Read more Davos stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/21364/davos.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 8:24:05 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/49420/bill-and-vlad-pal-around-davos.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWith the ink barely dry on Hillary Clinton’s confirmation as secretary of state, her husband is already glad-handing on the world stage, holding meetings with foreign leaders at Davos that culminated with a 90-minute sit-down with Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin. At a private party, Putin toasted Clinton as “our...http://www.newser.com/story/49420/bill-and-vlad-pal-around-davos.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 30 Jan 2009 7:55:59 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/49382/turkey-pm-storms-off-after-clash-with-peres-on-gaza.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTurkey's prime minister stormed off a stage in Davos today during a heated exchange with Israeli President Shimon Peres over Gaza, the New York Times reports. “When it comes to killing, you know well how to kill," Recep Tayyip Erdogan told Peres before walking off, promising never to return to...http://www.newser.com/story/49382/turkey-pm-storms-off-after-clash-with-peres-on-gaza.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 29 Jan 2009 19:37:48 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/49375/netanyahu-calls-fanatical-iran-worlds-biggest-danger.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagBarack Obama may be making overtures to Iran, but Benjamin Netanyahu wants none of it. The front-runner in the race to become Israel's next prime minister said the global economic crisis pales in comparison with the threat of a nuclear Iran and its "pre-medieval view of the world," the Times...http://www.newser.com/story/49375/netanyahu-calls-fanatical-iran-worlds-biggest-danger.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 29 Jan 2009 17:27:29 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/49320/un-asks-davos-for-613m-in-gaza-aid.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe UN asked attendees at the Davos economic forum for $613 million to address “massive and multi-faceted” needs resulting from recent violence in Gaza, the BBC reports. Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon says the funds will provide medical care and clean water for 6-9 months. As fresh violence heightened the need for...http://www.newser.com/story/49320/un-asks-davos-for-613m-in-gaza-aid.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 29 Jan 2009 9:24:01 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/49269/snarling-putin-smacks-down-dells-net-offer.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagRussian leader Vladimir Putin fired a withering public broadside at computer tycoon Michael Dell at the World Economic Forum. When Dell offered to help expand the Internet in Russia, Putin snapped: "We don't need help. We are not invalids. We don't have limited mental capacity."http://www.newser.com/story/49269/snarling-putin-smacks-down-dells-net-offer.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 29 Jan 2009 6:29:49 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/49267/russia-china-blame-us-for-worlds-mess.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe leaders of Russia and China laid the blame for the world's financial troubles squarely at the feet of the US today, the Wall Street Journal reports. In speeches at the world economic forum in Davos, both focused on the role of the dollar, with Putin calling the world's over-reliance...http://www.newser.com/story/49267/russia-china-blame-us-for-worlds-mess.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 28 Jan 2009 19:38:02 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/49200/female-perspective-sorely-lacking-at-davos.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWomen may be the ticket out of the global recession, but World Economic Forum leaders wouldn’t know it. The predominantly male organizers have invited few women—5% of announced attendees—to the exclusive Davos forum, a misstep for a meeting billed “Shaping the Post-Crisis World,” Morice Mendoza writes in Der...http://www.newser.com/story/49200/female-perspective-sorely-lacking-at-davos.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 28 Jan 2009 15:45:02 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/49193/russia-scraps-plan-for-nukes-near-europe.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagRussia will abandon its plans to deploy nuclear-capable missiles near Poland, the country's defense ministry said today. The Kremlin pulled back on the plan after President Obama announced a review of the Pentagon's controversial missile defense shield program in the region. The move offers an olive branch to Washington, says...http://www.newser.com/story/49193/russia-scraps-plan-for-nukes-near-europe.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 28 Jan 2009 5:27:25 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/49073/patersons-poll-numbers-tank-after-debacle-with-caroline.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagNew York Gov. David Paterson's poll numbers have hit the toilet as he grapples with a $15.8 billion deficit and reaction to his handling of the Caroline Kennedy Senate decision, reports the New York Daily News . The numbers have so spooked Paterson that he's decided to ditch his trip...http://www.newser.com/story/49073/patersons-poll-numbers-tank-after-debacle-with-caroline.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 27 Jan 2009 7:20:34 CST