LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Gordon Brown said today that several NATO nations will jointly offer 5,000 more troops for Afghanistan, as London and Washington push allies to take on a greater share of the war burden. ...more

November 25, 2009

Afghan President Hamid Karzai's government lashed out Saturday at his foreign critics, accusing a top U.N. official and other international figures of interfering in the country's affairs. ...more

November 8, 2009

He talked nuclear threats with Russia's president and gave an iPod to the queen. ...more

April 1, 2009

President Barack Obama and British Prime Minister Gordon Brown exuded optimism about a global deal to help pull the world out of recession on Wednesday, downplaying a rift with French President Nicolas Sarkozy ahead of the imminent Group of 20 leaders summit. ...more

April 1, 2009

"Politics is war conducted by other means." - David Horowitz, from "The Art of Political War" ...more

April 1, 2009

Suspected IRA dissidents opened fire on British troops and pizza delivery men outside a Northern Ireland army base, killing two soldiers and wounding four other people. Police said Sunday the attackers fired on their victims again as they lay wounded on the ground. ...more

March 8, 2009

In France, President Nicolas Sarkozy has loudly proclaimed the need to increase regulation and oversight of financial markets, vowing last week to "refound the global financial system" as part of "an intellectual and moral revolution." ...more

October 27, 2008

The country hit fresh economic potholes Wednesday as President Bush sought to reassure anxious Americans that the government's latest rescue plan will eventually bring relief. ...more

October 15, 2008

After a whirl of emergency meetings, government leaders on both sides of the Atlantic produced bold promises to rescue the global financial system, but were still racing to work out details to calm battered stock markets before they opened today. ...more

October 13, 2008

Saudi Arabia, the Arab League and the Palestinian Authority president urged the U.N. Security Council on Friday to save the Middle East peace process by demanding an end to Israeli settlements in Palestinian territory. ...more

September 27, 2008