Moscow —Presidents Barack Obama and Dmitry
Medvedev end a seven-year hiatus in U.S.-Russian
summitry on Monday, with both men declaring
their determination to further cut nuclear
arsenals and repair a badly damaged
relationship.
Sorkhdoz, Afghanistan —The mullah’s message was
blunt. We don’t trust you and if you don’t earn
our trust, our first meeting will be our last.
With that, he stood abruptly and walked out of
his first “shura,” or council meeting, with U.S.
Marines.
Ocupied Jerusalem —Defense Minister Ehud Barak
said he would discuss with a U.S. envoy Monday a
compromise over a peace plan calling for an
Israeli settlement freeze and seek ways to
promote regional peace.
Beijing—Flooding and heavy rain in southern
China have forced 400,000 people to evacuate
their homes and killed at least 15, Xinhua news
agency reported on Sunday. The estimated number
of people forced out of their homes had more
than doubled from 150,000 Saturday, with 140,000
displaced in Hunan provine and 100,000 in
Jiangxi province.
Sofia—Bulgarians voted on Sunday in a
parliamentary election they hope will restart
reforms to combat endemic corruption and heal an
economy severely damaged by the global crisis.
