Druhé kolo volieb prinieslo Srbsku nového prezidenta. Borisa Tadiča vystrieda na poste prezidenta Tomislav Nikolič. Rodák z mesta Kragujevac sa trikrát uchádzal o prezidentských post a keď v roku 2003 voľby vyhral, hlasovanie uznali za neplatné pre nízku účasť. V roku 2004 a 2008 už na Tadiča v druhom kole nestačil. Rok 2012 mu priniesol víťazstvo.

NATO leaders declared that the Alliance now has an interim ballistic missile defence capability at their summit in Chicago on 21 May, marking the first step in the development of a NATO missile-defence system.

NATO nations took an important step towards the delivery of a NATO-owned and operated ground surveillance and reconnaissance capability. A procurement contract for the AGS system was signed on 20 May 2012 in the margins of the NATO Summit in Chicago, paving the way for the the delivery of a vital capability that will be made available to all NATO member nations. Alliance Ground Surveillance (AGS) will be a NATO-owned and operated system and will be fully operational in 2017.

Official texts and Declarations from the Chicago Summit 2012 can be found here.

Oficiálne sa hovorí, že odchod Grécka z eurozóny je nezmysel a propaganda. Na druhej strane sa ministri financií tejto téme počas aktuálneho stretnutia zrejme nevyhnú vzhľadom na to, že mnohí európski lídri priznali, že sa pripravujú na jeho prípadné dôsledky.

A former Taliban commander met with members of Provincial Reconstruction Team Farah to share his reasons for joining the Afghanistan Peace and Reintegration Program here Saturday.

The election of François Hollande as French president has excited some of those who blame Germany’s emphasis on fiscal austerity for many of the eurozone’s ills. Hollande has promised to refocus EU policies on growth and employment.