Friday, November 16, 2007

ECN 11/16/07

EU must improve military capabilities, UK says

16.11.2007 - 09:27 CET
UK foreign secretary David Miliband called for a strengthening of the EU's military capacities during his first major speech on EU policy on Thursday. He also said the EU should be a "model" in the world rather than a "superpower".
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Will they do I really doubt it.

Bhutto, freed from house arrest, rejects caretaker government
By SALMAN MASOOD AND DAVID ROHDE
Pakistani opposition leader Benazir Bhutto renewed her demand that Musharraf resign, telling reporters that the state of emergency had targeted his moderate opponents, not Islamic extremists.

Watchdog cancels Russia poll plan
The international election watchdog, the OSCE, says it will not cover Russian polls because of visa problems.

Not good news for Putin opponents. I wonder what cause the visa problems.

Uncertainty hovers over OPEC summit
Cartel contends with politics, prices and its future
That's why this weekend, when the heads of state from the 13-member group gather here for OPEC's third summit, it should be a celebration. Yet the summit's Saudi hosts worry that the meeting could turn into a political embarrassment.