AP – Republicans reluctant to quickly ratify a nuclear weapons deal with Russia said Tuesday the Obama administration had addressed some of their concerns, raising the prospect for Senate approval of the landmark treaty.
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AP – U.S. and Russian officials will meet Wednesday to conclude a new, binding agreement covering adoptions between the two countries, the State Department said.
AFP – North Korea boasted Tuesday of running „thousands” of nuclear centrifuges, a week after launching a deadly artillery attack on South Korea, as China pressed for six-nation crisis talks.
Reuters – Real Madrid coach Jose Mourinho has been given a two-match ban for improper conduct by UEFA after allegations that two of his players deliberately got sent off in a Champions League match against Ajax Amsterdam.
AP – A leading Republican lawmaker on Sunday rejected the Obama administration’s assertion that ratification of a new arms control treaty with Russia is so pressing that it must be dealt with by the lame-duck Senate.
AFP – The United States should not reward North Korea’s „bad behavior” toward rival South Korea, top US military officer Mike Mullen said Sunday, adding that Pyongyang is striving to „get attention.”
Reuters – Barcelona produced a scintillating performance to crush arch-rivals Real Madrid 5-0 and move two points clear at the top of La Liga on Monday.
AP – Ireland’s international bailout boosted its bank stocks Monday but outraged many hard-pressed taxpayers, who questioned why the government’s pension reserves must be ravaged as part of a deal that burdens the whole country with the mistakes of a rich elite.
AP – Stocks ended lower Monday on lingering fears that Europe’s debt crisis will continue to spread even after Ireland gets bailed out. The Dow Jones industrial average dipped below 11,000 earlier, but recovered much of its losses late in the day.