British Prime Minister Gordon Brown handed President Bush good news on two fronts Monday: a modest increase in Britain’s troops for the tough Afghanistan fight and a fresh European effort to squeeze Iran’s nuclear ambitions.
The deeply unpopular prime minister seemed to calculate he had more to gain politically by being hawkish than he risked losing [...]
Helen Clark to sign with China
Details of the FTA Chinas first with a developed country have been finalised and Miss Clark leaves tonight for a short European trip before going to Beijing for the signing.
The New Zealand Herald-DigiPoll showed 44.7 per cent of those questioned supported the FTA while 32.4 per cent did [...]
President Pervez Musharraf pledged to hold free elections as he began a European trip on Monday aimed at bolstering outside support, but urged the West not to hold Pakistan to unrealistic rights standards.
EU foreign policy chief Javier Solana told the former army chief that the February 18 polls meant to complete a transition to civilian [...]
