading for a social 'red alert'?A social storm seems to be approaching China, with the number of protests growing sharply and economic inequality nearing the "red alert" level. But the startling fact that the statistics come from the government itself bespeaks its confidence in implementing its plans for "harmonious society". In this two-part article, Francesco Sisci examines the economic and social factors at work. The return of RafsanjaniHardline Mahmud Ahmadinejad may have won the Iranian presidency, but his reformist opponent, Hashemi Rafsanjani, is now being used by the powerful clerics to temper Ahmadinejad's zeal, especially with regard to crucial economic and diplomatic, especially nuclear, issues.
CFR Palestinian pollster Khalil Shikaki tells CFR’s Bernard Gwertzman Israel must recognize that most Palestinians do not support violence and give top priority to improving their living standards
A report (PDF) by the Geneva Center for the Democratic Control of Armed Forces help explain Palestinian security concerns H10 Christian Science Monitor Saddam Hussein's tactic: delay and defy The former dictator insisted he was still Iraq's rightful leader, attacking the legitimacy of the court that is trying him.
Credit-card companies woo few Germans Only 5 percent of goods sold are bought with the cards here; globally, it's 13 percent. H11 IHT Let's put on some institutional muscle By GORDON BROWN AND HILARY BENN There is a need for a new disaster relief world fund from which humanitarian coordinators can immediately draw when a crisis threatens.
A bigger playing field needs new goal posts In the first of a series, Martin Wolf looks at the unbundling of the production process across the world and the effect it is having on eurozone labour forces, competitiveness and political strategies.
Europe set for split on emergency fund planEurope's leaders are heading for a new split over plans to create a multi-billion euro ‘shock absorber’ fund to help regions hit by job losses caused by global competition.
Time to flatten US tax It is hard to find anyone who does not believe the US tax system is in need of a serious overhaul. But start to set out some principles for a simpler, fairer and... H15 Los Angeles Times The un-Arafat comes calling By David Makovsky and Dennis Ross MAHMOUD ABBAS is a different kind of Palestinian president. Unlike his predecessor, Yasser Arafat, who made a long-term strategy out of being a victim, Abbas has made it clear that he seeks to build a political culture of responsibility. He has repeatedly said (in both English and Arabic) that violence is counterproductive to Palestinian aspirations.
Azerbaijan When the thug is our thug By Max Boot YOU CAN TELL a lot about a country from its airport
H17 Daily Telegraph Saddam deserves the fate of the NazisWhatever the strict legalities of the Iraqi dictator's trial, the judgment of the people should stand, says John Keegan. H18 Independent Saddam: 'I do not respond to this so-called court' Three hours after it finally opened under the most intense Iraqi and international scrutiny, Saddam Hussein's trial came to a sudden halt for one simple reason - fear
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