Little progress at NATO missile talks
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NATO appeared to make little progress Thursday in narrowing differences with Russia over U.S. plans to install missile defenses in eastern Europe despite an American offer to delay activating the bases until it has proof of a threat from Iran.
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NATO members failed to offer any extra   troops for a tough peacekeeping mission in southern Afghanistan   at talks on Wednesday and it could be weeks before   reinforcements are committed, an alliance spokesman said.
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There was little sign of agreement between NATO member states over who was pulling their weight in Afghanistan, ahead of a meeting of defence ministers in Vilnius Thursday.
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The United States and Russia made progress last week in talks on Moscow's long-time bid to join the World Trade Organization, but not enough to wrap up a deal, U.S and Russian officials said on Monday.
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NATO's chief and a top Russian lawmaker on Monday clashed over a U.S. plan for a missile defense system in Eastern Europe.
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NATO envoys again failed Monday to finalize an agreement to expand the alliance's military training mission in Iraq, but officials said they expected a deal in the next two days.
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Agreement on expanding a NATO training mission in Iraq remained blocked with several countries still expressing reservations, NATO chief Jaap de Hoop Scheffer revealed.
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PM's refusal to rule out more settlement building highlights lack of progress since Annapolis talks
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Talks to end North Korea's nuclear arms program fell short of an accord on Saturday as a dispute over how to compensate Pyongyang for taking disarmament steps clouded prospects for agreement on an initial plan.
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The United States and its European allies held inconclusive strategy talks Friday on how to stop Iran from developing nuclear weapons.
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Germany's defense minister on Friday urged more talks within NATO on the U.S. plan to locate elements of an anti-missile shield in Europe which has raised tensions between Russia and the United States.
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NATO ministers are expected Thursday to consider how to integrate planned U.S. anti-missile bases into the alliance's defenses and seek clarification of Russia's suggested use of a radar base in Azerbaijan as part of the missile shield.
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Russia and NATO states on Wednesday struggled to find common ground to resolve a row over a European arms pact, snagged over Moscow's refusal to close bases in the former Soviet republics of Georgia and Moldova.
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NATO states will probably  offer more troops and equipment to meet shortfalls in  Afghanistan when their defense ministers meet on Thursday, but  holes will remain, a U.S. government official said on  Wednesday.
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NATO envoys neared agreement Wednesday on a limited expansion of the alliance's training mission for the Iraqi military after the United States and France narrowed differences over the scale and command of the operation.
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NATO led criticism on Monday of President Vladimir Putin's latest attack on a planned U.S. missile shield, but Western reaction was generally muted ahead of a Group of Eight (G8) encounter with Putin this week.
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NATO has postponed a Thursday meeting  between its foreign ministers and their Ukrainian counterpart,  to avoid high-level contacts with a government accused of  election fraud, NATO sources said.