Russia

	Russia, US to Extend Talks on Nuclear Arms Pact
	Reign of Fear Grips Russia's Chechnya
	Medvedev Dismisses Top Russian Prison Officials

UK Iraq Inquiry

	Untouchable: Blair to Give Iraq War Evidence in Secret
	Blair Defends Iraq War – Even Without WMD
	Blair Attacked Over Iraq War 'Justification'
	Tony Blair Accused of 'Twisting Facts' on Iraq
	Chilcot Inquiry: The Mistake in Iraq Was Ducking the Aftermath

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Turkey

Turkey Bans Kurdish Party

By SEBNEM ARSU

ISTANBUL — Turkey’s constitutional court disbanded the only pro-Kurdish party in Parliament on Friday, a move that could threaten efforts to resolve the conflict with the Kurdish minority by peaceful means.

Greece

Greece Struggles to Stay Afloat as Debts Pile On

By RACHEL DONADIO and NIKI KITSANTONIS

Garbage piled up on a street in central Athens on Thursday because of a municipal worker strike.

Greece’s problems are being closely watched as other European nations, including Ireland and Spain, struggle to prove they can stimulate growth.

• DealBook: Too Greek to Fail

Europe News, December 12, 2009

Blair: Saddam Ouster Right, Even Without WMDs

• British DM 'Facing Massive Cuts Package'

	Poland, US Sign Deployment Accord
	Abkhaz Vote Recalls Wounds of War
	Catalonia Holds Referendums to Push for Independence From Spain
	Killer of Journalist Gets 2 Years in Southern Russian Republic

Russia

Putin Seeks Crackdown in Club Fire

	Russia's Bulava Missile Fails Latest Test
	Moscow's Influence Grows in Abkhazia

 

 

Coperhagen Cimate Summit

Europe Pledges Billions for Climate Aid for Poor Nations

By JAMES KANTER and ANDREW C. REVKIN 6:50 AM ET

The offer of about $3 billion is an attempt to help the chances of reaching a deal next week at climate talks.

• Join the Conversation: Prospects for a Treaty
• Police Deploy as Protesters Converge on Copenhagen 7:25 AM ET

U.S. Climate Envoy’s Good Cop, Bad Cop Roles

By JOHN M. BRODER

The U.S. negotiator on climate change is considered an accommodating envoy who is willing to be blunt as well.

• Join the Conversation: Prospects for a Treaty

Global and Local Concerns Meet in ‘Hopenhagen’

By TOM ZELLER Jr. and ANDREW C. REVKIN

From a truck-size piece of globe art adorned with mirrors, to a 50-foot canvas sphere projected each night at City Hall Square, every block of Copenhagen seems embroidered with a green global consciousness.

This Week in Copenhagen

There is no chance of even an interim agreement from the global warming conference without the enthusiastic participation of China.