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NATO
Alliance debates resuming formal ties with Russia
NATO foreign ministers meeting in Brussels agreed Thursday to resume high-level ties with Russia, which were suspended last summer after the Georgian crisis. Russian officials welcomed the decision.
EUROPE - AUTO INDUSTRY
European auto executive predicts sharp output drop
Europe will experience a 25 percent drop in auto production in 2009, Carlos Ghosn, European Automobile Manufacturers Association (ACEA) president, said Wednesday.
RUSSIA - USA
Obama says 'swap' was not on the cards
US President Barack Obama continued his diplomatic exchange with Russia, this time saying he had not intended a "quid pro quo" offer where a US missile deal could be ditched if Moscow deterred Iran from nuclear proliferation.
RUSSIA - USA
Moscow rebuffs Obama's secret Iran-missile shield deal
"This is not productive," said Russian President Dmitry Medvedev on Tuesday, talking about US President Barack Obama's secret proposition to halt the US missile shield programme in Europe in exchange for help on the Iran nuclear issue.
WEB NEWS
Bloggers debating Khodorkovsky's new trial
Today on the Web: A new trial for jailed Russian former oil tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky on charges of financial crimes began on Tuesday; Chinese bloggers mock Web censorship.
IRELAND
Unemployment rises above 10%
Ireland's unemployment rate jumped to 10.4% in February, a level not seen since October 1997, according to Dublin's Central Statistics Office. Prime Minister Brian Cowen (left) has said his government would present an emergency budget by April.
SERBIA
Bosnian Serb leader Karadzic refuses to plead charges
Bosnian Serb wartime leader Radovan Karadzic has refused to plead to charges against him of genocide and crimes against humanity. The UN's Yugoslav war crimes court entered a plea of "not guilty" on his behalf.
SERBIA
Former Bosnian Serb leader Karadzic faces new charges in UN court
Radovan Karadzic, arrested in July 2008, will be asked to plead on Tuesday to an amended version of the charges against him. He will appear at the UN court judging Yugoslav war crimes on charges of genocide and crimes against humanity.
RUSSIA
Khodorkovsky in new trial for embezzlement
Imprisoned Russian tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky (pictured) begins a new trial on Tuesday for embezzlement and financial mismanagement. The former head of the Yukos oil giant faces a possible sentence of more than 22 years.
FOOD
Europe may have to reconsider animal food laws
Since the dioxin-contaminated chicken scandal of the '90s, European authorities have taken strict control of animal feed regulation. But breeders argue too much regulation harms innovation. Europe may have to listen to them.
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