Summary: Argentine President Cristina Fernandez mired in a political crisis after 20 days of a farm strike that has caused food shortages sought to show her resolve on Tuesday with a huge progovernment rally
Summary: Germany and France want to jointly host the 2009 NATO summit in the German city of Kehl and the French city of Strasbourg to mark the alliances 60th anniversary a German government spokesman said on Monday
Summary: Reuters - President George W. Bush set the
stage for a clash at his last NATO summit on Wednesday by
pressing reluctant west European allies to set former Soviet
republics Georgia and Ukraine on a path to membership.
Summary: AFP - Pressure mounted Wednesday for Zimbabwe to declare the results of presidential elections, with the opposition convinced it has toppled veteran Robert Mugabe after 28 years in power.
Summary: HSBCowned bank First Direct has withdrawn mortgages for new customers to clear a backlog after people flocked to the banks relatively cheap rates as other lenders withdrew offers due to the credit crunch
Summary: As the European Commission continues its consultation on the EU Budget bishops in the Church of England are pushing for a greener budget that will take as its basis the biblical principle of stewardship
