ECN 10/17/07

Belgrade says UN pressure strengthens anti-EU forces
17.10.2007 - 09:29 CET By Elitsa VuchevaSerbia has reacted with surprise and disappointment to UN prosecutor Carla Del Ponte's assessment of Belgrade's cooperation with the UN war crimes tribunal, warning that too much pressure could be counter-productive.The Serbian government "did not expect the report to be so negative", defence minister Dragan Sutanovac said on Tuesday (16 Otocber), according to the International Herald Tribune.

Turkish Parliament Approves Cross-Border Attacks
Turkish lawmakers in Ankara gave legal cover to a military mission inside northern Iraq on Wednesday. Iraqi leaders are still lobbying against any such action, and US President Bush has warned against an incursion, but oil prices hit an all-time high on fears of a difficult winter.

Despite threats, Bhutto to return to Pakistan
By Carlotta Gall
Published: October 17, 2007
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates: The Pakistani opposition leader and former prime minister Benazir Bhutto confirmed Wednesday her determination to return to her home city of Karachi on Thursday after an eight-year absence, despite threats from militants and pressure from the government to delay her return.

Further fall in US home building
The number of new homes being built in the US fell by 10.2% in September - worse than had been expected.
And applications for building permits, seen as an indicator of future demand, also dropped sharply, down 7.2%.


The last one is interesting more to me because of where I came across it.